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                 10                            34,059           
 As at 31 March 2017                        -                       470,318                        24,869                495,187                                                         81                            495,268          
 Shares issued, net of costs                -                       24,386                         -                     24,386                                                          -                             24,386           
 Share-based payment transactions           -                       2,475                          -                     2,475                                                           -                             2,475            
 Dividends paid                             -                       (8,378)                        -                     (8,378)                                                         -                             (8,378)          
 Total comprehensive income for the period  -                       -                              50,885                50,885                                                          24                            50,909           
 As at 30 September 2017                    -                       488,801                        75,754                564,555                                                         105                           564,660          
 
 
Unaudited consolidated statement of cash flow 
 
for the six months ended 30 September 2017 
 
                                                               Notes  (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2017E000  (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2016E000  Year ended31 March 2017E000  
 Operating activities                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Profit after tax                                                     50,885                                            32,862                                            66,911                       
 Taxation                                                             3,840                                             4,632                                             9,500                        
 Non-controlling interests                                            24                                                15                                                25                           
 Loss/(gain) on sale of properties                                    807                                               -                                                 (79)                         
 Share-based payments                                                 2,475                                             2,305                                             4,290                        
 Surplus on revaluation of investment properties               12     (41,580)                                          (25,370)                                          (49,782)                     
 Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments             (7)                                               126                                               (133)                        
 Depreciation                                                  5      561                                               416                                               868                          
 Finance income                                                8      (5)                                               (18)                                              (23)                         
 Finance expense                                                      4,950                                             5,132                                             9,795                        
 Exit fees/prepayment penalties                                       530                                               15                                                428                          
 Cash flows from operations before changes in working capital         22,480                                            20,115                                            41,800                       
 Changes in working capital                                                                                                                                                                            
 Decrease in trade and other receivables                              3,547                                             3,738                                             4,984                        
 (Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables                      (3,970)                                           (2,206)                                           3,168                        
 Taxation (paid)/received                                             (22)                                              118                                               (17)                         
 Cash flows from operating activities                                 22,035                                            21,765                                            49,935                       
 Investing activities                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Purchase of investment properties                                    (83,656)                                          (50,801)                                          (76,265)                     
 Prepayments relating to new acquisitions                             (395)                                             (378)                                             (6,547)                      
 Capital expenditure                                                  (8,870)                                           (7,955)                                           (16,540)                     
 Purchase of plant and equipment                                      (809)                                             (410)                                             (1,523)                      
 Net proceeds on disposal of properties                               95,246                                            -                                                 7,201                        
 Interest received                                                    5                                                 18                                                23                           
 Cash flows from/(used in) investing activities                       1,521                                             (59,526)                                          (93,651)                     
 Financing activities                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Issue of shares                                                      24,378                                            29,117                                            43,620                       
 Dividends paid                                                       (8,378)                                           (5,503)                                           (11,685)                     
 Proceeds from loans                                                  -                                                 141,500                                           211,500                      
 Repayment of loans                                                   (50,379)                                          (116,426)                                         (159,077)                    
 Exit fees/prepayment penalties                                       (530)                                             (15)                                              (428)                        
 Finance charges paid                                                 (3,677)                                           (6,039)                                           (11,393)                     
 Cash flows (used in)/from financing activities                       (38,586)                                          42,634                                            72,537                       
 (Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents                     (15,031)                                          4,873                                             28,821                       
 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period             48,695                                            19,874                                            19,874                       
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period            16     33,664                                            24,747                                            48,695                       
 
 
Notes forming part of the financial statements 
 
for the six months ended 30 September 2017 
 
1. General information 
 
Sirius Real Estate Limited (the "Company") is a company incorporated in
Guernsey and resident in the United Kingdom, whose shares are publicly traded
on the main markets of the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") and the Johannesburg
Stock Exchange ("JSE"). 
 
The consolidated financial information of the Company comprises that of the
Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the "Group") for the six
month period to 30 September 2017. 
 
The principal activity of the Group is the investment in, and development of,
commercial property to provide conventional and flexible workspace in
Germany. 
 
2. Significant accounting policies 
 
(a) Basis of preparation 
 
The unaudited interim condensed set of consolidated financial statements have
been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for investment properties,
investment properties held for sale and derivative financial instruments,
which have been measured at fair value. The unaudited interim condensed set of
consolidated financial statements are presented in euros and all values are
rounded to the nearest thousand (E000), except where otherwise indicated. 
 
The comparative figures for the financial year ended 30 September 2016 are not
the Company's statutory accounts for that financial year. Those accounts have
been reported on by the Company's auditors and delivered to the registrar of
companies. The report of the auditor was (i) unqualified (ii) did not include
a reference to any matters to which the auditors drew attention by way of
emphasis without qualifying their report and (iii) did not contain a statement
under section 263 (2) or (3) of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008. 
 
As at 31 March 2017, the Company elected to present consolidated financial
statements in a manner which makes them more comparable with similar
businesses that operate in the real estate sector who typically include only
costs that are considered directly attributable the underlying property assets
within net operating income. As a result, the consolidated statement of
comprehensive income for the six months ended 30 September 2016 has been
re-presented with the main impact being the reallocation of costs that are not
considered to be directly attributable to the underlying property assets from
direct costs to administrative expenses. The impact on total comprehensive
income for the comparative period is nil as shown in the table below: 
 
                                                           Previously reportedsix months ended30 September 2016E000  Re-presentedsix months ended30 September 2016E000  MovementE000  
 Rental income                                             32,636                                                    32,636                                             -             
 Direct costs                                              (8,900)                                                   (5,308)                                            3,592         
 Net rental income/net operating income                    23,736                                                    27,328                                             3,592         
 Surplus on revaluation of investment properties           25,370                                                    25,370                                             -             
 Administrative expenses                                   (5,041)                                                   (9,865)                                            (4,824)       
 Other operating expenses                                  (1,301)                                                   -                                                  1,301         
 Operating profit                                          42,764                                                    42,833                                             70            
 Finance income                                            18                                                        18                                                 -             
 Finance expense                                           (5,147)                                                   (5,217)                                            (70)          
 Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments  (126)                                                     (126)                                              -             
 Net finance costs                                         (5,255)                                                   (5,325)                                            (70)-         
 Profit before tax                                         37,509                                                    37,509                                             -             
 Taxation                                                  (4,632)                                                   (4,632)                                            -             
 Profit for the year                                       32,877                                                    32,877                                             -             
 Profit attributable to:                                                                                                                                                              
 Owners of the Company                                     32,862                                                    32,862                                             -             
 Non-controlling interest                                  15                                                        15                                                 -             
 Total comprehensive income for the year                   32,877                                                    32,877                                             -             
 
 
(b) Non-IFRS measures 
 
The Directors have chosen to disclose EPRA earnings, which are widely used
alternate metrics to their IFRS equivalents (further details on EPRA best
practice recommendations can be found at www.epra.com). Note 10 of the Interim
Report includes a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings to EPRA
earnings. 
 
The Directors are required, as part of the JSE Listing Requirements, to
disclose headline earnings; accordingly, headline earnings are calculated
using basic earnings adjusted for revaluation surplus net of related tax and
gain/loss on sale of properties net of related tax. Note 10 of the Interim
Report includes a reconciliation between IFRS and headline earnings. 
 
The Directors have chosen to disclose adjusted earnings in order to provide an
alternative indication of the Group's underlying business performance;
accordingly, it excludes the effect of adjusting items net of related tax.
Note 10 of the Interim Report includes a reconciliation of adjusting items
included within adjusted earnings, with those adjusting items stated within
administrative expenses in note 5. 
 
The Directors have chosen to disclose adjusted profit before tax and Funds
from Operations in order to provide an alternative indication of the Group's
underlying business performance and to facilitate the calculation of its
dividend pool, a reconciliation between profit before tax and funds from
operation is included within note 22. Within adjusted profit before tax are
adjusting items as described above gross of related tax. 
 
Further details on non-IFRS measures can be found in the Business Analysis
section of this document. 
 
(c) Statement of compliance 
 
The condensed interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom Financial
Conduct Authority, the SAICA Financial Reporting Guides as issued by the
Accounting Practices Committee, Financial Reporting Pronouncements as issued
by the Financial Reporting Standards Council, the listing requirements of JSE
Limited and IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting'. They do not include all of
the information required for the full annual financial statements and should
be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Group
as at and for the year ended 31 March 2017. The condensed interim financial
statements have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies set out
in the Group's annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2017.
The financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2017 have been prepared
in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as
adopted for use in the EU. The Group's annual financial statements refer to
new standards and interpretations, none of which had a material impact on the
financial statements. 
 
(d) Going concern 
 
Having reviewed the Group's current trading and cash flow forecasts, together
with sensitivities and mitigating factors and the available facilities, the
Board has a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to
continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the
Board continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial
statements. 
 
(e) Basis of consolidation 
 
The unaudited interim condensed set of consolidated financial statements
comprises the financial statements of the Group as at 30 September 2017. The
financial statements of the subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting
period as the Company, using consistent accounting policies. 
 
All intra-group balances and transactions and any unrealised income and
expenses arising from intra-group transactions are eliminated in preparing the
consolidated financial statements. 
 
Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date of acquisition, being the
date on which the Group obtains control, and continue to be consolidated until
the date that such control ceases. 
 
Non-controlling interests represent the portion of profit or loss and net
assets not held by the Group and are presented separately in the consolidated
statement of comprehensive income and within equity in the consolidated
statement of financial position, separately from the Company's shareholders'
equity. 
 
(f) Significant accounting policies 
 
The accounting policies applied by the Group in this unaudited interim
condensed set of consolidated financial statements are the same as those
applied by the Group in its audited consolidated financial statements as at
and for the year ended 31 March 2017. 
 
(g) Principal risks and uncertainties 
 
The key risks that could affect the Group's medium-term performance and the
factors which mitigate these risks have not materially changed from those set
out in the Group's Annual Report and Accounts 2017 and have been assessed in
line with the requirements of the 2014 UK Corporate Governance Code. The risks
are reproduced below. The Board is satisfied that the Company continues to
operate within its risk profile. 
 
 Principal risks summary                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
 Risk category            Principle risk(s)                                                                                     
 1. Financing             - Availability and pricing of debt                                                                    
                          - Compliance with facility covenants                                                                  
 2. Valuation             - Property inherently difficult to value                                                              
                          - Susceptibility of property market to change in value                                                
 3. Market                - Reliance on Germany                                                                                 
                          - Reliance on SME market                                                                              
 4. Acquisitive growth    - Failure to acquire suitable properties with desired returns                                         
 5. Organic growth        - Failure to deliver capex investment programme                                                       
                          - Failure to achieve targeted returns from investment                                                 
 6. Customer              - Decline in demand for space                                                                         
                          - Significant tenant move-outs or insolvencies                                                        
                          - Exposure to tenants' inability to meet rental and other lease commitments                           
 7. Regulatory and tax    - Non-compliance with tax or regulatory obligations                                                   
 8. People                - Inability to recruit and retain people with the appropriate skillset to deliver the Group strategy  
 9. Systems and data      - System failures and loss of data                                                                    
                          - Security breaches                                                                                   
                          - Data protection                                                                                     
 
 
3. Operating segments 
 
The Directors are of the opinion that the Group is engaged in a single segment
of business, being property investment, and in one geographical area, Germany.
All rental income is derived from operations in Germany. There is no one
tenant that represents more than 10% of Group revenues. The chief operating
decision maker is considered to be the Board of Directors, which is provided
with consolidated IFRS, as adopted by the European Union ("EU"), information
on a quarterly basis. 
 
4. Revenue 
 
                                                     (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2017E000  (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2016E000  Year ended31 March 2017E000  
 Rental and other income from investment properties  35,301                                            32,636                                            68,793                       
 
 
68,793 
 
5. Operating profit 
 
The following items have been (credited)/charged in arriving at operating
profit: 
 
Direct costs 
 
                               (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2017E000  (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2016E000  Year ended31 March 2017E000  
 Service charge income         (20,466)                                          (18,184)                                          (40,976)                     
 Property costs                24,715                                            22,854                                            47,563                       
 Non-recoverable maintenance   1,016                                             638                                               1,680                        
 Irrecoverable property costs  5,265                                             5,308                                             8,267                        
 
 
Loss on disposal of properties 
 
Within loss on disposal of properties of E807,000 (31 March 2017 E79,000 gain)
are various costs relating to the disposal of assets in the period including
the derecognition of lease incentives. 
 
Administrative expenses 
 
                                                 (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2017E000  (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2016E000  Year ended31 March 2017E000  
 Audit fee                                       174                                               213                                               293                          
 Legal and professional fees                     1,129                                             779                                               2,128                        
 Other administration costs                      90                                                171                                               2,368                        
 LTIP                                            2,148                                             2,152                                             4,136                        
 Staff costs                                     5,383                                             4,515                                             9,305                        
 Director fees                                   166                                               94                                                241                          
 Depreciation                                    561                                               416                                               868                          
 Marketing                                       880                                               721                                               1,584                        
 Selling costs relating to assets held for sale  -                                                 -                                                 551                          
 Non-recurring items                             60                                                804                                               2,409                        
 Administrative expenses                         10,591                                            9,865                                             23,883                       
 
 
Non-recurring items relate to costs associated with the admission of the
Company to the main markets of the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges
that completed on 6 March 2017. 
 
6. Employee costs and numbers 
 
                         (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2017E000  (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2016E000  Year ended31 March 2017E000  
 Wages and salaries      8,027                                             6,936                                             13,970                       
 Social security costs   1,381                                             1,225                                             2,544                        
 Pension                 91                                                78                                                174                          
 Other employment costs  44                                                48                                                215                          
                         9,543                                             8,287                                             16,903                       
 
 
The costs for the period ended 30 September 2017 include those relating to
Executive Directors and an accrual of E2,148,000 relating to the granting or
award of shares under LTIPs (see note 7). 
 
All employees are employed directly by one of the following Group subsidiary
companies: Sirius Facilities GmbH, Sirius Facilities (UK) Limited, Curris
Facilities & Utilities Management GmbH, SFG NOVA GmbH, Sirius Finance
(Guernsey) Limited and Sirius Corporate Services B.V. The average number of
people employed by the Group during the period was 224 (30 September 2016:
201; 31 March 2017: 204) expressed in full-time equivalents. In addition, the
Board of Directors consists of four Non-executive Directors and two Executive
Directors as at 30 September 2017. 
 
7. Employee schemes 
 
Equity-settled share-based payments 
 
A new LTIP for the benefit of the Executive Directors and the Senior
Management Team was approved in October 2015. The fair value determined at the
grant date is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting and holding
period, based on the Company's estimate of the shares that will eventually
vest and adjusted for the effect of non-market-based vesting conditions. Under
the LTIP, the awards are granted in the form of whole shares at no cost to the
participants. Shares vest after the three year performance period followed by
a holding period of twelve months. The performance conditions used to
determine the vesting of the award are based on net asset value and total
shareholder return allowing vesting of 0% to a maximum of 125%. As a result, a
maximum of 25,150,000 shares were granted, subject to performance criteria,
under the scheme in December 2015. 
 
No shares were forfeited in the six months to 30 September 2017. An expense of
E2,148,000 (30 September 2016: E2,152,000) was recognised in the statement of
comprehensive income to 30 September 2017. 
 
Movements in the number of shares outstanding and their weighted average
exercise prices are as follows: 
 
                                                                          (Unaudited) six months ended30 September 2017     Year ended 31 March 2017  
 Number ofshares                                                          Weightedaverageexerciseprice E000                 Number ofshares           WeightedaverageexercisepriceE000  
 Balance outstanding as at the beginning of the period (nil exercisable)  23,850,000                                     -                            25,150,000                        -  
 Forfeited during the period                                              -                                              -                            (1,300,000)                       -  
 Balance outstanding as at the end of the period (nil exercisable)        23,850,000                                     -                            23,850,000                        -  
 
 
The fair value per share was determined using the Monte-Carlo model, with the
following assumptions used in the calculation as at the grant date: 
 
 Weighted average share price - E                                     0.52    
 Weighted average exercise price - E                                  -       
 Expected volatility - %                                              20      
 Expected life - years                                                2.48    
 Risk free rate based on European treasury bonds' rate of return - %  (0.11)  
 Expected dividend yield - %                                          3.41    
 
 
Assumptions considered in the model include: expected volatility of the
Company's share price, as determined by calculating the historical volatility
of the Company's share price over the historic period immediately prior to the
date of grant and commensurate with the expected life of the awards; dividend
yield based on the actual dividend yield as a percentage of share price at the
date of grant; expected life of the awards; risk free rates; and correlation
between comparators. 
 
Employee benefit scheme 
 
During the period, 487,166 shares were issued to the Company's management
through its MSP scheme. 
 
A reconciliation of share-based payments and employee benefit schemes and
their impact on the consolidated statement of changes in equity is as
follows: 
 
                                                                                      (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2017E000  (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2016E000  Year ended31 March 2017E000  
 Charge relating to MSP                                                               327                                               153                                               153                          
 Charge relating to new LTIP                                                          2,148                                             2,152                                             4,136                        
 Share-based payment transactions as per consolidated statement of changes in equity  2,475                                             2,305                                             4,289                        
 
 
The MSP was terminated in respect of any new awards with effect from 1 April
2017. 
 
8. Finance income and expense 
 
                                            (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2017E000  (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2016E000  Year ended31 March 2017E000  
 Bank interest income                       5                                                 18                                                23                           
 Finance income                             5                                                 18                                                23                           
 Bank loan interest expense                 (3,432)                                           (3,642)                                           (7,151)                      
 Bank charges                               (65)                                              (70)                                              (139)                        
 Amortisation of capitalised finance costs  (594)                                             (583)                                             (1,172)                      
 Refinancing costs                          (1,390)                                           (922)                                             (1,762)                      
 Finance expense                            (5,481)                                           (5,217)                                           (10,224)                     
 Net finance expense                        (5,476)                                           (5,199)                                           (10,201)                     
 
 
9. Taxation 
 
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income 
 
                                                                      (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2017E000  (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2016E000  Year ended31 March 2017E000  
 Current income tax                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Current income tax charge                                            (226)                                             (59)                                              (576)                        
 Current income tax charge relating to disposals                      (2,061)                                           -                                                 -                            
 Adjustment in respect of prior periods                               4                                                 81                                                264                          
 Total current income tax                                             (2,283)                                           22                                                (312)                        
 Deferred tax                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Relating to origination and reversal of temporary differences        (1,890)                                           (4,738)                                           (9,245)                      
 Relating to LTIP charge for the period                               333                                               84                                                57                           
 Total deferred tax                                                   (1,557)                                           (4,654)                                           (9,188)                      
 Income tax charge reported in the statement of comprehensive income  (3,840)                                           (4,632)                                           (9,500)                      
 
 
Deferred income tax liability 
 
                                                                                          (Unaudited)30 September 2017E000  (Unaudited)30 September 2016E000  31 March 2017E000  
 Opening balance                                                                          (20,993)                          (11,747)                          (11,747)           
 Release due to disposals                                                                 4,845                             -                                 -                  
 Taxes on the revaluation of investment properties and derivative financial instruments*  (6,734)                           (4,738)                           (9,245)            
 Balance as at period end                                                                 (22,882)                          (16,485)                          (20,993)           
 
 
*       Movement refers to the revaluation of investment properties to fair
value, the recognition of derivatives and adjustments for lease incentives
(e.g. rent free periods). 
 
Deferred income tax asset 
 
                                       (Unaudited)30 September 2017E000  (Unaudited)30 September 2016E000  31 March 2017E000  
 Opening balance                       240                               183                               183                
 Relating to LTIP charge for the year  333                               84                                57                 
 Balance as at period end              573                               267                               240                
 
 
Reductions in the UK corporation tax rate from 20% to 19% (effective from 1
April 2017) and 18% (effective from 1 April 2020) were substantively enacted
on 26 October 2015. A further reduction to the UK corporation tax rate was
announced in the 2016 Budget to further reduce the tax rate to 17% (to be
effective from 1 April 2020).  This will reduce the Company's future current
tax charge accordingly. The deferred tax asset at the balance sheet date has
been calculated based on the rate of 19%, which represents the expected
relevant rate to apply to the period when the asset is realised. 
 
The Group has tax losses of E246,521,000 (31 March 2017: E 262,525,000) that
are available for offset against future profits of its subsidiaries in which
the losses arose under the restrictions of the minimum taxation. Deferred tax
assets have not been recognised in respect of the revaluation losses on
investment properties and interest rate swaps as they may not be used to
offset taxable profits elsewhere in the Group as realisation is not assured.
Deferred tax assets have been recognised in respect of the valuation of the
Company LTIP. 
 
10. Earnings per share 
 
The calculation of the basic, diluted, headline and adjusted earnings per
share is based on the following data: 
 
                                                                                                                         (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2017E000  (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2016E000  Year ended31 March 2017E000  
 Earnings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Basic earnings                                                                                                          50,885                                            32,862                                            66,911                       
 Diluted earnings                                                                                                        50,885                                            32,862                                            66,911                       
 EPRA earnings*                                                                                                          14,080                                            12,371                                            26,188                       
 Headline earnings*                                                                                                      14,085                                            12,270                                            26,318                       
 Diluted headline earnings                                                                                               14,085                                            12,270                                            26,318                       
 Adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Basic earnings after tax                                                                                                50,885                                            32,862                                            66,911                       
 Deduct revaluation surplus, net of related tax                                                                          (39,668)                                          (20,592)                                          (40,514)                     
 Add loss/(deduct gain) on sale of properties, net of related tax                                                        2,868                                             -                                                 (79)                         
 Headline earnings after tax                                                                                             14,085                                            12,270                                            26,318                       
 (Deduct)/add change in fair value of derivative financial instrument, net of related tax                                (29)                                              86                                                (156)                        
 Add adjusting items*, net of related tax                                                                                3,265                                             3,794                                             8,801                        
 Adjusted earnings* after tax                                                                                            17,321                                            16,150                                            34,963                       
 Number of shares                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purpose of basic and headline earnings per share                     894,104,933                                       803,512,009                                       822,957,685                  
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purpose of diluted earnings and diluted headline earnings per share  917,954,933                                       827,362,009                                       846,807,685                  
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purpose of adjusted earnings per share                               894,104,933                                       803,512,009                                       822,957,685                  
 Basic earnings per share                                                                                                5.69c                                             4.09c                                             8.13c                        
 Diluted earnings per share                                                                                              5.54c                                             3.97c                                             7.90c                        
 Basic EPRA earnings per share                                                                                           1.57c                                             1.54c                                             3.18c                        
 Diluted EPRA earnings per share                                                                                         1.53c                                             1.50c                                             3.09c                        
 Headline earnings per share                                                                                             1.58c                                             1.53c                                             3.20c                        
 Diluted headline earnings per share                                                                                     1.53c                                             1.48c                                             3.11c                        
 Adjusted earnings per share                                                                                             1.94c                                             2.01c                                             4.25c                        
 Adjusted diluted earnings per share                                                                                     1.89c                                             1.95c                                             4.13c                        
 
 
*See Table 5 in Business Analysis section for further details. 
 
The Directors have chosen to disclose adjusted earnings per share in order to
provide an alternative indication of the Group's underlying business
performance; accordingly, it excludes the effect of adjusting items net of
related tax, gains/losses on sale of properties net of related tax, the
revaluation deficits/surpluses on the investment properties net of related tax
and derivative financial instruments net of related tax. In addition, the
Directors have chosen to disclose EPRA earnings in order to assist in
comparisons with similar businesses. The reconciliation between basic and
diluted earnings and EPRA earnings is as follows: 
 
EPRA earnings 
 
 Basic and diluted earnings attributable to owners of the Company                                50,885    32,862    66,911    
 Basic and diluted earnings attributable to non-controlling interests                            24        15        25        
 Basic and diluted earnings attributable to owners of the Company and non-controlling interests  50,909    32,877    66,936    
 Surplus on revaluation of investment properties                                                 (41,580)  (25,370)  (49,782)  
 Loss/(gain) on disposal of properties (including tax)                                           2,868     -         (79)      
 Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments                                        (7)       126       (133)     
 Deferred tax in respect of EPRA adjustments                                                     1,890     4,738     9,246     
 EPRA earnings                                                                                   14,080    12,371    26,188    
 
 
Non-recurring items as stated within earnings per share can be reconciled with
those stated within administrative expenses in note 5 as follows: 
 
                                                 (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2017E000  (Unaudited)six months ended30 September 2016E000  Year ended31 March 2017E000  
 Non-recurring items as per note 5               60                                                804                                               2,409                        
 Finance restructuring costs                     1,390                                             922                                               1,762                        
 Selling costs relating to assets held for sale  -                                                 -                                                 551                          
 LTIP                                            2,148                                             2,152                                             4,136                        
 Change in deferred tax assets                   (333)                                             (84)                                              (57)                         
 Adjusting items as per note 10                  3,265                                             3,794                                             8,801                        
 
 
The number of shares has been reduced by 574,892 shares (30 September 2016:
1,062,058 shares; 31 March 2017: 1,062,058 shares), which are held by the
Company as Treasury Shares at 30 September 2017, for the calculation of basic,
headline, adjusted and diluted earnings per share. 
 
The weighted average number of shares for the purpose of diluted and EPRA
diluted earnings per share is calculated as follows: 
 
                                                                                                                  (Unaudited)30 September 2017Number of shares  (Unaudited)30 September 2016Number of shares  31 March 2017Number of shares  
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purpose of basic, EPRA basic and adjusted earnings per share  894,104,933                                   803,512,009                                   822,957,685                    
 Effect of grant of LTIP shares                                                                                   23,850,000                                    23,850,000                                    23,850,000                     
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purpose of diluted and EPRA diluted earnings per share        917,954,933                                   827,362,009                                   846,807,685                    
 
 
The Company has chosen to report EPRA earnings per share ("EPRA EPS"). EPRA
EPS is a definition of earnings as set out by the European Public Real Estate
Association. EPRA earnings represents earnings after adjusting for property
revaluation, changes in fair value of derivative financial instruments,
profits and losses on disposals and deferred tax in respect of EPRA
adjustments. 
 
11. Net assets per share 
 
                                                                                                            (Unaudited)30 September 2017E000  (Unaudited)30 September 2016E000  31 March 2017E000  
 Net assets                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Net assets for the purpose of assets per share (assets attributable to the equity holders of the Company)  564,555                           450,833                           495,187            
 Deferred tax arising on revaluation of properties and LTIP valuation                                       22,310                            16,218                            20,753             
 Derivative financial instruments                                                                           334                               599                               341                
 Adjusted net assets attributable to equity holders of the Company                                          587,199                           467,650                           516,281            
 Number of shares                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Number of ordinary shares for the purpose of net assets per share                                          926,153,673                       840,769,233                       877,786,535        
 Number of ordinary shares for the purpose of diluted EPRA net assets per share                             950,003,673                       864,619,233                       901,636,535        
 Net assets per share                                                                                       60.96c                            53.62c                            56.41c             
 Adjusted net assets per share                                                                              63.40c                            55.62c                            58.82c             
 EPRA net assets per share                                                                                  61.87c                            54.80c                            57.84c             
 Net assets at the end of the year (basic)                                                                  564,555                           450,833                           495,187            
 Directors' discretionary impairment of non-core assets                                                     -                                 5,910                             4,968              
 Derivative financial instruments at fair value                                                             334                               599                               341                
 Deferred tax in respect of EPRA adjustments                                                                22,882                            16,485                            20,993             
 EPRA net assets                                                                                            587,771                           473,827                           521,489            
 
 
The Company has chosen to report EPRA net assets per share ("EPRA NAV per
share"). EPRA NAV per share is a definition of net asset value as set out by
the European Public Real Estate Association. EPRA NAV represents net assets
after adjusting for derivative financial instruments and deferred tax relating
to valuation movement and derivatives. EPRA NAV per share takes into account
the effect of the granting of shares relating to long-term incentive plans. 
 
The number of shares has been reduced by 574,892 shares (31 March 2017:
1,062,058 shares), which are held by the Company as Treasury Shares at 30
September 2017, for the calculation of net assets and adjusted net assets per
share. 
 
12. Investment properties 
 
Most of the Group's properties are pledged as security for loans obtained by
the Group. See note 18 for details. 
 
The movement in the book value of investment properties is as follows: 
 
                                                                                (Unaudited)30 September 2017E000  (Unaudited)30 September 2016E000  31 March 2017E000  
 Total investment properties at book value as at the beginning of the period*   727,295                           687,453                           687,453            
 Additions                                                                      83,656                            50,801                            76,265             
 Capital expenditure                                                            11,926                            7,236                             16,493             
 Disposals                                                                      (7,090)                           -                                 (6,698)            
 Reclassified as investment properties held for sale not included in valuation  (950)                             (5,870)                           (96,000)           
 Surplus on revaluation above capex                                             36,797                            26,363                            50,040             
 Adjustment in respect of lease incentives                                      (185)                             (393)                             (600)              
 Movement in Directors' discretionary impairment of non-core assets             4,968                             (600)                             342                
 Total investment properties at book value as at the end of the period          856,417                           764,990                           727,295            
 
 
*       Excluding items held for sale. 
 
A reconciliation of the valuation carried out by the external valuer to the
carrying values shown in the statement of financial position is as follows: 
 
                                                             (Unaudited)30 September 2017E000  (Unaudited)30 September 2016E000  31 March 2017E000  
 Investment properties at market value per valuer's report*  859,600                           773,720                           735,290            
 Adjustment in respect of lease incentives                   (3,183)                           (2,820)                           (3,027)            
 Directors' discretionary impairment of non-core assets      -                                 (5,910)                           (4,968)            
 Balance as at period end                                    856,417                           764,990                           727,295            
 
 
*       Excluding assets held for sale. 
 
The fair value (market value) of the Group's investment properties at 30
September 2017 has been arrived at on the basis of a valuation carried out at
that date by Cushman & Wakefield LLP (2016: Cushman & Wakefield LLP), an
independent valuer. 
 
The value of each of the properties has been assessed in accordance with the
RICS valuation standards on the basis of market value. Market value was
primarily derived using a ten year discounted cash flow model supported by
comparable evidence. The discounted cash flow calculation is a valuation of
rental income considering non-recoverable costs and applying a discount rate
for the current income risk over a ten year period. After ten years, a
determining residual value (exit scenario) is calculated. A capitalisation
rate is applied to the more uncertain future income, discounted to a present
value. 
 
As at 30 September 2017, no Directors' discretionary 

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