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Half-year Results

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Half-year results show strong operational performance and earnings growth, with guidance raised and Manchester Arndale acquisition announced.

Half year to 30 Jun 2026
Net cash / (debt) (£1404.0m)

Figures as reported, converted to £ where needed – see all financials.

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Hammerson will shortly publish a pre-recorded presentation of its financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2026. Click the following link or access via the Company website:

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Results materials

All results materials, including the full Half Year 2026 Results, will be available at: https://www.hammerson.com/investors/reports-results-presentations/2026-half-year-results

FY26 guidance raised following a strong first half, with further uplift from the acquisition of 50% of Manchester Arndale

Clear momentum underpins new medium term guidance

Hammerson, which invests in and manages prime retail-led destinations in the UK, France and Ireland, today announces half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2026.

Highlights

Driving destination outperformance

  • Footfall up 3%, ahead of national benchmarks in all territories, while like-for-like sales were up 2%
  • Robust leasing performance securing £18.5m of headline rent, 52% above previous passing rent and 9% above ERV
  • Flagship occupancy of 96%, a one percentage point increase year-on-year, and our highest H1 occupancy for seven years

Maximising value from strategic land

  • £75m of proceeds realised year-to-date from non-core disposals including the post period end partial sale of Dublin Central, at a substantial premium to book value
  • In Birmingham, initial capital deployed on design and procurement of "The Drum" office-led concept, whilst initial strip out and preparatory works at Martineau Galleries progressed as the next step of site enablement
  • Resolution to grant planning consent secured at Cabot Gate, a student-led development in Bristol

Increasing our scale

  • Acquisition of 50% of Manchester Arndale for a headline price of £218m, representing a topped-up net initial yield of 7.8%
  • Transaction increases scale and geographic footprint, and is expected to be earnings accretive from day one
  • Further opportunities for income and value creation from leveraging Hammerson's integrated platform
  • Acquisition funded by associated equity placing - see separate announcement
  • Capital also recycled from low yielding non-core land into the acquisition of the 50% of Ilac not owned by Hammerson

Strong financial performance underpinned by a robust balance sheet

  • Total net rental income up 40%, and like-for-like net rental income up 5%
  • EPRA earnings growth of 33% to £64m, EPRA EPS 12.1p up 22%
  • Portfolio value of £3.6bn, EPRA NTA unchanged at £3.94
  • IFRS profit of £56m (H1 25: £79m)
  • LTV of 39% and net debt:EBITDA of 8.1x; pro forma LTV of c.36%1 and net debt:EBITDA c.7x1

Interim dividend of 9.67p, up 22% year-on-year

Guidance raised

  • FY26 EPRA earnings guidance increased to growth of +c.27% to c.£132m (£125m underlying vs. previous guidance of c.£120m, £7m from the acquisition of Manchester Arndale)
  • New medium term guidance off FY25 base:
  • EPRA EPS CAGR of 6-8%,
  • DPS CAGR of 6-8%
  • TAR of c.10%

Rob Wilkinson, Chief Executive of Hammerson, commented

"Our strategy is focused on leveraging Hammerson's unique platform to deliver sustainable growth. We continue to drive outperformance across our destinations, unlock value from our strategic land, and invest in a disciplined manner to deliver further growth. We have made excellent progress executing these three strategic priorities in the first half, resulting in a strong performance and confident outlook.

"Hammerson's strategy is now naturally broadening to external acquisitions. Manchester Arndale is fully in line with our criteria for increasing our scale, and is a retail-led destination at the heart of one of Europe's leading cities, benefiting from attractive demographics and a positive economic outlook. The Arndale represents Hammerson's first major external acquisition in over a decade.

"What was already proving to be a strong underlying performance this year is now further enhanced by today's acquisition. We are now guiding FY26 earnings to be 27% greater than FY25, strengthening our path of sustainable growth, and underpinning a new medium term outlook."

  • HY26 balance sheet pro forma for post 30 June 2026 disposal of Dublin Central, acquisition of Manchester Arndale and expected outcome of associated equity placing

Index to key data

Six months ended30 June 202630 June 2025Note/Ref 1
Financial
Net rental income 2£112m£80m2A
Net rental income change (LfL) 24.8%4.0%Table 3
EPRA cost ratio 2,328.4%38.3%Table 19
EPRA earnings 3£64m£48m2A
Net revaluation (losses)/gains 2£(9)m£26m2A
IFRS profit for the period 4£56m£79m2A
EPRA earnings per share 312.1p9.9p10B
IFRS basic earnings per share 410.5p16.2p10B
Interim dividend per share9.67p7.94p16
Total property return 23.0%4.0%Table 8
Capital return 2(0.2)%1.1%Table 8
Total accounting return 32.3%5.1%Table 20
Operational
Footfall change (LfL)+3%+1%Operating review
Sales growth (LfL)+2%+1%Operating review
Occupancy - flagships 295.6%94.6%Table 5
Leasing value (@100%)£18.5m£23.2mOperating review
Leasing v ERV (principal leases) 2+9%+13%Operating review
Leasing v Passing rent (principal leases) 2 rent (principal leases) 2+52%+45%Operating review
ERV change (LfL) - flagships 20.4%1.2%Financial Review
Passing rent change (LfL) - flagships 21.2%2.4%Financial Review
As at30 June 202631 December 2025
Capital and financing
Valuation 2£3,596m£3,549m2B
ERV - flagships 2£248m£245mTable 4
Net debt 2£1,404m£1,370mTable 11
Liquidity 2£1,113m£970mFinancial Review
Net debt:EBITDA (rolling 12 months) 28.1x9.5xTable 13
Interest cover 24.21x5.06xTable 14
Gearing 268%66%Table 15
Loan to value 239%39%Table 16
Net assets 4£2,103m£2,095mBalance sheet
EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) per share 3£3.94£3.9410C

1 Note/Ref refers to notes in the interim financial statements, tables in Additional Information or other sections of this release.

2 Figures presented on a proportionally consolidated basis. See 'Presentation of financial information' section of the Financial Review for explanation.

3 These results include discussion of alternative performance measures ('APMs') which include those described as EPRA and Headline. These are described in note 1C to the interim financial statements and reconciliations for earnings and net assets measures to their IFRS equivalents are set out in note 9 to the interim financial statements.

4 Attributable to equity shareholders.

All results materials, including the full Half Year 2026 Results, will be available at: https://www.hammerson.com/investors/reports-results-presentations/2026-half-year-results

Hammerson plc's Half Year 2026 Results have been submitted in full unedited text to the Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and are also available on the Hammerson website at: www.hammerson.com/investors. Pursuant to Transparency Directive (2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007, the Half Year 2026 Results have also been submitted in full unedited text to Euronext Direct. Investors should read the full unedited text of the Half Year 2026 Results, including the description of the Group's principal risks and uncertainties, and not rely only on the summarised information set out in this announcement. Notes or Tables that are not included herein refer to the full unedited text of the Half Year 2026 Results.

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