VGP’s ‘BBB-’ Credit Rating Reaffirmed by Fitch Ratings

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Antwerp, Belgium, 4 September 2024 (07.00 a.m. CET)

VGP NV (‘VGP’ or ‘the Group’), a European provider of high-quality logistics and semi-industrial real estate, has had its credit rating reaffirmed by the Rating Agency Fitch Ratings (‘Fitch’). Fitch has reaffirmed the credit rating for VGP NV with a Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and senior unsecured rating at ‘BBB-‘. The Outlook on the rating is Stable.

Fitch stated: “The ratings reflect VGP’s continued discipline in managing development risk, from land location and price, the quality of units built, pre-lets, its development profit headroom, to completion when new properties are sold to pre-funded dedicated 50-50 joint ventures (JVs).”

For further details and the full rating report please refer to the Fitch corresponding press release on the rating agency website: https://www.fitchratings.com/.

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ABOUT VGP

VGP is a pan-European owner, manager and developer of high-quality logistics and semi-industrial properties as well as a provider of renewable energy solutions. VGP has a fully integrated business model with extensive expertise and many years of experience along the entire value chain. VGP was founded in 1998 as a family-owned Belgian property developer in the Czech Republic and today operates with a staff of circa 372 FTEs in 17 European countries directly and through several 50:50 joint ventures. As of June 2024, the Gross Asset Value of VGP, including the joint ventures at 100%, amounted to € 7.4 billion and the company had a Net Asset Value (EPRA NTA) of € 2.3 billion. VGP is listed on Euronext Brussels (ISIN: BE0003878957).

For more information, please visit: http://www.vgpparks.eu

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• Fitch 4 September 2024