Basic management policy

• Grasping real estate market trends
  Based on market reports on real estate, retail industries and others and information collected from tenant agent companies, Hankyu REIT shall analyze trends and other aspects of rent markets, occupancy rate, and competing properties, to understand the market in which portfolio properties are located.
• Collaboration with tenants
  Hankyu REIT shall improve tenant satisfaction by close and regular collaboration with existing tenants through property management companies, and fine-tuned marketing and management that reflect consumer trends and tenant needs. Hankyu REIT shall in turn attempt to increase rent income and maintain/improve occupancy rate by entering into appropriate negotiations for rent increase and suggestions for the leasing of more floor space, while promptly reacting to prevent lease cancellations. In addition, Hankyu REIT shall seek to increase the satisfaction of retail tenants through planning and implementing sales promotion activities and others.
• Attracting tenants
  With respect to activities to attract new tenants, Hankyu REIT shall endeavor to collect tenant information through regular collaboration with tenant agent companies, while making and implementing plans to attract tenants. In other words, in order to secure stable income in medium to long term from the portfolio properties, Hankyu REIT shall closely collaborate with property management companies and tenant agent companies to make plans to attract tenants tailored to the location and characteristics of each of the portfolio properties, and search for candidates for new tenants. With respect to the specific selection of new tenants, Hankyu REIT shall make a decision based on comprehensive review of consistency with management plans and policies for the portfolio property and the possibility of the continuation of a long-term and stable lease agreement through utilization of research into the candidates' creditworthiness and other factors by investigation agencies while giving due consideration to the prevention of transactions with anti-social forces. With respect to the terms and conditions of the lease agreement with each new tenant, Hankyu REIT shall make a decision based on a comprehensive assessment of the tenants' business, performance, creditworthiness, and expected contribution to the vitality of the facilities. In addition, Hankyu REIT shall endeavor to collect more information faster, and to attract tenants favorably by utilizing the wide network with tenants of properties owned by the Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Group and others.
• Type of lease contract with tenant
  Hankyu REIT shall mainly consider fixed-term building lease contract in order to stabilize rent income and to make facility management more flexible.
  If Hankyu REIT believes that the sales-based rent is suitable for an increase in rent income, Hankyu REIT shall consider adopting that rent system.
  With respect to the contract types, Hankyu REIT may introduce the master lease method in which the existing lessor and others (master lessee) lease the space to a sublessee to maintain a smooth relationship with existing tenants and an effective operation and management of properties. In this case, Hankyu REIT shall select for each facility the optimal type for the master lease, such as the pass-through type master lease in which the rent from the master lessee is always the same as one from the sublessee, or the fixed type master lease, in which the master lessee's rent is fixed.
• Maintaining and improving the asset value of portfolio properties
  To maintain the physical and functional values of portfolio properties, Hankyu REIT shall make and implement repair and renewal plans for each fiscal period.
  To improve the physical and functional values of portfolio properties, Hankyu REIT shall make and implement improvement plans at appropriate times.
• Streamlining of facility operation and management
  Hankyu REIT shall review the particulars and cost of management operations, such as equipment maintenance and inspection, cleaning, security, and other administrative work every fiscal period. When necessary, Hankyu REIT shall seek to optimize the costs by making changes in specifications, contracted companies and others. Hankyu REIT shall take into consideration the competitiveness of the portfolio properties and the satisfaction of existing tenants in cost reduction.
• Insurance policy
  
  • Insurance against loss or damage
    To compensate for damages to the building and other facilities and liabilities for damages to third parties caused by disasters and accidents, Hankyu REIT shall purchase fire insurance and liability insurance for properties owned by Hankyu REIT and properties in which Hankyu REIT holds trust beneficiary interest. In addition, Hankyu REIT shall purchase income protection insurance to avoid any loss of profit associated with disasters, accidents, and other causes. Hankyu REIT shall also consider purchase of movable property comprehensive insurance for retail-use facilities where sales proceeds of tenants are deposited to secure accidents such as cash theft.
  • Earthquake insurance
    Based on the PML for the entire portfolio, Hankyu REIT shall make a decision on whether to purchase or not an earthquake insurance by comparing and reviewing the effects of the earthquake and the cost of earthquake insurance. If the PML for an individual property exceeds 15%, Hankyu REIT shall consider the individual purchase of earthquake insurance for the property.
    In purchasing any of the insurances mentioned above, Hankyu REIT shall make a decision by comprehensively considering the insurance premium, deductible liability amount and cash reserve among others.

Systematic management method

• Management plan for the overall portfolio
  With respect to the overall portfolio properties owned by Hankyu REIT, it shall prepare a management plan every fiscal period to systematically manage the assets.
  The management plan for the overall portfolio shall describe the following items with respect to the operation and management of the overall portfolio:
  
  • Measure for improvement of overall portfolio profitability
  • Income and expenditure plans for the overall portfolio
  • Items regarding the status of each asset in the portfolio
  • Items regarding property management
  • Items regarding Hankyu REIT's financing and cash distribution
• Management plan for individual portfolio
  For each individual portfolio property, Hankyu REIT shall prepare a management plan every fiscal period to systematically manage the assets.
  The management plan for individual portfolio properties shall describe the following items with respect to the operation and management of individual portfolio properties:
  
  • Measures for maintaining and improving profitability
  • Repair and improvement plans
  • Measures for reduction of cost such as management and utilities
  • Income and expenditure plans and budget for the portfolio property
• Verification and modification of plans
  Hankyu REIT shall compare and analyze the budget and actual income and expenditure for each of the portfolio properties and the overall portfolio in principle every month. If Hankyu REIT believes that the asset management plans need to be revised for example when there arises any significant discrepancy between the budget and actual figures, Hankyu REIT shall prepare the revised plan during that fiscal period. Based on the verification described above, Hankyu REIT shall prepare management plans for the overall portfolio and each of the portfolio properties for the subsequent fiscal periods.

Property management policy

• Policy for selection of property management company
  Hankyu REIT shall comprehensively consider the following items to select property management companies overseeing the operation and management of a property. As a result of such process, Hankyu REIT may appoint a particular property management company for multiple portfolio properties for the purpose of streamlining operation and management.
  
  • Track record of management operations by use and by region
  • Management conditions, such as its financial results and financial conditions
  • Organization (personnel allocation including in case of emergency, information control system, and existence of qualified personnel and professional technicians)
  • Leasing activities management expertise (such as tenant leasing, level of market knowledge, level of network with agents, tenant management, and tenant screening)
  • Expertise for facility operation and management
  • Expertise to prepare plans for construction work and to oversee construction work
  • Expertise to prepare and implement sales promotion plans
  • Expertise to prepare and manage budget plans
  • Expertise to prepare various reports
  • Expertise to respond to other external communications
  • Level of remuneration that corresponds with the details of the property management operations
  • Avoidance of conflicts of interest


• Selection of property management companies within the Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Group
  Hankyu REIT may choose property management companies from within the Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Group if Hankyu REIT believes that it is beneficial and appropriate to use the operation and management expertise of the Group in view of the information network for tenant attraction and the tenant leasing expertise. With respect to the method of setting remuneration in this case, Hankyu REIT shall in principle introduce a mechanism to increase unitholders' interests by combining base remuneration with profit-linked remuneration. Hankyu REIT shall be required to obtain the prior approval of the Compliance Committee when the Company selects a property management company from within the Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Group.
  Hankyu REIT Asset Management, Inc. has selected the Hankyu Realty Co., Ltd., and Hankyu Hanshin Building Management Co., Ltd. as property management companies for certain real properties. At the time of the selection, the Compliance Committee has fully reviewed these property managers' businesses, remuneration, and other factors, and Hankyu REIT Asset Management has determined that the selection was appropriate. Such contracts were also reviewed by the Investment Management Committee and the Board of Directors, and were reported at the board meeting of Hankyu REIT.


• Overseeing method for property management companies
  Hankyu REIT Asset Management shall confirm with property management companies once a month in principle regarding income and expenditures for the previous month, the operating situation, updates on existing tenants, leasing situations, and complaints and troubles in facility management, among other items, and discuss countermeasures with the property managing companies.
  The duration of property management agreements entered into with property management companies is in principle one year. Hankyu REIT Asset Management shall evaluate the operation and management performance of the property management companies by the end of the contract period. Hankyu REIT Asset Management shall carefully review the results of the evaluation to decide whether to renew the contract. Depending on the results, Hankyu REIT Asset Management may change property management contractors. If Hankyu REIT Asset Management decides to renew a contract, the company shall give appropriate instructions to the property management companies based on the results of the evaluation to improve those companies' performance levels. In addition, the company may review the particulars of contracted business and terms and conditions when necessary, to optimize fees and management costs.

Policy for sale

• Actual and expected increase/decrease in the asset value of the real property
• Effects on the portfolio
  In case Hankyu REIT is to sell a property it purchased from the Hankyu Corporation, Hankyu Realty Co., Ltd., or Hankyu Investment Partners, Inc., it may have given the former owner the priority negotiation rights with respect to the sale of the property as a result of negotiation at the time of the purchase pursuant to an information sharing-related agreement.
  Moreover, even if not pursuant to an information sharing-related agreement, Hankyu REIT may bestow some kind of priority negotiation rights to any of the companies mentioned above or to another third party because of the situation etc. at the time the property was purchased.