Search HOME // INVESTORS // DEBT // TREASURY POLICY Treasury Policy OVERVIEW & STRATEGY TREASURY POLICY BONDS US PRIVATE PLACEMENTS REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES JOINT VENTURE DEBT DEBT INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACTS Gearing The key leverage metric for SEGRO is its loan to value ratio (LTV) which incorporates assets and net debt on SEGRO’s balance sheet and SEGRO’s share of assets and net debt on the balance sheets of its joint ventures. The LTV at 30 June 2021 on this ‘look-through’ basis was 21 per cent (31 December 2020: 24 per cent). Our borrowings contain gearing covenants based on Group net debt and net asset value, excluding debt in joint ventures. The gearing ratio of the Group at 30 June 2021, as defined within the principal debt funding arrangements of the Group, was 21 per cent (31 December 2020: 24 per cent). This is significantly lower than the Group’s tightest financial gearing covenant within these debt facilities of 160 per cent. Property valuations would need to fall by around 66 per cent from their 30 June 2021 values to reach the gearing covenant threshold of 160 per cent. A 66 per cent fall in property values would equate to an LTV ratio of approximately 62 per cent. FX Hedging The Group has minimal transactional foreign currency exposure, but does have a potentially significant currency translation exposure arising on the conversion of its substantial foreign currency denominated assets (mainly euro) and euro denominated earnings into sterling in the Group consolidated accounts. The Group seeks to limit its exposure to volatility in foreign exchange rates by hedging its foreign currency gross assets using either borrowings or derivative instruments. The Group targets a hedging range of between the last reported LTV ratio (21 per cent at 30 June 2021) and 100 per cent. At 30 June 2021, the Group had gross foreign currency assets which were 64 per cent (31 December 2020: 61 per cent) hedged by gross foreign currency denominated liabilities (including the impact of derivative financial instruments). Interest Rate The Group’s interest rate risk policy is designed to ensure that we limit our exposure to volatility in interest rates. The policy states that between 50 and 100 per cent of net borrowings (including the Group’s share of borrowings in joint ventures) should be at fixed or capped rates, including the impact of derivative financial instruments. At 30 June 2021, including the impact of derivative instruments, 74 per cent (31 December 2020: 70 per cent) of the net borrowings of the Group (including the Group’s share of borrowings within joint ventures) were at fixed or capped rates. As interest rates have fallen, however, the gap between absolute fixed cover and the protection offered by caps has increased. The fixed only level of debt is 49 per cent at 30 June 2021 (31 December 2020: 44 per cent). ABOUT US PROPERTIES RESPONSIBLE SEGRO CUSTOMERS MEDIA INVESTORS CAREERS CONTACT US EMAIL ALERTS SITE MAP PRIVACY & COOKIES DISCLAIMER ACCESSIBILITY SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING STATEMENT REGISTER TO RECEIVE MARKETING MATERIAL COOKIE SETTINGS SEGRO plc Registered office: 1 New Burlington Place, London W1S 2HR. UK Registered No. 167591 Place of Registration: England and Wales © SEGRO 2021 FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Linked In Facebook You tube Twiter Instagram Accessibility tools