Debt facilities
Note – the figures below are updated twice a year at H1 and Year End.
| £m | £m | Maturity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5% unsecured convertible bonds | 175.0 | June 2025 | |
| 6.5% secured bonds | 175.0 | March 2026 | |
| 1.875% unsecured green bonds | 350.0 | November 2031 | |
| 2.68% unsecured private placement notes | 55.0 | January 2026 | |
| 3.46% unsecured private placement notes | 30.0 | May 2028 | |
| 4.41% unsecured private placement notes | 25.0 | January 2029 | |
| 2.87% unsecured private placement notes | 93.0 | January 2029 | |
| 2.97% unsecured private placement notes | 50.0 | January 2031 | |
| 3.57% unsecured private placement notes | 75.0 | May 2031 | |
| 3.09% unsecured private placement notes | 52.0 | January 2034 | |
| 4.68% unsecured private placement notes | 75.0 | January 2034 | |
| Other loans¹ | 20.0 | n/a | |
| Non-bank loans | 1,175.0 |
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| Club revolving credit | 450.0 | October 2026 | |
| Bilateral term loan/revolving credit | 115.0 | December 2026 | |
| Bilateral term loan | 100.0 | June 2027 | |
| Bilateral revolving credit | 100.0 | November 2027 | |
| Committed bank facilities | 765.0 | ||
| At 31 Dec 2024 | 1,940.0 |
¹No fixed repayment date
The maturity profile of these facilities is shown graphically below:
Maturity profile of debt facilities (as at 31 Dec 2024):
The structure of our loans and the use of interest rate hedging together provide protection against changes in interest rates. The profile of fixed rates and swaps is shown below:
Maturity profile of fixed rates and swaps (as at 31 Dec 2024):
Our net debt and key debt ratios are shown below:
Net debt
| Dec 2024
£m | Dec 2023 £m |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Bank facilities | 293.0 | 84.0 |
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| 3.99% secured loan 2024 | 0.0 | 83.0 | |
| 6.5% secured bonds 2026 | 175.0 | 175.0 | |
| 1.5% unsecured convertible bonds 2025 | 175.0 | 175.0 | |
| 1.875% unsecured green bonds 2031 | 350.0 | 350.0 | |
| 2.68% unsecured private placement notes 2026 | 55.0 | 55.0 | |
| 3.46% unsecured private placement notes 2028 | 30.0 | 30.0 | |
| 4.41% unsecured private placement notes 2029 | 25.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2.87% unsecured private placement notes 2029 | 93.0 | 93.0 | |
| 2.97% unsecured private placement notes 2031 | 50.0 | 50.0 | |
| 3.57% unsecured private placement notes 2031 | 75.0 | 75.0 | |
| 3.09% unsecured private placement notes 2034 | 52.0 | 52.0 | |
| 4.68% unsecured private placement notes 2034 | 75.0 | 75.0 | |
| Other loans | 20.0 | 20.0 |
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| Acquired fair value of secured bonds less amortisation | 3.4 | 5.0 | |
| Equity components and unwinding of discounts on convertible bonds | (0.6) | (2.0) | |
| Unamortised discount on unsecured green bonds | (1.3) | (1.5) | |
| Leasehold liabilities | 34.6 | 34.6 |
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| Unamortised issue and arrangement costs | (6.0) | (7.4) | |
| Cash at bank excluding restricted cash | (15.4) | (13.9) | |
| Net debt | 1,482.7 | 1,356.8 |
Gearing and interest cover ratio
| Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| EPRA loan-to-value ratio (%) | 29.9 | 27.9 | |
| NAV gearing (%) | 41.9 | 38.7 | |
| Net interest cover ratio¹ | 3.9x | 4.1x | |
| Net debt/EBITDA | 9.3x | 8.8x |
¹ Includes share of joint ventures for the period of shared ownership
Debt summary
| Dec 2024
£m | Dec 2023 £m | |
|---|---|---|
| Bank loans | ||
| Floating rate | 218.0 | 29.0 |
| Swapped | 75.0 | 55.0 |
| 293.0 | 84.0 | |
| Non-banking debt | ||
| Fixed rate secured loan 2024 | 0.0 | 83.0 |
| Fixed rate secured bonds 2026 | 175.0 | 175.0 |
| Fixed rate unsecured convertible bonds 2025 | 175.0 | 175.0 |
| Fixed rate unsecured green bonds 2031 | 350.0 | 350.0 |
| Fixed rate unsecured loan 2026 | 55.0 | 55.0 |
| Fixed rate unsecured loan 2028 | 30.0 | 30.0 |
| Fixed rate unsecured loan 2029 | 25.0 | 25.0 |
| Fixed rate unsecured loan 2029 | 93.0 | 93.0 |
| Fixed rate unsecured loan 2031 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Fixed rate unsecured loan 2031 | 75.0 | 75.0 |
| Fixed rate unsecured loan 2034 | 52.0 | 52.0 |
| Fixed rate unsecured loan 2034 | 75.0 | 75.0 |
| Other loans | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| 1,175.0 | 1,258.0 | |
| Total debt (nominal values) | 1,468.0 | 1,342.0 |
| Hedging profile (%) | ||
| Fixed | 80 | 94 |
| Swaps | 5 | 4 |
| Floating | 15 | 2 |
| 100 | 100 | |
| Percentage of debt that is unsecured (%) | 88.0 | 81.0 |
| Percentage of non-bank debt (%) | 80.0 | 92.0 |
| Weighted average interest rate (%) - cash basis | 3.42 | 3.17 |
| Weighted average interest rate (%) - IFRS basis | 3.53 | 3.29 |
| Weighted average maturity of facilities (years) | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| Weighted average maturity of borrowings (years) | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Unutilised facilities and cash | 487 | 480 |
| Uncharged properties | 4,665 | 4,202 |