Financial Results for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
Summerset Group Holdings Limited
Level 27 Majestic Centre, 100 Willis St, Wellington
PO Box 5187, Wellington 6140
Phone: 04 894 7320 | Fax: 04 894 7319
Website: www.summerset.co.nz
NZX & ASX RELEASE
27 February 2026
SUMMERSET POSTS $234.2M FULL YEAR UNDERLYING PROFIT
Retirement village operator Summerset Group Holdings Limited today announced a record full
year underlying profit for the year ending 31 December 2025 of NZ$234.2 million, up 13% on
FY24 primarily due to a positive sales performance and continual growth in the company’s
portfolio. IFRS net profit after tax was down to $259.7 million with the change largely driven by
the impact of lower median house prices on revaluations of the company’s portfolio over the
year.
Summerset CEO Scott Scoullar said the company’s long-term strategy continues to deliver
results with Summerset achieving underlying profit growth, meeting its building targets,
achieving healthy sales results (given the property market conditions in 2025), maintaining high
resident satisfaction and staff engagement, and hitting significant milestones in its Australian
growth strategy.
“We’ve continued to achieve despite another year where the business environment and property
market has been subdued. Summerset has lifted the value of the company by $1.32 per share to
have a Net Tangible Assets (NTA) per share of $13.75, and we are proud to be very focused on
growth” Mr Scoullar said.
The company sold 1,560 homes (805 new sales and 755 resales) under ORA during 2025 (up
26% on FY24) – Summerset’s highest new sales year to date.
• Underlying profit for FY25 of NZ$234.2m, up 13% on FY24
• IFRS net profit $259.7m down 22% on FY24
• Total revenue of NZ$361.8m up 13% on FY24
• Total assets of NZ$9.2b, up 15% on FY24
• 1,560 total sales of occupation rights, up 26% on FY24
• 693 new homes delivered under occupation right agreement (ORA) (637 in New Zealand
and 56 in Australia)
• Land bank total of 5,499 retirement homes and 1,173 care homes across NZ and
Australia
• Uncontracted NZ stock decreased 7% compared to 1H25
• Development margin of 27.8%
• Final dividend of NZ13.2 cents per share
• Village and care resident satisfaction 91% and 89% respectively
• Staff retention 84% up 3% on FY24
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Mr Scoullar said the company has worked hard to deliver sales at its focus villages, Summerset
Boulcott (Lower Hutt) and Summerset St Johns (Auckland) with these villages both in the top
three highest new sales villages of the year.
“Boulcott and St Johns are unique villages for us, due to the land and style of build we delivered
large numbers of new homes at once. Selling these down has been a priority this year and we’re
pleased to see both villages performing well.”
Selling Care rooms under Occupational Rights Agreements (ORAs) helped Summerset to
improve its care profitability significantly, care EBITDA was $18.8m for FY25 up from $2.7m the
year before.
“While care ORA sales have been strong this year, we’ve been pleased to see sales of our
independent homes continue to grow strongly as well. With Care ORAs excluded, new sales
were 680, up 16% from the 588 new sales achieved in FY24.”
The company’s strong sales performance was heavily supported by its strong brand presence,
with quarterly independent research showing that Summerset has continued to hold the number
one position for consideration amongst its core audience - a position held since April 2025.
“This means that Summerset is not only top of mind for our audience, but also a brand of choice
when making the decision to move into a retirement village community.”
Mr Scoullar said the company has also remained focused on delivering for residents with
continued high satisfaction scores (91% for villages and 89% for care) and has seen more
external acknowledgement of their work.
Summerset received a number of awards including winning the Corporate ESG category at the
Institute of Financial Professionals New Zealand (INFINZ) 2025 Awards, Summerset St Johns
earning an Excellence award at the New Zealand Property Council awards in the Retirement
Living and Aged Care category and the company named a Customer Champion by the
Australian Financial Review.
Construction
Summerset met its forecast build target again, delivering 637 homes under ORA in New Zealand
and 56 in Australia. The company’s deliveries were consistent with guidance provided at its
FY24 results of between 600-650 homes in New Zealand and between 50-80 in Australia.
The company was building on 22 sites across New Zealand and Australia in 2025 and delivered
significant projects during the year including the village centre buildings at Cambridge (Waikato)
and Cranbourne North (Victoria, Australia), and the care centre and apartments at Boulcott.
Mr Scoullar said Summerset reported a development margin of 27.7% down from 28.9% in
FY24, driven by the company’s sales mix with a higher proportion of apartments and care suites
sold than previous years.
Continued progress in Australia
Mr Scoullar said the company continued its measured and deliberate growth plan in Australia
and Summerset is now seeing this work start to gain momentum.
“We delivered our first village centre building at Cranbourne North in Victoria, marking a key
milestone as we prepare to deliver aged care for the first time in Australia. At Chirnside Park, our
second Australian village, the first villas were completed in Q4 with strong early demand
resulting in half of the first stage sold in the first few weeks. Construction is now underway at two
further villages – Torquay and Oakleigh South.”
Summerset’s Australia team is now working through the necessary steps to operationalise the
village centre at Cranbourne North, including hiring and training staff, finalising accreditation for
our care services, and embedding any legislative requirements under the new Australian Aged
Care Act which came into force on 1 November 2025.
“We’re very excited to be bringing our full continuum-of-care to Australia. We expect to welcome
our first Assisted Living residents in Q1 of FY26 and to begin providing care from Q2.”
Summerset also announced they have lodged a Planning Permit with the Victorian Development
Facilitation Panel for a new village in Mornington, Victoria.
“We are hopeful of securing the consent this year which will include a retirement village, assisted
living apartments and aged care. We believe this opportunity will be a great addition to our
growing Australian portfolio.”
Mornington is situated approximately 65km southeast of Melbourne's CBD, and with its natural
beauty, lifestyle amenities and connectivity make it an excellent location. The area is renowned
for its coastal lifestyle, with pristine beaches, a vibrant café culture, boutique shopping, golf
courses and a number of award-winning wineries making it a sought after location for retirees.
Looking forward
“We continue to believe in our value proposition in both New Zealand and Australia going into
FY26. Even in constrained trading conditions we have continued to see extremely high demand,
record sales numbers and have continued to deliver on our expected build rate in both Australia
and New Zealand.
“We’ll continue to focus on prudently managing our strong balance sheet while growing and
embedding long-term cashflow from our villages and delivering for residents and shareholders.
We’re pleased to have reduced gearing and expect to see a further reduction in FY26.”
The Board has declared a final dividend of NZ13.2 cents per share, bringing the total dividend
payable for FY25 to NZ24.5 cents per share.
ENDS
For investor relations enquiries: For media enquiries:
Margaret Warrington Louise McDonald
Chief Financial Officer Senior Communications & Media Advisor
Investor.relations@summerset.co.nz louise.mcdonald@summerset.co.nz
+64 21 246 3793
ABOUT SUMMERSET
• Summerset is one of the leading operators and developers of retirement villages in New
Zealand, with 40 villages completed or in development nationwide
• In addition, Summerset owns seven proposed sites at Belmont (Auckland), Rotorua (Bay
of Plenty), Mission Hills (Napier), Masterton (Wairarapa), Otaihanga (Kāpiti Coast),
Rolleston (Canterbury), and Mosgiel (Dunedin)
• Summerset also has four villages in development (Cranbourne North, Chirnside Park,
Torquay and Oakleigh South) and owns three other proposed sites in Victoria, Australia
(Craigieburn, Drysdale and Mernda)
• Summerset provides a range of living options and care services to more than 9,500
residents
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Results for announcement to the market
Name of issuer Summerset Group Holdings Limited
Reporting Period 12 months to 31 December 2025
Previous Reporting Period 12 months to 31 December 2024
Currency NZD
Amount (000s) Percentage change
Revenue from continuing
operations
$361,774 13.1%
Total Revenue $361,774 13.1%
Net profit/(loss) from
continuing operations
$259,720 (21.8%)
Total net profit/(loss) after tax $259,720 (21.8%)
Underlying profit * $234,153 13.5%
Interim/Final Dividend
Amount per Quoted Equity
Security
$0.132 per Ordinary Share
Imputed amount per Quoted
Equity Security
Not imputed
Record Date 13 March 2026
Dividend Payment Date 26 March 2026
Current period Prior comparable period
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underlying profit measure in addition to IFRS profit to assist
readers in determining the realised and unrealised
components of fair value movement of investment property,
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Results presentation
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Summerset by the Dunes (Pāpāmoa Beach, New Zealand)
FULL YEAR REPORT 20252
AGENDA
Welcome
01
WHO WE ARE
02
FY25 INVESTOR HIGHLIGHTS
03
SCORECARD AND OUTLOOK
04
DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH
05
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
06
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
07
QUESTIONS
08
APPENDIX
FULL YEAR REPORT 20253
ABOUT SUMMERSET
Who we are
Summerset builds, owns and operates integrated retirement villages
We create vibrant, happy communities for residents and our people that
delivers on our purpose – bringing the best of life to over 9,500 residents
We are the fastest growing retirement village operator in New Zealand,
focusing on easily stageable, broad acre villages in diversified locations
Our existing portfolio has almost 7,200 retirement units and over 1,400 care
units, including 98 units in Australia
We have a consistent and sustainable approach to growing our business – we
have no core debt, our land bank has almost 5,500 retirement units, over
1,100 care units and includes expansion in Australia
4
FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO THROUGHOUT NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
FinancialsRetirementCarePeople
$234.2m
Underlying profit
7,198
Units in portfolio
1,475
Units in portfolio
9,500+
Residents
$13.75
NTA per share
5,499
Units in land bank
1,173
Units in land bank
3,200+
Team members
$9.2b
Total assets
95%
Occupancy
FY24: 94%
94%
Occupancy
FY24: 94%
84%
Staff retention
Who we are
02.
FY25 Investor highlights
Independent villa, Summerset Rangiora (Canterbury, New Zealand)
6FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
STRATEGY EXECUTION DELIVERS RECORD UNDERLYING PROFIT OF $234.2M, UP 13% ON FY24, 1,560
TOTAL SETTLEMENTS AND 693 UNITS DELIVERED ACROSS NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
FY25 Investor highlights
$259.7m
Net profit after tax
FY24$332.0m*
$32.3m
Cash flow from
existing operations
FY24$27.2m
$234.2m
Underlying profit
FY24$206.4m
27.8%
Development margin
FY2428.9%
693
Total units delivered in New
Zealand and Australia
FY24729
2.7%
Uncontracted resale stock
FY243.0%
1,560
Sales of Occupation
Rights
FY241,238
$13.75
NTA per share
FY24$12.43*
6,672
New Zealand and Australia
land bank (including care)
FY247,543
* The fair value of investment property has been restated (refer to slide 57 for details)
7FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
FY25 Investor highlights
STRATEGY EXECUTION DELIVERS RECORD UNDERLYING PROFIT OF $234.2M, UP 13% ON FY24, 1,560
TOTAL SETTLEMENTS AND 693 UNITS DELIVERED ACROSS NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
Record underlying profit of $234.2m, up 13% on FY24
Total assets now $9.2b, up 15% on FY24, total equity of $3.3b
and net tangible assets per share of $13.75, up 11% on FY24
Cash flow from existing operations of $32.3m, with Cash flow
from development activity reducing by 20% on FY24
Record realised development margin of $154.9m, up 31% and
realised resale gain of $104.5m, up 9% on FY24
1,560 total settlements, up 26% on FY24, comprising 680 new
sales, 125 care bed conversions and 755 resales
Closing new sale stock down 1% on 1H25 with resale stock now
only 2.7% of portfolio
Committed sales pipeline of 267 new and 178 resale units to
start FY26, up 25% on FY24
Strong occupancy of 95% for retirement villages and 94% for
care centres
Delivered a total of 637 units in New Zealand to be sold under
Occupation Right
Delivered 56 units in Australia including first ten villas at
Chirnside Park and the main building at Cranbourne North
Summerset Milldale (Auckland, New Zealand)
FULL YEAR REPORT 20258
SUMMERSET BUILDS, OWNS AND OPERATES INTEGRATED RETIREMENT VILLAGES, CREATING VIBRANT,
HAPPY COMMUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND OUR PEOPLE THAT DELIVERS ON OUR PURPOSE
Progress against our strategy
DELIVER NEW ZEALAND’S
BEST RETIREMENT VILLAGES
CREATE ATTRACTIVE NEW
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
We create vibrant, connected communities with skilled, caring and
dedicated people right across New Zealand. We want to grow the
reach of our villages by making them available to more retirees in more
locations throughout New Zealand
To match our customers' expectations we strive to create new
products, amenities and services with a continuum of care at the heart
of our offering. Our products are tailored to the needs of individual
communities, but will always look to exceed the demands of customers
who may want more
FY25 progress
•Announced purchase of extension land at Pohutukawa Place in New Plymouth
•Delivered a further 120 apartments at St Johns along with the village courtyard
and bowling green – the village winning excellence at the NZ Property Council
Awards
•Main buildings delivered at Cambridge and Boulcott, and commenced
construction at Kelvin Grove in Palmerston North, first deliveries due in FY26
•Completed the successful Bell Block and Te Awa Villages, home to over 800
residents and returning a cash margin of 17.5%
•Named a Customer Champion by the Australian Financial Review and achieved
91% satisfaction with village residents and 89% with care residents
FY25 progress
•Demand remains high with 95% occupancy for our retirement villages and 94%
for care centres
•Ceiling hoists retrofitted to existing care centres and concierge service
commenced at St Johns
•Marketing team recognised at 2025 NZ Marketing awards for best use of data
•Summerset leads the New Zealand retirement market in overall brand
'consideration’ and 'first choice'brand metrics
•Masterplan design refresh phase one now underway – the project targeting
enhanced community design to bring the best of life
Our strategic goals are underpinned by our desire to bring increased
wellbeing to our customers and our people by harnessing the power
of innovation and weaving sustainability into our work
FULL YEAR REPORT 20259
SUMMERSET BUILDS, OWNS AND OPERATES INTEGRATED RETIREMENT VILLAGES, CREATING VIBRANT,
HAPPY COMMUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND OUR PEOPLE THAT DELIVERS ON OUR PURPOSE
Progress against our strategy
INVEST IN OUR PEOPLE
BE A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN
Summerset’s people are vital to its success.
We are committed to providing sustainable, meaningful career pathways
and opportunities. We are focused on the health, safety and the
wellbeing of our employees to ensure they can be at their best at work,
and at home
We are proud of our industry leading approach to sustainability, making
significant improvements in this space over the last five years. The is the
start of our journey – we will continue to focus on finding new
opportunities to better ourselves, utilise sustainable lending and meet our
growing disclosure obligations
FY25 progress
•Achieved record engagement scores of 8.3 out of ten and a net promoter score
of 52 - ranking Summerset in the top 5% of healthcare providers surveyed
•Delivered our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) “Together we bring villages to
life” to attract and retain great talent - voluntary turnover now 13.8%, down 6%
•Invested in leadership training, including our senior leaders forum and
leadership excellence programme to build sustainable, meaningful careers for
the long term
•Supported diversity and inclusion awareness events including Matariki, Te Wiki
o te Reo Māori, Pride Week and Mental Health Awareness Week
•Launched ‘Imagine’ campaign, aimed at encouraging diversity and
consideration on our construction sites
FY25 progress
•Winners of the Corporate ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) category
at the Institute of Financial Professionals New Zealand awards
•Scored ‘A’ in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) framework, just 2% of
organisations who disclose achieve an A rating
•Added a further 1,500+ solar panels to our village centres and commenced a
pilot for residents to add solar panels to their independent homes
•Transitioned seven villages off gas in 2025. Now have a target to transition all
remaining villages off gas by 2028
•Diverted 5,624 tonnes of construction waste from landfill and moved to more
sustainable underground pipe products as part of our civil works programme
Our strategic goals are underpinned by our desire to bring increased
wellbeing to our customers and our people by harnessing the power
of innovation and weaving sustainability into our work
FULL YEAR REPORT 202510
SUMMERSET BUILDS, OWNS AND OPERATES INTEGRATED RETIREMENT VILLAGES, CREATING VIBRANT,
HAPPY COMMUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND OUR PEOPLE THAT DELIVERS ON OUR PURPOSE
Progress against our strategy
Our strategic goals are underpinned by our desire to bring increased
wellbeing to our customers and our people by harnessing the power
of innovation and weaving sustainability into our work
GROW IN AUSTRALIA
BE A MORE EFFICIENT AND
EFFECTIVE BUSINESS
Summerset is ambitious about its future in Australia. We are excited to be
taking our established brand of retirement village living into the Australian
market – we plan to deliver thriving communities, grow our team, and
expertise as we open villages in Victoria
Technology will provide significant opportunities to make us more
effective and efficient in how we deliver services to residents, without
losing the human touch and care that we are known for. It will be used
to make the lives of our residents simpler, giving them more time to enjoy
retirement
FY25 progress
•Delivered first Australian village centre at Cranbourne North including resident
amenities and assisted living apartments
•First units delivered at our second Australian village, Chirnside Park with 50% of
the 28 homes released for sale already presold
•Civils construction underway at Torquay and Oakleigh South, first independent
living units expected to be delivered at both villages in 2027
•Mernda site rezoning formally adopted by council with Drysdale and
Craigieburn consents progressing as expected
•Continue to look for high quality sites to add to pipeline, with a Queensland
specific land targeting specialist added to drive site acquisition efforts
FY25 progress
•Following a successful trial, now rolling out remote nursing service to all care
centres to add a further layer of support to onsite staff
•Piloted two AI solutions to assist our care staff, allowing them to manage the
delivery of care quicker, easier and more accurately
•Lumin platform now at 20 out of 39 villages, expect to be in all villages in FY26
•TM1 Planning Analytics embedded into the business, enabling an integrated
approach to financial reporting and delivering real-time management
information to enhance performance and decision-making
•Introduced robotic vacuum cleaners and lawn mowers to support the
efficiency and workload of our village teams
03.
Scorecard and outlook
FULL YEAR REPORT 202512
Net debt growth to begin reducing
significantly from 2H25
•Net debt growth of 6% in 2H25 and in line with 1H25 guidance at
$1.96b. Expect forward track to match 1H25 disclosure
Gearing to reduce from 1H25 onwards
•Gearing ratio of 37.1%, down from 37.2% at 1H25*. Continue to
expect this to reduce throughout FY26 based on current sales rates
2H25 expense growth to be lower than
1H25 movement
•Corporate overhead growth of $1.4m in 2H25, down from a $10.1m
increase in 1H25
Settlements in line with prior period
•Record settlements achieved in Q3 and Q4, sales contracting rates
continue to be strong, providing an excellent platform for FY26
Between 600 and 650 NZ deliveries and
50 to 80 in Australia
•Delivered 637 units to be sold under ORA in New Zealand and 56 in
Australia
First units at Chirnside Park delivered
•Delivered ten units at Chirnside Park, over 50% of stage one units
released in November now presold
Main building at Cranbourne North
complete
•Construction of assisted living apartments and rec spaces
complete, first residents to move into the main building in Q1 2026
Construction to commence at Oakleigh
South
•Construction commenced in Q4 2025
SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVED ALL TARGETS SET AT 1H25
FY25 Scorecard
1H25 objective
What we have delivered
Achieved
Achieved
Achieved
Achieved
Achieved
Achieved
Achieved
* The fair value of investment property has been restated (refer to slide 57 for details)
Achieved
FULL YEAR REPORT 202513
•Sustainable and consistent growth to continue - villages under construction estimated to generate a total NTA
uplift of approximately $12.00 per share once complete and sold down
•Ongoing portfolio optimisation - including improvements to care EBITDA, unit pricing (in line with demand) and
occupancy will further drive growth in NTA across the wider portfolio
•FY26 New Zealand build rate guidance of 650 to 700 units to be sold under Occupation Right with an
Australian build rate of approximately 100 to 150 units, including 72 care beds at Cranbourne North
•Target a stabilised medium term build rate of approximately 650 units in New Zealand and 300 in Australia
from 2027 onwards (allowing for some variation relating to timing of main building deliveries)
•The business continues to actively look for new, primarily broadacre, sites to add to our land bank
•Expect net debt to remain at the bottom of our target range of $2.0b to $2.5b across FY26 and beyond
•Gearing to track down during FY26 based on current market conditions and sales rates continuing
•Care EBITDA increased to $18.8m in FY25. Expect this to lift further in FY26 as more units convert to ORA and
main buildings are delivered. Target an average care EBITDA per bed of $20k to $25k over the medium term
•Further uplift in profitability expected with deferred management fees on care units increasing to 27.5% from 1
January 2026, no plan to adjust independent living units at this stage
•FY25 operating margin of 16.0% in completed villages. The business will see additional cost in FY26 with new
main building deliveries and portfolio growth – operating margins are expected to improve over the medium
term as developing villages sell down, care EBITDA improves and broader inflation pressures ease
•Review of cost base to be undertaken in FY26 to ensure support services and core expenditure is aligned with
the needs of a growing business of our size, and focused on investment to deliver efficiencies
•Q1 2026 sales ahead of same period in FY25, expect a lift in Q1 settlements for both new sales and resales
relative to Q1 2025
POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR 2026 AS SALES MOMENTUM CONTINUES
FY26 Outlook
Business driver
Outlook
Deliveries and land bank
NTA growth
Net debt and gearing
Care profitability
Operating margin
Sales
FULL YEAR REPORT 202514
$1.96b
1H232H231H242H241H252H251H262H261H272H27
37.2%
37.1%
28%
33%
38%
1H232H231H242H241H252H251H262H261H272H27
Target range
CONSISTENT SALES BACKED BY STRONG DEMOGRAPHICS AND SUCCESSFUL TRACK RECORD OF DELIVERY
Why we are confident in delivering for shareholders
Settlements continue to lift
Committed sales pipeline sets strong platform for FY26
Settlement growth: FY25 total settlements up 26% on FY24 with consistent growth seen since FY23.
Total settlements have almost doubled over the last five years
Net debt: Net debt growth expected to slow significantly, after moderating in the second half of
2025, based on current sales rates and spend to date on key commercial projects that will be
delivered across FY26
Gearing forecast to track down Net debt growth in line with medium term forecast
Gearing outlook: Based on current forecasts we reaffirm our expectations that 1H25 was peak
gearing, as sales contracts in place settle and capex spend on main buildings reduces across 2026
Note – 1H23 to 1H25 closing value of investment property restated (refer to slide 57 for details)
Sales contracts: Committed sales pipeline continues to lift, with total committed sales pipeline now
25% above FY24 and at highest ever level, providing a strong platform for FY26
Target debt band of $2.0b to $2.5b
755
805
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
ResaleNew sale
178
267
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
ResaleNew sale (inc presales)
04.
Development and growth
Summerset Cranbourne North (Melbourne, Victoria)
16FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
OUR STRATEGY
•Summerset continues to focus on sustainably delivering and
selling units at scale
•In New Zealand, Summerset operates a fully integrated
development and construction business that focuses on a
primarily broadacre development strategy, with geographical
and product diversification at its core
•The business owns the largest landbank in the New Zealand
retirement village sector and targets a sustainable New
Zealand build rate of approximately 650 units per annum over
the medium term
•In Australia, Summerset continues to take a considered and
measured approach – targeting a medium term build rate of
approximately 300 units per annum from 2027 onwards
•Four Australian villages now under construction and
performing well. Further opportunity to lift development
returns as we bring construction and procurement under
the same in-house model already in place in New Zealand
•Our approach generates financial returns through both the
development and ongoing operations of villages once
complete – these ongoing returns grow as villages mature
Future growth
A FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, TARGETING A STABILISED BUILD RATE OF APPROXIMATELY
650 UNITS IN NEW ZEALAND AND 300 UNITS IN AUSTRALIA OVER THE MEDIUM TERM
Summerset Half Moon Bay (Auckland)
Summerset St Johns (Auckland)
17FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Development returns
INTERNAL CONSTRUCTION MODEL ENABLES
EARNINGS GROWTH AND VALUE CREATION
•Summerset developments produce positive net cash flows
(net cash position) upon completion at a portfolio level, this
means they carry no debt at the end of construction and
after first sell down
•All feasibility expense and revenue inputs are updated
regularly as part of our internal development management
processes and are uninflated
•Villages currently under development are expected to return
over $240m in positive net cash profits on completion
•Bell Block and Te Awa villages completed during the year,
returning a combined cash profit of $72.7m at an average of
$105k per ORA unit
•Projected net cash position has increased over $20m since
1H25, primarily due to pricing movements at Waikanae and
Prebbleton partially offset by adjustments to serviced
apartments at Whangarei when these units were released
•Across both New Zealand and Australia our villages under
construction are estimated to generate a total NTA uplift of
approximately $12.00 per share once complete and sold
down (excluding Bell Block and Te Awa, now complete)
•Of this, approximately $2.50 has been delivered to date,
with a further $9.50 to be generated as these villages
are built out
$240m+
Projected net cash
position
$72.7m
Cash profit from villages
completed in FY25
* Seven units moved from main village to extension land feasibility
Village
Forecast capital
investment
% Complete
Forecast net
cash position
Forecast NTA
at completion
Cranbourne North$225m - $250m56%($20m) - ($10m)$100m - $125m
Half Moon Bay$450m - $475m23%($20m) - ($10m)$300m - $325m
Whangārei$225m - $250m86%($20m) - ($10m)$100m - $125m
Milldale$225m - $250m62%($10m) - $0m$150m - $175m
Chirnside Park$250m - $275m20%$0m - $10m$150m - $175m
Kelvin Grove$200m - $225m16%$0m - $10m$100m - $125m
Oakleigh South$175m - $200m9%$0m - $10m$75m - $100m
Rangiora$200m - $225m18%$0m - $10m$125m - $150m
Blenheim$175m - $200m40%$10m - $20m$100m - $125m
Cambridge$275m - $300m73%$10m - $20m$150m - $175m
Torquay$325m - $350m5%$10m - $20m$200m - $225m
Boulcott$325m - $350m69%$20m - $30m$200m - $225m
Prebbleton$200m - $225m56%$20m - $30m$125m - $150m
Richmond$175m - $200m91%$30m - $40m$125m - $150m
Waikanae$275m - $300m61%$30m - $40m$175m - $200m
Pāpāmoa Beach$175m - $200m95%$40m - $50m$125m - $150m
St Johns$500m - $525m86%$90m - $100m$350m - $375m
Total all villages$4.5b+$240m+$2.9b+
Village
Year
complete
ORA
units
Non-ORA
units
Project cash
profit
Cash
margin
Completed villages2018 to 20242,500367$229.9m14.6%
Bell Block*2025331-$36.9m18.9%
Te Awa2025360-$35.8m16.3%
Total3,191367$302.6m15.2%
18FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
3,576
8,6738,673
6,672
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25Land bank
complete
Existing unitsLand bank
$2.50
$13.75
$1
$3
$5
$7
$9
$11
$13
$15
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Net tangible assets
VALUE UNLOCKED AS NEW UNITS DELIVERED
AND VILLAGE CASH FLOWS MATURE
•Since FY16, Summerset has grown its portfolio from 3,576
units to 8,673 units – 10% annualised growth rate
•Across the same period, NTA per share has lifted 6x from
$2.50 to $13.75
•Summerset’s current land bank enables the business to
almost double in size as it is built out, enabling strong future
growth in NTA
•There are three primary drivers of NTA growth – new units
being delivered, the maturing of the existing portfolio and
unit pricing
•Summerset will continue to see an uplift in NTA from these
drivers as it executes on its sustainable growth strategy, and
its existing villages mature
•Completed villages benefit from uplift in NTA as prices
lift in line with demand (Summerset lifted prices by 2.7%
in FY25 vs residential property market increasing 0.8%),
and the existing portfolio matures
•Developing villages will additionally benefit from new
units being delivered
6X NTA
growth
Performance to DateLandbank
Summerset net tangible assets per share
10% annualised
growth rate
77% increase in
future portfolio
Pathway to future NTA growth
FULL YEAR REPORT 202519
-
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
-
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
FY23FY24FY25FY26FY27
Deliveries (units)
Portfolio (units)
Cranbourne NorthChirnside ParkOakleigh SouthTorquayDeliveries
•Good progress made across all Australian villages and we
continue to target a 300 unit per annum build rate by FY27
•Cranbourne North - Village centre, including assisted living
apartments, wellness hub, café, pool, lounge, library and
theatre now delivered
•Chirnside Park - Completed civil works with first ten units
handed over. Balance of Stage One on track for completion
mid 2026, aligned to the village opening
•Construction of main building and stage two villas to
commence shortly
•Torquay - Infrastructure and enabling works now complete
with civil works underway. Construction of first villas to
start in 2H26, targeting these to be first units that adopt
internal construction development management
•Oakleigh South - Basement excavation works complete, all
construction on track for first deliveries in FY27*
•Net cash position on completion is forecast to be
approximately breakeven, these villages expected to add
over $550m in NTA on completion and first sell down
•Expect an average development margin from these four
villages of approximately 8% to 10%
TARGET AN ANNUAL BUILD RATE IN AUSTRALIA OF
300 UNITS PER ANNUM BY FY27
Australia update
Australian portfolio forecast
Cranbourne North Main Building – Resident amenity
* Subject to weather and other unknown disruptions outside of Summerset’s control
FULL YEAR REPORT 202520
-
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1
202420252026
•Australian settlement rates continue to lift with 18 achieved
in FY25, up 80% on the prior 12 months
•Gross proceeds of $14.3m, up from $8.2m in FY24
•Stage one villas at Chirnside Park and assisted living
apartments at Cranbourne North released for sale in Q426
•Achieving over 1.5 sales contracts per week since Q425,
significantly ahead of prior quarterly sales rates
•Expect the recent lift in sales velocity to continue through
1H26 in line with the demand seen for newly available units
and a care sales campaign commencing from February
•Chirnside Park has now sold 17 of the 28 homes released
for sale (over 60%)
•First main building residents at Cranbourne North move
in during Q1, official opening scheduled for 1 May 2026
•Closing stock of 69 units with 43 of these delivered in late
December. Excluding these, only 26 units not occupied
•FY25 total operating expenses of $5.2m, up from $1.9m in
FY24 as the business invested in support functions primarily
related to the establishment of our Australian care business,
and a growing portfolio
SALES MOMENTUM LIFTING WITH LAUNCH OF
ASSISTED LIVING UNITS AND SECOND VILLAGE
Australia update
Cumulative sales contracts
NZ$mFY25FY24VarianceFY23
Village expenses1.40.7100%0.2
Australian business5.21.9174%1.0
Reported operating expenses6.62.6154%1.2
Key numbersFY25FY24VarianceFY23
Gross proceeds (NZ$m)14.38.275%-
Units delivered563275%10
Settlements181080%-
Contracted stock13944%2
Uncontracted stock5621166%8
Total closing stock*6930130%10
* 43 units delivered in December 2025 (ten at Chirnside Park and 33 at Cranbourne North)
FULL YEAR REPORT 202521
•Summerset have lodged a Planning Permit with the
Victorian Development Facilitation Panel for a new 6.39ha
broadacre village in Mornington Victoria, approximately
65km southeast of Melbourne's CBD
•Mornington's natural beauty, lifestyle amenities, and
connectivity make it an excellent location for Summerset
•The area is renowned for its coastal lifestyle, with pristine
beaches, a vibrant café culture, boutique shopping, golf
courses and a number of award-winning wineries that make
it a sought-after location for retirees
•The catchment has a median house price of $1.3m and
excellent demographics
•Current population aged over 75 years is strong with
over 10,500 residents, lifting to almost 12,000 by 2029
•Penetration rates within the catchment are low with limited
comparable continuum of care villages in the area
•Summerset’s application outlines our intention to build a
fully integrated retirement village and aged care centre
with approximately 159 independent living units and a 73
bed aged care centre
NEW SITE IN MORNINGTION TO FURTHER
STRENGTHEN AUSTRALIAN PIPELINE
Australia update
Summerset Mornington, Victoria
Summerset Drysdale, Victoria
Summerset Torquay, Victoria
Summerset Craigieburn, Melbourne
Summerset Mernda, Melbourne
Summerset Chirnside Park, Melbourne
Summerset Oakleigh South, Melbourne
Summerset Cranbourne North, Melbourne
Summerset Mornington, Victoria
CBD
Artist render of proposed village
22FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Development progress
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS
Summerset Mt Denby (Whangārei)
Summerset Milldale (Auckland)
Summerset by the Dunes (Tauranga)
Summerset at Pohutukawa Place (New Plymouth)
Summerset Cambridge (Waikato)
Summerset Palms (Te Awa, Napier)
23FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Development progress
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS
Summerset Kelvin Grove (Palmerston North)
Summerset Boulcott (Lower Hutt)
Summerset Rangiora (Waimakariri District)
Summerset Richmond Ranges (Tasman District)
Summerset Blenheim (Marlborough District)
Summerset Waikanae (Kāpiti Coast,Wellington)
24FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Development progress
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS
Summerset Prebbleton (Canterbury)
Summerset Torquay (Victoria)
Summerset Oakleigh South (Melbourne)
Summerset Cranbourne North (Melbourne)
Summerset Chirnside Park (Melbourne)
25FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Development pipeline
DIVERSIFIED DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE OF 28 SITES*
*Excludes care centre upgrade at Levin
NEW ZEALAND LAND BANK
DesignConsentingConstructionVillage openFinal stages
Bell Block, New Plymouth
Boulcott, Lower Hutt
Cambridge, Waikato
Pāpāmoa Beach, Tauranga
Richmond, Tasman
St Johns, Auckland
Blenheim, Marlborough
Milldale, Auckland
Prebbleton, Canterbury
Rangiora, Canterbury
Waikanae, Kāpiti
Whangārei, Northland
Half Moon Bay, Auckland
Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North
Fairy Springs, Rotorua
Landsdowne, Masterton
Mission Hills, Napier
Mosgiel, Dunedin
Rolleston, Canterbury
Belmont, Auckland
Otaihanga, Kāpiti
AUSTRALIA LAND BANK
DesignConsentingConstructionVillage openFinal stages
Cranbourne North, Melbourne
Chirnside Park, Melbourne
Oakleigh South, Melbourne
Torquay, Victoria
Craigieburn, Melbourne
Drysdale, Victoria
Mernda, Melbourne
05.
Business performance
FULL YEAR REPORT 202527
•637 units to be sold under Occupation Right delivered in
New Zealand, across 15 villages and ten regions
•Delivered 56 units to be sold under Occupation Right in
Australia, bringing the total Australian portfolio to 98
units
•120 apartments delivered at St Johns in late 2025, over
90% of units now delivered
•Rangiora village opened with the delivery of 24 villas and
care centre upgrades completed at Havelock North and
Trentham
•Kelvin Grove and Chirnside Park villages to open to
residents in FY26
•Based on current market conditions we expect an FY26
build rate as follows:
•New Zealand build rate of approximately 650 to 700
units, all to be sold under Occupation Right
Agreement
•Australian build rate of approximately 100 to 150 units,
including 72 care beds at Cranbourne North
693 TOTAL UNITS DELIVERED ACROSS
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
Unit delivery
63756
Units delivered in
New Zealand
Units delivered in
Australia
FY25
unit delivery
Retirement units (ORA)Care units (ORA)
Total
units
VillasApartments
Serviced
apartments
Memory care
apartments
Care
suites
Care
beds
Care beds
(non-ORA)
Bell Block28 ------28
Blenheim22 ------22
Boulcott15 62 22 -24 --123
Cambridge24 -56 20 31 9 -140
Havelock North----30 4 -34
Milldale25 ------25
Pāpāmoa Beach9 ------9
Prebbleton6 ------6
Rangiora24 ------24
Richmond3 ------3
St Johns-120 -----120
Te Awa22 ------22
Trentham----30 4 -34
Waikanae36 ------36
Whangārei11 ------11
Total NZ225 182 78 20 115 17 -637
Chirnside Park10 ------10
Cranbourne North13 -33 ----46
Total Australia23 -33 ----56
Total Group248 182 111 20 115 17 -693
28FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Development margin
DEVELOPMENT MARGIN OF 28%, AHEAD OF
LONG-TERM TARGET
•Record realised development margin of $154.9m, up 31%
from $118.4m in FY24
•Development margin of 28%, in line with FY24
•Villa margins of 33%, down from the 36% achieved in FY24
•Apartment margins of 25%, slightly down from the 29%
achieved in FY24, but above historic averages
•Average margin of 18% on serviced apartments, memory
care apartments and care suites, up from 9% in FY24
•Care suites and beds comprised 33% of new sales, up from
16% in FY24, driven by the successful transition to care under
ORA
•St Johns and Pāpāmoa Beach achieved strong margins,
largely offsetting the impact of a change in overall sales mix
•Unit margins continue to track above medium term guidance
of 20% to 25%
•Expect FY26 development margin to track more in line
with medium term guidance of 20% to 25% with
settlement mix forecast to contain a higher proportion of
lower margin care units
27.8%
Development margin
$154.9m
Realised margin
Realised development margin
$61m
$48m
$79m
$105m
$121m
$118m
$155m
28%
20%
23%
30%
32%
29%
28%
-
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
-
$20m
$40m
$60m
$80m
$100m
$120m
$140m
$160m
FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Realised development margin ($m)Development margin (%)
29FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
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50
100
150
200
250
300
FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25Feb-26
Contracts on new units deliveredPresale contracts
New sales
GROSS PROCEEDS UP 36%, WITH 805 NEW
SALES IN FY25
•A record 805 new sales of Occupation Rights, up 37% on
the 588 settled in FY24
•When care bed conversions are excluded, achieved a
record 680 new sales of Occupation Rights, up 16%
•Record gross proceeds of $557.7m, up 36% on FY24, with
average gross proceeds of $693k per unit
•Best performing villages were Boulcott (80 new sales),
Pāpāmoa Beach (76 new sales) and St Johns (72 new sales)
•Settled 18 villas at Cranbourne North, bringing total
Australian units settled to date to 28 villas
•Eight regions secured at least 40 settlements each with the
top five performing villages spread across four regions in
New Zealand
•Committed new sales pipeline now at 267 units, up 40% on
FY24 setting the business up well to start FY26
805
New sales of
Occupation Rights
$693k
Average gross
proceeds
Committed new sales pipeline
Definitions:
Care bed conversions: Defined as the first sale of beds under Occupation Right at a village with a care
centre where beds were previously occupied under a premium accommodation charge
Care suites and beds: Relates to care suites and beds sold under Occupation Right at our newer care
centres – in FY25 this was Avonhead, Bell Block, Boulcott, Havelock North, Kenepuru, Pāpāmoa Beach,
Richmond, Rototuna, St Johns, Te Awa and Trentham (note – there are no beds available for sale at
Boulcott or St Johns)
37%0%
New salesFY25FY24VarianceFY23
Gross proceeds ($m)557.7409.436%384.0
Villas37031517%329
Apartments6231100%20
Serviced apartments81114(29%)132
Memory care apartments3033(9%)29
Care suites and beds1379544%50
Care bed conversions125---
Total Occupation Rights80558837%560
30FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Care bed conversions
POSITIVE UPTAKE OF CARE SOLD UNDER
OCCUPATION RIGHT AGREEMENT IN FY25
•In FY25, Summerset made the decision to move care beds,
previously sold under a premium accommodation charge,
to being sold under Occupation Right
•586 care beds in mature villages have been identified for
conversion, 192 delivered in newer villages as care beds to
be sold under ORA, and the remaining 173 units to
permanently remain as beds offered on a premium charge
•Summerset’s target is to transition 75% of care beds to be
occupied under ORA, over time
•125 care bed conversions were settled during FY25, for
gross proceeds of $31.2m, or $250k per unit
•Realised development margin on these units was $7.1m,
with a development margin of 23%
•Additionally, of the 192 care beds within care suites and
beds, 30 settled during FY25
•Transition to selling care under Occupation Right is
progressing well, with care suites, beds and conversions
totalling
•262 new sale settlements, up 176% from FY24
•104 resale settlements, up 148% from FY24
125
New sales of
Occupation Rights
$31.2m
Gross proceeds
Definitions:
Care bed conversions: Defined as the first sale of beds under Occupation Right at a village with a care centre
where beds were previously occupied under a premium accommodation charge
Care suites and beds: Relates to care suites and beds sold under Occupation Right at our newer care centres – in
FY25 this was Avonhead, Bell Block, Boulcott, Havelock North, Kenepuru, Pāpāmoa Beach, Richmond, Rototuna, St
Johns, Te Awa and Trentham (note – there are no beds available for sale at Boulcott or St Johns)
Conversion new sales
Care suites
and beds
Care bed
conversions
Total
Settlements137125262
Gross proceeds ($m)48.631.279.8
Development margin ($m)10.77.117.8
Development margin (%)22%23%22%
Gross proceeds per unit ($000)355250305
Development margin per unit ($000)785668
Care bed conversionsUnits
Care beds within Care suites and beds192
Care beds available for conversion586
Total care beds to be sold under Occupation Right778
Increase in care beds available for conversion from 1H25 relates to minor changes to units sold under Occupation
Right at Levin and Whanganui
31FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
New sale stock
203 DELIVERED NEW SALE UNITS UNDER
CONTRACT
•Total new sale stock of 744 units, up from 702 at FY24 but
down from 755 at 1H25
•Total New Zealand stock decreased 6%, from 1H25 and
remains in line with FY24
•Uncontracted New Zealand villa stock down 53% from
FY24, due to strong sales and targeted deliveries
•Value of contracted new sale stock increased to $209.8m,
in line with 1H25, with an additional $46.5m of units presold
•226 units delivered in New Zealand in Q4, predominantly
Cambridge main building and St Johns apartments
•Excluding St Johns and Cambridge, Summerset has less
than 200 units of uncontracted new sale stock in New
Zealand
•Australian stock includes the delivery of 10 villas and 33
assisted living apartments in December
•First residents to move in to Cranbourne North main
building during Q1 2026
203
Delivered units
under contract
53%
Decrease in uncontracted
New Zealand villa stock
New sale stock
New ZealandAustraliaGroup
FY25FY24FY25FY24FY25FY24
Contracted190146139203155
Uncontracted4855265621541547
Total new sales stock6756726930744702
Contracted947812910687
Uncontracted1262702421150291
Villas2203483630256378
Contracted5024--5024
Uncontracted16872--16872
Apartments21896--21896
Contracted22261-2326
Uncontracted10610532-138105
Serviced apartments12813133-161131
Contracted48--48
Uncontracted3237--3237
Memory care apartments3645--3645
Contracted810--810
Uncontracted5342--5342
Care suites and beds6152--6152
Contracted12---12-
Care beds conversions12---12-
32FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
-
50
100
150
200
FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25Feb-25
Resales
RECORD GROSS PROCEEDS OF $439.7M
ACHIEVED IN FY25
•Record 755 resales of Occupation Rights in FY25, up 16%
from 650 in FY24
•Realised resale gain of $104.5m, up 9% from FY24, with a
margin of 24%, in line with FY24
•Realised DMF of $60.6m, up 16% on FY24, with villas
contributing $35.2m
•Average gross proceeds per resale of $582k, in line with the
$581k achieved in FY24
•Average villa resale price of $786k, up from $767k in FY24
•Unit pricing continues to be reviewed on a monthly basis,
achieved a 2.7% increase in resale portfolio pricing across
FY25 (3.3% excluding Auckland)
•Committed resales pipeline of 178 units at FY25, up 9% on
FY24 – this has increased to 211 units in February 2026
755
Resales of
Occupation Rights
$104.5m
Realised resale
gain
Committed resales pipeline
9%
ResalesFY25FY24VarianceFY23
Gross proceeds ($m)439.7377.716%318.6
Realised resale gains ($m)104.595.99%88.1
Realised resale gains (%)24%25%(6%)28%
DMF realisation ($m)60.652.316%41.5
Villas32228812%238
Apartments4655(16%)55
Serviced apartments2332292%208
Memory care apartments503639%29
Care suites and beds10442148%13
Total Occupation Rights75565016%543
16%
-
50
100
150
200
250
FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25Feb-26
FULL YEAR REPORT 202533
Embedded value
$1.9b$761.9m
Embedded valueEmbedded DMF
$483m
$557m
$967m
$1,016m
$1,066m
$1,088m
$1,161m
$270m
$327m
$397m
$473m
$554m
$650m
$762m
-
$250m
$500m
$750m
$1,000m
$1,250m
$1,500m
$1,750m
$2,000m
FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Realised gainDMF
Embedded value
EMBEDDED VALUE NOW $1.9B, UP 11% ON
FY24
•Total embedded value now $1.9b, up 11% from $1.7b at
FY24
•Embedded value comprised of:
•$1.16b resale gains
•$0.76b deferred management fees
•Embedded value of per unit $241k, including villas at $309k
per unit
•Record $165.1m of embedded value realised during FY25,
up 11% from $148.2m in FY24
•Unrealised gain per unit of $146k, up from an average of
$138k achieved on the 755 resales in FY25
•Embedded value continues to increase with portfolio
growth, providing a platform for strong future resale cash
flows
Embedded valueFY25FY24VarianceFY23
DMF ($m)761.9650.417%554.3
Realised gain ($m)1,1611,0887%1,066
Embedded value ($m)1,9221,73911%1,620
17%11%
34FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Resale stock
RECORD 178 RESALE UNITS UNDER CONTRACT
•Total resale stock of 386 units, up from 372 at FY24
•Contracted resale stock of 178 units, up 9% on FY24,
providing the basis for strong resale cash flows in FY26
•Uncontracted resale stock in line with FY24, now only 2.7%
of portfolio
•Record 786 units vacated in FY25, up 9% on FY24
•While market conditions remained challenging in FY25, the
business achieved a strong resale conversion rate of 96%
•Demand remains strong for our villages, with almost 1,600
on our waitlists across the portfolio
178
Contracted resale
stock
2.7%
Percentage of
uncontracted stock
Percentage of uncontracted stock calculated off all units sold under Occupation Right Agreement
All resale stock is in New Zealand. There have been no vacated units in Australia
Resales stockFY25FY24
Contracted178164
Uncontracted208208
Total resales stock386372
Contracted96104
Uncontracted102117
Villas198221
Contracted1714
Uncontracted2820
Apartments4534
Contracted4538
Uncontracted5556
Serviced apartments10094
Contracted85
Uncontracted1010
Memory care apartments1815
Contracted123
Uncontracted135
Care suites and beds258
06.
Financial performance
36FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
NZ$mFY25FY24*VarianceFY23*
Total revenue361.8319.913%
272.2
Reversal of impairment1.9--
-
Fair value movement of investment
property and other assets
264.5364.7(27%)
413.5
Total income628.1684.6(8%)
685.7
Total expenses354.9310.414%
263.8
Net finance costs32.026.422%
27.5
Net profit before tax241.1347.9(31%)
394.4
Tax expense / (credit)(18.6)15.9(217%)
(13.8)
Net profit after tax259.7332.0(22%)
408.3
Reported profit
NET PROFIT AFTER TAX OF $259.7M WITH
TOTAL REVENUE GROWTH OF 13%
•Net profit after tax of $259.7m with total revenue of
$361.8m, up from $319.9m in FY24
•Fair value movement of investment property and other
assets of $264.5m. Key movements:
•New units delivered of $78.7m with a further $54.8m
relating to the reversal of valuers’ stock discount
assumptions
•Uplift in retirement unit pricing of $78.8m
•Expense analysis provided on slide 39
•Tax credit of $18.6m, down from a tax expense of $15.9m in
FY24. Comparative period was an expense due to a change
in New Zealand’s tax rules removing depreciation for ‘non-
residential’ buildings in New Zealand
$361.8m
Total revenue
$259.7m
Net profit after tax
13%22%
* Fair value movement of investment property and other assets has been restated (refer to slide 57 for details)
FV movement of investment property and other assets
$264.5m
$78.7m
$78.8m
$54.8m
$36.9m
$24.7m
-
$50m
$100m
$150m
$200m
$250m
$300m
Value of
retirement
units built
Retirement
unit pricing
Reversal of
valuers'
stock
discount
assumptions
Growth rate
assumptions
Discount
rate
assumptions
Movement
in land
bank
OtherFair value
movement
FY25
$10.5m
$1.0m
37FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Underlying profit
EXECUTION OF STRATEGY TRANSLATING TO
STRONG FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
•Record care EBITDA of $18.8m, the uplift coming from our
transition to care beds sold under Occupation Right
Agreement, with deferred management fees up $10.3m on
FY24
•Deferred management fee percentage on care units
increased to 27.5% from 1 January 2026, no plan to adjust
independent living units at this stage
•As outlined at 1H25, we expect these changes to care will
improve EBITDA per bed to an average of between $20k and
$25k per annum over the medium term
•Record village EBITDA of $202.3m, up 5% on FY24, with
portfolio growth driving increases in deferred management
fees and realised gain on resales
•Finance costs increased in line with the completion of stages
at St Johns and other developing sites
$234.2m
Underlying profit
$137.6m
Annuity EBITDA
13%3%
Definition:
Underlying profit is a non-GAAP measure and differs from NZ IFRS profit for the period. Underlying profit does not
have a standardised meaning prescribed by GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to similar financial
information presented by other entities. The Directors have provided an underlying profit measure in addition to
IFRS profit to assist readers in determining the realised and unrealised components of fair value movement of
investment property and other assets, impairment and tax expense in the Group’s income statement. The
measure is used internally in conjunction with other measures to monitor performance and make investment
decisions and has been audited by PwC. Underlying profit is a measure which the Group uses consistently across
reporting periods. Underlying profit is used to determine the dividend payout to shareholders.
NZ$mFY25FY24VarianceFY23
Care fees148.3131.413%109.6
Deferred management fees17.57.2142%4.7
Realised gain on resales3.40.4760%0.2
Care operating expenses(150.3)(136.3)10%(115.2)
Care EBITDA18.82.7592%(0.6)
Village services71.161.516%52.8
Deferred management fees119.7114.25%99.8
Realised gain on resales101.195.56%87.9
Village operating expenses(89.7)(78.0)15%(66.7)
Village EBITDA202.3193.25%173.8
Interest and other revenue5.25.5(7%)5.4
Corporate overheads(88.6)(68.1)30%(66.1)
Annuity EBITDA137.6133.43%112.5
Realised development margin154.9118.431%121.2
Underlying EBITDA292.5251.816%233.7
Depreciation and amortisation(26.3)(19.1)38%(15.8)
Finance costs(32.0)(26.4)22%(27.5)
Underlying profit234.2206.413%190.3
Refurbishment costs(25.7)(16.9)52%(11.6)
Profit after refurbishment costs208.4189.510%178.8
38FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Segment earnings
COMPLETED VILLAGES GENERATING POSITVE
FINANCIAL EARNINGS FOR SUMMERSET
•Underlying profit from completed villages of $148.8m, with
$85.4m from developing villages
•Care EBITDA per bed in completed villages of $13k, continue
to expect this to lift units transition to being sold under
Occupation Right
•Operating margin in completed villages of 16.0%, compared
to 7.8% across all villages
•Significant opportunity for group operating margin to lift in
the medium term due to:
•Developing villages completing and selling down – lifting
care and village fees, and deferred management fees
•Care transition to Occupation Right lifting care EBITDA
across both completed and developing villages
•Lower cost escalation as inflation pressures ease across
the economy
$145.3m
Annuity EBITDA from
Completed villages
$148.8m
Underlying profit from
Completed villages
Definitions:
Operating Margin: Care fees and village services, deferred management fees less care and village
operating expenses, less corporate overheads
Completed villages: Villages where final deliveries were before the current financial year. Villages
include Aotea, Avonhead, Casebrook, Dunedin, Ellerslie, Hamilton, Hastings, Havelock North,
Hobsonville, Karaka, Katikati, Kenepuru, Levin, Manukau, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth,
Palmerston North, Paraparaumu, Rototuna, Taupō, Trentham, Warkworth, Whanganui, Wigram
Developing villages: All other open villages, includes: Bell Block, Blenheim, Boulcott, Cambridge,
Cranbourne North, Milldale, Pāpāmoa Beach, Prebbleton, Rangiora, Richmond, St Johns, Te Awa,
Waikanae, Whangārei
NZ$m
Completed
villages
Developing
villages
Total
Care fees121.326.9148.3
Deferred management fees9.08.517.5
Realised gain on resales2.70.73.4
Care operating expenses
(118.9)(31.4)(150.3)
Care EBITDA14.14.718.8
Village services54.616.571.1
Deferred management fees80.239.6119.7
Realised gain on resales97.93.2101.1
Village operating expenses
(65.1)(24.6)(89.7)
Village EBITDA167.634.7202.3
Interest and other revenue2.22.95.2
Head office expenditure (post capitalisation)
(38.6)(50.0)(88.6)
Annuity EBITDA145.3(7.7)137.6
Realised development margin17.3137.6154.9
Underlying EBITDA162.6129.9292.5
Depreciation and amortisation
(13.8)(12.5)(26.3)
Finance costs
-(32.0)(32.0)
Underlying profit148.885.4234.2
Refurbishment costs(25.0)(0.7)(25.7)
Profit after refurbishment costs123.784.7208.4
Operating revenue (excl. resale gain)265.191.5356.6
Operating expenses(222.6)(106.0)(328.6)
Operating margin ($)42.5(14.5)28.0
Operating margin (%)16.0%(15.9%)7.8%
39FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
-
$20m
$40m
$60m
$80m
$100m
$120m
$140m
$160m
FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Capitalised to projectsReported operating expenses
NZ$mFY25FY24VarianceFY23
Gross operating expenses379.1342.811%306.2
Capitalised to projects(50.5)(60.4)(16%)(58.2)
Reported operating expenses328.6282.416%248.0
Care expenses150.3136.310%115.2
Village expenses89.778.015%66.7
Corporate overheads88.668.130%66.1
Reported operating expenses328.6282.416%248.0
FY25 Corporate overheadsOperating expensesVillage apportionment
NZ$m
Gross
expenses
Reported
expenses
CompletedDeveloping
Operations
11.510.06.73.4
Sales and Marketing
25.524.812.911.9
Development & Construction
30.32.0-2.0
Australian business
11.25.2-5.2
Technology
14.912.35.07.3
Corporate functions
38.026.614.512.1
Compliance
2.92.91.21.7
Share Plan Option Costs4.74.72.32.5
Total corporate overheads139.188.642.246.4
Total group expenses379.1328.6226.2102.4
Operating expenses
KEY GROWTH IN COST BASE RELATED TO
INCREASE IN PORTFOLIO SIZE
Total corporate overheads
No care or village expenses are capitalised to projects
•Gross operating expenses up 11% to $379.1m, compared to
total revenue growth of 13%
•Village and care cost growth primarily reflects wage and
core cost inflation, alongside portfolio growth
•Corporate overheads of $88.6 million, up from $68.1m in
FY24. Approximately half of this growth ($9.9m) reflects
changes in capitalisation rates – these do not impact gross
expenditure and reflect the annualised impact of
capitalisation changes outlined at 1H25
•The remaining $10.7m increase relates to targeted
investment in capability and technology, with the business
maintaining discipline across discretionary spend. Key
movements were:
•$2.3 million on wage inflation, vacancies filled and new
roles within corporate functions
•$2.1 million on technology costs related to higher
licensing and cybersecurity spend as well as platform
investments in Lumin and workforce rostering systems
•$3.3 million of Australian business investment to
support operational readiness
•Review of cost base to be undertaken in FY26 to ensure
support services and core expenditure is aligned with the
needs of a growing business of our size, and focused on
investment to deliver efficiencies
FULL YEAR REPORT 202540
•Cash flow from existing operations of $32.3m, up 18% on
FY24
•Village cash flows of $87.6m, up 6% on FY24
•Care bed conversions embedding well, contributing
$14.4m of cash flows in FY25
•Payments to village suppliers and employees
increased in advance of village and care fees at our
developing villages, as they filled
•Net receipts from resales of $145.4m, up 5% on FY24
•Realised resale gains and DMF realisation, up 9% and
16%, respectively
•Net buybacks increased $1.5m, with transfers and
other cash movements increasing $18.2m
•Cash outflow from development activity of $237.5m,
down 20% from FY24 and 25% from FY23
•Cash flow from resident funding of $471.5m, up 26% on
FY24, as new sales lifted 16% in the period (excluding
care bed conversions)
•Net development capex increased 6%, significantly below
the 26% growth in cash flow from resident funding
CASH FLOW FROM EXISTING OPERATIONS
OF $32.3M
Cash flows
$32.3m$145.4m
Cash flow from
existing operations
Net resales cash flow
18%
5%
NZ$mFY25FY24VarianceFY23
Net receipts from resales145.4138.25%104.6
Refurb of units sold under Occupation Right(21.1)(15.0)41%(11.6)
Sales and marketing on resales(12.2)(10.6)15%(10.0)
Net cash flow from resales112.1112.6(0%)83.0
Village and care fees220.0194.713%165.3
Village suppliers and employees(238.4)(202.1)18%(179.3)
Net cash from village operations(18.5)(7.4)149%(13.9)
Receipts for care bed conversions14.4---
Refurb of village facilities(11.1)(10.2)8%(7.9)
Other village capex(9.4)(12.0)(22%)(8.6)
Village cash flows87.683.06%52.5
Head office suppliers and employees(53.5)(52.3)2%(33.2)
Head office capex and leases(2.8)(4.5)(38%)(4.9)
Interest received1.01.1(12%)1.7
Cash flow from existing operations (CFEO)32.327.218%16.2
NZ$mFY25FY24VarianceFY23
New sale settlements of Occupation Rights488.0388.026%362.7
Sales and marketing on new sales(16.5)(13.8)19%(13.8)
Cash flow from resident funding471.5374.226%349.0
Land acquisitions (net)(57.9)(19.7)193%(56.5)
Construction capex(493.9)(490.8)1%(466.8)
Non-village expenses capitalised to projects(50.5)(60.4)(16%)(58.2)
Other village capex(5.4)(4.3)27%(3.7)
Capitalised interest(72.9)(69.2)5%(52.8)
Finance costs(28.3)(26.1)9%(28.4)
Net development capex(709.0)(670.5)6%(666.4)
Cash flow from development activity (CFDA)(237.5)(296.3)(20%)(317.5)
41FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Cash flows
CASH FLOW FROM EXISTING OPERATIONS OF
$73.6M IN COMPLETED VILLAGES
•Summerset’s completed villages generated $73.6m of cash
flow from existing operations in FY25
•Completed villages include our most mature villages, being
those villages completed before 2018
•These villages generated a cash yield of 5.3% incl. corporate
overheads (6.7% exclusive) in FY25 and demonstrate a clear
pathway to higher CFEO across the medium term as the
balance of the portfolio matures
•Three factors will drive a lift in CFEO over the medium term:
•Size – Summersets completed villages are much smaller
in size, averaging 238 units compared to 340 units in
developing villages. Larger villages generate higher
operating leverage with village costs split over more
units, and higher turnover driving stronger net cash flow
from resales
•Price - Average sales price in developing villages is $102k
(13%) above completed villages – this drives higher net
cash flow from resales as units rollover
•Normalisation of resales working capital movements in
line with an improving residential property market
•We expect, over the medium term that, at a minimum, all
villages will align to the cash returns we see today in villages
completed before 2018 (mature villages)
$73.6m
CFEO from
completed villages
5.3%
CFEO return on net assets
in mature villages
Definitions:
Return on net assets is cash flow from existing operations divided by the average net assets (being operators
interest on investment property and the value of property, plant and equipment) over the preceding 12 month
period
NZ$m
Completed
villages
Developing
villages
Total
Net receipts from resales137.57.9145.4
Refurb of units sold under ORA(20.6)(0.5)(21.1)
Sales and marketing on resales(9.6)(2.6)(12.2)
Net cash flow from resales107.34.8112.1
Village and care fees176.643.4220.0
Village suppliers and employees(182.7)(55.7)(238.4)
Net cash from village operations(6.1)(12.3)(18.5)
Receipts for care bed conversions14.4-14.4
Refurb of village facilities(9.8)(1.2)(11.1)
Other village capex(8.5)(0.9)(9.4)
Village cash flows97.3(9.7)87.6
Head office suppliers and employees(23.3)(30.2)(53.5)
Head office capex and leases(1.2)(1.6)(2.8)
Interest received0.80.11.0
Cash flow from existing operations73.6(41.3)32.3
Number of villages (#)251439
Portfolio (#)5,9392,7348,673
Average Unit price ($)$781k$883k$801k
Return on net assets
Completed
villages
Developing
villages
Total
Villages completed pre 2018 (mature villages)5.3%-5.3%
Villages completed 2018 to 20252.4%-2.4%
Villages currently under development-(4.8%)(4.8%)
Return on net assets (incl. corporate overheads)3.4%(4.8%)1.1%
42FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
$7,329m
$7,304m
$8,199m
($24.9m)
$622.5m
$264.5m
Balance sheet
FY25 PERFORMANCE SUPPORTING A
SUSTAINABLE BALANCE SHEET POSITION
•Total assets now $9.2b, up 15% on FY24, driven by portfolio
growth and the underlying value in our existing villages
•Investment property valuation of $8.2b, up 12% on FY24
•Retained earnings are now $2.6b, up 8% on FY24
•Other assets includes buildings, primarily care centres which
were valued as at 31 December 2025
•Net tangible assets per share now $13.75, up 11%
•Prior period value of investment property has been restated
for FY23 and FY24 due to an error identified within the
revaluation movement - with the valuation not correctly
accounting for resident long-term loans
•Total impact on FY24 value of investment property of
$24.9m (less that 0.5% of the total value of investment
property)
•Full reconciliation of the changes is provided in the
appendix on slide 57
$9.2b
Total assets
$2.6b
Retained earnings
15%8%
Definitions:
Face value of bank loans and retail bonds - excludes capitalised and amortised transaction costs for loans and
borrowing, and fair value movement on hedged borrowings
Net assets includes share capital, reserves, and retained earnings
NZ$mFY25FY24*VarianceFY23*
Investment property8,1997,30412%6,377
Other assets1,036737.340%547.6
Total assets9,2358,04115%6,925
Residents’ loans3,3362,88116%2,507
Face value of bank loans & bonds1,9661,70915%1,399
Other liabilities604.7506.519%433.3
Total liabilities5,9075,09716%4,339
Net assets3,3282,94513%2,585
Embedded value1,9221,73911%1,620
NTA (cents per share)1,3751,24311%1,102
Retained earnings2,5972,3968%2,139
Investment property carrying value
FY24 balance
(reported)
Restatement
FY24 balance
(restated)
Additions
Fair value
movement
FY25
balance
* The fair value of investment property has been restated (refer to slide 57 for details)
43FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Capital management framework
GUIDING PRINCIPLES TO SUSTAINABLY GROW THE BUSINNESS
FY25 in review
Guiding principles
•Grow the business by delivering sustainable expansion opportunities in New Zealand and Australia, that
produce competitive returns for shareholders
•Retain flexibility in our growth plans – ensure we can adapt our growth objectives as conditions allow
Investment decisions
•Summerset developments deliver positive net cash flows (net cash position) on completion
•Focus on diversification of location and broadacre investment, ensuring the business carries no core debt
•New investments must meet all internal hurdle rates (including development margin, net funding position, IRR,
population and penetration thresholds) on an individual and portfolio basis
•Disciplined approach to maintaining and improving existing asset base, ensuring its attractiveness to future
residents
Balance sheet management
•Prudent approach to balance sheet management, retain gearing ratio within a target operating range of 30% to
40%
•Actively manage our stock levels, while still growing in Australia and moderating build rates as appropriate
•Expect a maximum debt band of $2.0b to $2.5b over the short to medium term, no change from FY24
Distributions
•Ordinary dividend payout range to 20% to 50% of underlying profit
•Used to deliver long-term financial health, while giving its investors an appropriate return on their investment
•Australia and NZ villages in construction
forecast to be over $240m in positive net cash
profits on completion and first sell down
•Land bank appropriately spread across 12 NZ
regions, plus diversifying into Australia (VIC and
QLD)
•New refurbishment standards in place, care
centre upgrades well advanced
•Retirement village occupancy of 95%, along with
care occupancy at 94%
•Net debt of $1,960m with a gearing ratio of 37.1%
•Total debt facilities of $2.6b with undrawn
capacity of $626.8m
•Development assets exceed the value of net debt
by $318.2m, or 16%
•Target a stabilised medium term build rate of
approximately 650 units in New Zealand and 300
in Australia from 2027 onwards
•Final dividend of 13.2 cents per share, which is
25.3% of underlying profit
•This represents a payout for FY25 of
approximately $59.2m (before DRP)
44FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
$1,074m
$1,307m
$1,399m
$1,548m
$1,709m
$1,861m
$1,966m
32.4%
35.7%
34.9%
36.4%
36.6%
37.2%
37.1%
-
10%
20%
30%
40%
-
$500m
$1,000m
$1,500m
$2,000m
$2,500m
2H221H232H231H242H241H252H25
Face value of bank loans and retail bondsGearing ratio (%)
Funding
STRONG FUNDING SUPPORT IN PLACE THAT
ENABLES SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
•Total debt facilities of $2.6b, including $0.6b of retail bonds
on issue
•Total facility (incl. bonds) has an average tenor of 3.9
years
•Bank facility has undrawn capacity of $626.8m with a
gearing ratio of 37.1% (comfortably within our target band of
30% to 40%)
•As previously signalled, based on current forecasts we
expect gearing to reduce across FY26
•Summerset proactively manages hedging levels - as at 31
December 2025, 63% of total debt was hedged at fixed
interest rates
•The weighted average interest rate for FY25 was 5.4%
(incl. line fees)
•The business remains within all financial covenants. Refer to
slide 45 for further details
$626.8m
Undrawn capacity
37.1%
Gearing ratio
Gross borrowings and gearing
Definitions:
Face value of bank loans and retail bonds - excludes capitalised and amortised transaction costs for
loans and borrowing, and fair value movement on hedged borrowings
Gearing ratio calculation (net debt / net debt plus book equity) differs from the Summerset Group’s
bank and bond LVR covenant (total debt of the Summerset Group / property value of the Summerset
Group)
-
$200m
$400m
$600m
$800m
$1,000m
FY26FY27FY28FY29FY30FY31
Bank facilityNZ bonds
Funding maturity profile
* The fair value of investment property has been restated (refer to slide 57 for details)
45FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Covenants
COVENANTS CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN IN
LINE WITH BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
•Summerset remains compliant with all lending covenants
and obligations
•Loan to value ratio of 38.5%, relative to a 50% limit
•Interest cover ratio of 6.43x, almost four times the covenant
limit of 1.75x
38.5%
Bank & bond LvR
6.43x
Interest cover ratio
Interest cover ratioFY25FY24Variance
Adjusted EBITDA ($m)211.8182.616%
Interest expense ($m)33.045.9(28%)
Interest cover ratio6.43x3.98x61%
Covenant limit1.75x1.75x
Definitions:
Property value is calculated as the valuation amount of all properties that have been externally valued, plus the
cost of all properties not externally valued, plus 50% of the costs incurred to date on developments that are not
complete, net of residents’ loans
Loan to value ratio is the gross borrowings at face value divided by property value
Adjusted EBIT is EBIT less fair value movement of investment property and other assets, less deferred
management fees (calculated under NZ GAAP), plus net cash from resales, plus development margin, less/plus
other one off adjustments
Adjusted EBITDA is Adjusted EBIT plus amortisation and depreciation
Interest expense is the total interest and line fee costs prior to capitalisation of any interest and line fees,
excluding any interest and line fees incurred in relation to development tranches of bank debt facilities
Interest cover ratio is Adjusted EBITDA divided by interest expense, calculated on a 12-month rolling basis
CovenantsFY25FY24Variance
Gross debt at face value ($m)1,9661,70915%
Property value ($m)5,1064,49614%
Loan to value ratio38.5%38.0%1%
Covenant limit50.0%50.0%
46FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
$545.5m
$588.2m
$786.6m
$876.8m
$683.0m
$813.4m
-
$500m
$1,000m
$1,500m
$2,000m
$2,500m
Net debt
FY24
Underlying assets
FY24
Net debt
FY25
Underlying assets
FY25
Net debtUndeveloped landDevelopment WIPUnsold new stock
$318m excess assets
Development assets
VALUE OF DEVELOPMENT ASSETS $318M
ABOVE NET DEBT
•Summerset has no core debt and our development assets –
being the value of our land bank, development WIP and units
that have been delivered but not settled significantly
exceeds the debt we have used to hold them
•At 31 December 2025, net debt was $1.96b and the value of
development assets exceeded the value of net debt by
$318.2m, or 16%
•Development assets comprise:
•$588.2m relating to undeveloped land, being the fair
value of our Australia and New Zealand land bank
•$876.8m for development WIP at cost (villages under
construction) - $46.5m of units under construction
presold
•$813.4m from unsold new sale stock, which is all
delivered new sale stock that is yet to settle
•$209.8m of delivered new stock was contracted and
awaiting settlement at 31 December 2025, up from
$157.4m at FY24
•Excess assets of $318.2m is also conservative as it excludes
any margin on development WIP or undeveloped land,
which is realised on delivery
$2.3b
Underlying development
assets
$318.2m
Excess assets
Net debt to underlying assets
$1,697m
$2,015m
$1,960m
$2,278m
Definitions:
•Net debt is the face value of drawn bank loans and retail bonds less cash and cash equivalents. Excludes
capitalised and amortised transaction costs for loans and borrowing, and fair value movement on hedged
borrowings
•Gearing ratio calculation (net debt / net debt plus book equity) differs from the Summerset Group’s bank and
bond LVR covenant (total debt of the Summerset Group / property value of the Summerset Group)
$318m excess assets
47FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
$10.4m
$11.1m
$9.8m
$12.2m
$17.7m
$17.4m
$18.5m
$9.2m
$8.2m
$13.9m
$15.9m
$16.5m
$16.1m
$14.0m
$32.0m
$29.7m
$42.5m
$51.6m
$57.2m
$58.3m
$59.2m
-
$10m
$20m
$30m
$40m
$50m
$60m
$70m
FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
$millions
1H cash dividend2H cash dividendGross dividend payout
Final dividend
DECLARED FY25 FINAL DIVIDEND OF 13.2
CENTS PER SHARE
•The Board has declared an unimputed final dividend of 13.2
cents per share
•This represents a payout for FY25 of approximately $59.2m,
being 25.3% of underlying profit
•The dividend reinvestment plan (DRP) will apply to this
dividend enabling shareholders to take shares in lieu of the
cash dividend
•A discount of 2% will be applied when determining the price
per share of shares issued under the DRP
•The final dividend will be paid on Thursday 26 March
2026.The record date for final determination of entitlements
to the dividend is Friday 13 March 2026
•The Board has adopted a three year review cycle for the
Company’s Dividend Policy. In line with this cycle, the policy
will be reviewed during FY26 to ensure continued alignment
with Summerset’s capital management framework and long
term growth strategy
Dividends per share
Dividend payout per year
6.4
6.0
9.9
10.7
11.311.311.3
7.7
7.0
8.6
11.6
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10
15
20
25
30
FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cents per share
InterimFinal
07.
Questions
49FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Disclaimer
▪This presentation may contain projections or forward looking statements regarding a variety of items. Such forward looking
statements are based upon current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties
▪Actual results may differ materially from those stated in any forward looking statement based on a number of important
factors and risks
▪Although management may indicate and believe the assumptions underlying the forward looking statements are
reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove inaccurate or incorrect and, therefore, there can be no assurance that the
results contemplated in the forward looking statements will be realised
▪Furthermore, while all reasonable care has been taken in compiling this presentation, Summerset accepts no responsibility
for any errors or omissions
▪This presentation does not constitute investment advice
08.
Appendix
Summerset by the Dunes (Pāpāmoa Beach, New Zealand)
51FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Portfolio as at 31 December 2025
8,673 TOTAL UNITS INCLUDING 7,198 RETIREMENT UNITS AND 1,475 CARE UNITS
* Care centre upgrade in progress
Existing portfolio - as at 31 December 2025
Retirement units (ORA)Care units (ORA)
Total units and
care beds
VillageVillasApartments
Serviced
apartments
Memory care
apartments
Care
suites
Care
beds
Care beds
(non-ORA)
Whangārei156 ------156
Northland156 ------156
Ellerslie38 218 55 -2 54 4 371
Hobsonville163 73 52 --44 8 340
Karaka182 -59 --42 8 291
Manukau89 67 27 --53 1 237
Milldale77 ------77
St Johns-212 36 19 49 --316
Warkworth202 2 44 --37 4 289
Auckland751 572 273 19 51 230 25 1,921
Cambridge104 -56 20 31 9 -220
Hamilton183 -50 --47 2 282
Rototuna188 -56 20 7 36 -307
Taupō94 34 18 ----146
Waikato569 34 180 40 38 92 2 955
Katikati156 -30 --21 6 213
Pāpāmoa Beach194 -56 20 19 21 -310
Bay of Plenty350 -86 20 19 42 6 523
Hastings146 5 -----151
Havelock North94 28 --30 4 -156
Napier94 26 20 --45 3 188
Te Awa241 -56 20 15 28 -360
Hawke's Bay575 59 76 20 45 77 3 855
Bell Block215 -56 20 19 21 -331
New Plymouth108 -36 -4 46 6 200
Taranaki323 -92 20 23 67 6 531
Levin*64 22 -10 -10 -106
Palmerston North90 12 ---9 35 146
Whanganui70 18 12 --7 30 137
Manawatū-Whanganui224 52 12 10 -26 65 389
52FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Portfolio as at 31 December 2025
8,673 TOTAL UNITS INCLUDING 7,198 RETIREMENT UNITS AND 1,475 CARE UNITS
Existing portfolio - as at 31 December 2025
Retirement units (ORA)Care units (ORA)
Total units and
care beds
VillageVillasApartments
Serviced
apartments
Memory care
apartments
Care
suites
Care
beds
Care beds
(non-ORA)
Aotea96 33 38 ----167
Boulcott29 82 57 15 24 --207
Kenepuru112 48 76 20 27 26 -309
Paraparaumu92 22 ---1 43 158
Trentham231 12 40 -30 4 -317
Waikanae89 ------89
Wellington-Kāpiti-Wairarapa649 197 211 35 81 31 43 1,247
Nelson214 -55 --52 7 328
Richmond228 -56 20 17 26 -347
Nelson-Tasman442 -111 20 17 78 7 675
Blenheim85 ------85
Marlborough85 ------85
Avonhead165 -79 20 17 26 -307
Casebrook270 -56 20 -43 -389
Prebbleton114 ------114
Rangiora24 ------24
Wigram159 -53 --39 10 261
Canterbury732 -188 40 17 108 10 1,095
Dunedin61 20 20 --36 6 143
Otago61 20 20 --6 107
Total NZ4,9179341,249224 2917871738,575
Chirnside Park10 ------10
Cranbourne North55 -33 ----88
Total Australia65 -33 ----98
Total NZ and Australia4,982 934 1,282 224 291 787 173 8,673
53FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Future development
LARGEST NEW ZEALAND LAND BANK FOR A RETIREMENT VILLAGE OPERATOR
Land bank – as at 31 December 2025
Retirement units (ORA)Care units (ORA)
Total units
and beds
VillageVillasApartments
Serviced
apartments
Memory care
apartments
Care
suites
Care
beds
Care beds
(non-ORA)
Whangārei61-6020279-177
Northland 61-6020279-177
Belmont17459-2146--300
Half Moon Bay-232172026--295
Milldale56366020279-208
St Johns1112-----23
Auckland2413397761999-826
Cambridge156------156
Waikato156------156
Pāpāmoa Beach17------17
Rotorua270-20-218-319
Bay of Plenty287-20-218-336
Mission Hills263---278-298
Hawke's Bay263---278-298
Bell Block69------69
Taranaki69------69
Kelvin Grove253-20-218-302
Manawatū-Whanganui253-20-218-302
Boulcott6927-----96
Levin7---155-27
Masterton253---218-282
Otaihanga247-4020237-337
Waikanae168-6020279-284
Wellington-Kāpiti-Wairarapa74427100408629-1,026
Richmond38------38
Nelson-Tasman38------38
Blenheim153-20-218-202
Marlborough153-20-218-202
54FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Future development
LARGEST NEW ZEALAND LAND BANK FOR A RETIREMENT VILLAGE OPERATOR
Land bank – as at 31 December 2025
Retirement units (ORA)Care units (ORA)
Total units
and beds
VillageVillasApartments
Serviced
apartments
Memory care
apartments
Care
suites
Care
beds
Care beds
(non-ORA)
Prebbleton107-6020279-223
Rangiora236-4020237-326
Rolleston259-20-237-309
Canterbury602-120407323-858
Mosgiel279-20-218-328
Otago279-20-218-328
Total NZ3,146366437161396110-4,616
Land bank – as at 31 December 2025
Retirement units (ORA)Care units (ORA)
Total units
and beds
VillageVillasApartments
Serviced
apartments
Memory care
apartments
Care
suites
Care
beds
Care beds
(RAD/DAP)
Chirnside Park175-28---80283
Craigieburn267-34---72373
Cranbourne North106-----72178
Drysdale277-34---72383
Mernda260-20---72352
Oakleigh South5050----66166
Torquay215-34---72321
Total Australia1,35050150---506 2,056
Total NZ and Australia4,4964165871613961105066,672
55FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Full year resultsFY25FY24*FY23*FY22FY21FY20FY19
Operational
New sales of Occupation Rights805588560537540404329
Resales of Occupation Rights755650543470438381323
Total sales1,5601,2381,1031,007978785652
New units delivered693729692651671413354
Retirement units in portfolio7,1986,6716,0875,5184,9304,3854,076
Care units in portfolio1,4751,2991,2841,1611,098972868
Financial (NZ$m)
Care fees148.3131.4109.696.284.875.168.3
Deferred management fees17.57.24.73.31.2--
Realised gain on resales3.40.40.20.60.20.2-
Care operating expenses(150.3)(136.3)(115.2)(100.5)(82.9)(68.4)(57.0)
Care EBITDA18.82.7(0.6)(0.4)3.47.011.3
Village services71.161.552.845.739.333.930.6
Deferred management fees119.7114.299.889.074.060.852.5
Realised gain on resales101.195.587.969.659.745.836.9
Village operating expenses(89.7)(78.0)(66.7)(57.9)(46.6)(41.3)(34.3)
Village EBITDA202.3193.2173.8146.4126.499.285.7
Interest and other revenue5.25.55.44.86.02.72.6
Head office expenditure (post capitalisation)(88.6)(68.1)(66.1)(53.7)(49.5)(37.2)(31.2)
Annuity EBITDA137.6133.4112.597.186.2171.768.4
Realised development margin154.9118.4121.2104.978.548.261.0
Underlying EBITDA292.5251.8233.7202.0164.7119.9129.4
Depreciation and amortisation(26.3)(19.1)(15.8)(13.6)(11.6)(8.1)(7.8)
Finance costs(32.0)(26.4)(27.5)(17.0)(12.0)(13.5)(15.4)
Underlying profit234.2206.4190.3171.4141.198.3106.2
Refurbishment costs(25.7)(16.9)(11.6)(7.5)(5.5)(5.5)(3.9)
Profit after refurbishment costs208.4189.5178.8163.9135.692.8102.2
Operating cash flow548.2443.2398.2369.2383.4266.8237.9
Total assets9,2358,0416,9255,8404,9243,8933,338
Total equity3,3282,9452,5852,1932,1931,9251,355
EPS (cents) (IFRS profit)108.1141.3175.4116.7238.2102.378.6
NTA (cents)1,3751,2431,102944836594502
Historical trends
HISTORICAL TRENDS ACROSS OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL METRICS
Definitions:
▪New units delivered includes all retirement units and care units
▪Retirement units include villas, apartments and serviced apartments
▪Care units include memory care apartments, care suites and care beds
▪Underlying profit differs from NZ IFRS reported profit after tax. The measure has been audited by PwC. Refer to slide 56 for a reconciliation between the two measures, and note 2 of the financial statements for detail on the
components of underlying profit
* The fair value of investment property has been restated (refer to slide 57 for details)
56FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
FY25 underlying profit and resales cash flow
RECONCILIATION OF UNDERLYING PROFIT TO REPORTED NET PROFIT AFTER TAX AND NET RESALES
RECEIPTS WITHIN CASH FLOW FROM EXISTING OPERATIONS
Definition:
Underlying profit is a non-GAAP measure and differs from NZ IFRS profit for the period. Underlying profit does not have a standardised meaning prescribed by GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to similar financial
information presented by other entities. The Directors have provided an underlying profit measure in addition to IFRS profit to assist readers in determining the realised and unrealised components of fair value movement of
investment property, impairment and tax expense in the Group’s income statement. The measure is used internally in conjunction with other measures to monitor performance and make investment decisions and has been
audited by PwC. Underlying profit is a measure which the Group uses consistently across reporting periods. Underlying profit is used to determine the dividend payout to shareholders.
Reconciliation of Underlying profit to Reported net profit after tax NZ$mFY25FY24VarianceFY23
Net profit after tax (IFRS)259.7339.8(24%)408.3
Less fair value movement of investment property and other assets(264.5)(372.6)(29%)(413.5)
(Less)/add (impairment reversal)/impairment of assets and other non-cash items(1.9)8.8(121%)-
Add realised gains on resales104.595.99%88.1
Add realised development margin154.9118.431%121.2
(Less)/add deferred tax (credit)/expense(18.6)15.9(217%)(13.8)
Underlying profit234.2206.413%190.3
Net resales receipts NZ$mFY25FY24VarianceFY23
Receipts for residents' loans - resales408.6358.614%295.8
Repayments for residents' loans - resales(263.1)(220.4)19%(191.2)
Net resales cash flow145.4138.25%104.6
Comprising:
Realised resale gains104.595.99%88.1
DMF realisation60.652.316%41.5
Buybacks - net(1.5)(0.8)88%(2.8)
Transfers and other cash movements(18.2)(9.2)98%(22.2)
Net resales receipts145.4138.25%104.6
Market value of repurchased stock is $35.3m (FY24: $41.7m)
57FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Restated comparative information
RESTATEMENT OF FAIR VALUE OF INVESTMENT PROPERTY
•Summerset has reviewed its accounting and valuation
treatment of long-term resident loans within the valuations
and the accounting gross-up calculation applied to
investment property
•As a result, it was concluded that the gross-up calculation
should be updated to include long-term resident loans to
ensure compliance with the requirements of NZ IAS 40
•This change in treatment has resulted in the recognition and
correction of prior periods relating to FY24 and FY23
•Total impact on FY24 value of investment property
was $24.9m and FY23 of $17.1m
•In accordance with IFRS requirements we have restated the
prior periods in the statement of financial position and
income statement
NZ$m
FY24
reported
Opening
balance
amendment
Amendment
FY24
restated
Income Statement
Fair value movement of investment
property and other assets
372.6-(7.9)364.7
Profit for period339.8-(7.9)332.0
Net transfer to shareholders equity339.8-(7.9)332.0
Statement of Financial Position
Investment property7,329(17.1)(7.9)7,304
Net change to total assets 8,066(17.1)(7.9)8,041
Retained earnings2,421(17.1)(7.9)2,396
Net change to total equity 2,969(17.1)(7.9)2,945
NZ$m
FY23
reported
Amendment
FY23
restated
Income Statement
Fair value movement of investment
property and other assets
430.6(17.1)413.5
Profit for period425.3(17.1)408.3
Net transfer to shareholders equity425.3(17.1)408.3
Statement of Financial Position
Investment property6,394(17.1)6,377
Net change to total assets 6,942(17.1)6,925
Retained earnings2,139(17.1)2,121
Net change to total equity 2,602(17.1)2,585
58FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Investment property valuations
INVESTMENT PROPERTY AND OTHER ASSET VALUATIONS – KEY ASSUMPTIONS
Note: Value of non-land capital work in progress not represented in the above table
Fair value movement of investment propertyValuationGain/(loss)Key valuation assumptions
VillageLocationNZ$mNZ$m
Discount
rate
Growth rate
Yr 1
Growth rate
Yr 2
Growth rate
Yr 3
Growth rate
Yr 4
Growth rate
Yr 5+
Summerset by the ParkManukau185.70.213.50%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset by the LakeTaupō111.04.214.50%3.00%3.00%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset in the BayNapier117.24.313.75%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset in the OrchardHastings121.65.014.25%2.75%3.00%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset in the VinesHavelock North98.83.914.00%2.75%3.00%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset in the River CityWhanganui54.92.414.75%3.00%3.00%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset on SummerhillPalmerston North80.55.914.25%2.75%3.00%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset by the RangesLevin50.03.914.50%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset on the CoastParaparaumu95.32.414.25%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset at AoteaAotea147.97.014.00%3.00%3.00%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset in the SunNelson202.94.913.50%2.75%3.00%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset at BishopscourtDunedin80.35.814.00%3.00%3.00%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset down the LaneHamilton162.31.314.00%2.50%3.00%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset Mountain ViewNew Plymouth111.08.514.25%2.75%3.00%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset FallsWarkworth239.2(0.5)14.00%2.00%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.50%
Summerset at Heritage ParkEllerslie398.66.114.00%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset at KarakaKaraka240.47.413.50%2.75%3.00%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset at WigramWigram169.66.813.75%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset at the CourseTrentham244.218.414.00%2.00%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.50%
Summerset by the SeaKatikati143.20.314.25%2.50%3.00%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset RototunaRototuna219.05.413.75%2.00%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.50%
Summerset at AvonheadAvonhead220.08.213.75%2.00%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.50%
Summerset at Monterey ParkHobsonville371.93.613.50%2.00%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.50%
Summerset on the LandingKenepuru252.91.113.75%2.00%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.50%
Summerset on CavendishCasebrook285.412.813.75%2.00%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.50%
Summerset PalmsTe Awa289.717.814.00%2.00%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.50%
Summerset at Pohutukawa PlaceBell Block250.621.014.00%2.00%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.50%
Total for completed villages4,944168.3
59FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Investment property valuations
INVESTMENT PROPERTY AND OTHER ASSET VALUATIONS – KEY ASSUMPTIONS
Note: Value of non-land capital work in progress not represented in the above table
Fair value movement of investment propertyValuationGain/(loss)Key valuation assumptions
VillageLocationNZ$mNZ$m
Discount
rate
Growth rate
Yr 1
Growth rate
Yr 2
Growth rate
Yr 3
Growth rate
Yr 4
Growth rate
Yr 5+
Summerset Richmond RangesRichmond240.11.913.75%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.50%3.50%
Summerset by the DunesPāpāmoa Beach239.313.814.00%2.25%2.50%3.00%3.50%3.50%
Summerset Mount DenbyWhangārei144.45.915.00%2.00%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.50%
Summerset CambridgeCambridge123.014.814.75%2.50%2.50%3.00%3.25%3.50%
Summerset PrebbletonPrebbleton114.810.515.00%2.00%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.50%
Summerset BlenheimBlenheim83.112.515.75%2.00%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.50%
Summerset MilldaleMilldale112.59.515.50%2.00%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.50%
Summerset BoulcottBoulcott225.018.814.75%2.00%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.50%
Summerset WaikanaeWaikanae121.622.015.50%2.00%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.50%
Summerset St JohnsSt Johns505.913.015.50%0.00%1.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%
Summerset RangioraRangiora32.35.116.00%2.00%2.50%2.75%3.00%3.50%
Summerset Half Moon BayHalf Moon Bay35.4(1.9)n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Summerset Kelvin GroveKelvin Grove19.4(1.1)n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Summerset Cranbourne NorthMelbourne - Cranbourne North71.8(1.9)14.00%3.00%3.00%3.00%3.00%3.00%
Summerset Chirnside ParkMelbourne - Chirnside Park57.21.1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Summerset TorquayMelbourne - Torquay74.5(6.8)n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Summerset Oakleigh SouthMelbourne - Oakleigh South38.8(4.8)n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Total for villages in development2,239112.6
Total for proposed villages316.3(16.5)
Total for all villages7,499264.5
60FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Care centre valuations
CARE CENTRE VALUATIONS – KEY ASSUMPTIONS
* Includes memory care only, remaining care centre under upgrade
Note: value of non-land capital work in progress not represented in the above table
Value of care facilities
Total care
ValuationGain/(loss)Non-ORAKey ORA valuation assumptions
VillageLocation
units
NZ$mNZ$m
Capitalisation
rate
Discount
rate
Growth rate
Yr 1
Growth rate
Yr 2
Growth rate
Yr 3
Growth rate
Yr 4
Growth rate
Yr 5+
Summerset by the ParkManukau5422.27.212.75%13.50%2.00%2.25%2.50%3.00%3.00%
Summerset in the BayNapier4813.76.713.75%13.75%2.00%2.25%2.50%3.00%3.00%
Summerset in the River CityWhanganui373.81.115.00%14.75%2.00%2.25%2.50%2.75%3.00%
Summerset on SummerhillPalmerston North446.12.214.50%14.25%2.00%2.25%2.50%2.75%3.00%
Summerset by the RangesLevin206.9(0.1)13.50%14.50%2.00%2.25%2.75%3.00%3.00%
Summerset on the CoastParaparaumu444.40.014.00%14.25%2.00%2.25%2.50%3.00%3.00%
Summerset in the SunNelson5919.29.213.50%13.50%2.00%2.25%2.50%2.75%3.00%
Summerset at BishopscourtDunedin4213.97.613.50%14.00%2.00%2.00%2.50%2.75%3.00%
Summerset down the LaneHamilton4915.78.113.00%14.00%2.00%2.25%2.50%2.75%3.00%
Summerset Mountain ViewNew Plymouth5617.78.113.50%14.25%2.00%2.25%2.50%2.75%3.00%
Summerset FallsWarkworth4115.28.213.50%14.00%1.00%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%
Summerset at KarakaKaraka5021.56.012.75%13.50%2.00%2.50%2.50%2.75%3.00%
Summerset at WigramWigram4915.97.413.00%13.75%2.00%2.25%2.50%2.75%3.00%
Summerset by the SeaKatikati278.53.914.00%14.25%2.00%2.25%2.50%2.75%3.00%
Summerset at Heritage ParkEllerslie6026.47.312.75%14.00%2.00%2.25%2.50%3.00%3.00%
Summerset at Monterey ParkHobsonville5224.79.312.50%13.50%1.00%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%
Summerset RototunaRototuna6337.87.312.75%13.75%1.00%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%
Summerset on CavendishCasebrook6337.511.512.50%13.75%1.00%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%
Summerset Richmond RangesRichmond6332.44.113.00%13.75%2.00%2.25%2.75%3.00%3.00%
Summerset at AvonheadAvonhead6338.69.312.50%13.75%1.00%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%
Summerset PalmsTe Awa6336.02.112.50%14.00%1.00%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%
Summerset Pohutukawa PlaceBell Block6038.05.412.75%14.00%1.00%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%
Summerset on the LandingKenepuru7348.36.812.50%13.75%1.00%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%
Summerset by the DunesPāpāmoa Beach6036.33.513.00%14.00%2.00%2.25%2.50%2.75%3.00%
Summerset BoulcottBoulcott3929.310.612.50%14.75%1.00%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%
Summerset St JohnsSt Johns6872.48.811.00%15.50%1.00%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%
Total for existing care facilities1,347642.3161.7
61FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Care centre valuations
CARE CENTRE VALUATIONS – KEY ASSUMPTIONS
Note: value of non-land capital work in progress not represented in the above table
Value of care facilities
Total care
ValuationGain/(loss)Non-ORAKey ORA valuation assumptions
VillageLocation
units
NZ$mNZ$m
Capitalisation
rate
Discount
rate
Growth rate
Yr 1
Growth rate
Yr 2
Growth rate
Yr 3
Growth rate
Yr 4
Growth rate
Yr 5+
Summerset in the VinesHavelock North3416.34.413.00%14.00%2.50%2.50%2.75%2.75%3.00%
Summerset at the CourseTrentham3418.87.713.00%14.00%1.00%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%
Total for new care facilities6835.112.2
Total for all care facilities1,415677.4173.9
62FULL YEAR REPORT 2025
Sales price relativity
CONTINUE TO REGULARLY REVIEW RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET CONDITIONS AND UPDATE
UNIT PRICES, PRICING IN LINE WITH MARKET EXPECTATIONS WITH RECORD SALES ACHIEVED
Auckland sales price relativity
Rest of NZ sales price relativity
Sales price relativity vs median house price
SUM Two bed independentResidential House Prices - Median to 75
th
Percentile range
Auckland
NZ main centres
Regional NZ
REINZ median house priceSUM % of median
93%
46%
29%
102%
58%
38%
103%
60%
35%
-
$0.2m
$0.4m
$0.6m
$0.8m
$1.0m
$1.2m
REINZ Two bed
ILU
Serviced
apartment
Care
suite
REINZ Two bed
ILU
Serviced
apartment
Care
suite
REINZ Two bed
ILU
Serviced
apartment
Care
suite
$0.5m
$0.7m
$0.9m
$1.1m
$1.3m
$1.5m
$1.7m
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
$0.3m
$0.4m
$0.5m
$0.6m
$0.7m
$0.8m
$0.9m
$1.0m
$1.1m
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
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Customer profile and occupancy
OCCUPANCY, TENURE AND RESIDENT DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS
Occupancy – retirement villages
Occupancy – established care centres
Average tenure (years)
Average entry age of residents (years)
97%
93%
93%
94%
94%
-
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
96%
95%95%
94%
95%
-
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
78.978.9
78.5
79.8
78.8
79.4
85.1
85.2
84.3
85.5
85.5
85.8
60.0
65.0
70.0
75.0
80.0
85.0
90.0
FY23FY24FY25
VillasApartmentsServiced and memory care apartmentsCare suites
7.1
6.7
7.0
5.3
4.7
5.8
2.5
2.4
2.6
1.0
0.7
0.9
-
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
FY23FY24FY25
VillasApartmentsServiced and memory care apartmentsCare suites
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Key terms
SUMMERSET KEY TERMS
Underlying profit
Non-GAAP financial measure used by Summerset to monitor financial performance and determine dividend distributions. Calculated by making
the following adjustments to IFRS net profit after tax: removing fair value movement on investment properties, removing any impairment,
removing non-operating one-off items, adding back realised gains from resales, adding back realised development margin from new sales,
removing deferred taxation component of taxation expense so only the current tax expense is reflected
Annuity EBITDA
EBITDA from care and village operations with adjustments for interest income, other revenue and head office expenditure. It excludes any
earnings from development
Care EBITDA
Care fees from providing care (e.g. rest home and hospital care), deferred management fees from care units and realised resale gain from care
units less costs of operating the care centres. This excludes any allocation of head office cost
Village EBITDA
Village services revenue (e.g. weekly fees), deferred management fees from retirement units and realised resale gain from retirement units less
costs of operating retirement villages. This excludes any allocation of head office cost
Cash flow from existing operations
(CFEO)
Non-GAAP financial measure used by Summerset to monitor financial performance. Includes net cash flows from resales (net receipts from
resales, refurbishment costs and sales and marketing costs related to resales), net cash flows from village operations (village and care fees plus
payments to village suppliers and employees), other village cash flows (receipts for care bed conversions, refurbishment costs and other village
capex) plus cash flows relating to the existing business within head office suppliers and employees, head office capex and interest received
Cash flow from development activity
(CFDA)
Non-GAAP financial measure used by Summerset to monitor financial performance. Includes resident receipts from new sales of occupation
rights, sales and marketing costs relating to the first time sale of units and net development capex (incl. land, construction capex, capitalised
non-village expenses relating to development, other village capex, capitalised interest and finance costs)
Development margin
This is calculated using the first ORA sales receipt for the applicable unit, less the cost for developing the applicable unit sold under ORA. Costs
incorporate the land cost, share of infrastructure costs, direct costs, share of other costs (e.g. landscaping), management fees and interest
costs. The development margin excludes recreation and administration facility costs and care centre costs (for non-ORA units)
Project cash profit
The final cash return from developing a village. This incorporates the land cost, independent living unit (ILU) costs, recreation and administration
facility costs, care centre costs, management fees (incl. a share of corporate overheads), interest costs and the first-time sales proceeds for all
units sold under Occupation Right
Cash margin from village
development
The project cash profit from a village development divided by gross new sales receipt from first sell down
Developing villages
Villages that are not yet complete and that have units delivered in the current year - not all units, the care centre and common facilities have
been completed and delivered. At FY25, villages includes: Bell Block, Blenheim, Cambridge, Cranbourne North, Lower Hutt, Milldale, Pāpāmoa
Beach, Prebbleton, Rangiora, Richmond, St Johns, Te Awa, Waikanae, Whangārei
Completed villages
Villages where all units, the care centre and common facilities have been completed and delivered prior to the current year. At FY25, villages
include Aotea, Avonhead, Casebrook, Dunedin, Ellerslie, Hamilton, Hastings, Havelock North, Hobsonville, Karaka, Katikati, Kenepuru, Levin,
Manukau, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Paraparaumu, Rototuna, Taupō, Trentham, Whanganui, Warkworth, Wigram
Realised resale gain
The difference in resale unit sales price between the incoming resident and the previous resident. This excludes DMF (shown separately) and
forms part of underlying profit and annuity EBITDA
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Key terms
SUMMERSET KEY TERMS
Corporate overhead function
Operations
Support costs relating to the Operations team including wages for Group Operations Managers, Operations and Property support staff,
consulting costs for operational reviews and projects, licenses, internal audit costs and other general administrative costs e.g. travel, training,
etc)
Sales and marketing
Support costs relating to village sales managers, Group Sales Managers, head office sales and marketing support wages. Local and national
advertising costs and other general administrative costs relating to sales and marketing functions (e.g. travel, training, etc)
Development and construction
Support costs relating to all design, development and construction head office costs. Primarily wages, system costs and other general
administrative costs relating to development and construction (e.g. travel, training, etc)
Australian business
Support costs relating to wages and other costs for operations, property, sales and marketing, development and other general administrative
costs relating to the Australian business (e.g. travel, training, etc)
Technology
General IT operating expenditure including wages for Group Technology staff, software costs, hardware costs and licence fees (for all villages
and corporate functions). Also contains project related costs such as consultancy, contractors, etc, and other general administrative costs
relating to Group Technology (e.g. travel, training, etc)
Corporate functions
Support costs relating to wages in Finance, Strategy, People and Culture, Management, and Sustainability. Also contains license costs for
financial systems, consulting costs as required for reviews and projects and other general administrative costs relating to Corporate
functions(e.g. travel, training, etc)
ComplianceGeneral compliance costs including directors Fees, listing/ registry fees, all audit fees etc
Share plan option costCosts associated with Summerset’s employee share scheme and executive LTI costs
Deferred management fees
This is the fee charged by Summerset to residents in our villages under their ORA (the standard rate is 25% of the ORA price).The calculated
DMF which is applicable in each case is deducted from the amount repaid to the outgoing resident upon resale of the unit. The fee is in
consideration for the right to accommodation and the use of communal facilities over the entire length of a resident's stay
Embedded value
Non-GAAP measure that reflects the balance of DMF accrued by the resident and the resale gain (being the difference between the price paid
by the last resident and the price that would be paid by an incoming resident across the portfolio) at reporting date
Net tangible assets per shareTotal assets, less intangible assets, less total liabilities, divided by number of shares outstanding at the end of the period
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Key terms
SUMMERSET KEY TERMS
ORA unit
Any retirement or care unit sold under an Occupation Right. This includes villas, apartments, serviced apartments, memory care apartments and
care suites
Retirement unitVilla, apartment or serviced apartment sold under ORA
Care unitMemory care apartment, care suite or care bed either sold under ORA or available on a daily charge
Care bed conversion
Defined as the sale of beds under Occupation Right at a village with a care centre where beds were previously occupied under a premium
accommodation charge. Used for stock, settlement, portfolio and land bank information
Care suites and beds
Relates to care suites and beds sold under Occupation Right at our newer care centres – in FY25 this was Avonhead, Bell Block, Boulcott,
Havelock North, Kenepuru, Pāpāmoa Beach, Richmond, Rototuna, St Johns, Te Awa and Trentham (note – there are no beds available for sale
at Boulcott or St Johns). Used for stock, settlement, portfolio and land bank information
Face value of bank loans
and retail bonds
Face value of bank debt and retail bonds excludes capitalised and amortised transaction costs for loans and borrowing, and fair value movement
on hedged borrowings
Gearing ratioGearing ratio is calculated as net debt divided by net debt plus book equity
Property value
Property value is calculated as the valuation amount of all properties that have been externally valued, plus the cost of all properties not
externally valued, plus 50% of the costs incurred to date on developments that are not complete, net of residents’ loans
Loan to value ratioLoan to value ratio is the gross borrowings at face value divided by property value
Adjusted EBIT
Adjusted EBIT is EBIT less fair value movement of investment property and other assets, less deferred management fees (calculated under NZ
GAAP), plus net cash from resales, plus development margin, less/plus other one off adjustments
Adjusted EBITDAAdjusted EBITDA is Adjusted EBIT plus amortisation and depreciation
Interest expense
Interest expense is the total interest and line fee costs prior to capitalisation of any interest and line fees, excluding any interest and line fees
incurred in relation to development tranches of bank debt facilities
Interest cover ratio
Interest cover ratio is Adjusted EBITDA divided by interest expense, calculated on a 12-month rolling basis
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Chief Financial Officer
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GM Strategy
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A nnual
Report
2025
ABOUT THIS REPORT
This Annual Report of
Summerset Group Holdings
Limited (Summerset) is
prepared in accordance with
New Zealand equivalents
to International Financial
Reporting Standards (NZ
IFRS), the NZX Listing Rules
and Corporate Governance
Code, the ASX Listing Rules
(as relevant for foreign exempt
listings) and the Companies
Act 1993.
It covers all our business
operations for the year ended
31 December 2025 and was
released on 27 February 2026.
We are aligning our reporting
to the International Integrated
Reporting Framework
to improve the way we
communicate and improve
transparency.
We will continue to build
on this approach.
Cover: Neil Spedding (left) and Errol Gill (right) celebrating
Father’s Day at Summerset Mountain View
Inside cover: Summerset Cranbourne North, Victoria, Australia
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Contents
Highlights04
Snapshot
04
2025 highlights
06
Chair and CEO’s report08
Summerset strategy
18
Our people and community20
Our villages28
Portfolio growth
36
Our pipeline
38
Delivering on sustainability40
Our performance46
Five-year summary50
Financial statements51
Governance93
Board of Directors106
Executive Leadership Team108
Remuneration110
Disclosures120
Directory131
Company information134
Glossary of terms136
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Snapshot
Our people
9,500+
Residents
3,200+
Staff members
91%
Village resident
satisfaction
Our care
89%
Care resident
satisfaction
1,475
Care units
(which includes beds)
in portfolio
1,173
Care units
(which includes beds)
in land bank
Our portfolio
7,198
Retirement units
$9.2b
Total assets
FY24 $8.0b*
693
Units delivered to be sold
under ORA
FY24 676
5,499
Retirement units
in land bank
44
Villages completed or
under development
10
Greenfield sites
Our performance
$259.7m
Net profit after tax
FY24 $332.0m*
$234.2m
Underlying profit
FY24 $206.4m
$548.2m
Operating cash flow
FY24 $443.2m
$13.75
NTA per share
FY24 $12.43*
1,560
Sales of Occupation Right
Agreements (ORA)
FY24 1,238
27.8%
Development margin
FY24 28.9%
*The fair value movement of
investment property has been
restated (refer Page 62)
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2025
Highlights
FEB
MAR
FEBRUARY
Margaret Warrington joins Summerset as
Chief Financial Officer
We opened our care centre at Summerset Boulcott
MARCH
We celebrated Frontliner Day – Summerset recognises the
hard work and dedication of our village staff with gifts and
messages from residents
MAY
We recognised our people with our annual
Applause Awards in Auckland
Summerset celebrated the delivery of fully
refurbished care centres at our Havelock North
and Trentham villages
JUNE
We launched our EVP “Together we bring villages
to life” with our staff
MAY
JUN
FEB
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JULY
Summerset St Johns recognised with an “Excellence” at
NZ Property Council Awards
AUGUST
Record Half Year results announced
SEPTEMBER
Summerset’s Construction Procurement team won the
“Best Procurement Transformation & Change Program
at the Chartered Institute of Procurement Awards
First residents moved into our fifth Canterbury village –
Summerset Rangiora
OCTOBER
Summerset by the Lake (Taupō) and Summerset at the
Course (Trentham) celebrate 25 years
Sod-turning event for Summerset Oakleigh South – our
fourth Australian village
Summerset named as a Customer Champion by the
Australian Financial Review
NOVEMBER
Delivery of 120 new apartments at
Summerset St Johns
DECEMBER
Delivery of Cranbourne North and Cambridge
village centre buildings
First villas delivered at our second Australian
village, Chirnside Park
Summerset recognised again as a Sustainability
leader by Forsyth Barr in their Carbon & ESG
ratings from NZX-listed companies. We were
recognised as the third best company on the NZX
JUL
DEC
SEP
NOV
AUG
OCT
H I G H L I G H T S
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Chair and CEO’s
report
Mark Verbiest
Chair
Scott Scoullar
Chief Executive Officer
Welcome to Summerset’s annual
report for the 12 months ended
31 December 2025.
We are pleased to have
delivered another strong result for
our shareholders and residents
in a year where the wider
business environment continued to
pose challenges.
While there are signs of optimism as
we move into FY26, the New Zealand
economy and the property market
have been, and remain, sluggish.
Despite this we have continued to
stick to our fundamental principles
of developing vibrant, primarily
broadacre, villages in appealing
locations while being disciplined in
managing our build rate and costs.
Our long-term strategy continues to
deliver results and we've maintained
a prudent balance sheet. This
year, underlying profit grew again,
we met our build rate guidance,
delivered record sales, maintained
high resident satisfaction and staff
engagement, and made significant
progress in Australia.
Our staff's hard work over the
year has been recognised externally.
We received a number of awards
including winning the Corporate
ESG (Environment, Social and
Governance) category at the
Institute of Financial Professionals
New Zealand (INFINZ) 2025 Awards.
Summerset St Johns (Auckland)
received an Excellence award at
the New Zealand Property Council
awards in the Retirement Living and
Aged Care category, and we were
named a Customer Champion by
the Australian Financial Review. Also,
for the seventh consecutive year, we
were named Highly Commended by
Reader’s Digest as a Trusted Brand in
the Retirement Village category.
Business performance
Our underlying profit for the year was
$234.2m, up 13% on FY24, reflecting
our strong sales performance during
the year. Our IFRS net profit for
FY25 was $259.7m – down 22% on
FY24, driven by revaluations of our
portfolio over the year.
Despite a continued
challenging economic
environment we
achieved 1,560 sales
(805 new sales and 755
resales), a 26% increase
on FY24, our highest
new sales year to date
We have continued to see strong
momentum at our focus villages,
Boulcott (Lower Hutt) and St Johns,
which were our first and third best
performing new sales villages for
the year.
Selling care rooms under
Occupation Right Agreements
(ORAs) has helped us to improve
our care profitability significantly,
and the move to ORAs is now a
well-accepted part of our offering by
residents and future residents. Care
EBITDA was $18.8m for FY25, up from
$2.7m the year before. We're pleased
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to see this lift but this remains a
modest return and we'll continue to
work to improve profitability in this
area. Care EBITDA per bed in our
completed villages is approximately
$13k currently, but with changes
to our care DMF, which came into
place this year, and more rooms
converting to Care ORA we continue
to target an average $20-25k over
the medium term.
Care ORA sales have been strong
this year, but we’ve been pleased to
see sales of our independent homes
continue to grow solidly as well. With
care ORAs excluded, new sales were
680, up 16% from the 588 new sales
achieved in FY24.
Our operating cash flows of $548.2m
have increased 24% from last year
and the value of our total assets
are now $9.2b, up 15% on 2024,
largely as a result of the retirement
homes we built in New Zealand
and Australia and revaluation gains
across our portfolio.
We have lifted the value of the
company by $1.32 per share in the
last year to have a Net Tangible
Assets (NTA) per share of $13.75.
Since 2016 our portfolio has grown
from 3,576 units to 8,673, and in
the same period NTA per share
has increased from $2.50 to $13.75.
Our current land bank gives us the
opportunity to almost double our
size as we build and enables strong
future growth in our NTA.
We are pleased with the business’s
continued growth and prospects,
and the Board has declared a
final dividend of 13.2 cents per
share (cps), payable on 26 March
2026. Combined with our interim
dividend of 11.3 cps, shareholders
have received 24.5 cps for the FY25,
consistent with FY24.
The Board has adopted a
formal three-year review cycle
for the Company’s Dividend
Policy. In line with this cycle,
the policy will be reviewed
during FY26 to ensure continued
alignment with Summerset’s capital
management framework and long-
term growth strategy.
Areas of focus
At our half-year results
announcement we signalled three
key focus areas we have committed
to provide further updates on. These
were our operating costs, progress in
Australia and our debt tracking.
We have significantly reduced the
pace of cost growth. In 2H25 our
operating expenses growth was
$10.2m – down from $14m in the
first half of the year. We expect to
see some growth in overheads as our
village footprint grows in both New
Zealand and Australia, but we are
committed to carefully scrutinising
all our costs and finding efficiencies.
In Australia we’ve continued our
measured and deliberate growth
plan and we’re now seeing this
work start to gain momentum. We
delivered our first village centre
building at Cranbourne North in
Victoria, which is where we will
deliver aged care for the first time
in Australia. The first villas at our
second Australian village, Chirnside
Park were delivered in Q4, with
strong pre-sales seeing half of the
first stage sold in the first few weeks.
Construction has also begun at
two other villages – Torquay and
Oakleigh South.
Our total debt of $1.97b remains
below our target debt band of $2–
2.5b and we have undrawn debt
capacity of $627m as well as strong
lender support. Our gearing ratio is
37.1%, down slightly on the first half of
the year and within our target band
of 30–40%.
With the delivery of a number of
village centre buildings in FY25,
and more in FY26, we expect
Summerset’s aggregate net debt
growth to continue to reduce as
we won’t be funding as many
large commercial builds as we have
Summerset Rangiora welcomed its first residents in September
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undertaken in FY25. With significant
projects at St Johns, Boulcott and
Cranbourne North scheduled to
complete in the current year, these
should also start to deliver sales.
New Zealand construction
and development
Following a number of significant
land purchases in 2024 we reviewed
multiple new potential options and
continue to pursue some excellent
opportunities, but we’ve not made
any new village site purchases.
We are committed to remaining
disciplined on our metrics and our
strict investment criteria.
During FY25 we continued to
look at where adjacent land could
provide opportunities to extend
popular villages. During the year
we purchased 2.6 neighbouring
hectares at our Summerset
Pohutukawa Place (Bell Block, New
Plymouth) village which will allow us
to add approximately 70 homes and
some new amenities for residents.
We’ve also applied for, and received,
resource consent for a new village
extension at Summerset Waikanae
on land that we had previously
planned to sell.
Outside of extensions we continue
to focus on consenting our land
bank and moving through the
various approvals and processes
required to bring these villages
to construction. For example in
October we completed the rezoning
of our Mosgiel village land from
rural to residential, then received all
resource consents for that village.
We’ve settled the land for our
proposed village in Belmont,
Auckland and received resource
consent for our Rotorua village.
We lodged resource consent
applications for our Mission Hills
(Napier) village together with
our extensions to Boulcott and
Blenheim villages.
Our New Zealand construction team
worked across 18 villages during
the year, including completing
construction at our Te Awa (Napier)
village and delivering refurbished
care centres at our Havelock North
and Trentham (Upper Hutt) villages.
The team also delivered major
builds at St Johns (120 apartments),
Boulcott (123 new homes including
the care centre) and the village
centre at Summerset Cambridge.
This work saw us
meet our forecast New
Zealand build rate
of 600–650 homes,
delivering 637 homes
under ORA.
A healthy total portfolio
development margin in FY25 of
27.8% (in line with FY24) was
delivered, well above our long-term
aim of 20–25%.
We currently have five other village
centre buildings under construction
which are on track for delivery over
the next 12 months. Our Whangārei
and Waikanae village centres are
due to be delivered early FY26
with Milldale (Auckland), Prebbleton
(Canterbury) and Blenheim's new
buildings due to welcome residents
either late FY26 or in the first half of
FY27. We will also complete the last
of our care centre refurbishments at
our Levin village in FY26.
Summerset Half Moon Bay
(Auckland) is progressing well, and
civil works have been completed
at our Kelvin Grove (Palmerston
North) site, where first deliveries are
expected late FY26.
We will continue to flex our build rate
as market conditions dictate, and in
FY26 we expect to build between
650–700 homes in New Zealand. We
are keeping our build rate relatively
flat in the coming year as we seek
to prudently manage our stock
numbers and focus on selling down
what we have. Other than Half Moon
Bay we have no highly intensive
infrastructure spends planned and
we expect to return to a more
business-as-usual cadence of village
centre building delivery by late FY26
and into FY27.
While we have a high number of
village centres coming online in
FY26 and early FY27, we expect
our total portfolio development
margin to track more within our long-
term guidance as these buildings
contain care and apartment suites
which have a lower development
margin than our villas and other
independent living options.
Sales
We were pleased to achieve another
solid sales number in FY25 with 1,560
homes sold under ORA.
New Zealand’s prolonged economic
slowdown has continued to create
a challenging environment for
our sales team to operate in,
but the strength of our offering
has continued to appeal to our
core audience.
The benefit of the diversity of
our village portfolio was again
evident over the last year with
our five highest performing new
sales villages, Boulcott, Pāpāmoa,
St Johns, Bell Block and Waikanae,
spread throughout New Zealand.
We've worked hard to reduce our
uncontracted stock also, with our
resale stock down to 2.7%, compared
to 3% at FY24, and New Zealand
new sale stock in line with the same
time last year – a very pleasing result
in a difficult property market. We
also decreased our uncontracted
New Zealand villa stock by 53% due
to strong sales and targeting our
deliveries where there’s demand.
Our reduction in new sales stock is
despite more than 226 units being
delivered in Q4 (primarily at St
Johns and the village centre at our
Cambridge village). For FY26 we will
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be focused on selling down key
villages St Johns and Boulcott and
bringing residents into our new care
centres at Cambridge, Waikanae
and Whangārei.
Australia
Completing our first village centre at
Cranbourne North in December was
a major milestone for our Australian
side of the business, and we’re
excited to bring our continuum-of-
care offering to older Australians
in FY26.
As well as a care centre, the
new building includes assisted
living apartments and our
village amenities including indoor
pool, library, café, wellness hub
and theatre.
Our team are working through the
necessary steps to operationalise
the village centre including
hiring and training staff, finalising
accreditation for our care services,
and embedding any legislative
requirements under the new
Australian Aged Care Act which
came into force on 1 November
2025. We expect to welcome our first
assisted living residents in Q1 of FY26
and to begin providing care from Q2.
We achieved our
forecast delivery of 50–
80 homes in Australia,
delivering 56 homes
this year. This includes
the first 10 villas at
our second Australian
village, Chirnside Park.
Until the delivery of its new village
centre building, Cranbourne North
has had low numbers of stock to
sell. During FY26 our focus will
be to continue building our brand
and selling the available homes at
Cranbourne North, and settling our
pre-sold villas at Chirnside Park.
Demand has been strong and since
we opened pre-sales on 28 villas
at Chirnside Park in November 60%
have pre-sold already.
Due to the design of Chirnside
Park, and the construction phases
involved, we will deliver another
15 homes in Q2 before inviting
residents to move in. This will
allow our residents to have
the best experience in their
new home without construction
impacting them.
We’ve had a number of sales events
at our Chirnside Park show suite and
we’ve been very pleased with the
demand we’ve seen from our target
audience so far.
We’ve commenced construction at
two other villages in Victoria also.
Our village centre building and
independent living apartments at
Oakleigh South are well underway
with the village’s first deliveries on
track for FY27, and civil works are now
progressing at Torquay where we
expect construction of the village’s
first villas to start in the second half
of FY26.
We're pleased with the outlook for
these villages and we collectively
forecast to recover the full cost to
build them once they are complete
and sold down. We expect to build
100–150 homes in Australia in FY26,
and we're targeting a build rate of
approximately 300 units per annum
by the end of FY27.
In late FY25 we also lodged a
Planning Permit with the Victorian
Development Facilitation Panel for a
new village in Mornington Victoria.
We are hopeful of securing the
consent this year which will include
a retirement village, assisted living
apartments and aged care. We
believe this opportunity will be
Drop In Day at our Summerset Chirnside Park, Australia sales suite
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a great addition to our growing
Australian portfolio.
Resident satisfaction
As we grow, we’ve ensured that
we don’t lose sight of our mission
to bring the best of life to our
residents. This includes the activities
and experiences we offer, the
appearance of our villages, our food
services, care services and more.
We’ve continued to update and
evolve our resident experiences
throughout FY25 across a
number of key areas based on
resident feedback.
We gather resident feedback in a
number of ways, through resident
surveys (which we do three times a
year), at village manager meetings,
and in the interactions our staff
have with residents and their families
every day.
Our most recent satisfaction results
from October 2025 were 91% for
village residents and 89% for care
residents. As indicated at HY25 we
have moved to our tougher internal
measure of resident satisfaction
based on residents marking us on a
scale of 1 to 5 having told us they are
either very satisfied (5) or satisfied
(4). We’ll keep working to increase
these scores.
Our people
Investing in our people remains a
core part of our ten-year strategy
and we continued to make strong
progress in FY25.
Career development and job
opportunities are central to our
approach, ensuring people can
grow their careers with us.
Our retention rate remained
exceptionally high at 84%, reflecting
the positive environment we create
in our villages, construction sites
and offices.
To support retention and clearly
communicate what we offer as an
employer of choice, we launched our
Employee Value Proposition (EVP)
this year. Our EVP is our ‘promise’
to staff: what they can expect from
us, and what they contribute to
creating a great workplace and
meaningful career.
Our EVP, “Together we bring villages
to life” is built on four 'promises'
– Belonging, Impact, Inclusion and
Growth. No matter their role, every
team member plays a part in
bringing our villages to life from the
moment we buy land through to
operational excellence.
We also continue to celebrate our
people and the work they do.
Our annual Applause Awards is a
gala event recognising outstanding
contributions across all parts of
the business. In Q4 we received
more than 2,000 nominations for the
FY25 awards, which will be held in
May 2026.
We conduct three all-staff
engagement surveys each year to
understand what we're doing well
as an employer and where we
can improve. In our most recent
survey, we achieved an engagement
score of 8.3 out of 10, placing
us in the top 25 percent of
New Zealand healthcare providers
using the same engagement
survey. We also measure our
Employee Net Promoter Score
(eNPS) which reflects whether
staff would recommend us as an
employer. Our score of 51 ranks us
in the top 5% of healthcare providers
surveyed in New Zealand.
Care and funding
Summerset’s commitment to
investing in and providing high-
quality aged care was best
demonstrated by the care facilities
we opened or completed in FY25,
as well as proudly having achieved
a four-year certification for our St
Johns care centre.
We opened two fully refurbished
care centres at our 25+ year-old
Havelock North and Trentham
villages this year, providing large new
care rooms to meet the needs of
our residents today and into the
future. Following their reopening
these care centres have 75% and 97%
occupancy respectively.
We’ve completed new care centres
at our Cambridge and Cranbourne
North villages, which will be up and
running in FY26. We also plan to
deliver and open care centres at
Whangārei and Waikanae in FY26,
as well as a fully refurbished care
centre at our Levin village during that
year too. Our Prebbleton, Milldale
and Blenheim villages are all due to
open their care centres in FY27.
In FY26 we are expanding our
Summerset telenursing team, which
we call the National Clinical Service
(NCS), to all of our New Zealand
care centres. The NCS is a team of
experienced registered nurses (RNs),
who are there to offer guidance and
support to our clinical teams on the
ground. The NCS provides an extra
layer of support when caring for
residents and does not replace in-
person nursing.
We’ve been clear that we will
continue to invest in care but our
focus will remain on our village
residents and meeting their future
care needs while the care funding
model remains inadequate. While we
have significantly increased our care
profitability, funding still remains an
issue and limits our offering of care
to people not already residing in
our villages.
We were pleased that the New
Zealand government is making
positive steps to addressing care
funding. They announced the
formation of an Aged Care Advisory
Group in October of 2025 to bring
aged care experts from around the
country together to advise on a
more sustainable funding model.
The Advisory Group is expected
to report back to government in
June 2026.
We are optimistic this will
produce a better outcome for
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older New Zealanders which will
provide appropriate care alongside
adequate funding to allow operators,
big and small, to continue to provide
the necessary services.
Regulation
The New Zealand government
announced in December that they
are planning to make changes to
the Retirement Villages Act in 2026.
The proposed changes, due to go
into an Amendment Bill later in
2026, include ceasing weekly fees
after a resident vacates their home,
preventing operators from charging
for the maintenance of their chattels,
interest to be paid after six months if
a home remains unsold and, most
significantly, retirement villages
must buy-back units if they're not
sold after 12 months.
Summerset's practices already align
with the proposed changes. We
don’t charge for the maintenance
or repairs of chattels we own, our
weekly fees stop as soon as a
resident leaves the village and we
already pay interest to a resident,
or their estate, if their home is
unsold after six months. Though not
a contractual obligation we typically
also repurchase in the rare cases
where a home hasn’t sold within
12 months.
The vast majority of our resale
homes sell within four to five
months, so we don't expect a
legislative change to impact us. We
are, however, concerned what this
change could do to small villages
who provide for different older
customers – this type of mandate
could put a large financial strain on
these smaller organisations putting
more pressure on the total system.
We will continue to engage with
the government and officials and
intend to submit when the Bill goes
to Parliament.
In Australia the new Aged Care Act
came into force in November 2025
– our Australian operations team has
been working throughout FY25 to
ensure we can meet the needs of
the new Act and we’re confident we
will deliver. We feel we’re well placed
to benefit from the Act’s changes
and can meet the new standards
from day one of our care operations
being introduced.
Technology
Aritifical Intelligence (AI) and how it
can make us more efficient has been
a focus for us in FY25. During the
year we commenced a pilot of two
AI solutions – a medical transcription
tool used in many GP practices, and
an AI-powered assistant.
The pilots will allow us to assess
if these tools help our RNs
complete administrative tasks more
quickly and easily, while maintaining
accuracy and quality, and freeing
them up to focus more on residents.
Sustainability
In previous years we have focused
on embedding sustainability, which
we believe we’ve done right across
the business. Now our focus is on
delivering on our sustainability goals
and delivering results.
During 2025 Summerset
accelerated transitioning villages off
gas, continued to expand renewable
energy generation, and continued
to set new benchmarks in waste
minimisation with our construction
waste avoidance programme.
Our achievements have been
recognised with industry awards,
and our buildings are being
celebrated for sustainable design.
As ESG expectations evolve, we
are prioritising energy security,
resilience, and strategic coherence
– ensuring our sustainability
journey delivers real outcomes for
our residents, our business, and
our future.
Summerset’s sustainability initiatives
and milestones this year to reduce
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our carbon footprint and improve
our resilience include:
•installing more than 1,500
solar panels
•diverting 5,624 tonnes of
construction waste from landfill
•major construction typologies
all now have embodied-carbon
baselines to drive smarter, lower-
carbon material choices and we
have standardised the use of
reduced-carbon concrete for all
future builds
•meeting all three of our
sustainability-linked lending
performance targets again
•remain on track to meet our
near-term science-based target
of a 49% reduction in Scope 1&2
emissions intensity per sqm by
2028 (against 2022 base year).
Our sustainability work was
recognised again externally. We won
the Corporate ESG category at
the INFINZ 2025 Awards, and our
Boulcott village was named a finalist
in the Wellington Regional Business
Excellence awards in the Excellence
in Sustainability and Environmental
Practices category.
Beyond awards, we were pleased
to be recognised by Forsyth Barr
again in their fourth Carbon and ESG
Ratings for NZX-listed companies.
They rated us third, up from tenth
last year and they again judged us
as a "leader" based on their criteria.
Also, the Carbon Disclosure Project
(CDP), an internationally recognised
disclosure framework that measures
businesses' competency against
a wide range of climate change
measures, has marked us an A
this year. Being an A List company
signals global leadership in climate
disclosure and action – noting just
2% of organisations who disclose
achieve an A rating.
Further information is available
in the Sustainability section
of this report (page 41) and
in our Sustainability Review
and Climate-related Disclosures
FY25 report on the Summerset
website at www.summerset.co.nz/
investorcentre/esg-reporting/.
Executive and Board changes
During FY25 we announced the
creation of a new Chief Sales and
Marketing Officer role. To date our
sales and marketing functions have
been separate teams who have
worked collaboratively to deliver our
excellent sales results and grow
our brand.
However, our Chief Sales Officer,
Fay French, has decided to take
a step back from the Executive
Leadership Team (ELT), but stay
with the business, following a recent
health diagnosis and Kay Brodie, our
Chief Marketing Officer, is planning
to retire later in 2026. With the
departure of these two successful
and respected members from our
ELT we have decided a single unified
role will be even better positioned
to respond to market dynamics,
streamline campaign execution, and
accelerate decision-making.
David Martin joined Summerset
in January 2026 as the Chief
Sales and Marketing Transformation
Lead. David brings extensive
leadership experience across the
retirement, property, and real
estate sectors. Most recently
at Metlifecare, he led the
integration of sales and marketing
functions, delivered a significant
commercial transformation, and
oversaw a research-led rebrand
that strengthened brand awareness
and preference.
David will use his experience to lead
the formation of this new integrated
team to deliver even stronger results
for the business.
On our Board of Directors our Future
Director, Andrea Scown’s, term with
us ended on 31 May 2025. We want
to thank Andrea for the skills and
different perspectives she brought
to our Board during her time. We look
forward to seeing her Board career
develop in the future.
Looking forward
We continue to believe in our value
proposition in both New Zealand and
Australia going into FY26. Even in
constrained trading conditions we
have continued to see extremely
high demand and record sales
numbers, and we have continued to
deliver on our expected build rate in
both Australia and New Zealand.
We’ll continue to focus on prudently
managing our balance sheet
while growing and embedding
long-term cashflow from our
villages, and delivering for residents
and shareholders.
Finally, on behalf of the Summerset
Board and management, we’d like
to thank our investors, residents and
partners for your commitment to,
and belief in, Summerset’s goals and
future. We’d also like to thank our
Summerset team and their families
for another successful year.
Mark Verbiest
Chair
Scott Scoullar
Chief Executive Officer
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DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO
We benefit from a geographically
diverse portfolio that gives us the
flexibility to adapt our build rate
depending on local market conditions.
BUILD HIGH-QUALITY ASSETS
We pride ourselves on building
and maintaining villages that are
well designed, well located and
enable our residents to interact with
the community. Our expanding
geographical presence is based on
being in growing regions with strong
potential for investment gains.
HIRE SKILLED STAFF AND
HELP THEM THRIVE
We recognise our people as our
most important asset. They underpin
our ability to deliver the best of
life to our residents. We celebrate
their diversity and are committed
to ensuring all our staff are well
remunerated, motivated and safe.
LOOK AFTER OUR RESIDENTS
We want our residents to feel
secure and respected, and our
consistently high satisfaction rates
reflect that. We are also committed
to our continuum-of-care model
and providing residents high-quality
assistance if their needs change as
they age.
PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
We have near, medium and longer
term sustainability plans in place
to reduce our carbon emissions
intensity over time and to monitor
our progress and performance.
We continue to achieve our
sustainability goals.
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Summerset’s strategy was
set in 2023 and has short
and long-term goals for the next
ten years. It helps us prioritise our
work to ensure we stay on the
path that points toward our
purpose: bringing the best of life.
Three principles guide us
in the strategy:
• Our people lead the change
• Provide our residents with the
best life
• Deliver appropriate returns
to the shareholders who help
fund our business
We have six strategic pillars, each
with a number of initiatives under
them, that we’ll pursue over the
next ten years to grow and
continue delivering great
experiences for our residents.
Our pillars are: Invest in our
People, Deliver New Zealand’s
best retirement villages, Grow
in Australia, Be a good corporate
citizen, Create attractive new
products and services and
Be a more efficient and
effective business.
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DELIVER NEW ZEALAND’S
BEST RETIREMENT VILLAGES
We create vibrant, connected
communities with skilled, caring
and dedicated people right
across New Zealand. We want
to grow the reach of our villages
by making them available to
more retirees in more locations
throughout New Zealand.
FY25 progress:
• Announced purchase of
extension of land at our
Pohutukawa Place village in
New Plymouth
• Delivered a further 120
apartments at St Johns along
with the village courtyard and
bowling green – the village
winning excellence at the NZ
Property Council Awards
• Village centres delivered at
Cambridge and Boulcott,
opened our fifth Canterbury
village Summerset Rangiora and
commenced construction at
Kelvin Grove in Palmerston North
• Named a Customer Champion
by the Australian Financial
Review and achieved 91%
satisfaction with village residents
and 89% with care
INVEST IN OUR PEOPLE
Summerset’s people are vital to
our success. We are committed
to providing sustainable,
meaningful career pathways and
opportunities. We are focused
on the health, safety and the
wellbeing of our employees to
ensure they can be at their best at
work, and at home.
FY25 progress:
• Achieved record engagement
scores of 8.3 out of ten and a net
promoter score of 51% - ranking
Summerset in the top 5% of
healthcare providers surveyed
• Delivered our Employee Value
Proposition (EVP) “Together we
bring villages to life” to attract and
retain great talent
• Invested in leadership training
including our senior leader
forum and leadership excellence
programme to build sustainable,
meaningful careers for the long
term
• Supported diversity and
inclusion awareness events
including Matariki, Te Wiki O
Te Reo Māori, Pride Week and
Mental Health Awareness Week
C RE ATE AT TR ACTIVE N E W
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
To match our customers’
expectations we strive to create
new products, amenities and
services with a continuum of care
at the heart of our offering. Our
products are tailored to the needs
of individual communities, but will
always look to exceed the demands
of customers who may want more.
FY25 progress:
• Care centre upgrades at
Havelock North and Trentham
completed and opened to
residents. Levin to be delivered
in 1H26
• Recorded 95% occupancy for
our retirement villages and 94%
for our care centres
• Refreshed village designs and
added new amenities as we
deliver villages to enhance
resident experience
• Summerset leads the New
Zealand retirement market in
overall brand ‘consideration’ and
‘first choice’ brand metrics
• Summerset Marketing team
recognised for best use of
data – their efforts enabling a
smoother, easier introduction to
Summerset for residents
• Ceiling hoists retrofitted to
existing care centres and
concierge service commenced
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Summerset is ambitious about our
future in Australia. We are excited
to be taking our established brand
of retirement village living into
the Australian market – we plan
to deliver thriving communities,
grow our team, and expertise as
we open villages in Victoria.
FY25 progress:
• Delivered our first Australian
village centre building at
Cranbourne North which
includes resident amenities and
care centre
• First villas delivered at our
second Australian village
Chirnside Park with 60% of the
28 homes released for sale
already presold
• Civils construction underway
at Torquay and Oakleigh South,
first independent living units
expected to be delivered at both
villages in 2027
• Mernda site rezoning formally
adopted by council with
Drysdale and Craigieburn
consents progressing as
expected
• Continued to look for the right
opportunities to add to our land
bank with quality sites in Australia,
including in Queensland
BE A GOOD
CORPORATE CITIZEN
We are proud of our industry-
leading approach to sustainability,
making significant improvements
in this space over the last five
years. This is the start of our
journey – we will continue to focus
on finding new opportunities to
better ourselves, utilise sustainable
lending and meet our growing
disclosure obligation.
FY25 progress:
• Won the Corporate ESG
(Environment, Social and
Governance) category at
the Institute of Financial
Professionals New Zealand
Awards
• Scored ‘A’ in the Carbon
Disclosure Project (CDP)
framework, just 2% of
organisations who disclose
achieve an A rating
• Achieved all three of our
sustainability linked lending
performance targets
• Added over 1,500 solar panels to
our village centre buildings and
commenced a pilot for residents
to add solar panels to their
independent homes
• Diverted 5,624 tonnes of
construction waste
• Invested in our accelerated
transition away from gas with
28 villages to be converted to
electric by 2028
BE A MORE EFFICIENT AND
EFFECTIVE BUSINESS
Technology will provide significant
opportunities to make us more
effective and efficient in how
we deliver services to residents,
without losing the human touch
and care that we’re known for. It
will be used to make the lives of our
residents simpler, giving them more
time to enjoy retirement.
FY25 progress:
• Following a successful trial, rolling
out remote nursing service to all
care centres to add a further layer
of support to on-site staff
• Piloted two AI solutions to
assist our care staff, allowing
them to manage the delivery of
care quicker, easier and more
accurately
• Lumin platform now at 20 out
of 39 villages, expect to be in all
villages in FY26
• Introduced robotic vacuum
cleaners and lawn mowers
to support the efficiency and
workload of our village teams
• TM1 Planning Analytics
embedded into the business,
enabling an integrated
approach to financial reporting
and delivering real-time
management information to
enhance performance and
decision-making
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Our people and
community
We’re proud to be home to more than 9,500
retirement village residents in our vibrant and
diverse communities that are built, run and
supported by more than 3,200 staff.
Our people are the heart of our
business. They fulfil our purpose
by Bringing the best of life to our
residents, every day, and we value
and recognise all that they do.
Across Summerset we rely on a
diverse range of skills and roles,
from designing beautiful villages and
constructing high-quality homes
to welcoming new residents and
delivering exceptional experiences
and care.
We celebrated four of our
Summerset villages achieving their
25
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birthday milestones. Residents
and teams at Summerset by the
Ranges (Levin), Summerset in the
Vines (Havelock North), Summerset
by the Lake (Taupō) and Summerset
at the Course (Upper Hutt) marked
these special occasions, some even
sharing the moment with founding
residents and staff.
Engaging residents
It was a privilege for us to
be recognised this year for
our exceptional commitment to
customer experience, innovation
and impact in being named
a Customer Champion by the
Australian Financial Review. The
award is a direct result of the
incredible work our teams across
the business are doing every day.
We’re proud to be recognised in
this way and we’ll continue to push
ourselves to improve and grow our
customer offering.
We survey our residents regularly to
tell us if we’re getting these things
right. Our surveys focus on different
aspects of village life and allow us
to make changes at a national level
to experiences and services, but
also allow our village managers to
address any village-specific issues.
In our most recent resident
satisfaction survey, 91% of village and
89% of care residents told us that on
a rating scale of 1 to 5 they are either
very satisfied (5) or satisfied (4). We’re
very pleased to see such strong
results and we’ll continue to focus
on how we can lift these scores.
Events and experiences
We pride ourselves in offering
an engaging and varied events
programme that evolves over time
to suit the diverse and changing
interests of our residents.
Our Summerset Sessions
programme of events is extremely
popular. This year we added
to our much-loved foundation
events of cooking classes, concerts,
interviews and competitions, with
a new programme, Summerset
Creates, which provided an
opportunity for our artistic residents
to show off their talents.
The first two events – Summerset
Writes and Summerset Through the
Lens (photography) – ignited our
residents’ creativity. From the writing
competition entries, with the theme
“Age is just a number”, we published
a booklet of poems and stories to
coincide with other celebrations in
recognition of International Day of
Older People.
Our Holiday Homes initiative
also expanded further in
FY25 with new apartments
added at our Summerset
St Johns and Summerset
Falls (Warkworth) villages. This
programme offers short-term
accommodation exclusively for
Summerset residents, and their
families and friends, in villages
around New Zealand.
We now have eight villages with fully
furnished homes open for residents
to visit other parts of the country
or to have their families stay in the
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village with them. Holiday Homes
has been extremely popular with
increasing numbers of bookings
across all locations, and an average
three-night stay. Our Richmond
Ranges unit has proven to be the
most popular location with 60%
occupancy, followed by Monterey
Park in Hobsonville. We’ll look for
further opportunities to expand the
portfolio in FY26.
We have invested in our food
services offering, refreshing the
branding of our busy “Divine” village
cafes and rolling out fast-ovens to
quickly cook food in minutes –
reducing wait times for residents. In
our care centres we’ve extended the
menu options to provide residents
with greater variety and choice.
Enhancing resident experience
through technology
We believe that technology has a
major role to play in making our
residents’ lives easier and it is a large
part of our ten-year strategy. We
continue to invest in technology that
enhances the lives and experiences
of our residents.
Lumin, our resident communication
and entertainment system is now
installed at 20 villages and we are
preparing to roll out access to those
villages that don’t currently have it in
2026. Lumin is specially designed for
older users and with it residents can
access entertainment programmes
(including digital radio), receive
newsletters and activity schedules,
book into village events, order
services, and message the village
team or other residents.
Investing in technology to boost
operational efficiency also allows
us to release time for our frontline
teams to spend with residents,
and deliver a great experience
for our residents who interact
with technology.
We ran a pilot for a VCare Activities
App at our Karaka village. Using the
app means that instead of typing
resident notes on a computer, our
diversional therapists can record
information on the phone while
they’re with the resident and spend
more time doing activities.
Our residents and their visitors
often comment on our beautifully
maintained village surroundings.
Our property and housekeeping
teams have received some added
assistance this year as we piloted
and rolled out 33 robotic lawn
mowers to five of our villages, and
76 robotic vacuum cleaners in 22 of
our village centres.
Our operations and group
technology teams have also
explored Artificial Intelligence (AI)
opportunities to support our
frontline staff in our care centres,
and during the year we piloted two
AI solutions.
One is a transcription tool for
resident and registered nurse (RNs)
consultations. Using a smartphone,
our RNs can have the app
transcribe their meeting with a
resident and later upload it into
our resident management software.
This means our RNs can focus on
meaningful face-to-face interactions
with residents instead of writing
notes. It also speeds up the note-
writing process and makes it easier
to keep accurate clinical records.
Another tool is designed to make our
care more meaningful by using AI to
pull information from various secure
sources to provide insights on a
resident and their care. Care staff
can enter prompts which generate
relevant information from care notes
and our policies, giving them instant
access to key details.
Care improvements
Moving into care is a major transition
and making new social connections
can be hard for someone when
they first arrive. This year we
commenced a Resident Buddy
Programme in our care centres
which “buddies-up” new residents
with a resident volunteer to help
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them navigate and settle in. Since
introducing this programme we've
seen an improvement in reducing
the number of new care residents
feeling lonely in their first six weeks.
Our care business saw occupancy
rates this year at 94% in our
developed villages. As we evolve, we
look at what changes we may need
to make to ensure we continue to
provide the care our residents need
and expect. In addition to investing
in new care facilities in new villages,
we are committed to progressively
upgrading our older care centres.
We reopened our fully refurbished
care centres at Summerset in
the Vines (Havelock North) and
Summerset at the Course (Upper
Hutt) earlier this year. Offering
spacious, modern and future-ready
facilities that are also more energy-
efficient with a lower carbon
footprint, the larger rooms with
ensuites and kitchenettes reflect our
commitment to provide care centre
residents with privacy and dignity,
and keeping their wellbeing top
of mind.
The refurbishment of the care centre
at Levin is also in its final stages and
will be completed early 2026.
We have continued our programme
of installing ceiling hoists at all our
care centres to aid residents with
mobility difficulties, with 25 villages
now complete. The ceiling hoists are
far more comfortable, and residents
tell us they feel safer than the manual
hoists previously in use. They’re also
easier to operate for our staff and
reduce the risk of strains when
assisting a resident to move.
Last year at six villages we piloted
our National Clinical Support (NCS)
Service. Summerset RNs provide
village staff with 24/7 online or
phone support. This allows us to
provide better individual care to our
residents and improves efficiency at
our care centres.
The NCS does not replace on-site
nurses but provides an extra layer
of support for care staff. The service
also allows us to share the expertise
of highly qualified RNs across a
number of villages.
Following the successful pilot, we
are expanding NCS and intend for it
to be available to every Summerset
New Zealand care centre by the end
of 2026.
Involvement in our communities
Promoting and furthering our
brand presence, as well as
supporting organisations important
to our residents, means we
continue to support hundreds
of community groups, clubs and
associations as well as our important
national sponsorships.
In local communities
where our villages are,
and will be in the
future, we have worked
with approximately
230 clubs and
organisations including
bowls, golf, bridge and
croquet clubs, Age
Concern, Lions, Rotary,
RSAs and more.
These partnerships help us to
invest in, and support, organisations
that are important to our current
and future residents in our wider
village communities.
With our national sponsorships, we
took the opportunity to add our
name to Netball NZ’s Summerset
Supershot, which was an exciting
addition to the ANZ Premiership and
our partnership.
We’re also excited to have
established two new national
sponsorship arrangements this year.
Technology, including robotic lawnmowers, was introduced to assist village operations
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We partnered with the Pickleball New
Zealand Association as sponsor of
their 2025 NZ Open. The increasing
popularity of the sport of pickleball
among our target audience and
residents has seen us adding
pickleball courts to new villages as
well as to village extensions in the
coming years.
Our newest partnership is with Golf
New Zealand, commencing in early
2026 and spanning two seasons.
Many Summerset current and future
residents are passionate golfers,
and this collaboration reinforces
our commitment to fostering active,
healthy lifestyles across our villages.
As naming rights partner of the
Charles Tour – New Zealand’s
premier national tour featuring both
professional and amateur players
– we are proud to support a tour
that has launched some of the
country’s top golfers onto the global
stage. Through this new partnership,
we will offer exclusive experiences
for residents, including Pro-Am
days ahead of each tour event,
where players can play alongside
tournament professionals, and a
nationwide Summerset “Stableford”
competition for residents to connect
and compete.
In Australia, as we continue to
grow our brand presence, we will
look to replicate our New Zealand
model and increase our community,
state and national partnerships with
organisations that align with our
residents and their families.
Engaging our people
Summerset employs more than
3,200 people across our business,
and without their talent and
commitment we could not achieve
our purpose of bringing the best
of life.
This year we launched
our Employee Value
Proposition (EVP)
“Together we bring
villages to life”.
It’s a shared statement of what our
people contribute and what they can
expect in return. Our EVP reflects
our commitment to creating an
environment where everyone feels
they Belong, can make an Impact,
experience an Inclusive culture, and
Grow their career.
Designed to attract and retain great
people, our EVP shows how a career
at Summerset can evolve and thrive.
We want our people to feel valued,
supported and inspired to make a
meaningful difference every day.
We regularly run engagement
surveys to understand how we’re
doing. Participation rates continue
to rise and our most recent
engagement score was 8.3 out
of 10, placing us again in the
top 25 percent of New Zealand
healthcare providers using the
same engagement survey. We
also measure our Employee Net
Promoter Score (eNPS) – whether
our staff would recommend us as
an employer. Our score of 51% ranks
us in the top 5% of healthcare
providers surveyed.
Each March, Frontliner day honours
the contribution of every village
role to improving residents’ lives. In
FY25 frontline staff received gifts as
well as “gratitude walls” in villages
and online, where residents, families
and colleagues shared messages of
thanks and appreciation.
We celebrated our exceptional
people at our annual Applause
Awards, where Summerset’s
outstanding achievers are
recognised. This year there was
a record number of nominations
across 30 award categories, with
finalists honoured at a gala event that
was live-streamed to villages and
on Facebook, enabling residents,
friends, families and colleagues to
join the celebration.
Summerset Richmond Ranges residents participate in a Memory Walk to support Alzheimers New Zealand
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Attracting and retaining talent
We continue to build awareness
of the diverse career opportunities
Summerset offers, supported by our
EVP, which helps position us as
an employer of choice. Inclusive
hiring practices remain a priority,
ensuring all candidates have a fair
opportunity to compete for roles.
Summerset encourages inclusive
hiring practices to help create a
diverse workforce that encourages
innovation, better decision-making
and improved performance, while
also creating a positive environment
that enhances retention. Inclusive
hiring practices ensure that all
candidates have a fair opportunity to
compete for jobs, foster a positive
work environment and enhance
employee retention.
In our construction business we offer
a Construction Management Cadet
programme, providing motivated
people with practical experience
across multiple construction
disciplines. After a minimum of
two years' work, successful cadets
graduate as fully trained site
supervisors or junior quantity
surveyors. This year our seventh
cadet successfully completed the
programme, an important milestone
in creating career pathways and
developing talent within a market-
leading organisation.
Retention remains
one of our greatest
strengths in an industry
where turnover
is common.
In FY25, our overall retention rate
reached 84%, voluntary turnover
dropped to 14% and nurse turnover
at just 8% – well below sector
averages. These results reflect
our commitment to creating a
workplace where people feel valued
and supported, reinforced by
Staff
engagement
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survey
score
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1.5
3
4.5
6
7.5
9
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Employee retention
Percentage (%)
79%79%
82%82%
75%75%
73%73%
77%77%
81%81%
84%84%
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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benefits such as health insurance,
annual share allocations and
birthday leave.
Health, safety and wellbeing
Safeguarding the health, safety, and
wellbeing of everyone who works
with us, visits us or lives with us is a
top priority.
Our Health, Safety and Wellbeing
strategy: Safe People, Safe Process,
Safe Places focuses on managing
critical risks across the business. This
year, we conducted comprehensive
reviews of Moving and Transferring
Care Residents, and Crane and
Lifting Failures, and continued work
on Fire and Natural Disasters,
Infectious Diseases, Working at
Height, and Temporary Works.
These reviews provided valuable
insights into risk controls and
ensured we have the appropriate
measures in place to prevent
significant injury, harm or loss of life,
along with assurance to our ELT and
Board of the work being done.
We remain committed to
continuously improving the
systems and processes that
help us to proactively identify,
manage and mitigate critical risk
while enabling us to measure
performance effectively.
Our highest critical risk exposure
is working at heights. A
dedicated working group has
reviewed incidents and developed
interventions to reduce this risk and
prevent future occurrences, making
excellent progress during the year.
In FY24 we established a baseline
of three key safety performance
metrics to monitor our performance
– timely reporting (<48 hrs), timely
investigation completion (within 14
days) and timely action completion
(closed out on time). In FY25 we
achieved significant improvements
year-on-year across all three,
with New Zealand construction
exceeding our 80% target for
each measure.
These metrics showed that
•issues were reported earlier
(enabling faster identification
of risks, quicker site-level
responses, and more timely
injury management support for
impacted team members)
•investigations were commenced
and closed more promptly
(improving the speed at
which underlying causes were
understood and corrective
actions identified)
•corrective actions were
implemented sooner (helping
reduce the likelihood
of repeat incidents and
strengthening our overall risk-
management performance).
We also saw a >25% reduction
in Actual and Potential Severity
1 safety events, showing a
strengthened overall health and
safety performance in 2025. These
insights will continue to guide our
efforts to create safer environments
and drive ongoing improvement
across the business.
We’ve intentionally moved away
from lagging injury metrics because
they don’t provide meaningful
insight into whether critical risks are
being effectively managed. Injury
frequency statistics report what has
already gone wrong and measures
past failures, not present system
effectiveness. The New Zealand
Business Leaders Health & Safety
Forum also recommends moving
away from these rates as indicators
of performance.
Our wellbeing programme supports
physical, mental and financial health
through a calendar of initiatives and
regular communications, helping
our people manage both personal
and work-related wellbeing.
We continue to partner with MATES
in Construction, which recognises
the industry's heightened mental
health challenges.
Recognising and celebrating our people is central to our culture
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All Summerset construction sites
are now MATES in Construction
NZ accredited, demonstrating our
commitment to psychologically safe
workplaces, and equipping teams to
support colleagues, especially when
someone may be struggling.
Our commitment to diversity
and inclusion
At Summerset we are committed
to creating an inclusive workplace
where every person feels a sense of
equity, inclusion and belonging.
We believe that diversity makes
us stronger, enabling us to better
connect with our residents and
deliver on our purpose every day.
A workforce with varied
thinking styles, backgrounds,
experiences and abilities helps us
understand residents' needs and
respond effectively.
Throughout the year we have
supported a comprehensive
calendar of diversity and inclusion
awareness events to educate
and empower our people. These
included Matariki, Te Wiki o
te Reo Māori, Pride week and
mental health awareness. With
our growing presence in Australia
we introduced initiatives such as
National Reconciliation Week to
reflect our commitment across
both countries.
Summerset’s construction team
launched the "Imagine" campaign,
developed in consultation
with Summerset’s Women in
Construction Committee and our
people and culture and marketing
teams to encourage diversity and
consideration on our sites.
This initiative followed insights from
the annual Women in Construction
survey, highlighting opportunities
to improve workplace inclusion on
sites. The campaign encourages
teams to recognise unconscious
bias and its impact, fostering
a more respectful and inclusive
environment for all.
Summerset in the Orchard, Hastings residents celebrating Indian culture at themed evening
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Our villages
Despite a subdued business environment and
property market we have continued to achieve
and deliver.
Our sustainable growth strategy,
sector-leading land bank and
consistent build rates have enabled
us to meet continued demand for
our high-quality retirement living
offering and has seen Summerset lift
the value of the company by $1.32
per share to achieve a Net Tangible
Assets per share of $13.75.
In 2025 our build programme has
continued to perform, and we’ve
delivered new homes across 15
villages throughout New Zealand,
and at two in Australia including
the first homes at our second
village, Chirnside Park. Even in a very
challenging economic environment
we saw continued demand and
interest, because our residents are
motivated by many factors when
deciding to live in a retirement village
– a desire for more community,
security, health changes, lifestyle
and much more.
Record levels of interest
We have experienced high levels
of demand in our villages with
record sales settlements and strong
presales in our developing villages.
Our strongest new sales
performance villages were Boulcott,
Pāpāmoa, Bell Block, Waikanae and
St Johns, which celebrated its first
anniversary in October and where
120 new homes were delivered
in 2025.
We delivered the first homes at our
fifth Canterbury village – Summerset
Rangiora – in the first half of the year
and welcomed the first residents
in September. We also welcomed
residents to the new care centre
at Boulcott and the refurbished
care centres at Trentham and
Havelock North.
Since introducing the sale of care
suites under ORA, an alternative to
charging a daily premium rate, the
greater financial certainty of an ORA
has allowed residents to use the
equity they have already rather than
having to pay daily charges. This
has been well received by residents,
with sales continuing to exceed
our forecasts.
Our moving service continues to
be a highly valued resource for
incoming residents and we are
proud to be the only retirement
village provider offering dedicated
in-house moving services to
incoming residents.
Growth, development
and construction
The sector has good underlying
demand which is only set to increase
as we benefit from an ageing
population. In New Zealand the
population of over 75-year-olds is
expected to double by 2048, and
nearly triple over the next 50 years,
while in Victoria, Australia over the
next 40 years that population group
is expected to increase from around
550,000 today, to around 1.2 million.
Summerset is well placed to
maximise benefit from that demand
with a current land bank of 5,499
retirement units and 1,173 care units
across New Zealand and Australia.
Supporting that growth pipeline, our
design and consenting programme
remains very well positioned in
both New Zealand and Australia
and we maintain very strong
levels of product and geographic
differentiation, building in 22
locations across both countries.
As a largely broadacre developer,
building our villages in stages means
we have the ability to respond
quickly to any change in demand
and/or market pressures, including
making decisions around timing to
start building new villages and main
buildings. This also allows us to
recycle capital quickly to continue
investing in our growth.
New Zealand
Development
Summerset has the largest and most
diverse land bank in the New Zealand
retirement village industry and we
continue to look for opportunities
to find quality sites with competitive
pricing which will enable us to grow
our business and introduce more
New Zealanders to our retirement
village lifestyle.
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Following a number of key site
acquisitions in 2024, while we
have reviewed several potential
opportunities this year we have not
purchased any full new village sites
in New Zealand.
We continue, however, to seek
opportunities to extend popular
villages, and during the year
we purchased adjoining land at
our Summerset Pohutukawa Place
village. Additionally, with strong
interest in our Waikanae village, we
applied for and received resource
consent for a new extension
stage on land previously earmarked
for divestment. Both of these
extensions will add additional homes
and extended amenities.
Preparing and consenting our
current land bank continues to be
a focus for us. During the year
we settled our Belmont (Auckland)
land purchase that was announced
at the end of 2024, with part
payment through an innovative
share issuance.
We were pleased to have received
resource consent (fast track) for
our Rotorua village and successfully
rezoned our site in Mosgiel to
residential zoning and received
resource consents there. Our
Mission Hills site in Napier is also
progressing through the consenting
phases, as are the Boulcott and
Blenheim extensions announced
in 2024.
Construction
During the year we have delivered
637 new homes under ORA
in New Zealand and have
made significant progress with
construction underway at a
total of 18 villages across 11
regions, including three care
centre refurbishments.
Our team had more
village centre and
commercial buildings
under construction
in New Zealand at
the same time than
ever before, with
twelve projects across
New Zealand active
at various stages
throughout 2025.
This is a significant achievement,
reflecting the scale and strength of
our pipeline and the experience and
dedication of our people to deliver.
These major builds included our
Boulcott village with the delivery of
123 units, including care and external
amenities, and the completion of the
village centre building at Cambridge.
We have a further five village centre
buildings under construction and on
track for delivery over the next 12
months, including Whangārei and
Waikanae early in 2026, followed by
Milldale, Prebbleton and Blenheim
later in the year. In addition
to providing our superb range
of recreational amenities for the
residents to enjoy, our village centres
also include serviced apartments
and care centres.
At our St Johns village the
second stage of construction, two
apartment blocks bringing 120 new
homes, was delivered. Final village
amenities including the recreational
bowling green have now been
completed also.
The first stage of our Half Moon
Bay (Auckland) village is progressing
as planned, and civil works have
now been completed at our Kelvin
Grove (Palmerston North) site with
construction now underway and first
deliveries expected late 2026. Civil
works on our Cashmere Oaks
(Masterton) village will commence at
the start of 2026.
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Our Rangiora village delivered its first
homes, welcoming its first residents
in September, and we completed
our Te Awa Village with the final
residential deliveries at the end
of 2025.
All our villages under construction
met their year-end delivery targets.
This has been achieved thanks to
agile project management teams,
robust procurement, planning
and consenting processes, and
designing our villages in-house.
We also have long-standing and
reliable supply agreements that have
enabled us to secure materials well
in advance.
In FY26 we expect to build between
650-700 homes in New Zealand. We
are keeping our build rate relatively
flat in the coming year to manage our
stock numbers and focus on selling
down the homes we've delivered.
Recognition of excellence
Summerset Boulcott was a finalist
for the Sustainability Award at the
2025 2degrees Wellington Regional
Business Excellence Awards in
the Excellence in Sustainable &
Environmental Practices category,
and St Johns received an Excellence
award at the New Zealand Property
Council awards in the Retirement
Living and Aged Care category.
We were also proud to celebrate the
achievements of our procurement
team who won the Chartered
Institute of Procurement &
Supply (CIPS) Australasia’s Best
Procurement Transformation &
Change Programme category at
the Excellence in Procurement &
Supply Awards. Winning the award
is recognition of the work the
team has put in to develop best
practice procurement over the last
five years to support Summerset’s
development and construction
activities, while developing a
companywide procurement policy
that is also socially and
environmentally responsible.
Australia
Having delivered 56 homes to
be sold under ORA in 2025,
Summerset’s footprint in Australia
continues to grow with four villages
now under development.
At our first village, Cranbourne North,
a total of 88 homes have now been
delivered (including assisted living
apartments and care suites).
We completed the village centre
building in November which
contains all the community
amenities including a wellness hub,
café, lounge, library and theatre.
It also includes our first residential
aged care home and assisted living
apartments, marking the milestone
launch of our continuum-of-care
model into Australia.
The village centre will be officially
opened, and welcome its first
residents, in early 2026. With the
building now complete our team’s
focus has been on operational
readiness of these facilities, ensuring
we have the staffing, systems
and Commonwealth Government
registration required to provide aged
care in Australia.
We’ve also delivered
the first homes at
our second village at
Chirnside Park.
The format and build phasing for this
village’s construction will see some
further work completed in the first
half of 2026 before the first homes
are ready to welcome residents so as
not to impact their enjoyment of the
village. We plan to deliver another
30-40 homes at Chirnside Park by
the end of the year.
In the meantime, and to support the
high levels of interest being received,
a village Experience Centre and sales
suite have been opened on-site.
These provide a welcoming space
showcasing the future of Chirnside
Summerset Waikanae's village centre will open in FY26
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Park, including a replica kitchen and
ensuite to offer a preview of the
quality and style of the homes, along
with a 3D model of the village.
Interest in the village has been very
high so far and we expect to see
positive sales results through FY26.
At our third village in Torquay,
infrastructure and enabling works
are now complete and civil works are
progressing well as we prepare the
site for full construction in 2H26.
In November the
sod-turning event at
our fourth Victorian
village, Oakleigh
South, marked
the commencement
of early
construction works.
The village will feature a boutique
offering of 100 independent
living homes and assisted living
apartments, and a 66-bed residential
care home, all designed to support
residents as their needs evolve.
Our Mernda site rezoning was
formally adopted by Council and
was approved and gazetted by the
Victorian Minister for Planning in
December, and our Drysdale and
Craigieburn sites are continuing
through their consenting processes.
We expect to deliver between
100-150 homes to be sold under
ORA in Australia during FY26, and
as these sites scale up, we believe it
is reasonable to expect an Australian
build rate of around 300 units by end
of FY27.
We have learned from our successful
New Zealand model that there
are benefits and efficiencies to be
gained for our Australia business
to move to self-management of
procurement and construction. Our
Australian team has commenced
implementation of Summerset
New Zealand's mature, industry-
leading villa design production
processes with the Torquay villas
targeted to be the first units that
adopt our internal construction
development management.
We will be implementing this model
with a staged approach, starting
with our residential developments to
project manage subcontractors and
monitor for consistent quality across
sites. The complex commercial
builds of our village centres will still
be managed by partners at this stage
as we grow our capability.
We continue to look for the
right opportunities to add to our
Australian land bank, including in
Queensland, applying a prudent and
disciplined approach around what
we buy to ensure that it meets
our strict financial and non-financial
investment hurdles.
In late FY25 we lodged a
Planning Permit with the Victorian
Development Facilitation Panel for a
new village in Mornington, Victoria.
We are hopeful of securing the
consent this year which will include
a retirement village, assisted living
apartments and aged care. We
believe this opportunity will be
a great addition to our growing
Australian portfolio.
Mornington is situated
approximately 65km southeast of
Melbourne's CBD, and with its
natural beauty, lifestyle amenities
and connectivity make it an excellent
location. The area is renowned for
its coastal lifestyle, with pristine
beaches, a vibrant café culture,
boutique shopping, golf courses and
a number of award-winning wineries
making it a sought after location
for retirees.
Construction is progressing well at our Oakleigh South village in Melbourne
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Our
villages
Completed villages
In development
Proposed villages
Auckland Region
5
31
1
Northland
Waikato
31
11
Taranaki
Hawke’s Bay
41
Manawatū – Whanganui
Wellington Region
42
1
Marlborough
Canterbury
1
Otago
3
1
Bay of Plenty
111
11
Nelson – Tasman
2
1
1
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Bay of Plenty
PORT
PHILLIP
BASS STRAIT
Greater
Geelong
Western
Melbourne
North Eastern
Melbourne
Eastern
Melbourne
Southern Melbourne
Frankston-Mornington
Bayside
Chirnside Park
Craigieburn
Cranbourne North
Oakleigh South
Mernda
MELBOURNE
Torquay
Drysdale
WESTERN
AUSTRALIA
Victoria
3
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O U R V I L L A G E S
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Portfolio growth
Twenty-eight years of consistent growth and delivery (total units
1
in portfolio)
8,6738,673
7,9707,970
7,3717,371
6,6796,679
6,0286,028
5,3575,357
4,9444,944
4,5904,590
4,0844,084
3,5763,576
3,0353,035
2,6012,601
2,2972,297
1,9731,973
1,8011,801
1,6791,679
1,5991,599
1,3841,384
1,2581,258
1,1961,196
1,0221,022
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879879
755755
656656
593593
337337
247247
7,9807,980
7,2417,241
6,6796,679
6,0286,028
5,3575,357
4,9444,944
4,5904,590
4,0844,084
3,5763,576
3,0353,035
2,6012,601
2,2972,297
1,9731,973
1,8131,813
1,6791,679
1,5991,599
1,3841,384
1,2581,258
1,1961,196
1,0221,022
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879879
755755
656656
593593
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as being decommissioned for the upgrade.
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Twenty-eight years of consistent growth and delivery (total units
1
in portfolio)
8,6738,673
7,9707,970
7,3717,371
6,6796,679
6,0286,028
5,3575,357
4,9444,944
4,5904,590
4,0844,084
3,5763,576
3,0353,035
2,6012,601
2,2972,297
1,9731,973
1,8011,801
1,6791,679
1,5991,599
1,3841,384
1,2581,258
1,1961,196
1,0221,022
959959
879879
755755
656656
593593
337337
247247
7,9807,980
7,2417,241
6,6796,679
6,0286,028
5,3575,357
4,9444,944
4,5904,590
4,0844,084
3,5763,576
3,0353,035
2,6012,601
2,2972,297
1,9731,973
1,8131,813
1,6791,679
1,5991,599
1,3841,384
1,2581,258
1,1961,196
1,0221,022
959959
879879
755755
656656
593593
337337
247247
247247
693693
729729
692692
651651
671671
413413
354354
506506
508508
541541
434434
304304
324324
160160
122122
8080
215215
126126
6262
174174
6363
8080
124124
9999
6363
256256
9090
New units deliveredExisting stock
'25
'24
'23
'22
'21
'20
'19
'18
'17
'16
'15
'14
'13
'12
'11
'10
'09
'08
'07
'06
'05
'04
'03
'02
'01
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01,5003,0004,5006,0007,5009,000
1 Units include all retirement units and care units (including care beds). NB. In 2024 existing stock levels decreased to reflect stock decommissioned during care centre upgrades at three villages. Two of the upgrades were completed in 2025 and are reflected in new stock delivered. In FY25 the existing portfolio levels increased to reflect 10 care beds at Levin which were previously misidentified
as being decommissioned for the upgrade.
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NEW ZEALAND LAND BANKDESIGNCONSENTINGCONSTRUCTIONVILLAGE OPENFINAL STAGES
Bell Block, New Plymouth
Boulcott, Lower Hutt
Cambridge, Waikato
Pāpāmoa Beach, Tauranga
Richmond, Tasman
St Johns, Auckland
Blenheim, Marlborough
Milldale, Auckland
Prebbleton, Canterbury
Waikanae, Kāpiti
Whangārei, Northland
Half Moon Bay, Auckland
Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North
Rangiora, Canterbury
Fairy Springs, Rotorua
Lansdowne, Masterton
Mission Hills, Napier
Mosgiel, Dunedin
Belmont, Auckland
Rolleston, Canterbury
Otaihanga, Kāpiti
* New sites purchased
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Our pipeline
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Progress underway at Summerset Half Moon Bay village
AUSTRALIAN LAND BANK DESIGN CONSENTINGCONSTRUCTIONVILLAGE OPENFINAL STAGES
Cranbourne North, Melbourne
Chirnside Park, Melbourne
Oakleigh South, Melbourne
Torquay, Victoria
Craigieburn, Melbourne
Drysdale, Victoria
Mernda, Melbourne
O U R V I L L A G E S
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“Resident on the Move” – a creative Te Puke Garden on Wheels competition entry by staff and care centre
gardening club members at Summerset by the Dunes Pāpāmoa
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D E L I V E R I N G O N S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y
Delivering on
sustainability
We have worked hard to make sustainability
a part of all of our work across our villages,
construction sites and offices in New Zealand
and Australia.
After a number of years embedding
sustainability into the business,
we spent FY25 executing on the
opportunities in front of us. We
focused on resilience, delivering
tangible and real-world impacts
against the risks that climate change
poses for us as a business.
During FY25 Summerset accelerated
its transition off gas, expanded
our renewable energy generation
capability, reduced our emissions
further, continued to set
new benchmarks in waste
minimisation, and implemented
further environmental, social and
governance (ESG) initiatives. We
also hit our internal and external
benchmarks again, including
the targets attached to our
sustainability-linked lending (SSL).
Sustainability and ESG practices
are now commonplace throughout
Summerset’s business units, and our
teams are working collaboratively
across multiple projects that impact
design, construction and operations
in both New Zealand and Australia.
Our achievements have been
recognised with industry awards,
and our buildings are being
celebrated for sustainable design.
Alongside this Annual Report
we have delivered our fourth
Sustainability Review, which also
includes our third mandatory climate
disclosures (a requirement under
New Zealand law). Our latest
Sustainability Review and Climate
Related Disclosures FY25 report is
now available on the Summerset
website at www.summerset.co.nz/
investor-centre/esg-reporting.
A high-level update on some
key sustainability activities during
2025 is below; please see
our Sustainability Review for
more information.
In 2025 we won the Corporate
ESG category at the Institute
of Financial Professionals New
Zealand’s awards, we achieved
an A rating from the Carbon
Disclosure Project (a signal of global
leadership in climate disclosure and
action), our Karaka and Boulcott
villages were recognised by the
Retirement Villages Association and
the Wellington Regional Business
Excellence awards respectively for
their sustainability activities, and
Forsyth Barr judged us the third-
highest ranking company and a
"leader" in their ESG ratings for NZX-
listed companies.
Resilience
A key focus for the business in
2025 was our resilience. Wherever
we can we’ve looked for sustainable
solutions that increase our ability
to, wherever practicable, operate
independently of external events.
Two key initiatives to increase our
resilience were our accelerated
transition away from the use of
gas and our continued roll-out
of solar panels. Both initiatives
decrease our reliance on utilities
that can be impacted by issues
like power cuts and they both have
environmental benefits.
We’ve recognised the importance of
moving away from gas at our villages
due to the energy supply risks (both
in supply of gas in future and the
increasing cost) and because of the
climate issues the use of gas creates.
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During FY25 we made the decision
to accelerate our transition away
from utility gas markedly, setting
a target to remove gas supply
from our remaining 28 villages by
2028. Over the course of the year,
we successfully transitioned seven
villages off gas as part of this
programme. We now have a plan in
place to work through the remaining
gas villages over the next three years.
Solar energy remains a pivotal part of
our resilience plan while at the same
time providing tangible benefits in
terms of reducing our power costs
and consumption.
We rolled out a further 1,500+ solar
panels over the year – retrofitting
some older villages and installing
many as part of the construction
of new buildings too. Our solar
panels are typically located on
our village centre buildings and
provide power for resident homes
and amenities within these buildings.
This can include the café and pool,
as well as the care centre and
serviced apartments.
Summerset’s Richmond Ranges
village has had solar panels in
place for a year now and saved
approximately $35,000 in electricity
costs, a better return than we’d
initially anticipated, and we expect to
see similar savings across our other
solar villages.
We’ve also begun to investigate
options for our residents living
outside of our village centres too.
We’re now running a pilot at our
Hobsonville village where interested
residents can have solar panels
installed on the roof of their villa. The
pilot will be monitored throughout
FY26 to test its viability for a
further roll-out.
Waste diversion and
embodied carbon
We continue to focus on our
highly successful construction
waste diversion programme. In
2025 we diverted 5,624 tonnes of
construction waste from landfill.
We believe there are still
opportunities to do more, and our
construction team is focused on
finding efficiencies wherever they
can. This includes looking at how we
can reduce our embodied carbon.
Embodied carbon refers to the total
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
associated with the production
of a building's materials, from
extraction through manufacturing,
transportation and construction.
In FY25 we expanded our focus
beyond the built environment to
identify opportunities to reduce the
embodied carbon in our civil works,
starting with more sustainable
underground pipe solutions.
Also, we aim to use 30% reduced
embodied carbon concrete product
wherever we can in Summerset
builds in New Zealand. At our Half
Moon Bay village we’re using a 37%
reduced concrete where possible in
parts of the build.
This year, we took a significant step
forward by measuring the embodied
carbon of our typical village centre
buildings (these have the care
centre, serviced apartments, café
and other village amenities) for the
first time. Results show a reduction
between the original generation of
buildings and the new versions –
similar to the improvements we’ve
previously achieved in our villa and
townhouse building typologies.
We have now standardised the
use of reduced‑carbon concrete
(EC30) for all future builds and
are investigating higher‑reduction
mixes as the market evolves. We
have also broadened our materials
database through additional
Environmental Product Declarations
(EPDs), giving us more accurate
measurement and clearer levers
for further reductions. We are
reducing embodied carbon by
designing out waste—optimising
Hobsonville residents Rodney & Carol and their new solar panels on their villa
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building modules, reducing off‑cuts,
and refining joinery and roofing
specifications to achieve more
efficient material use.
These results reinforce the value
of design‑led carbon reduction
and support our continued work
with designers, contractors and
suppliers to reduce waste and
improve efficiency.
Toitū-certified
Following Summerset’s extensive
initiatives and investment (most
notably in our gas decarbonisation
acceleration and our solar panel roll-
out) we’ve transitioned from Toitū
Net Carbon Zero to being Toitū
Carbon Reduce certified.
Transitioning to Toitū Carbon
Reduce keeps us within the
respected Toitū framework, while
focusing on verified emissions
reduction, rather than offsetting our
unavoidable emissions.
This is a strategic shift to
align with our direct emissions
reduction initiatives and reflects the
significant progress we’ve made
in the implementation of our own
sustainability initiatives programme.
Our emissions reporting under
Toitū Carbon Reduce will remain
independently assured and aligned
with our emissions reduction targets
and SLL requirements.
Social and governance
In addition to our environmental
work we continue to make changes
to our practices to create more social
and governance benefits.
We work with residents and staff
on a number of sustainability
initiatives, from food waste to
textile repurposing, creative reuse
of household items, and community
recycling initiatives like battery and
soft plastics collection.
At a company level we have
continued to invest heavily in aged
care, which is very important to our
residents as well as the communities
that we work in. Providing modern,
high-quality aged care is essential
to give older New Zealanders and
Australians what they want and need
as their health changes.
In FY25 we opened fully refurbished
care centres at our Havelock North
and Trentham villages as well as
completing brand new care centres
at Cambridge and our first one
in Australia at Cranbourne North
in Victoria. We are on track to
deliver a further five village centre
buildings, all with purpose-built care
facilities, in the next 12 months at
our Waikanae, Whangārei, Milldale,
Prebbleton and Blenheim villages.
For our staff we continually look
at how we can provide meaningful
career pathways and opportunities
for our people and to give them
every opportunity to be at their best
in and out of work.
One of the most significant initiatives
this year was the launch of our
EVP. This represents Summerset's
commitment to our people and
our people's commitment to each
other, defining what they can expect
from working with us and what they
contribute in return.
Our emissions profile
Summerset’s total emissions in 2025
were 91,787 tCO
2
e, an increase of
82,980 tCO
2
e compared to our 2022
base year. This rise is primarily driven
by the reporting requirements of
Scope 3 value chain emissions,
which now form the largest part of
our carbon footprint.
Key contributors within Scope 3
are Category 1 capital goods and
2 purchased goods and services,
together accounting for over three-
quarters of our total emissions,
largely due to our expanding
construction activities.
While overall emissions in these
categories are expected to rise as we
grow and welcome more residents,
gas usage under Scope 1 is expected
to taper off as our gas transition
programme progresses and no new
villages are connected to gas for
utility use.
Construction waste diversion progress
Percentage
of
waste
52%52%55%55%31%31%24%24%22%22%
48%48%
45%45%
69%69%
76%76%
78%78%
LandfillDiverted
20212022202320242025
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
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Electricity and gas remain the main
sources of Summerset’s Scope 1 and
2 emissions, essential for delivering
high-quality care through heating,
cooking, and laundry services.
Importantly, our emissions intensity
continues to decrease, with
emissions per square metre of
developed land steadily reducing
since 2017.
This progress reflects improvements
in construction, design, operational
efficiencies, and the adoption
of decarbonisation initiatives,
including sourcing renewable
energy certificates.
With most of our greenhouse gas
emissions now in our value chain,
we have continued to work with our
suppliers on how we drive down
our Scope 3 emissions and bring
through lower carbon products
and services.
Last year, we announced our
commitment to a rigorous near-term
science-based emissions reduction
target, which has been validated by
the Science Based Targets initiative
(SBTi). This requires a 49% reduction
in Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity
per square metre by 2028, using
FY22 as our baseline. In FY25 we
achieved a 9% reduction toward
this target, (excludes renewable
energy certificates).
We remain focused on delivering
on this ambitious goal through
operational efficiencies, renewable
energy procurement and our
targeted decarbonisation initiatives.
More information
For further information on
all our ESG activities please
see our Sustainability Review
and Climate-related Disclosures
FY25 report on the Summerset
website at www.summerset.co.nz/
investorcentre/esg-reporting/. Our
comprehensive ESG profile is also
available at www.summerset.co.nz/
investor-centre/esg-profile/.
Scopes 1 & 2 emissions
profile
tCO
2
e
kCO
2
e/m
2
Scopes 1 & 2Emissions intensity trend (right axis)
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
0
750
1,500
2,250
3,000
3,750
4,500
0
2.5
5
7.5
10
12.5
15
Short-term science-aligned target trajectory
kCO
2
e/m
2
6.946.94
6.346.34
5.755.75
5.165.16
4.564.56
3.973.97
3.383.38
kCO
2
e per m
2
Target
2022202320242025202620272028
0
2.5
5
7.5
Note: Market-based reporting of Scope 2 emissions from FY23 onwards
applies to intensity targets.
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Our
performance
Artist impression of Summerset Chirnside Park
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O U R P E R F O R M A N C E
Summerset has delivered another
year of strong underlying profit
performance and maintained
balance sheet resilience despite a
challenging operating environment.
Financial performance overview
Underlying profit for the year
ended 31 December 2025 increased
by 13% on the prior year to
$234.2 million (2024: $206.4 million),
driven primarily by record new
sales and resales in the year
and the continual growth in our
portfolio which has increased our
deferred management fees (DMFs).
New sales increased by 217 units
on the prior year (+37%) while
resales increased by 105 (+16%),
with ten villages having 30+ resales
for the year. We saw resales
across 32 different villages and
maintained a strong geographical
spread across the country, with
only 43% of resales coming from
the Auckland, Wellington and
Christchurch regions.
Deliveries of units were in line
with 2024 – 693, compared to
708 in 2024, with 637 NZ units
and 56 Australian units delivered
in 2025. Revenue for the year
grew 13% to $361.8 million (2024:
$319.9 million), reflecting village
revenue growth from deliveries
within our developing villages and
continued high rates of care
occupancy in existing villages.
Profits from operations increased by
20% on FY24 to $120.6 million –
driven by higher DMF revenue as a
result of the record sales year and fee
increases. This is partially offset by
increased care and village expenses
due to higher staffing costs related
to the higher care occupancy. We
continue to see wages and costs
increasing at a rate higher than
the increases to public funding, in
particular nurses' wages, council
rates, insurance and power.
Long-term growth
A key component of underlying
profit is the realised development
margin on new sales, which
was $154.9 million in 2025
(2024: $118.4 million). Our overall
development margin was 27.8%,
slightly down on FY24 (28.9%) due
to a shift in the mix of new
sale settlements with a higher
proportion of care units sold than
in previous years. We expect
that development margins will be
maintained within the 20–25% range
over the medium term.
Good margins reflect the
advantage of having strong
in-house capabilities for each
stage of village development
including land acquisition, planning,
consenting, design, procurement
and construction management.
We continue to work to manage
cost inflation across our build
pipeline through leveraging from
scale, standardisation and mature
procurement planning.
Summary of sales
and developments
Summerset had another record
sales year, with 1,560 unit sales of
occupation rights (2024: 1,238), with
805 new unit sales (18 in Australia)
and 755 sales of existing units.
Average gross proceeds per new
sale settlement of $693,000 was
slightly down from $696,000 in 2024
due to the higher proportion of
care units settled in FY25 with the
care bed conversion programme
commencing. Realised resale gain
increased by 9% to $104.5 million in
2025. Average gross proceeds per
resale settlement were $582,000,
similar to 2024 of $581,000. Key
development milestones included
the delivery of our Cambridge
village's main building, and an
additional two blocks at St Johns
(120 units). In Australia, we delivered
a further 56 units: 46 units at
Cranbourne North and our first 10
units at Chirnside Park.
Net
profit after tax
Summerset recorded a net profit
after tax of $259.7 million for
the year ended 31 December
2025, down from $332.0 million
in 2024. This year-on-year change
is largely reflective of the fair
value movement of investment
properties recognised in 2025,
relative to 2024. The fair value
movement in 2025 of $264.5 million
included $78.7 million from new
units delivered and $78.8 million
from uplifts to retirement unit
pricing across the year. Signs of
optimism in the wider property
market gave us confidence to
modestly increase portfolio pricing
as the year progressed, and this was
also seen by our external valuers who
lifted unit pricing and growth rates
to match expectations of improving
house prices as we move into 2026
and beyond.
Business growth and expenses
Summerset derives its revenue
from selling units (DMFs) and
providing village and care services.
Summerset’s revenue increased as a
result of higher volumes, reflective
of the continuing growth and
scale of our operations. DMFs on
Summerset’s units sold under ORA
were $137.2 million in 2025 (2024:
$121.4 million). The gains reflect the
increase in the number, occupancy
and value of Summerset’s portfolio
of units. Underlying profit is a
non-GAAP measure. A detailed
explanation is included in Note 2 to
the Financial Statements (see page
62). In general terms, underlying
profit removes the fair value
movement of investment property
and reinstates the realised gains
associated with our resales and
the development margin associated
with our new sales.
Summerset’s total unit portfolio
reached 8,673 (2024: 7,970), and
at year end there were 541 new
units and 208 resale units available
for sale, which represents 9.7% of
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our total portfolio (2024: 9.5%). The
slight increase is largely due to the
high number of deliveries in Q4 2025
(278 units). Occupancy in our mature
care centres was steady at 94%
(2024: 94%), which is above the
industry average of 90%. Total
operating expenses were managed
well, increasing by 16% to
$328.6 million in 2025 (2024:
$284.1 million). This increase was
mainly due to the start-up costs and
growth in headcount of developing
villages, of approximately $15 million,
along with associated increases in
operational costs from higher
occupancy. Inflationary cost
pressures were also a key driver of
the overall increase, due to higher
wage costs (including increased
care wage costs at a rate above the
level of public funding increases),
general cost growth across head
office functions, and higher rates,
utilities and insurance across our
properties.
Net cash from operating activities
Summerset’s net cash from
operating activities was
$548.2 million for the year, up 23.7%
from 2024 (2024: $443.2 million).
This was principally driven by
increased receipts from residents
but reduced by increased costs of
providing care and village operations
as our resident numbers grow.
Summerset is a growth company
and reinvests operating cash flows
back into the business to finance
future growth. In 2025 Summerset
invested $722.4 million, primarily
in relation to new and existing
retirement villages and care centres
(2024: $683.1 million).
Assets rose to $9.2 billion
Total assets rose 15% to $9.2 billion
at 31 December 2025 (2024:
$8.1 billion), mainly due to growth in
the size and value of Summerset’s
investment property, which reached
$8.2 billion (2024: $7.3 billion).
At balance date, Summerset also
Underlying
profit
$ million
56.656.6
81.781.7
98.698.6
106.2106.2
98.398.3
141.1141.1
171.4171.4
190.3190.3
206.4206.4
234.2234.2
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
050100150200250
Land bank over time (units)
2,9752,975
3,2373,237
4,4504,450
6,2066,206
6,1716,171
6,6146,614
7,3647,364
6,9096,909
7,4537,453
6,6726,672
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
03,0006,0009,000
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had property, plant and equipment
valued at $925.3 million (2024:
$602.8 million), most of this
being care centres (these are
operated to provide services and
are therefore not included as
investment property). An increased
embedded value of $1.9 billion
(2024: $1.7 billion) demonstrates
future cash that can be generated
when units are resold. Interest-
bearing debt of $1,971.4 million was
21% of total assets at year end
(2024: $1,714.3 million). The year-end
debt at face value is made up of
$1,366.2 million of bank borrowings
and $600.0 million of retail bonds.
Summerset also has residents' loans
of $3.3 billion (2024: $2.9 billion).
This is in the form of licences paid
by residents under ORAs. These are
repayable when residents vacate
units and the associated occupation
rights are resold.
2025 dividends
Summerset will pay a final dividend
of 13.2 cents per share (cps) on
26 March 2026, making a full payout
for the 2025 year of 24.5 cps
(2025: 24.5 cps). Board policy for
shareholder distributions continues
to maintain a payout range of 20–
50% of each year’s underlying profit.
The 2025 distribution of $59.2 million
represents 25.3% of underlying
profit ($234.2 million). Summerset
continues to offer shareholders
a dividend reinvestment option,
including a 2% discount to market
share price.
Expense breakdown
Employee expenses
Employee
expenses 58%
Property-related
expenses 10%
Depreciation
amortisation
and impairments 7%
Repairs and
maintenance
expenses 4%
Other operating
expenses 21%
Revenue breakdown
Revenue breakdown
Care fees and
village services 62%
Deferred
management
fees 37%
Other 1%
Dividends (cents per share)
2.62.6
3.93.9
6.06.0
6.06.0
6.06.0
9.99.9
10.710.7
11.311.3
11.311.3
11.311.3
5.15.1
7.17.1
7.27.2
7.07.0
7.07.0
8.68.6
11.611.6
13.213.2
13.213.2
13.213.2
FinalInterim
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
051015202530
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Five-year
summary
Key operational and financial statistics for
the five-year period up to and including
FY25 are shown below.
Results highlights – operational
UnitFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
FY24 to
FY25 %
Change
New sales of Occupation RightsNo.
80558856053754037%
Resales of Occupation RightsNo.
75565054347043816%
Total sales of Occupation RightsNo.
1,5601,2381,1031,00797826%
Development margin%
27.8%28.9%31.6%29.7%23.1%-4%
New Occupation Right
units delivered
No.693708643625619-2%
Retirement units in portfolioNo.
7,1986,6716,0875,5184,9308%
Care units in portfolioNo.
1,4751,2991,2841,1611,09814%
Results highlights – financial
UnitFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
FY24 to
FY25 %
Change
Restated
Net operating cash flow
$m
548.2443.2369.2383.4266.824%
Total assets
$m
9,234.98,041.15,840.34,923.73,893.215%
Net assets
$m
3,327.92,944.52,193.01,924.51,354.813%
Underlying profit
$m
234.2206.4171.4141.198.313%
Profit before income tax (IFRS)
$m
241.1347.9265.1543.6221.7-31%
Profit for the period (IFRS)
$m
259.7332.0269.1543.7230.8-22%
Dividend per share
cents
24.524.522.318.513.00%
Basic earnings per share
cents
108.1141.3116.7238.2102.3-23%
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statements
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Consolidated Income Statement
For the year ended 31 December 2025
20252024
Restated
1
NOTE$000$000
Care fees and village services4223,616197,165
Deferred management fees4137,245121,446
Other income49131,292
Total revenue361,774319,903
Reversal of impairment
9
1,875-
Fair value movement of investment property and other assets10264,450364,692
Total income628,099684,595
Operating expenses5(328,632)(284,149)
Depreciation and amortisation9(26,311)(19,099)
Impairment loss9, 10-(7,112)
Total expenses
(354,943)
(310,360)
Operating profit before finance costs273,156374,235
Finance costs6(32,038)(26,353)
Profit before income tax241,118347,882
Income tax credit/(expense)
718,602(15,924)
Profit for the period259,720331,958
Basic earnings per share (cents)18108.12141.30
Diluted earnings per share (cents)18107.86140.86
1 The fair value of investment property has been restated as detailed in Note 1 comparative information.
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the year ended 31 December 2025
20252024
Restated
1
NOTE$000$000
Profit for the period259,720331,958
Fair value gain/(loss) on interest rate swaps131,558
(12,916)
Tax on items of other comprehensive income7(432)
3,689
Loss on translation of foreign currency operations(8,500)(2,103)
Other comprehensive loss that will be reclassified subsequently to profit
or loss for the period net of tax
(7,374)(11,330)
Net revaluation of property, plant and equipment9172,04394,372
Tax on items of other comprehensive income
7(48,172)
(26,424)
Other comprehensive income which will not be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss for the period net of tax
123,87167,948
Total comprehensive income for the period
376,217388,576
1 The fair value of investment property has been restated as detailed in Note 1 comparative information.
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the year ended 31 December 2025
SHARE
CAPITAL
$000
HEDGING
RESERVE
$000
REVALUATION
RESERVE
$000
FOREIGN
CURRENCY
TRANSLATION
RESERVE
$000
RETAINED
EARNINGS
$000
TOTAL
EQUITY
$000
As at 1 January
2024 (restated)
1
366,9121,30495,805(266)2,121,4842,585,239
Profit for the
period (restated)
1
----331,958331,958
Other comprehensive
income for the period
-(9,227)67,948(2,103)-56,618
Total comprehensive
income for the
period (restated)
1
-(9,227)67,948(2,103)331,958388,576
Dividends paid----(57,556)(57,556)
Shares issued
24,822----24,822
Employee share plan
option cost
3,455----3,455
As at 31 December
2024 (restated)
1
395,189(7,923)163,753(2,369)2,395,8862,944,536
As at 1 January
2025 (restated)
1
395,189(7,923)163,753(2,369)2,395,8862,944,536
Profit for the period----259,720259,720
Other comprehensive
income for the period
-1,126123,871(8,500)-116,497
Total comprehensive
income for the period
-1,126123,871(8,500)259,720376,217
Dividends paid----(58,869)(58,869)
Shares issued62,339----62,339
Employee share plan
option cost
3,639----3,639
As at 31 December 2025
461,167(6,797)287,624(10,869)2,596,7373,327,862
1 The fair value of investment property has been restated as detailed in Note 1 comparative information.
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
As at 31 December 2025
20252024
Restated
1
NOTE$000$000
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents6,04611,705
Trade and other receivables847,48058,600
Interest rate swaps1320,53020,849
Other assets27,00031,000
Property, plant and equipment9925,319602,813
Intangible assets2,9988,476
Investment property108,199,1737,303,813
Investments
6,3243,819
Total assets9,234,8708,041,075
Liabilities
Trade and other payables11209,777166,983
Employee benefits1232,05333,876
Revenue received in advance4247,499212,356
Interest rate swaps1315,93718,603
Residents’ loans143,336,0562,881,103
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings151,971,3661,714,340
Lease liability6,74211,878
Deferred tax liability787,57857,400
Total liabilities5,907,0085,096,539
Net assets3,327,8622,944,536
Equity
Share capital17461,167395,189
Reserves17269,958153,461
Retained earnings2,596,7372,395,886
Total equity attributable to shareholders
3,327,8622,944,536
1 The fair value of investment property has been restated as detailed in Note 1 comparative information.
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
Authorised for issue on 26 February 2026 on behalf of the Board
Mark Verbiest
Director and Chair of the Board
Fiona Oliver
Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
For the year ended 31 December 2025
20252024
Restated
1
$000$000
Cash flows from operating activities
Receipts from residents:
- care fees and village services219,985194,724
- residents' loans - new occupation right agreements502,403388,013
- residents' loans - resale receipts of occupation right agreements408,551358,581
Residents' loans - repayments of occupation right agreements(263,127)(220,414)
Interest received9861,122
Payments to suppliers and employees(320,622)(278,854)
Net cash flow from operating activities548,176443,172
Cash flows to investing activities
Sale of investment property
-1,178
Payments for investment property:
- land(57,906)(20,920)
- construction of retirement units and village facilities(409,845)(482,312)
- refurbishment of retirement units and village facilities(31,838)(24,841)
Payments for property, plant and equipment:
- construction of care centres
2
(134,605)(68,852)
- refurbishment of care centres
(364)(400)
- other
(12,546)(14,063)
Payments for intangible assets
(114)(1,520)
Capitalised interest paid
(72,939)(69,225)
Acquisition of long-term investments
(2,219)(2,159)
Net cash flow to investing activities
(722,376)(683,114)
1 We have restated to separately disclose the gross receipts and repayments for resales of occupation right agreements. Previously these were disclosed net.
2 Included in the construction of care centres is $15.3 million relating to care centre upgrades (2024: $18.4 million).
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
20252024
$000$000
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from bank borrowings207,058174,870
Proceeds from issue of retail bonds150,000125,000
Repayment of retail bonds(125,000)-
Interest paid on borrowings(28,327)(26,093)
Payments in relation to lease liabilities(2,686)(3,021)
Dividends paid(32,584)(33,542)
Net cash flow from financing activities168,461237,214
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents(5,739)(2,728)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period11,70512,648
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents801,785
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period6,04611,705
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Reconciliation of Operating Results and Operating
Cash Flows
For the year ended 31 December 2025
20252024
Restated
1
$000$000
Profit for the period259,720331,958
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortisation26,31119,099
(Reversal of impairment)/impairment loss(1,875)7,112
Fair value movement of investment property and other assets(264,450)(364,692)
Finance costs paid
32,03826,353
Income tax (credit)/expense
(18,602)15,924
Deferred management fees amortisation
(137,245)(121,446)
Employee share plan option cost
4,7253,944
Other non-cash items
(1,446)2,395
(360,544)(411,311)
Movements in working capital
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables
10,016(7,510)
Net (decrease)/increase in employee benefits
(2,485)3,541
Increase in trade and other payables
12,8152,958
Increase in residents’ loans net of non-cash amortisation
628,654523,536
649,000522,525
Net cash flow from operating activities548,176443,172
1 The fair value of investment property has been restated as detailed in Note 1 comparative information.
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated
notes to the
financial
statements
For the year ended 31 December 2025
1. General information
Reporting entity
The consolidated financial statements presented for the year ended 31 December 2025 are for Summerset Group Holdings Limited
(the "Company") and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Group"). The Group develops, owns and operates integrated
retirement villages.
Summerset Group Holdings Limited is registered in New Zealand under the Companies Act 1993 and is a FMC Reporting Entity for
the purposes of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013. The Company is listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX), being
the Company’s primary exchange, and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) as a foreign exempt listing.
Basis of preparation
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice in New
Zealand (NZ GAAP), except for Note 2: Non-GAAP underlying profit, which is presented in addition to NZ GAAP compliant information.
They comply with New Zealand equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards (NZ IFRS) as appropriate for a Tier 1
for-profit entity. These financial statements comply with International Financial Reporting Accounting Standards ("IFRS Accounting
Standards") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") and the requirements of the Financial Markets
Conduct Act 2013.
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which requires the Board to have reasonable
grounds to believe that the Group will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due.
These financial statements are expressed in New Zealand dollars, which is the Company’s and New Zealand subsidiaries' functional
currency. The functional currency of the Company's Australian subsidiaries is Australian dollars. All financial information has been
rounded to the nearest thousand, unless otherwise stated.
All amounts are shown exclusive of goods and services tax (GST), except for trade receivables and trade payables, and except where
the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable. When this occurs, GST is recognised as part of the cost of the asset or as an expense
as applicable.
The measurement basis adopted in the preparation of these financial statements is historical cost, with the exception of the items
noted below.
•Buildings and land – Note 9
•Investment property – Note 10
•Investments – Note 16
•Interest rate swaps – Note 13
•Retail bonds – Note 15
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Consolidated notes to the financial statements (continued)
Basis of consolidation
Subsidiaries are fully consolidated at the date on which the Group obtains control, and continue to be consolidated until the date
when such control ceases. The financial statements are prepared for the same reporting period as the Company, using consistent
accounting policies. All intra-group transactions and balances arising within the Group are eliminated in full.
All subsidiary companies are 100% owned and incorporated in New Zealand or Australia with a balance date of 31 December.
The New Zealand subsidiaries are:
Summer Land Developments Limited
Summerset Care Limited
Summerset Holdings Limited
Summerset LTI Trustee Limited
Summerset Management Group Limited
Summerset Properties Limited
Summerset Retention Trustee Limited
Summerset Villages (Aotea) Limited
Summerset Villages (Avonhead) Limited
Summerset Villages (Bell Block) Limited
Summerset Villages (Blenheim) Limited
Summerset Villages (Cambridge) Limited
Summerset Villages (Casebrook) Limited
Summerset Villages (Cashmere Oaks) Limited
Summerset Villages (Dunedin) Limited
Summerset Villages (Ellerslie) Limited
Summerset Villages (Half Moon Bay) Limited
Summerset Villages (Hamilton) Limited
Summerset Villages (Hastings) Limited
Summerset Villages (Havelock North) Limited
Summerset Villages (Hobsonville) Limited
Summerset Villages (Karaka) Limited
Summerset Villages (Katikati) Limited
Summerset Villages (Kelvin Grove) Limited
Summerset Villages (Kenepuru) Limited
Summerset Villages (Levin) Limited
Summerset Villages (Lower Hutt) Limited
Summerset Villages (Manukau) Limited
Summerset Villages (Milldale) Limited
Summerset Villages (Mission Hills) Limited
Summerset Villages (Mosgiel) Limited
Summerset Villages (Napier) Limited
Summerset Villages (Nelson) Limited
Summerset Villages (New Plymouth) Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 42) Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 50) Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 51) Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 52) Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 53) Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 54) Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 55) Limited
Summerset Villages (Palmerston North) Limited
Summerset Villages (Papamoa) Limited
Summerset Villages (Paraparaumu) Limited
Summerset Villages (Parnell) Limited
Summerset Villages (Prebbleton) Limited
Summerset Villages (Rangiora) Limited
Summerset Villages (Richmond) Limited
Summerset Villages (Rolleston) Limited
Summerset Villages (Rotorua) Limited
Summerset Villages (Rototuna) Limited
Summerset Villages (Shoal Bay) Limited
Summerset Villages (St Johns) Limited
Summerset Villages (Taupo) Limited
Summerset Villages (Te Awa) Limited
Summerset Villages (Trentham) Limited
Summerset Villages (Waikanae) Limited
Summerset Villages (Whanganui) Limited
Summerset Villages (Warkworth) Limited
Summerset Villages (Whangarei) Limited
Summerset Villages (Wigram) Limited
Welhom Developments Limited
The Australian subsidiaries are:
Summerset Care (Australia) Pty Limited
Summerset Holdings (Australia) Pty Limited
Summerset Management Group (Australia) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Chirnside Park) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Craigieburn) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Cranbourne North) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Drysdale) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Mernda) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 4) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 8) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 9) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 10) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 11) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 12) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 13) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 14) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 15) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 16) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 17) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 18) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 19) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 20) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Number 21) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Oakleigh South) Pty Limited
Summerset Villages (Torquay) Pty Limited
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Accounting policies
Accounting policies that summarise the measurement basis used and that are relevant to the understanding of the financial
statements are provided throughout the accompanying notes.
The accounting policies adopted have been applied consistently throughout the periods presented in these financial statements.
The Group adopted all mandatory new and amended NZ IFRS Standards and Interpretations and there has been no material impact
on the Group's financial statements.
In April 2024, the IASB issued NZ IFRS 18
Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements that is effective for the accounting period
that begins on or after 1 January 2027. This standard has not been early adopted in preparing these financial statements. This standard
introduces new requirements on presentation within the income statement (including specified totals and subtotals) and additional
note disclosures. The impact of this standard is being assessed by the Group.
The IASB has also issued amendments to NZ IFRS 9
Financial Instruments and NZ IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures effective
1 January 2026. These cover the classification and disclosure of financial instruments with features linked to environmental, social
and corporate governance targets. These amendments have not been early adopted in preparing these financial statements and the
impact is being assessed by the Group.
There are no other new standards, amendments or interpretations that have been issued and are not yet effective, that are expected
to have a significant impact on the Group.
Critical accounting estimates and judgements
In preparing the financial statements, management has made estimates and assumptions about the future that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during
the period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
Estimates and assumptions are regularly evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations
of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The principal areas of judgement in preparing these
financial statements are described in the following notes:
•Deferred management fees – Note 4
•Deferred taxation – Note 7
•Interest rate swaps – Note 13
•Revenue in advance – Note 4
•Valuation of investment property – Note 10
•Valuation of buildings and land – Note 9
Comparative information
Certain comparative information has been updated to conform with the current year’s presentation.
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Consolidated notes to the financial statements (continued)
The Group has updated comparative information to reflect the restatement of investment property fair value movements. The
investment property valuations did not correctly account for loans to residents in accordance with NZ IAS 40 Investment Property,
which has reduced the residents’ loans liability within the calculation of investment property. As a result, the comparative information
has been restated to correct the overstatement of investment property and fair value gains. The adjustment had no effect on cash
flows and banking covenants.
31 December
2024
1 January
2024
31 December
2024
31 December
2024
Reported
Opening
balance
adjustment
1
AdjustmentRestated
$000
$000
$000$000
Income Statement
Fair value movement of investment property and
other assets
372,572-(7,880)364,692
Profit for the period339,838-(7,880)331,958
Net transfer to shareholders equity339,838-(7,880)331,958
Statement of Financial Position
Investment property
7,328,744(17,051)(7,880)7,303,813
Net change to total assets8,066,006(17,051)(7,880)8,041,075
Retained earnings
2,420,817(17,051)(7,880)2,395,886
Net change to total equity attributable to shareholders2,969,467(17,051)(7,880)2,944,536
Basic earnings per share (cents)
144.65
-(3.35)141.30
Diluted earnings per share (cents)
144.21
-(3.35)140.86
1 The correction also impacted the year ended 31 December 2023 and has been reflected in the opening balances at 1 January 2024.
2. Non-GAAP underlying profit
20252024
Restated
1
Ref$000
$000
Profit for the period259,720331,958
Less fair value movement of investment property and other assetsa)(264,450)(364,692)
(Less)/add (impairment reversal)/impairment of assets and other non-
cash items
b)(1,875)8,832
Add realised gain on resalesc)104,50295,880
Add realised development margind)154,858118,448
(Less)/add deferred tax (credit)/expensee)(18,602)15,924
Underlying profit
234,153206,350
1 The fair value of investment property has been restated as detailed in Note 1 comparative information.
Underlying profit is a non-GAAP measure and differs from NZ IFRS profit for the period. Underlying profit does not have a standardised
meaning prescribed by GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to similar financial information presented by other entities.
The Directors have provided an underlying profit measure in addition to IFRS profit to assist readers in determining the impact of
fair value movements, realised gains associated with development and resales activity, impairment and tax expense in the Group’s
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income statement. The measure is used internally in conjunction with other measures to monitor performance and make investment
decisions. Underlying profit is a measure that the Group uses consistently across reporting periods. Underlying profit is used to
determine the dividend pay-out to shareholders.
This statement presented is for the Group, prepared in accordance with the Basis of preparation: underlying profit described below.
Basis of preparation: underlying profit
Underlying profit is determined by taking profit for the period determined under NZ IFRS, adjusted for the impact of the following:
a)Less fair value movement of investment property and other assets: reversal of investment property valuation changes recorded
in NZ IFRS profit for the period, which comprise both realised and non-realised valuation movements. This is reversed and
replaced with realised development margin and realised resale gains during the period, effectively removing the unrealised
component of the fair value movement of investment property.
b)(Less)/add (impairment reversal)/impairment of assets and other non-cash items: remove the impact of non-operating one-off
items and non-cash care centre valuation changes recorded in NZ IFRS profit for the period. Care centres are valued
semi-annually (2024: annually), with fair value gains flowing through to the revaluation reserve unless the gain offsets a
previous impairment to fair value that was recorded in NZ IFRS profit. Where there is any impairment of a care centre, or
reversal of a previous impairment that impacts NZ IFRS profit for the period, this is eliminated for the purposes of determining
underlying profit.
c)Add realised gain on resales: add the realised gains across all resales of occupation rights during the period. The realised gain
for each resale is determined to be the difference between the licence price for the previous occupation right for a unit and
the occupation right resold for that same unit during the period, with recognition point being the settlement of the resold unit.
Realised resale gains exclude deferred management fees and refurbishment costs.
d)Add realised development margin: add realised development margin across all new sales of occupation rights during the
period, with the recognition point being the cash settlement. Realised development margin is the margin earned on the first
time sale of an occupation right following the development of a unit. The margin for each new sale is determined to be the
licence price for the occupation right, less the cost of developing that unit.
Components of the cost of developing units include directly attributable construction costs and a proportionate share of the
following costs:
◦Infrastructure costs
◦Land cost on the basis of the purchase price of the land
◦Interest during the build period
◦Head office costs directly related to the construction of units
All costs above include non-recoverable GST.
Development margin excludes the costs of developing common areas within the retirement village (including a share of the
proportionate costs listed above). This is because these areas are assets that support the sale of occupation rights for not just
the new sale but for all subsequent resales. It also excludes the costs of developing care centres.
Where costs are apportioned across more than one asset, the apportionment methodology is determined by considering the
nature of the cost, which is then largely allocated using one of two main cost drivers, gross floor area for costs attributed to a
particular construction stage or footprint area for costs attributable to the whole village. For sites with numerous multi-storey
buildings, gross floor area is substituted for footprint for those shared costs where it is deemed a more appropriate mechanism
for apportionment between assets.
Where a unit not previously sold under occupation right agreement is converted to a unit sold under occupation right
agreement, realised development margin recognised on the new sale of these units includes the following costs:
◦Conversion costs
◦A fair value apportionment reflecting the value of the property immediately prior to conversion
e)(Less)/add deferred tax (credit)/expense: reversal of the impact of deferred taxation.
Underlying profit does not include any adjustments for abnormal items or fair value movements on financial instruments that are
included in NZ IFRS profit for the period.
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Consolidated notes to the financial statements (continued)
3. Segment reporting
The Group operates in one industry, being the provision of integrated retirement villages. Management has exercised judgement
in determining that the Group’s operating activities form a single reportable segment, based on the similarity of services across all
villages, the type of customer, and the regulatory environment. The chief operating decision makers, the Chief Executive Officer and
the Board, regularly review the operating results of the Group as a whole for the purpose of assessing performance and allocating
resources. The measures considered most relevant and used to assess performance are the consolidated income statement,
consolidated statement of financial position, and underlying profit, with a reconciliation between non-GAAP underlying profit and NZ
IFRS profit provided in Note 2.
The Group continues to proceed with its expansion into Australia with seven sites purchased to date. These sites are currently being,
or will be, developed into retirement villages.
The Group’s non-current assets
1
are located in New Zealand and Australia. At 31 December 2025, non-current assets in New Zealand
totalled $8,560.9 million (2024: $7,466.5 million), and in Australia totalled $566.6 million (2024: $448.6 million).
Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is a major source of revenue for the Group, as the Group derives care fee revenue in respect
of eligible government subsidised aged care residents. Fees earned from Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora for the year ended
31 December 2025 amounted to $60.7 million (2024: $53.0 million). No other customers individually contribute a significant
proportion of the Group revenue.
4. Revenue
Care fees and village services income is charged to residents on a monthly basis, as agreed, and are recognised over time as and
when the accommodation or services are provided. Care fees relate to the provision of accommodation, care and related services
to residents of the care facilities. Village services relate to the provision of accommodation and related services to residents in
independent living units.
Deferred management fees, which entitle residents to accommodation and the use of the community facilities within the village,
are recognised over the period of service, being the greater of the expected period of tenure or the contractual right to revenue.
The expected periods of tenure, being based on historical Group averages, are estimated to be seven to eight years for villas, five
to six years for apartments, three years for serviced apartments and memory care apartments, and two years for care suites. Where
the deferred management fees over the contractual period exceed the amortisation of the deferred management fee based on
estimated tenure, the amount is recorded as a liability (revenue in advance). At balance date, the majority of the revenue in advance
balance is non-current. Deferred management fees are recognised on a gross basis in the receipts from residents’ loans section of
the statement of cash flows.
Other income comprises:
2025
2024
$000$000
Interest received9131,292
Total other income9131,292
Interest income is recognised in the income statement as it accrues, using the effective interest method.
1
Non-current assets include property, plant and equipment, investment property and intangible assets.
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5. Operating expenses
20252024
$000$000
Employee expenses205,429182,915
Property-related expenses36,21930,602
Repairs and maintenance expenses13,25811,383
Other operating expenses73,72659,249
Total operating expenses328,632284,149
Employee expenses include post-employment benefits (KiwiSaver/Superannuation) of $6.7 million (2024: $5.8 million).
Other operating expenses include donations of $13,260 (2024: $13,092) and fees paid to the audit firm as follows:
2025
2024
PwC
1
EY
2
$000$000
Audit and review of financial statements
605486
Total605486
Audit or review related services
Reporting to Statutory Supervisor (other non-assurance engagement)
5
5
Reporting to Bond Supervisor (other non-assurance engagement)
8
5
Total1310
Other assurance services and other agreed-upon procedures engagements
Sustainability linked lending assurance (assurance engagement)
-
32
Greenhouse gas inventory assurance (assurance engagement)
-48
LTI vesting targets assurance (assurance engagement)
-5
Total-85
Other services
Remuneration advisory services-
6
Mandatory shareholding policy review6-
Access to online training platform20-
Total
266
Total fees incurred for services provided by the audit firm
644587
1 All fees disclosed for the year ended 31 December 2025 were incurred for services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the appointed audit firm for that period.
2 All fees disclosed for the year ended 31 December 2024 were incurred for services provided by Ernst & Young, the appointed audit firm for that period.
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Consolidated notes to the financial statements (continued)
6. Finance costs
20252024
$000$000
Interest on bank loans, retail bonds and related fees105,979102,125
Interest on interest rate swaps(2,158)(4,238)
Interest on lease liability394517
Capitalised finance costs(73,831)(72,440)
Fair value movement of interest rate swaps through profit or loss(719)(12,452)
Fair value movement of retail bonds designated in a fair value
hedge relationship
71912,452
Other1,654389
Finance costs32,03826,353
Interest expense comprises interest payable on borrowings and is calculated using the effective interest rate method.
Borrowing costs are capitalised for property, plant and equipment (Note 9), and investment property (Note 10), if they are directly
attributable to the construction or production of a qualifying asset. Capitalisation of borrowing costs commences when the activities
to prepare the asset commence and expenditure and borrowing costs are incurred. Capitalisation of borrowing costs continues until
the assets are substantially ready for their intended use.
Borrowing costs of $73.8 million (2024: $72.4 million) have been capitalised during the period of construction in the current year. The
weighted average capitalisation rate on funds borrowed representing the borrowing costs of the loans used to finance projects is
5.41% per annum (2024: 6.08% per annum).
Three of the Group's retail bonds are designated in a fair value hedging relationship. Details of fair value hedging are included in
Note 13.
7. Income tax
Tax expense comprises current and deferred tax, calculated using the tax rate enacted or substantively enacted at balance date and
any adjustment to tax payable in respect of prior years. Tax expense is recognised in the income statement, except when it relates to
items recognised directly in the statement of comprehensive income, in which case the tax expense is recognised in the statement
of comprehensive income.
Deferred tax expense is recognised in respect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in
the financial statements and the amounts used for taxation purposes. A deferred tax asset is recognised only to the extent that it is
probable it will be utilised. Temporary differences for the initial recognition of assets or liabilities that affect neither accounting nor
taxable profit, unless they arise from business combination, are not provided for.
NZ IAS 12, Income Taxes provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that investment property measured at fair value under NZ
IAS 40, Investment Properties is recovered through sale. This presumption is rebutted if:
•The investment property is depreciable (e.g. buildings and land under a lease); and
•The investment property is held within a business model whose objective is to consume substantially all of the economic benefits
embodied in the investment property over time, rather than through sale.
The Group considers that the recovery through sale presumption for the manner of recovery of investment property is appropriate,
consistent with its business model objective to ensure any portfolio decisions are accretive to the overall value of the business, either
through use or sale.
The Group recognises a deferred tax asset on tax losses only to the extent that it offsets existing deferred tax liabilities in the
relevant jurisdiction.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Group
intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.
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(a) Income tax recognised in the income statement
20252024
$000$000
Tax expense comprises:
Deferred tax relating to the origination and reversal of temporary differences(18,602)15,924
Total tax (credit)/expense reported in income statement(18,602)15,924
The prima facie income tax expense on pre-tax accounting profit from operations reconciles to the income tax expense in the
financial statements as follows:
2025
2024
Restated
1
$000%$000%
Profit before income tax241,118347,882
Income tax using the corporate tax rate
67,51328.0%97,40728.0%
Capitalised interest
(20,458)(8.5%)(20,331)(5.8%)
Other non-deductible expenses
6,5702.7%9,0962.6%
Non-assessable investment property revaluations
(80,540)(33.4%)(106,722)(30.7%)
Removal of tax depreciation on non-residential buildings
-0.0%28,8948.3%
Other
8,7213.6%8,0492.3%
Prior period adjustments
(408)(0.2%)(469)(0.1%)
Total income tax (credit)/expense(18,602)(7.8%)15,9244.6%
1 The fair value of investment property has been restated as detailed in Note 1 comparative information.
The Group tax losses are as follows:
2025
2024
$000$000
Tax losses available
951,410757,405
Tax effected
267,436212,891
Unrecognised tax losses
14,11011,734
(b) Amounts charged or credited to other comprehensive income
20252024
$000$000
Tax expense comprises:
Net gain on revaluation of property, plant and equipment48,17226,424
Fair value movement of interest rate swaps432(3,689)
Total tax expense reported in statement of comprehensive income48,60422,735
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Consolidated notes to the financial statements (continued)
(c) Amounts charged or credited directly to equity
20252024
$000$000
Tax expense comprises:
Deferred tax relating to employee share option plans176(320)
Total tax expense/(credit) reported directly in equity176(320)
(d) Imputation credit account
There were no imputation credits received or paid during the year and the balance at 31 December 2025 is nil (2024: nil).
(e) Deferred tax
Movement in the deferred tax balance comprises:
BALANCE
1 JAN 2025
RECOGNISED
IN INCOME
RECOGNISED
DIRECTLY IN
EQUITY
RECOGNISED
IN OCI*
BALANCE
31 DEC 2025
$000$000$000$000$000
Property, plant and equipment97,725(638)-48,172145,259
Investment property65,1519,013--74,164
Revenue in advance104,01023,476--127,486
Interest rate swaps(3,054)--432(2,622)
Income tax losses not yet utilised(201,157)(52,169)--(253,326)
Right of use asset3,206(1,507)--1,699
Lease liability(3,758)1,788--(1,970)
Other items(4,723)1,435176-(3,112)
Net deferred tax liability57,400(18,602)17648,60487,578
BALANCE
1 JAN 2024
RECOGNISED
IN INCOME
RECOGNISED
DIRECTLY IN
EQUITY
RECOGNISED
IN OCI*
BALANCE
31 DEC 2024
$000$000$000$000$000
Property, plant and equipment
40,83530,466-26,42497,725
Investment property58,5956,556--65,151
Revenue in advance84,59719,413--104,010
Interest rate swaps635--(3,689)(3,054)
Income tax losses not yet utilised(161,099)(40,058)--(201,157)
Right of use asset3,989(783)--3,206
Lease liability(4,525)767--(3,758)
Other items(3,966)(437)(320)-(4,723)
Net deferred tax liability
19,06115,924(320)22,73557,400
* Other comprehensive income
6 8
(f) Income tax legislation amendments
The Taxation (Annual Rates for 2023-24, Multinational Tax and Remedial Matters) Act received royal assent on 28 March 2024, with
effect from 1 January 2024. This Act removed the ability to claim tax depreciation on non-residential buildings, resulting in the removal
of the tax base on certain buildings for deferred tax. The removal of the tax base has resulted in a $28.9 million increase to income tax
expense and a corresponding increase to the deferred tax liability in respect of property, plant and equipment during the 2024 period.
8. Trade and other receivables
Trade and other receivables are stated at amortised cost less impairment losses. Trade receivables are not significant on an individual
basis and are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate, less an
allowance for doubtful debts.
The allowance for doubtful debts is made up of expected credit losses based on assessment of trade receivables debt at the
individual level for impairment, plus an additional allowance on the remaining balance for potential credit losses not yet identified.
The expected credit losses allowance requirement on the remaining balance has been set at 2%.
2025
2024
$000$000
Trade receivables
9,0337,624
Allowance for doubtful debts
(284)(320)
Net trade receivables
8,7497,304
Prepayments
21,72824,968
Accrued income
1,4881,518
Sundry debtors
15,51524,810
Total trade and other receivables47,48058,600
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Consolidated notes to the financial statements (continued)
9. Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment includes care centres (including memory care apartments and care suites), both complete and under
development, and corporate assets held.
All property, plant and equipment is initially recorded at cost. Cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition
of the asset. The cost of self-constructed care centres includes directly attributable construction costs and other costs necessary to
bring the care centres to working condition for their intended use. These other costs include professional fees and consents, interest
during the build period and head office costs directly related to the construction of the care centres. Where costs are apportioned
across more than one asset, the apportionment methodology is determined by considering the nature of the cost, which is then
largely allocated using one of two main cost drivers, gross floor area for costs attributed to a particular construction stage or footprint
area for costs attributable to the whole village. For sites with numerous multi-storey buildings, gross floor area is substituted for
footprint for those shared costs where it is deemed a more appropriate mechanism for apportionment between assets.
Subsequent to initial recognition, care centres are carried at fair value. Fair value measurement on care centres under construction
is only applied if the fair value is reliably measurable. Where the fair value of care centres under construction cannot be reliably
determined the fair value is the cost of work undertaken.
Fair value measurement on completed care centres is carried at a revalued amount, which is the fair value at the date of the revaluation
less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any, since the assets were last revalued. Other
corporate assets are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, if any. Where an item of
plant and equipment is disposed of, the gain or loss recognised in the income statement is calculated as the difference between the
net sales price and the carrying amount of the asset.
Fair value is determined by reference to market-based evidence, which is the amount for which the assets could be exchanged
between a knowledgeable willing buyer and a knowledgeable willing seller in an arm’s length transaction as at the valuation date.
Any revaluation surplus is recognised in other comprehensive income unless it reverses a revaluation decrease of the same asset
previously recognised in the income statement. Any revaluation deficit is recognised in the income statement unless it directly offsets
a previous surplus in the same asset in other comprehensive income. Any accumulated depreciation at revaluation date is eliminated
against the gross carrying amount of the asset and the net amount is restated to the revalued amount of the asset. Upon disposal,
any revaluation reserve relating to the particular asset being sold is transferred to retained earnings. Independent valuations are
performed with sufficient regularity to ensure that the carrying amount does not differ materially from the asset’s fair value at the
balance sheet date.
Note 6 provides details on capitalised borrowing costs.
Depreciation is charged to the income statement on a straight-line (SL) basis over the estimated useful life of each item of property,
plant and equipment, with the exception of land, which is not depreciated. Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are
reassessed at each reporting date.
Major depreciation rates are as follows:
•Buildings and land (2% to 14% SL)•Furniture and fittings (7% to 20% SL)
•Motor vehicles (8% to 10% SL)•Plant and equipment (7% to 50% SL)
Also included in the buildings and land category is building fit-out.
Right of use assets are depreciated on an SL basis over the term of their lease.
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BUILDINGS
AND LAND
$000
MOTOR
VEHICLES
$000
PLANT AND
EQUIPMENT
$000
FURNITURE
AND
FITTINGS
$000
RIGHT OF USE
ASSETS
$000
TOTAL
$000
Cost
Balance at 1 January 2024372,2776,85742,04811,40318,342450,927
Additions80,1433,9247,9991,810-93,876
Disposals(2,176)(264)(1,320)(1,078)-(4,838)
Transfer20,399----20,399
Remeasurements----243243
Impairment through profit
or loss
(1,875)----(1,875)
Net revaluations through
other comprehensive income
84,326----84,326
Balance at
31 December 2024
553,09410,51748,72712,13518,585643,058
Additions
154,2331,86510,0181,195108167,419
Disposals
-(438)--(1,239)(1,677)
Transfer
8,324-474-(474)8,324
Remeasurements
----(1,698)(1,698)
Reversal of impairment
through profit or loss
1,875----1,875
Net revaluations through
other comprehensive income
156,715----156,715
Balance at
31 December 2025
874,24111,94459,21913,33015,282974,016
Accumulated depreciation
Balance at 1 January 2024
-1,95518,1287,9496,61434,646
Depreciation charge for
the year
10,0966243,9201,0052,29417,939
Disposals
(50)(110)(1,158)(976)-(2,294)
Net revaluations through
other comprehensive income
(10,046)----(10,046)
Balance at
31 December 2024
-2,46920,8907,9788,90840,245
Depreciation charge for
the year
15,3288535,7651,1951,93725,078
Disposals-(391)--(907)(1,298)
Transfer--328-(328)-
Net revaluations through
other comprehensive income
(15,328)----(15,328)
Balance at
31 December 2025
-2,93126,9839,1739,61048,697
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Consolidated notes to the financial statements (continued)
BUILDINGS
AND LAND
$000
MOTOR
VEHICLES
$000
PLANT AND
EQUIPMENT
$000
FURNITURE
AND
FITTINGS
$000
RIGHT OF
USE ASSETS
$000
TOTAL
$000
Carrying amounts
As at 31 December 2024553,0948,04827,8374,1579,677602,813
As at 31 December 2025874,2419,01332,2364,1575,672925,319
Buildings and land include $211.1 million of care centres under development carried at cost, due to the stage and nature of the
development fair value is unable to be reliably determined (2024: $78.9 million).
Right of use assets relate to the Group's leased office premises, car park spaces and plant and equipment.
Classification between investment property and property, plant and equipment
On initial recognition, the Group performs an assessment to determine whether a unit type should be classified as investment
property or property, plant and equipment. The assessment is based on the significance of ancillary services provided to residents
who occupy accommodation under an occupation right agreement. For the purposes of this assessment, the Group considers
that portion of weekly fees that gives rise to a separate performance obligation for the Group, as ancillary services. In addition
to a quantitative assessment, the business model (being the provision of accommodation) is considered when determining the
classification of the property as either investment property or property, plant and equipment. Subsequent reclassification of unit
types between investment property or property, plant and equipment, occur only when there has been a change in use.
Revaluations
An independent valuation to determine the fair value of all assets related to care centres was carried out as at 31 December 2025
by independent registered valuers CBRE Limited ("CBRE NZ") and Jones Lang LaSalle Limited ("JLL NZ"). Valuations are carried
out semi-annually.
The Group is unable to reliably determine the fair value of care centres under development and therefore these are carried at cost.
CBRE NZ and JLL NZ determine the fair value of care centres (excluding units under occupation right agreement) using an
earnings-based multiple approach and the amount apportioned to goodwill is not recognised. Significant assumptions used in the
most recent valuation are included in the table below:
2025
2024
Market value per care bed
$58,000 - $150,000$64,000 - $194,000
Individual unit earning capitalisation rate
11.0% - 15.0%11.0% - 15.8%
Revaluation of units under occupation right agreement held as property, plant and equipment
To assess the market value of the Group's interest in the units under occupation right agreement held as property, plant and
equipment, CBRE NZ and JLL NZ undertook a discounted cash flow analysis to derive a present value. Significant assumptions used
by CBRE NZ and JLL NZ are included in the table below:
2025
2024
Discount rate
13.5% - 15.5%14.5% - 15.5%
Growth rate
1.0% - 3.5%0.5% - 3.0%
Average entry age of residents
81 years - 95 years79 years - 90 years
Stabilised departing occupancy periods of units
2.9 years - 3.2 years2.9 years - 3.1 years
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Sensitivity analysis to significant changes in unobservable inputs within Level 3 of the hierarchy
As the fair value of care centres is determined using inputs that are unobservable, the Group has categorised property, plant and
equipment as Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy in accordance with NZ IFRS 13 – Fair Value Measurement.
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement categorised within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy of the
entity’s portfolio of care centres are the capitalisation rates applied to individual unit earnings and the market value per care bed. The
sensitivities of the significant assumptions are shown in the table below:
Adopted value
1
Capitalisation
rate +50 bp
Capitalisation
rate -50 bp
31 December 2025
Valuation ($000)188,500
Difference ($000)(7,500)8,100
Difference (%)
(4.0%)4.3%
31 December 2024
Valuation ($000)197,250
Difference ($000)(8,200)8,600
Difference (%)
(4.2%)4.4%
1 Adopted value represents the capitalised net cash flow adjusted to reflect an optimal operating position.
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement categorised within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy of the
entity’s portfolio of units under occupation right agreement, held as property, plant and equipment, are the discount rates and growth
rates. The sensitivities of the significant assumptions are shown in the table below:
Adopted
value
1
Discount rate
+50 bp
Discount rate
-50 bp
Growth rates
+50bp
Growth rates
-50bp
31 December 2025
Valuation ($000)
244,580
Difference ($000)(9,540)10,60215,682(13,922)
Difference (%)
(3.9%)4.3%6.4%(5.7%)
31 December 2024
Valuation ($000)
111,150
Difference ($000)(4,340)4,6108,120(7,510)
Difference (%)
(3.9%)4.1%7.3%(6.8%)
1 Adopted value differs to figures in other notes. It is the value of completed units, net of related resident liability. The amount does not include unsold stock, work in progress
or development land.
Other key components in determining the fair value of units under occupation right held as property, plant and equipment are the
average entry age of residents and the average occupancy of units. A significant decrease (increase) in the occupancy period of units
would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement, and a significant increase (decrease) in the average entry age
of residents would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.
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Consolidated notes to the financial statements (continued)
Cost model
If buildings and land were measured using the cost model, the carrying amounts would be as follows:
20252024
BUILDINGS
AND LAND
$000
BUILDINGS
AND LAND
$000
Cost536,516373,959
Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses(65,373)(50,045)
Net carrying amount471,143323,914
Security
At 31 December 2025, all care centres held by retirement villages registered under the Retirement Villages Act 2003 are subject to a
registered first mortgage in favour of the Statutory Supervisor.
10. Investment property
Investment property is held to earn current and future rental income and capital appreciation. It comprises land and buildings,
and associated equipment and furnishings, relating to retirement units and common facilities in the retirement village. Investment
property includes buildings under development, excluding care centres under development which are included in property, plant
and equipment. Initial recognition of investment property is at cost and it is subsequently measured at fair value, with any change in
fair value recognised in the income statement.
The cost of retirement units includes directly attributable construction costs and other costs necessary to bring the retirement units
to working condition for their intended use. These other costs include professional fees and consents, interest during the build period
and head office costs directly related to the construction of the retirement units. Where costs are apportioned across more than one
asset, the apportionment methodology is determined by considering the nature of the cost, which is then largely allocated using one
of two main cost drivers, gross floor area for costs attributed to a particular construction stage or footprint area for costs attributable
to the whole village. For sites with numerous multi-storey buildings, gross floor area is substituted for footprint for those shared costs
where it is deemed a more appropriate mechanism for apportionment between assets.
Land acquired with the intention of constructing investment property on it is classified as investment property from the date
of acquisition.
Depreciation is not charged on investment property.
Note 6 provides details on capitalised borrowing costs.
2025
2024
Restated
1
$000
$000
Balance at beginning of period7,303,8136,377,066
Additions647,778579,633
Transfer to property, plant and equipment(8,324)(20,399)
Disposals-(1,385)
Fair value movement268,649380,186
Impairment through profit or loss-(5,237)
Foreign exchange movement(12,743)(6,051)
Total investment property
8,199,1737,303,813
1 The fair value of investment property has been restated as detailed in Note 1 comparative information.
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20252024
Restated
1
$000$000
Development land measured at fair value644,175538,172
Retirement villages measured at fair value
2
6,828,1666,196,394
Retirement villages under development measured at cost726,832569,247
Total investment property8,199,1737,303,813
1 The fair value of investment property has been restated as detailed in Note 1 comparative information.
2 Included in retirement villages measured at fair value is nil relating to a village under development measured at fair value (2024: $190.1 million).
20252024
Restated
1
$000$000
Manager's net interest4,751,5814,276,408
Plus: revenue received in advance relating to investment property
240,467208,159
Plus: liability for residents' loans relating to investment property
3,207,1252,819,246
Total investment property8,199,1737,303,813
1 The fair value of investment property has been restated as detailed in Note 1 comparative information.
The Group is unable to reliably determine the fair value of the non-land portion of retirement villages under development
at 31 December 2025 and therefore these are carried at cost. This equates to $726.8 million of investment property (2024:
$569.2 million). The exception is St Johns at 31 December 2024, which was carried at fair value due to its advanced stage
of construction.
The fair value of investment property, including land, as at 31 December 2025 was determined by independent registered valuers
CBRE NZ, JLL NZ, CBRE Valuations Pty Limited ("CBRE AU") and Jones Lang LaSalle Australia Pty Limited ("JLL AU"). The fair value of the
Group’s investment property is determined on a semi-annual basis, based on market values, being the estimated amount for which
a property could be exchanged on the date of the valuation between a willing buyer and a willing seller in an arm’s length transaction
after proper marketing wherein the parties had each acted knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion.
As required by NZ IAS 40 - Investment Property, the fair value as determined by the independent registered valuer is adjusted for
assets and liabilities already recognised on the balance sheet which are also reflected in the discounted cash flow analysis.
To assess the fair value of the Group's interest in each New Zealand and Australia villages, CBRE NZ, JLL NZ and JLL AU have
undertaken a discounted cash flow analysis to derive a present value. The Group's development land has been valued by CBRE NZ,
JLL NZ, CBRE AU and JLL AU using the direct comparison approach.
At 31 December 2024, near completed stages of St Johns have been valued using the residual approach where a number of blocks
were valued as work in progress together with residual land. The value of the work in progress was calculated as the market value
of completed stock less selling expenses, and an allowance for profit and risk, holding costs, and costs to complete including a
contingent sum.
The valuers' conclusions are based on data and market sentiment as at the date of the valuation and a degree of caution should be
exercised when relying upon the valuation.
Significant assumptions used by the valuers in relation to the New Zealand and Australian investment property are included in the
table below:
2025
2024
Discount rate
13.5% - 16.0%13.5% - 16.5%
Growth rate
0.0% - 3.5%0.5% - 3.5%
Average entry age of residents
73 years - 90 years73 years - 91 years
Stabilised departing occupancy periods of units
3.8 years - 8.6 years3.9 years - 9.0 years
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Consolidated notes to the financial statements (continued)
As the fair value of investment property is determined using inputs that are significant and unobservable, the Group has categorised
investment property as Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy in accordance with NZ IFRS 13 – Fair Value Measurement.
Sensitivity analysis to significant changes in unobservable inputs within Level 3 of the hierarchy
To assess the market value of the Group's interest in a retirement village, CBRE NZ, JLL NZ and JLL AU have undertaken a discounted
cash flow analysis to derive a present value.
The sensitivities of the significant assumptions are shown in the table below:
Adopted
value
1
Discount rate
+50 bp
Discount rate
-50 bp
Growth rates
+50bp
Growth rates
-50bp
31 December 2025
Valuation ($000)2,679,174
Difference ($000)(104,351)112,480168,449(154,256)
Difference (%)
(3.9%)4.2%6.3%(5.8%)
31 December 2024
Valuation ($000)2,336,484
Difference ($000)
(88,466)95,396149,462(136,527)
Difference (%)
(3.8%)4.1%6.4%(5.8%)
1 Adopted value differs to figures in other notes. It is the value of completed units, net of related resident liability. The amount does not include unsold stock, work in progress
or development land.
Other key components in determining the fair value of investment property are the average entry age of residents and the average
occupancy of units. A significant decrease (increase) in the occupancy period of units would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair
value measurement, and a significant increase (decrease) in the average entry age of residents would result in a significantly higher
(lower) fair value measurement.
Operating expenses
Direct operating expenses arising from investment property during the period amounted to $88.2 million (2024: $78.6 million).
Security
At 31 December 2025, all investment property relating to registered retirement villages under the Retirement Villages Act 2003 are
subject to a registered first mortgage in favour of the Statutory Supervisor to secure the Group’s obligations to the occupation right
agreement holders.
11. Trade and other payables
Trade and other payables are carried at amortised cost.
2025
2024
$000$000
Trade payables4,5314,646
Accruals - development of retirement units, care centres and village facilities135,876110,107
Accruals - other31,34126,961
Sundry payables38,02925,269
Total trade and other payables
209,777166,983
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12. Employee benefits
A provision is made for benefits accruing to employees in respect of wages, salaries, annual leave and short-term incentives when
it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount can be estimated reliably.
20252024
$000$000
Leave liabilities16,45716,394
Other employee benefits15,59617,482
Total employee benefits32,05333,876
13. Interest rate swaps
The Group uses interest rate swaps to manage its risk associated with interest rate fluctuations. Interest rate swaps are initially
recognised at fair value on the date a contract is entered into and are subsequently measured at fair value on each reporting date. The
fair values of the interest rate swaps are determined based on cash flows discounted to present value using current market interest
rates. The non-current portion of interest rate swaps comprised of $20.3 million in assets (2024: $20.5 million) and $15.5 million in
liabilities (2024: $17.2 million). 63% (2024: 51%) of the Group's interest-bearing loans and borrowings are covered by fixed interest rate
swap agreements.
Cash flow hedges
The Group has entered into interest rate swaps to manage its interest rate risk in relation to its floating rate debt. These interest
rate swaps qualify for cash flow hedge accounting. When interest rate swaps meet the criteria for cash flow hedge accounting, the
effective portion of the gain or loss on the hedging instrument is recognised in other comprehensive income, while the ineffective
portion is recognised in the income statement. Amounts taken to reserves are transferred out of reserves and included in the
measurement of the hedged transaction when the forecast transaction occurs. When interest rate swaps do not meet the criteria for
cash flow hedge accounting, all movements in fair value of these derivative instruments are recognised in the income statement.
Under the interest rate swap agreements that qualify for cash flow hedge accounting, the Group has a right to receive interest at
variable rates and to pay interest at fixed rates (“payer interest rate swap agreements”). These agreements effectively change the
Group’s interest exposure on the principal covered by the interest rate swaps from a floating rate to fixed rates, which range between
0.85% and 4.93% (2024: 0.56% and 4.93%).
At 31 December 2025, the Group had payer interest rate swap agreements in place with a total notional principal amount of
approximately $1,382.8 million, made up of $862.0 million denominated in NZD and $450.0 million in AUD (2024: $1,094.1 million,
made up of $642.0 million denominated in NZD and $410.0 million in AUD). Of the swaps in place, at 31 December 2025,
$1,080.3 million were active (2024: $715.2 million).
The fair value of these agreements at 31 December 2025 is a $9.3 million liability, comprised of $15.9 million of swap liabilities and
$6.6 million of swap assets (2024: liability of $11.0 million, comprised of $17.5 million of swap liabilities and $6.5 million of swap assets).
The agreements cover notional amounts for terms of up to nine years from the effective date.
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Annual Report 2025
Consolidated notes to the financial statements (continued)
The notional principal amounts and the period of expiry of the cash flow hedge interest rate swap contracts are as follows:
20252024
$000$000
Less than 1 year186,71777,565
Between 1 and 2 years238,87385,078
Between 2 and 3 years216,796232,312
Between 3 and 4 years258,368212,695
Between 4 and 5 years286,796253,721
Between 5 and 6 years66,291232,695
Between 6 and 7 years128,932-
Total1,382,7731,094,066
Active1,080,250715,215
Forward starting
302,523378,851
Total1,382,7731,094,066
Fair value hedges
The Group has entered into interest rate swaps to manage its interest rate risk in relation to its fixed rate debt arising from the retail
bonds. The hedge is for the future fair value movements in the retail bonds as a result of market interest rate movements. The Group
has designated $450.0 million of its retail bonds in fair value hedge relationships.
Both the hedging instrument (interest rate swap) and the hedged item are recognised at fair value. Under a fair value hedge, the fair
value of the hedged item is attributed to the carrying value of the underlying retail bonds. The debt revaluation is driven by changes in
market interest rates and, to the extent the hedging relationship is effective, is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income
to offset the mark-to-market revaluation of the hedging instrument (interest rate swap). The increase in fair value of the interest rate
swaps of $0.7 million (2024: increase of $12.5 million) has been recognised in finance costs and has been offset with a similar fair value
gain on the retail bonds to leave an ineffective amount in finance costs of nil (2024: nil).
Under the interest rate swap agreements that qualify for fair value hedge accounting, the Group has a right to receive interest at fixed
rates and to pay interest at floating rates (“receiver interest rate swap agreements”). At 31 December 2025, the Group had receiver
interest rate swap agreements in place with a total notional principal amount of $450.0 million (2024: $425.0 million). The receiver
interest rate swap agreements in place at 31 December 2025 are being used to manage the fixed interest rate risk on the SUM040,
SUM050 and SUM060 retail bonds.
The notional principal amounts and the period of expiry of the fair value hedge interest rate swap contracts are as follows:
2025
2024
$000$000
Less than 1 year-125,000
Between 3 and 4 years175,000-
Between 4 and 5 years125,000175,000
Between 5 and 6 years150,000125,000
Total
450,000425,000
Active450,000425,000
Total450,000425,000
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14. Residents’ loans
Residents’ loans are amounts payable under occupation right agreements. An occupation right agreement confers a right of
occupancy to a villa, apartment, serviced apartment, memory care apartment or care suite. The consideration received on the grant
of an occupation right agreement is allocated to the resident's loan in full. These loans are non-interest bearing and are payable when
both an occupation right agreement is terminated and there has been settlement of a new occupation right agreement for the same
unit and the proceeds from the new settlement have been received by the Group. Residents’ loans are initially recognised at fair value
and subsequently measured at amortised cost.
The Group holds a contractual right to set-off the deferred management fee receivable on termination of an agreement against the
resident's loan to be repaid. Residents’ loans are therefore recognised net of the deferred management fee receivable on the balance
sheet. Deferred management fees are payable by residents in consideration for the supply of accommodation and the right to share
in the use of community facilities. Deferred management fees are paid in arrears, with the amount payable calculated as a percentage
of the resident's loan amount as per the resident's occupation right agreement. Deferred management fee receivable is calculated
and recorded based on the current tenure of the resident and the contractual right to deferred management fee earned at balance
date. Refer to Note 4 for further detail on recognition of deferred management fee revenue.
2025
2024
$000$000
Balance at beginning of period3,618,8043,121,400
Net receipts for residents' loans - resales of occupation right agreements
65,28188,051
Receipts for residents' loans - new occupation right agreements
558,094409,353
Total gross residents’ loans4,242,1793,618,804
Deferred management fees and other receivables
(906,123)(737,701)
Total residents’ loans3,336,0562,881,103
20252024
$000$000
Care residents' loans
128,931
61,857
Village residents' loans
3,207,1252,819,246
Total residents’ loans3,336,0562,881,103
15. Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings include secured bank loans and unsubordinated fixed-rate retail bonds.
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings are recognised initially at fair value net of directly attributable transaction costs. Subsequent
to initial recognition, the borrowings are measured at amortised cost, with any difference between the initial recognised amount and
the redemption value being recognised in profit or loss over the period of the borrowing using the effective interest rate. Three of the
four retail bonds, SUM040, SUM050 and SUM060, are designated in fair value hedge relationships, which means that any change in
market interest rates results in a change in the fair value adjustment of that debt. SUM030 is not hedged. Transaction costs incurred
in arranging financing are capitalised and amortised over the term of the relevant debt instrument.
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Consolidated notes to the financial statements (continued)
20252024
Coupon$000$000
Repayable within 12 months
Retail bond - SUM0204.20%-125,000
Repayable after 12 months
Secured bank loansFloating1,366,2261,133,920
Retail bond - SUM0302.30%150,000150,000
Retail bond - SUM0406.59%175,000175,000
Retail bond - SUM0506.43%125,000125,000
Retail bond - SUM0605.70%150,000-
Total loans and borrowings at face value1,966,2261,708,920
Transaction costs for loans and borrowings capitalised:
Opening balance(7,780)(6,182)
Capitalised during the period
(3,315)(3,644)
Amortised during the period
2,3162,046
Closing balance
(8,779)(7,780)
Total loans and borrowings at amortised cost1,957,4471,701,140
Fair value adjustment on hedged borrowings
13,91913,200
Carrying value of interest-bearing loans and borrowings1,971,3661,714,340
The non-cash movements included in the table above are the transaction costs for loans and borrowings amortised during the period
and the fair value adjustment on hedged borrowings. The closing balance of transaction costs for loans and borrowings capitalised
includes a non-current portion of $8.8 million (2024: $7.6 million).
A summary of the changes in the Group's borrowings is provided below:
2025
2024
$000$000
Borrowings at the start of the year1,714,3401,393,523
Net cash borrowed257,306309,963
Cash change in deferred financing costs(3,315)(3,644)
Non-cash change in deferred financing costs2,3162,046
Non-cash change in fair value adjustment71912,452
Borrowings at the end of the year
1,971,3661,714,340
The weighted average interest rate for the year to 31 December 2025 was 5.41% (2024: 6.08%). This includes the impact of interest
rate swaps (see Note 13), margin and line fees.
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Effective 3 November 2025, the Group refinanced and extended maturity dates for certain NZD and AUD tranches of the syndicated
facility and obtained additional new NZD and AUD tranches. The secured bank loan facility at 31 December 2025 has a limit of
approximately $1,993.0 million (2024: $1,918.9 million). This includes lending of the following:
CurrencyLending limitExpiration
NZD$500 millionNovember 2028
AUD$118 millionNovember 2028
NZD$320 millionNovember 2029
AUD$330 millionNovember 2029
NZD$355 millionNovember 2030
AUD$167 millionNovember 2030
NZD$60 millionNovember 2031
AUD$40 millionNovember 2031
The Group has four retail bonds listed on the NZDX:
IDAmountMaturity
SUM030$150 million21 September 2027
SUM040$175 million9 March 2029
SUM050$125 million8 March 2030
SUM060$150 million23 May 2031
Security
The bank loans and retail bonds rank equally with the Group’s other unsubordinated obligations and are secured by the following
securities held by a security trustee:
•a first-ranking registered mortgage over all land and permanent buildings owned (or leased under a registered lease) by each
New Zealand-incorporated guaranteeing Group member that is not a registered retirement village under the Retirement Villages
Act 2003;
•a second-ranking registered mortgage over the land and permanent buildings owned (or leased under a registered lease) by each
New Zealand-incorporated guaranteeing Group member that is a registered retirement village under the Retirement Villages Act
2003 (behind a first-ranking registered mortgage in favour of the Statutory Supervisor);
•a first-ranking registered mortgage over all land and permanent buildings owned (or leased under a registered lease) by each
Australian-incorporated guaranteeing Group member;
•a General Security Deed, which secures all assets of the New Zealand- incorporated guaranteeing Group members, but in respect
of which the Statutory Supervisor has first rights to the proceeds of security enforcement against all assets of the registered
retirement villages to which the security trustee is entitled;
•a General Security Deed, which secures all assets of the Australian-incorporated guaranteeing Group members; and
•a Specific Security Deed in respect of each marketable security of Summerset Holdings (Australia) Pty Limited, held by
Summerset Holdings Limited.
Covenants
The financial covenants in the Group’s debt facilities, with which the Group must comply include:
a)Interest Cover Ratio – the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Interest Expense of not less than 1.75x calculated on a 12-month rolling
basis. Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA less fair value movement of investment property and deferred management fee income (as
calculated under NZ GAAP) plus net cash from resales and development margin, less/plus other one-off adjustments. Interest
Expense is the total interest and line fee costs (prior to capitalisation) excluding any interest and line fees incurred in relation
to development tranches of bank debt facilities.
b)Loan to Value Ratio – the ratio of total loans and borrowings shall not exceed 50% of the total property value, where total loans
and borrowings is gross borrowings at face value and total property value is the valuation amount of all properties that have
been externally valued net of resident’s loans plus the cost of all properties not externally valued plus 50% of the costs incurred
to date on developments not complete.
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Annual Report 2025
Consolidated notes to the financial statements (continued)
The covenants are tested quarterly at 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December and the Group has complied with all
covenants during the period.
16. Financial instruments
Exposure to credit, market and liquidity risk arises in the normal course of the Group’s business. The Board adopts policies for
managing each of these risks as summarised below.
Categories of financial instruments
Financial assets
All financial assets of the Group are classified at amortised cost except for interest rate swaps and investments, which are classified
as fair value through profit and loss, and those assets that are designated in a hedge relationship.
Financial liabilities
All financial liabilities except interest rate swaps and retail bonds are classified as liabilities at amortised cost. Refer to Note 15 for detail
on the retail bonds.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a resident or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet their contractual
obligations. The Group’s exposure to credit risk relates to receivables from residents and bank balances. The Group manages
its exposure to credit risk. The Group’s cash is held with its principal banker, with the level of exposure to credit risk considered
minimal, with low levels of cash generally held. Receivables balances are monitored on an ongoing basis and funds are placed
with high-credit-quality financial institutions. The level of risk associated with sundry debtors is considered minimal due to the
recoverability of this balance being assessed as high. The Group does not require collateral from its debtors and the Directors
consider the Group’s exposure to any concentration of credit risk to be minimal.
The carrying amount of financial assets represents the Group’s maximum credit exposure. The status of trade receivables is as follows:
2025
2024
GROSS
RECEIVABLE
$000
IMPAIRMENT
$000
GROSS
RECEIVABLE
$000
IMPAIRMENT
$000
Not past due
7,760(91)6,615(76)
Past due 31 to 60 days
521(33)376(26)
Past due 61 to 90 days
339(27)206(36)
Past due more than 90 days
413(133)427(182)
Total9,033(284)7,624(320)
In summary, trade receivables are determined to be impaired as follows:
2025
2024
$000$000
Gross trade receivables9,0337,624
Impairment(284)(320)
Net trade receivables
8,7497,304
Market risk
Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices such as interest rates will affect the Group’s income. The objective of market risk
management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimising the return on risk. Refer
to interest rate risk and foreign currency risk disclosures on how these risks are managed.
Interest rate risk
The Group’s exposure to interest rate risk is managed by seeking to obtain the most competitive rate of interest at all times. The Group
has entered into interest rate swap agreements in order to provide an effective cash flow hedge against the variability in floating
interest rates. The Group has also entered into other interest swap agreements to reduce interest rate repricing risk in relation to retail
bonds. See Note 13 for details of interest rate swap agreements.
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To comply with the Group’s risk management policy, the hedge ratio is based on the interest rate swap notional amount to hedge
the same notional amount of bank loans or retail bonds. This results in a hedge ratio of 1:1. This is the same as used for actual risk
management purposes, and such a ratio is appropriate for the purposes of hedge accounting as it does not result in an imbalance
that would create hedge ineffectiveness.
In these hedge relationships the main sources of ineffectiveness are:
•a significant change in the credit risk of either party to the hedging relationship;
•where the hedge instrument has been transacted on a date different to the rate set date of the bank loan or retail bonds, interest
rates could differ; and
•differences in repricing dates between the swaps and the borrowings.
Other than these sources, due to the alignment of the hedged risk in the hedged item and hedged instrument, hedge ineffectiveness
is not expected to arise.
At 31 December 2025 it is estimated that a general increase of one percentage point in interest rates would decrease the Group’s
profit by approximately $13.6 million (2024: decrease by $11.2 million) and increase total comprehensive income by approximately
$21.4 million (2024: increase by $19.2 million). At 31 December 2025 it is estimated that a general decrease of one percentage point
in interest rates would increase the Group’s profit by approximately $13.6 million (2024: increase by $11.2 million) and decrease total
comprehensive income by approximately $23.1 million (2024: decrease by $20.8 million). The sensitivity analysis is based on the
interest rate risk exposures in existence at the reporting date.
Foreign currency risk
Foreign currency risk is the risk that the value of the Group's assets, liabilities and financial performance will fluctuate due to changes
in foreign currency rates.
The Group is primarily exposed to currency risk through its subsidiaries in Australia.
The risk to the Group is that the value of the overseas subsidiaries' financial position and financial performance will fluctuate in
economic terms and as recorded in the Group financial statements due to changes in foreign exchange rates. Due to limited activity
in the Australian subsidiaries in 2025, the Group did not have a material exposure to foreign exchange risk.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Group manages liquidity risk
of all financial liabilities by maintaining adequate reserves and undrawn banking facilities, by continuously monitoring forecast and
actual cash flows, and matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities. The Group manages liquidity risk on residents’
loans and related sundry debtors through the contractual requirements of occupation right agreements, whereby a resident’s loan
is repaid only on receipt of the loan monies from the incoming resident.
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Annual Report 2025
Consolidated notes to the financial statements (continued)
The following table sets out the contractual cash flows for all financial liabilities for the Group (including contractual interest
obligations on bank loans and retail bonds):
20252024
LESS
THAN
1 YEAR
$000
1-3 YEARS
$000
GREATER
THAN 3
YEARS
$000
LESS
THAN
1 YEAR
$000
1-3 YEARS
$000
GREATER
THAN 3
YEARS
$000
Financial liabilities
Trade and other payables209,777--166,983--
Residents’ loans3,336,056--2,881,103--
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings85,612840,7041,370,231215,594681,1301,149,379
Interest rate swaps8,69718,17110,279(1,019)(33)3,098
Lease liability2,4101,8293,3232,7924,2316,374
Total3,642,552860,7041,383,8333,265,453685,3281,158,851
Residents’ loans are non-interest bearing and are not required to be repaid following termination of an occupation right agreement
until receipt of cash for the new resident loan from the incoming resident. Residents' loans are classified as being repayable on
demand, and therefore fully repayable within 12 months, because the Group does not have a right to defer repayment of residents'
loans for at least 12 months after balance date. Based on historical information including estimated periods of tenure as disclosed
in Note 4, it is estimated that $329.7 million (2024: $251.7 million) is expected to become payable in the 12 months following balance
date. To date, cash for new residents’ loans received has exceeded cash to repay residents’ loans, net of deferred management fees.
Fair values
The carrying amounts shown in the balance sheet approximate the fair value of the financial instruments, with the exception of retail
bonds, shown below:
2025
2024
CARRYING
AMOUNT
$000
FAIR VALUE
$000
CARRYING
AMOUNT
$000
FAIR VALUE
$000
Retail bonds
(609,467)(617,133)(584,330)(583,124)
Total(609,467)(617,133)(584,330)(583,124)
The fair value of retail bonds is based on the price traded on the NZX market as at 31 December 2025. The fair value of the retail bonds
is categorised as Level 1 under the fair value hierarchy in accordance with NZ IFRS 13 – Fair Value Measurement.
The fair value of interest rate swaps is determined using inputs from third parties that are observable, either directly (i.e. as prices) or
indirectly (i.e. derived from prices). Based on this, the Company and Group have categorised these financial instruments as Level 2
under the fair value hierarchy in accordance with NZ IFRS 13 – Fair Value Measurement.
The fair value of investments is categorised as Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy in accordance with NZ IFRS 13 – Fair Value
Measurement and its fair value is measured using valuation techniques based on discounted future cash flow forecasts and various
unobservable inputs.
Capital management
The Group’s capital includes share capital, reserves and retained earnings. The objective of the Group’s capital management is
to ensure a strong credit position to support business growth and maximise shareholder value. The Group is subject to capital
requirements imposed by the bank lenders (through covenants in the Syndicated Facility Agreement) and bondholders (through
covenants in the Master Trust Deed). The Group has met all of these externally imposed capital requirements for the year ended
31 December 2025 (2024: all requirements met). The Group capital structure is managed, and adjustments are made, with Board
approval. There were no material changes to objectives, policies or processes during the year ended 31 December 2025 (2024: none).
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17. Share capital and reserves
At 31 December 2025, there were 242,361,023 ordinary shares on issue (2024: 236,825,424). All ordinary shares are fully paid and have
no par value. All shares carry one vote per share and carry the right to dividends.
20252024
$000$000
Share capital
On issue at beginning of year395,189366,912
Shares issued under the dividend reinvestment plan26,28424,014
Shares paid under employee share plans1,055808
Shares issued for land purchase35,000-
Employee share plan option cost3,6393,455
On issue at end of year461,167395,189
20252024
Share capital (in thousands of shares)
On issue at beginning of year236,299233,872
Shares issued under the dividend reinvestment plan2,4002,174
Shares issued under employee share plans268253
Shares issued for land purchase2,779-
On issue at end of year241,746236,299
The total shares on issue at 31 December 2025 of 242,361,023 for the Company differs from the share capital for the Group due
to shares held in 100% owned subsidiary, Summerset LTI Trustee Limited. As at 31 December 2025, 615,806 shares are held by
Summerset LTI Trustee Limited for employee share plans, which are eliminated on consolidation. Refer to Note 19 for further details
on employee share plans.
Revaluation reserve
The revaluation reserve is used to record the revaluation of care centre buildings and land.
Hedging reserve
The hedging reserve is used to record gains or losses on instruments used as cash flow hedges.
Foreign currency translation reserve
The foreign currency translation reserve is used to record the gain on translation of foreign currency subsidiaries to the Group's
reporting currency.
Dividends
On 27 March 2025 a dividend of 13.2 cents per ordinary share was paid to shareholders and on 24 September 2025 a dividend of 11.3
cents per ordinary share was paid to shareholders (2024: on 22 March 2024 a dividend of 13.2 cents per ordinary share was paid to
shareholders and on 20 September 2024 a dividend of 11.3 cents per ordinary share was paid to shareholders).
A dividend reinvestment plan applied to the dividends paid. 1,169,966 ordinary shares were issued in relation to the plan for the March
2025 dividend and 1,229,768 ordinary shares were issued in relation to the plan for the September 2025 dividend (2024: 1,258,320
ordinary shares were issued in March 2024 and 915,372 ordinary shares were issued in September 2024).
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Annual Report 2025
Consolidated notes to the financial statements (continued)
18. Earnings per share and net tangible assets
Basic earnings per share
20252024
Restated
1
Earnings ($000)259,720331,958
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the
purpose of basic earnings per share (in thousands)
240,216234,938
Basic earnings per share (cents per share)108.12141.30
1 The fair value of investment property has been restated as detailed in Note 1 comparative information.
Diluted earnings per share
20252024
Restated
1
Earnings ($000)
259,720331,958
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the
purpose of diluted earnings per share (in thousands)
240,785235,660
Diluted earnings per share (cents per share)107.86140.86
1 The fair value of investment property has been restated as detailed in Note 1 comparative information.
Number of shares (in thousands)
20252024
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the
purpose of basic earnings per share
240,216234,938
Weighted average number of ordinary shares issued under
employee share plans
569722
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the
purpose of diluted earnings per share
240,785235,660
At 31 December 2025, there were a total of 615,806 shares issued under employee share plans held by Summerset LTI Trustee Limited
(2024: 526,729 shares).
Non-GAAP net tangible assets per share
20252024
Restated
1
Net tangible assets ($000)3,324,8642,936,060
Shares on issue at end of period (basic and in thousands)241,745236,299
Net tangible assets per share (cents per share)
1,375.361,242.52
1 The fair value of investment property has been restated as detailed in Note 1 comparative information.
Net tangible assets are calculated as the total assets of the Group less intangible assets and less total liabilities. This non-GAAP
measure is provided as it is commonly used for comparison between entities.
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19. Employee share plans
Senior employee share plan - share option scheme
The number of options granted to each participant equals the incentive remuneration value divided by the volume weighted average
price on the NZX during the 10 trading day period. Where applicable, the exercise price of the granted share options is determined
from the volume weighted average price on the NZX during the 10 trading day period determined by the Board prior to the grant.
Effective from the 2021 annual option grant, the option exercise price is set at nil and therefore no option valuation is required.
20252024
NUMBER OF
OPTIONS
000's
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE
EXERCISE
PRICE
NUMBER OF
OPTIONS
000's
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE
EXERCISE
PRICE
Balance at beginning of period1,188
$1.43
1,457
$6.57
Granted during the year328-475-
Exercised during the year(303)
$5.48
(605)
$8.22
Forfeited during the year(52)
$0.65
(139)
$1.41
Balance at end of period1,161
$0.00
1,188
$1.43
Exercisable at end of period
247
$0.00
312
$5.44
Options outstanding as at 31 December 2025 have a weighted average remaining life of 2.55 years (2024: 2.74 years).
For the 2025 annual option grant, the following performance hurdles apply to all participants:
•50% of each Tranche will vest based on absolute total shareholder return performance
•50% of each Tranche will vest based on relative total shareholder return performance
For certain one-off option grants outside of the annual option grant process, performance hurdles are set relating to specific
performance milestones for the relevant Participant.
The maximum terms for options granted range between three and six years.
The share option scheme is an equity-settled scheme and measured at fair value at the date of the grant. The fair value determined at
the grant date of the equity-settled share-based payments is expensed over the vesting period, based on the Group’s estimate that
the share options will vest. The option cost for the year ending 31 December 2025 of $3,407,793 has been recognised in the income
statement of the Company and the Group for that period (2024: $2,978,009). The Group has no legal or constructive obligation to
repurchase or settle the share options in cash.
All-staff
employee share plan
The Group operates an all-staff employee share plan. A total of 2,290 employees participated in the share issue under the plan for the
year ended 31 December 2025 (2024: 2,060 employees). In 2025, the Group contributed $1,000 per participating employee (being
the total value of the shares issued). A total of 192,360 Company shares were issued under the scheme at $11.88 per share (2024:
179,220 shares at $11.44 per share). The all-staff employee share plan issues to date are equity-settled where the shares are held by
Summerset LTI Trustee Limited and vest to participating employees after a three-year period. Participants may be eligible for early
transfer of shares if certain criteria are met. Forfeited shares continue to be held by Summerset LTI Trustee until cancelled.
The cost for the year ending 31 December 2025 of $1,317,352 has been recognised in the income statement of the Company and the
Group for that period (2024: $966,000).
20. Related party transactions
Transactions with companies associated with Directors
The Group also enters into transactions with other entities that some of the Directors may sit on the board of. These transactions are
entered into in the normal course of business. For a full list of all material director interests, please refer to the Disclosures section on
page 120 of this report.
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Annual Report 2025
Consolidated notes to the financial statements (continued)
21. Key management personnel compensation
The compensation of the key management personnel of the Group is set out below:
20252024
$000$000
Directors’ fees987963
Short-term employee benefits8,2065,860
Share-based payments1,5521,102
Total10,7457,925
Refer to Note 19 for employee share plan details for key management personnel.
22. Commitments and contingencies
Guarantees
Summerset Retention Trustee Limited holds bank guarantees with ASB and ANZ in respect of the Group’s obligations under the
Construction Contract Act 2002. As at 31 December 2025, $17.0 million was held for the benefit of the retentions beneficiaries (2024:
$21.0 million). There are no other significant financial guarantees in place at 31 December 2025.
Capital commitments
At 31 December 2025, the Group had $49.5 million of capital commitments in relation to construction contracts (2024: $81.2 million).
Contingent liabilities
There were no known material contingent liabilities at 31 December 2025 (2024: nil).
23. Subsequent events
On 26 February 2026, the Directors approved a final dividend of $32.0 million, being 13.2 cents per share. The dividend record date
is 13 March 2026 with a payment date of 26 March 2026.
There have been no other events subsequent to 31 December 2025 that materially impact on the results reported.
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Independent auditor’s report
To the shareholders of Summerset Group Holdings Limited
Our opinion
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements (the financial statements) of Summerset Group Holdings Limited
(the Company), including its subsidiaries (the Group), present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Group as at
31 December 2025, its financial performance, and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with New Zealand Equivalents
to International Financial Reporting Standards (NZ IFRS) and International Financial Reporting Standards Accounting Standards (IFRS
Accounting Standards).
What we have audited
The Group's financial statements comprise:
•the consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 2025;
•the consolidated income statement for the year then ended;
•the consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year then ended;
•the consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year then ended;
•the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended; and
•the notes to the financial statements, comprising material accounting policy information and other explanatory information.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) (ISAs (NZ)) and International
Standards on Auditing (ISAs). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the
audit of the financial statements section of our report.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Independence
We are independent of the Group in accordance with Professional and Ethical Standard 1 International Code of Ethics for Assurance
Practitioners (including International Independence Standards) (New Zealand) issued by the New Zealand Auditing and Assurance
Standards Board (PES 1) and the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence
Standards) issued by the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA Code), as applicable to audits of financial
statements of public interest entities. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with PES 1 and the
IESBA Code.
In our capacity as auditor and assurance practitioner, our firm also provides review, other assurance and other services relating to
the consolidated statement of underlying profit, provision of training materials and access to an online resource platform covering
generic technical content, and a mandatory shareholding policy review. In addition, certain partners and employees of our firm may
deal with the Group on normal terms within the ordinary course of trading activities of the business. The firm has no other relationship
with, or interests in, the Group.
Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial
statements of the current year. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and
in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
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Description of the key audit matterHow our audit addressed the key audit matter
Valuation of investment properties and aged care facilities
The Group’s retirement village portfolio, as disclosed
in notes 9 and 10 of the financial statements,
includes investment properties and aged care facilities
(comprising freehold land and buildings and property
under development). These assets have carrying values of
$8,199 million and $874 million respectively and represent
the majority of the Group’s total assets at 31 December 2025.
Investment properties and aged care facilities are measured
at fair value, other than property under development
where, if the fair value cannot be reliably determined, the
construction work undertaken is measured at cost.
The valuation of the Group’s investment properties and
aged care facilities are inherently subjective due to,
amongst other factors, inputs into the valuations that are
unobservable through available market information. The
valuations also consider the individual characteristics of
each village its resident profile, and the expected future
cash flows for that particular village.
Given the level of estimation uncertainty, and the fact that
relatively small changes in individual assumptions could, in
aggregate, result in a material change in the fair value, we
determined the valuation of investment properties and aged
care facilities to be a key audit matter. This also reflects the
significance of these assets to the Group.
The valuations were performed by independent registered
valuers (the Valuers). The Valuers engaged by the Group are
experienced in the markets in which the Group operates.
We held discussions with management to understand the
movements in the Group’s investment properties and aged
care facilities, changes in the properties, and the controls
in place over the valuation process.
In assessing the valuations, we read the valuation
reports and held separate discussions with the Valuers in
order to gain an understanding of the key assumptions
and significant estimates used, and the valuation
methodology applied.
We carried out procedures, on a sample basis, to test
whether the key inputs in the valuations that were supplied
to the Valuers by the Group reflected the underlying
records held by the Group.
We engaged our own in-house valuation expert to critique
and independently assess the work performed, and key
assumptions used, by the Valuers. In particular, we
compared the key assumptions used by the Valuers
to our in-house valuation expert’s knowledge gained
from reviewing valuations of similar properties, known
transactions and market data.
We assessed the Valuers’ qualifications, expertise, and
objectivity. We also assessed whether there was any
evidence of bias in determining the valuations.
We confirmed that the valuation approach for each
investment property and aged care facility was in
accordance with relevant accounting standards and
suitable for use in determining the fair value of investment
properties and aged care facilities at 31 December 2025.
We also considered the appropriateness of the related
disclosures made in the financial statements.
Our audit approach
Overview
Materiality
Group
Scoping
Key Audit
Matters
Overall group materiality: $24.95 million, which approximately represents 0.75% of Net Assets.
We chose net assets as the benchmark because, in our view, the objective of the Group is to provide
the shareholder with a total return on the Group’s net assets, taking into account both capital
and income returns. We chose 0.75% based on our professional judgement, noting that it is also
within the range of commonly accepted thresholds for entities where net assets is considered the
appropriate benchmark.
We performed a full scope audit over the consolidated financial information of the Group.
As reported above, we have one key audit matter, being valuation of investment properties and aged
care facilities.
As part of designing our audit, we determined materiality and assessed the risks of material misstatement in the financial statements.
In particular, we considered where management made subjective judgements; for example, in respect of significant accounting
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estimates that involved making assumptions and considering future events that are inherently uncertain. As in all of our audits, we
also addressed the risk of management override of internal controls, including among other matters, consideration of whether there
was evidence of bias that represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud.
Materiality
The scope of our audit was influenced by our application of materiality. An audit is designed to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. Misstatements may arise due to fraud or error. They are
considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of
users taken on the basis of the financial statements.
Based on our professional judgement, we determined certain quantitative thresholds for materiality, including the overall group
materiality for the financial statements as a whole as set out above. These, together with qualitative considerations, helped us to
determine the scope of our audit, the nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures, and to evaluate the effect of misstatements,
both individually and in the aggregate, on the financial statements as a whole.
How we tailored our group audit scope
We tailored the scope of our audit in order to perform sufficient work to enable us to provide an opinion on the financial statements
as a whole, taking into account the structure of the Group, the accounting processes and controls, and the industry in which the
Group operates.
Other matter
The financial statements of Summerset Group Holdings Limited for the year ended 31 December 2024, were audited by another
auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on those statements on 27 February 2025.
Other information
The Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual
Report, but does not include the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of audit opinion or
assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider
whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or
otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed on the other information that we obtained
prior to the date of this auditor’s report, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required
to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of the Directors for the financial statements
The Directors are responsible, on behalf of the Company, for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in
accordance with NZ IFRS and IFRS Accounting Standards, and for such internal control as the Directors determine is necessary to
enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Directors are responsible for assessing the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern,
disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern, and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Directors
either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements, as a whole, are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion.
Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (NZ) and
ISAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material
if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis
of these financial statements.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located at the External Reporting Board’s website
at: https://www.xrb.govt.nz/standards/assurance-standards/auditors-responsibilities/audit-report-1-1/
This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
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Who we report to
This report is made solely to the Company’s shareholders, as a body. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state those
matters which we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the
Company’s shareholders, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditor’s report is Richard Day.
For and on behalf of:
PricewaterhouseCoopers
26 February 2026
Wellington
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Governance
Summerset has adopted the principles below as an appropriate way to demonstrate its commitment to best practice
governance and to provide transparency in the Company’s approach to corporate governance for the benefit of
its shareholders and other stakeholders. These principles are from the NZX Corporate Governance Code issued in
January 2025. Each principle of the NZX Code is set out below with an explanation on how Summerset meets it.
As at 31 December 2025, Summerset considers that it was in full compliance with NZX Listing Rules and the NZX Code.
The Code of Ethics Policy, Diversity and Inclusion Policy, Securities Trading Policy and Guidelines, Whistle Blowing
Policy, Supplier Code of Conduct, Modern Slavery Policy, and Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy can be found on the
Company’s website and internal intranet alongside other governance documents.
Principle 1: Ethical standards
'Directors should set high standards of ethical behaviour, model this behaviour and hold management
accountable for these standards being followed throughout the organisation.'
Ethical standards
The Board maintains high standards of ethical conduct and expects the Company’s employees to act legally and
with integrity in a manner consistent with the policies, guiding principles and values that are in place. These include
the following:
•
Code of Ethics – This sets out the basic principles of legal and ethical conduct expected of all employees and
Directors. The Company encourages open and honest communication by staff about any current or potential
problem, complaint, suggestion, concern or question.
•
Diversity and Inclusion Policy – This policy outlines the Company’s guiding principles for diversity and inclusion.
Refer to Principle 2 for further details.
•
Securities Trading Policy – In accordance with the Company’s Securities Trading Policy, the NZX Listing Rules and
the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013, Directors and employees of the Company are subject to limitations on
their ability to buy or sell Company shares.
•
Whistle Blowing Policy –This policy encourages employees to come forward if they have concerns regarding
serious wrongdoing, and ensures that employees have access to a confidential process in which they can report
any issues in relation to serious wrongdoing without fear of reprisal or victimisation.
•
Supplier Code of Conduct and Modern Slavery Policy – These documents set out the minimum standards
expected of Summerset’s suppliers and support Summerset’s commitment to sustainable, ethical and
inclusive procurement.
•
Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy – This policy sets out Summerset’s zero-tolerance approach to bribery and
corruption. It also makes clear that donations to political parties are not permitted.
•
Code of Conduct – This policy sets out the expected behaviours while in employment with the Company.
Company employees are expected to act honestly, conscientiously, reasonably and in good faith, while at all times
having regard to their responsibilities, the interests of Summerset, and the welfare of our residents and staff.
•
Gifts Policy – This policy governs the acceptance and reporting of benefits given to staff by third parties.
•
Conflicts of Interest – Summerset's Code of Ethics outlines the standards of integrity, professionalism and
confidentiality to which all employees and Directors of the Company must adhere with respect to their work and
behaviour. To maintain integrity in decision-making, each Director must advise the Board of any potential conflict
of interest if such arises. If a conflict of interest exists, the Director concerned will have no involvement in the
decision-making process relating to the matter.
•
Interests Register – In accordance with the Companies Act 1993 and the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013,
the Company maintains an Interests Register in which all relevant transactions and matters involving the Directors
are recorded.
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Principle 2: Board composition and performance
'To ensure an effective board, there should be a balance of independence, skills, knowledge, experience
and perspectives.'
Role of the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is elected by shareholders and has responsibility for taking appropriate steps to protect and
enhance the value of the assets of the Company in the best interests of its shareholders. The Board has adopted
a formal Board Charter detailing its authority, responsibilities, membership and operation. The key responsibilities
of the Board include setting the overall direction and strategy of the Company, establishing appropriate policies
and monitoring performance of management. The Board appoints the CEO and delegates the day-to-day operating
of the business to them. The CEO implements policies and strategies set by the Board and is accountable to it.
The Board also has responsibility for ensuring the Company’s financial position is sound, and financial statements
comply with generally accepted accounting practice, and that the Company adheres to high standards of ethical and
corporate behaviour.
A summary of the Board protocols is as follows:
•A majority of the Board should be Independent Directors as defined in the NZX Listing Rules.
•The Chair of the Board should be independent.
•The Chair and the CEO should be different people.
•Directors should possess a broad range of skills, qualifications and experience, and remain current on how best to
perform their duties as Directors.
•Information of sufficient content, quality and timeliness, as the Board considers necessary, will be provided by
management to allow the Board to discharge its duties effectively.
•The effectiveness and performance of the Board and its individual members should be re-evaluated on an
annual basis.
Directors receive an induction upon appointment to the Board to ensure their full knowledge of the Company and the
industry in which it operates. The Directors are expected to keep abreast of changes and trends in the business and
to keep up to date to ensure they best perform their duties as Directors of the Company.
All Directors have been issued letters setting out the terms and conditions of their appointment.
Delegation of authority
The Board delegates to the CEO responsibility for implementing the Board’s strategy and for managing the Company’s
operations. The CEO and management have Board-approved levels of authority and, in turn, sub-delegate authority
in some cases to direct reports. This is documented in the Delegated Authority Policy.
Retirement and re-election
In accordance with the Company’s Constitution and the NZX Listing Rules, Directors are required to retire three years
after their appointment or at the third Annual Shareholder Meeting following their appointment (whichever is later).
Directors who have been appointed by the Board must also retire at the next Annual Shareholder Meeting following
their appointment.
The Board Charter states that it is not generally expected that a non-executive Director would hold office for more than
ten years or be nominated for more than three consecutive terms. The Board Charter also provides that Directors may
accept other board appointments only where that does not detrimentally affect their performance as a Director of
Summerset. In making this assessment, the number and nature of a Director’s other governance roles may be relevant.
Directors may offer themselves for re-election by shareholders each year at the Annual Shareholder Meeting.
Procedures for the appointment and removal of Directors are also governed by the Constitution.
The People and Culture Committee identifies and nominates candidates to fill Director vacancies for Board approval.
Information about candidates for election or re-election is included in the Notice of Meeting to assist shareholders in
deciding whether or not to elect or re-elect the candidate.
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Board composition
The Company’s Constitution prescribes that the Board must comprise a minimum of three Directors, with at least
two Directors ordinarily resident in New Zealand. As at 31 December 2025, the Board comprised seven non-executive
Independent Directors. In determining whether a Director is Independent, the Board has regard to the NZX Listing
Rules and factors described in the NZX Code.
The Company’s Directors derive a portion of their annual revenue from the Company, including via director fees
and distributions. Having regard to the professional nature of their role, the likely opportunity to seek replacement
roles, and the financial position of the Directors, the Board on balance does not consider that the receipt of director
fees and distributions is sufficiently material to outweigh collectively the other factors relevant to the assessment of
independence under the NZX Code.
The Board considers all current Directors to be Independent in that they are not executives of the Company and do
not have a direct or indirect interest or relationship that could reasonably influence (or be perceived to influence), in
a material way, their decisions in relation to the Company. Although Dr Marie Bismark has served as Director for more
than 12 years, the Board considers that this factor alone does not affect her independence. She has demonstrated that
she retains the capacity to bring an independent judgment to bear on issues before the Board and to act in the best
interests of the Company and security holders. Marie intends to resign in 2026.
As at 31 December 2025, the non-executive Independent Directors were Mark Verbiest (Chair), Dr Andrew Wong,
Gráinne Troute, Fiona Oliver, Dr Marie Bismark, Stephen Bull and Venasio-Lorenzo Crawley.
Andrea Scown was a Future Director of the Company for part of the year under the Institute of Directors’ Future
Directors programme, which aims to develop New Zealand’s next generation of directors and provide experience
in large companies around the country. Andrea joined the Board as a Future Director in November 2022 and her
appointment concluded on 31 May 2025. Future Directors fully participate in all Board matters but do not have voting
or decision rights.
The Board comprises Directors who have a mix of skills, knowledge, experience and diversity to adequately meet and
discharge its responsibilities and to add value to the Company through efficient and effective governance leadership.
The current Directors have a varied and balanced mix of skills relevant to the Group’s operations. A summary of the key
skills and experience held across the Board as at 31 December 2025, is set out in the table on the following pages.
More information on the Directors, including their interests, qualifications and security holdings, is provided on our
website and in the Disclosures sections of this report. As a term of their appointment, Directors are required to acquire
and hold shares in the Company to the value of one year’s worth of Director fees, though the Board has the ability to
waive this requirement and would do so in the appropriate circumstances. They have two years in which to acquire the
shares. Once this requirement has been achieved, it is deemed satisfied and is not affected by future fluctuations in
share price. This shareholding requirement may be satisfied by a Director holding shares through an associated person
or entity.
The Board holds regular scheduled meetings. The Directors generally receive material for Board meetings five working
days in advance, except in the case of special meetings, for which the time period may be shorter owing to the urgency
of the matter to be considered.
The Company Secretary attends all Board meetings, and in this capacity is accountable directly to the Board, through
the Chair, on all matters to do with the proper functioning of the Board.
All Directors have access to the Executive Leadership Team to discuss issues or obtain information on specific areas
in relation to items to be considered at Board meetings or other areas as considered appropriate. Key executives and
managers are invited to attend and participate in appropriate sessions at Board meetings. Directors have unrestricted
access to Company records and information.
Directors are entitled to obtain independent professional advice relating to the affairs of the Company or other
responsibilities. Prior approval of the Chair is required before seeking such advice and Directors are expected to ensure
that the cost of such advice is reasonable.
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KEY Highly competent Competent Aware
Mark
Verbiest
Dr
Andrew
Wong
Fiona
Oliver
Gráinne
Troute
Dr Marie
Bismark
Stephen
Bull
Venasio-
Lorenzo
Crawley
Governance
Experience in and commitment to
the highest standards of corporate
governance, including as a non-executive
director of a listed company or other
large or complex organisation
Leadership
Experience in senior leadership or
executive positions in an organisation
of significant size or complexity
Financial acumen
Proficiency and understanding of
financial statements and reporting, key
financial and performance drivers, and
internal controls
Capital funding and investment
Experience and understanding of
capital structuring, capital markets
and investment (including investment
into assets, M&A, joint ventures and
strategic partnerships)
Customer and operations
Deep understanding of business
operations, and sales, marketing and
brand strategies
Health and clinical
Experience and understanding of the
health or aged care sectors (in New
Zealand and/or Australia) with a
particular emphasis on delivery of safe,
inclusive and quality care and services
Property and construction
Property, construction and development
experience
Health and safety
Experience and understanding of health
and safety and wellbeing requirements
People and culture
Experience in overseeing workplace
culture, people management,
development and succession planning,
setting remuneration frameworks and
promoting diversity and inclusion
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KEY Highly competent Competent Aware
Mark
Verbiest
Dr
Andrew
Wong
Fiona
Oliver
Gráinne
Troute
Dr Marie
Bismark
Stephen
Bull
Venasio-
Lorenzo
Crawley
Digital and technology
Experience in technology, use of data
and analytics, digital transformation
and innovation and their impacts on
business operations and customers
including cybersecurity
Strategy
Experience in the development and
execution of growth strategies, and the
ability to assess strategic options and
business plans
Australian experience
Australian property and business
experience
Risk management
Experience in identifying, assessing,
monitoring and managing systemic,
existing and emerging material financial
and non-financial risks
Environmental and social
Understanding and experience in
sustainable practices to manage
the impact of Summerset on the
environment and community as well
as the impact of climate change on
business operations
Government and regulatory
Understanding of the legal, policy
and regulatory environment
relevant to Summerset and an
ability to engage and collaborate
with Government and regulatory
stakeholders regarding key issues
Highly competent = Extensive experience, including serving as a key resource and advising others
Competent = Complete understanding and experience in practical application
Aware = Fundamental understanding and knowledge
Skills ratings are based on each director’s self-assessment of their skills as peer reviewed by the Board.
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Diversity and inclusion
The Company and its Board are committed to a workplace culture that promotes and values diversity, equity
and inclusiveness. This is outlined in the Company’s Diversity and Inclusion Policy, which is available on the
Company’s website.
Diversity is defined as the characteristics that make one individual different from another. Diversity encompasses
gender, race, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, physical capability, family responsibilities, education, cultural
background and more.
Inclusion is defined as a sense of belonging, respecting and valuing all individuals, providing fair access to opportunity,
and removing discrimination and other barriers to involvement. The Board recognises that inclusion leads to a better
experience of work for Summerset’s employees, makes teams stronger, leads to greater creativity and performance,
contributes to a more meaningful relationship with residents, their families and stakeholders, and ultimately increases
value to shareholders.
Equity is defined as recognising that people have different needs and experiences, and actively working to understand
and remove barriers so that everyone can participate and fully thrive in our workplace. Fairness isn’t about treating
everyone the same – it’s about making sure each person gets the support, resources, and opportunities they need
to succeed.
The Board believes that diversity across the workforce makes Summerset stronger and better able to connect with,
and bring the best of life to, residents on a day-to-day basis. When there is a variety of thinking styles, backgrounds,
experiences, perspectives and abilities, employees are more able to understand residents’ needs and to respond
effectively to them.
The Diversity and Inclusion Policy states that its policy goals are to: leverage diversity as a competitive advantage,
develop inclusiveness as a core capability for our leaders and people and continually recognise the individual and team
contribution made towards creating a diverse and inclusive work environment.
To help Summerset's leaders lead their increasingly diverse and multi-cultural teams and support diversity and
inclusion the Company offers a Creating an Inclusive Workplace training programme for all managers. The programme
helps leaders to deepen their understanding of others and create an inclusive team environment where all team
members feel valued and appreciated, and can contribute to bringing the best of life for residents.
Summerset also supported the establishment of employee representative groups including the Summerset Pride
Network, and continued work of the Women in Construction Forum. Both groups aim to seek equity and inclusion
through building awareness of the challenges, celebrating the successes, and supporting the ideas of these groups.
Each year the Board reviews and assesses performance against the financial year objectives. The Board considers that
for the year ended 31 December 2025, the objectives for achieving diversity have been met.
As at 31 December 2025 (and 31 December 2024 for the prior comparative period), the mix of gender of those
employed by the Company is set out in the table below. The Executive Leadership Team comprises the CEO, the
CFO and all other Executives who report to the CEO. These figures include permanent full-time, permanent part-time,
fixed-term and casual employees, but not independent contractors.
GENDER
20252024
DirectorsMale44
Female33
Total
7
7
Executive Leadership TeamMale44
Female66
Total
10
10
All staffMale799765
Female23762,264
Gender diverse
1
1
88
Prefer not to say48
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GENDER20252024
Not provided3511
Total staff
3,2323,066
1Self-identified
Board performance
The Board is committed to evaluating its performance on a regular basis, generally with a formal, external review
biennally and an internal self-review each intervening year. The process, including evaluation criteria, is considered by
the People and Culture Committee and approved by the Board.
Executive Leadership Team performance
The Board evaluates the performance of the CEO annually. The CEO reviews the performance of direct reports, and
reports to the Board on those reviews. The evaluation is based on criteria that include the performance of the business
and the accomplishment of longer-term strategic objectives. It may include quantitative and qualitative measures.
During FY25 performance evaluations were conducted in accordance with this process.
Principle 3: Board committees
'The Board should use committees where this will enhance its effectiveness in key areas, while still retaining
Board responsibility.'
Board committees
The Board has four standing committees: Audit and Risk Committee, People and Culture Committee, Clinical
Governance Committee, and Development and Construction Committee. Each committee operates under a charter
approved by the Board, and any recommendations they make are to the Board. The charter for each committee is
reviewed annually. All Directors are entitled to attend committee meetings.
Audit and Risk Committee
While the ultimate responsibility for ensuring the integrity of the Company’s financial reporting rests with the Board,
the Company has in place processes to ensure the accurate presentation of its financial position. These include:
•an appropriately resourced Audit and Risk Committee operating under a written charter, with specific
responsibilities for financial reporting and risk management
•review and consideration by the Audit and Risk Committee of the financial information and preliminary releases of
results to the market, before making recommendations to the Board
•a process to ensure the independence and competence of the Company’s external auditors and a process
to ensure their compliance with the Company’s External Audit Independence Policy (available on the
Company’s website)
•responsibility for appointment of the external auditors residing with the Audit and Risk Committee
•monitoring by the Audit and Risk Committee of the strength of the internal control environment by considering
the effectiveness and adequacy of Summerset’s internal controls, reviewing the findings of the external auditor's
review of internal control over financial reporting, and being involved in setting the scope for the internal
audit programme
•ensuring that management has established a risk management framework and monitoring the Company’s risk
profile and reporting of risk, including new and emerging sources of risk (including climate risk).
One of the main purposes of the Audit and Risk Committee is to ensure the quality and independence of the external
audit process. The Committee makes enquiries of management and the external auditors so that it is satisfied as to the
validity and accuracy of all aspects of the Company’s financial reporting. All aspects of the external audit are reported
back to the Audit and Risk Committee and the external auditors are given the opportunity at Committee meetings to
meet with Directors.
The Audit and Risk Committee must comprise a minimum of three Directors, the majority of whom must be
Independent. The Committee is chaired by an Independent Director who is not the Chair of the Board. The Committee
currently comprises Fiona Oliver (Chair), Mark Verbiest, Gráinne Troute, Stephen Bull and Venasio-Lorenzo Crawley.
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The Audit and Risk Committee generally invites the CEO, CFO, Deputy CFO, internal auditors and external auditors
to attend meetings. The Committee also meets and receives regular reports from the external auditors without
management present, concerning any matters that arise in connection with the performance of their role.
People and Culture Committee
The role of the People and Culture Committee is to assist the Board in establishing and reviewing remuneration
policies and practices, culture, leadership and capability, succession, employee development, inclusion, diversity and
engagement for the Company and in reviewing Board composition. Specific objectives include:
•supporting the Board in ensuring the Company's vision and commitment to its people strategy aligns with, and
enables, the Company's business strategy
•assisting the Board in planning the Board’s composition
•evaluating the competencies required of prospective Directors (both non-executive and executive)
•identifying those prospective Directors and establishing their degree of independence
•developing the succession plans for the Board, and making recommendations to the Board accordingly
•overseeing the process of the Board’s annual performance self-assessment and the performance of the Directors
•assisting the Board in establishing remuneration policies and practices, and setting and reviewing the
remuneration of the Company’s CEO, Executive Leadership Team and Directors
•monitoring remuneration policy and practice and making recommendations to the Board in relation to any
substantive changes.
The People and Culture Committee must comprise a minimum of three Directors, the majority of whom must
be Independent. The Committee currently comprises Gráinne Troute (Chair), Mark Verbiest, Dr Marie Bismark and
Venasio-Lorenzo Crawley. The Board’s policy is that the Board needs to have an appropriate mix of skills, experience
and diversity to ensure that it is well equipped. The Board reviews and evaluates on a regular basis the skill mix required,
and identifies any existing gaps.
Clinical Governance Committee
The role of the Clinical Governance Committee is to assist the Board in ensuring a systematic approach to maintaining
and improving the quality of care provided by the Company. Specific objectives include:
•providing oversight that appropriate clinical governance mechanisms are in place and are effective throughout
the organisation
•supporting the leadership role of the Chief Executive Officer in relation to issues of quality, safety and clinical risk
•working with management to identify priorities for improvement
•ensuring that the principles and standards of clinical governance are applied to the health improvement and health
protection activities of the Board
•ensuring that appropriate mechanisms are in place for the effective engagement of representatives of residents
and clinical staff
•support the commissioning of Summerset’s Australian aged care operations and, once operational, support the
registered provider of funded aged care services and its board in leading a culture of quality, safety and inclusion
and meeting legal obligations.
The Clinical Governance Committee must comprise a minimum of three Directors. The Committee currently
comprises Dr Marie Bismark (Chair), Gráinne Troute, Venasio-Lorenzo Crawley and Dr Andrew Wong.
Development and Construction Committee
The role of the Development and Construction Committee is to assist the Board in:
•supporting management to establish and achieve development and construction objectives within the Company’s
long-term plan
•supporting management to develop and implement strategies to achieve the Company’s development and
construction objectives in line with best practice
•helping the Company maintain appropriate risk management strategies to identify, mitigate and manage
development and construction risks
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•maintaining a good understanding of, and confidence in, the Company’s frameworks, systems, processes and
personnel required to manage the Company’s development and construction activities effectively, including the
assessment and realisation of opportunities and the application of appropriate risk management
•working with management to identify areas for improvement and innovation in construction and
development practices.
The Development and Construction Committee must comprise a minimum of three Directors. The Committee
currently comprises Stephen Bull (Chair), Mark Verbiest, Fiona Oliver, Venasio-Lorenzo Crawley and Dr Andrew Wong.
Attendance at Board and committee meetings
A total of seven Board meetings, seven Audit and Risk Committee meetings, five People and Culture Committee
meetings, three Clinical Governance Committee meetings and three Development and Construction Committee
meetings were held in 2025. Director attendance at Board meetings and committee member attendance at
committee meetings is shown in the following table.
Board
Audit and Risk
Committee
People and
Culture
Committee
Clinical
Governance
Committee
Development
and Construction
Committee
Total number of meetings held
77533
Mark Verbiest775N/A3
Fiona Oliver77N/AN/A3
Dr Andrew Wong6N/AN/A33
Gráinne Troute7753N/A
Dr Marie Bismark7N/A53N/A
Stephen Bull77N/AN/A3
Venasio-Lorenzo Crawley66523
Principle 4: Reporting and disclosure
'The Board should demand integrity in financial and non-financial reporting, and in the timeliness and balance
of corporate disclosures.'
Making timely and balanced disclosures
The Company is committed to promoting shareholder confidence through open, timely and accurate market
communication. The Company has in place procedures designed to ensure compliance with its disclosure obligations
under the NZX and ASX Listing Rules. The Company’s Market Disclosure and Communications Policy sets out the
responsibilities of the Board and management in disclosure and communication, and procedures for managing
this obligation.
Copies of key governance documents, including the Code of Ethics, Securities Trading Policy and
Guidelines, Board and Committee Charters, Diversity and Inclusion Policy, Board and Executive Remuneration
Policy, and Market Disclosure and Communications Policy are all available on the Company’s website at
www.summerset.co.nz/investor-centre/governance-documents.
Non-financial disclosures, such as the Company’s approach to health and safety, our people, the community and the
environment are included within this Annual Report and in our separate Sustainability Review and Climate-Related
Disclosures FY25 document available at www.summerset.co.nz/investor-centre/esg-reporting/.
Principle 5: Remuneration
'The remuneration of Directors and executives should be transparent, fair and reasonable.'
Remuneration of Directors and the Executive Leadership Team is reviewed by the Board’s People and Culture
Committee. Its membership and role are set out under Principle 3. The Committee makes recommendations to the
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Board on remuneration packages, keeping in mind the requirements of the Board and Executive Remuneration Policy.
The level of remuneration paid to the Directors and the Executive Leadership Team will be determined by the Board.
However, Directors’ fees must be within the limits approved by the shareholders of the Company.
Further details on remuneration are provided in the Remuneration section of this Annual Report (page 110).
Principle 6: Risk management
'Directors should have a sound understanding of the material risks faced by the issuer and how to manage them.
The Board should regularly verify that the issuer has appropriate processes that identify and manage potential
and material risks.'
VERY
LIKELY
VERY
UNLIKELY
UNLIKELY
POSSIBLE
LIKELY
MINORMODERATEMAJORSEVERECRITICAL
Summerset’s current key strategic residual risks
LIK
ELIHOOD
CONSEQUENCE
Executing
Australian growth
Health & safety
Clinical care
Cybersecurity
Regulatory
environment
Capital
management
Sustainable
growth
People
capability
The Board is responsible for overseeing the management of risks across Summerset’s business. Summerset
has robust risk management and reporting frameworks in place, whereby material business risks are regularly
identified, monitored and managed. The Audit and Risk Committee is responsible for overseeing the Company’s
risk management framework and compliance with that framework. Key risks are regularly reported to the Board,
together with Summerset’s approach to risk management. Summerset's Risk Management Policy and Enterprise Risk
Framework are consistent with best practice principles set out in ISO 31000:2018 Risk Management Standard.
The members of Summerset’s Executive Leadership Team are required to regularly identify the major risks affecting
the business, record them in the Risk Register (which identifies the likelihood and consequence of each risk to
Summerset’s business), and develop structures, practices and processes to manage and monitor these risks.
For the 2025 financial year, Summerset ran a co-sourced model for internal audit, managed by an in-house Risk and
External Reporting Manager. As part of the co-sourced model, Summerset has engaged KPMG as its partner to assist
with carrying out internal audit work on various parts of the Group’s operations, and all major risk and internal control
issues are reported on at each Board meeting.
Health and safety (including in relation to risks, performance and management) is discussed regularly at Board
meetings, and specific reviews are sought as required. Monthly reporting is prepared and used to assist in risk
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management, covering areas such as health and safety incidents, injury and near-miss frequency rates, and actions
undertaken. Further information is covered in the health, safety and wellbeing section of this Annual Report on page 26.
Summerset has a Tax Governance Policy in place, which sets out its tax risk management objectives, tax reporting
requirements to the Audit and Risk Committee, and policies and processes to manage tax risk. This Tax Governance
Policy is reviewed by the Board every two years. The Board is satisfied that Summerset has effective policies and
processes in place to ensure the Company is meeting its obligations. Summerset adopts a risk-averse stance in relation
to tax issues and, where possible, seeks certainty on tax positions through proactive engagement with tax authorities.
Summerset's key strategic risks reported to the board are captured below:
•
Cybersecurity – A cyber-attack may lead to data privacy breaches, loss of integrity/availability of information
or of a control system and business disruption potentially resulting in financial loss or reputational damage
or regulatory action. Summerset actively monitors and manages these risks through its risk management and
reporting frameworks.
•
Clinical care – Failure to provide high quality clinical care to residents can potentially result in resident harm,
reputational damage, and care profitability. Managing clinical risk and delivering on positive outcomes for residents
remains a key focus area for continuous improvement.
•
Health and safety – The health, safety and wellbeing of its people and residents remains a top priority of
the Company and requires a systematic approach and strategic focus to ensure continued compliance with
relevant legislation.
•
Capital management – Failure to maintain an optimal capital structure, sufficient working capital and sound
investment and funding discipline may drive up financing costs, create cash-flow constraints, trigger covenant
breaches, and prevent Summerset from funding critical growth initiatives.
•
Executing Australian growth – Scaling and managing the ongoing growth of the Australian business and
associated business risks. Summerset is mitigating risks through having established a local team, entering a
well-researched market, and developing product and service offerings, procedures and processes tailored for the
new market. Progress in Australia is under close management oversight and has tracked well to date.
•
Regulatory environment – Summerset operates within multiple regulatory environments and additionally as a
listed company has additional societal and investor expectations in relation to corporate governance and ESG
impact of the organisation. Both regulatory change and failure to comply can potentially have negative impacts on
Summerset (including financial, reputationally, and operationally). Summerset proactively engages in regulatory
change processes and takes steps to ensure compliance with existing legislation and future amendments
once confirmed.
•
People capability – For Summerset to successfully deliver on our strategy and continue bringing the best of life
to our residents, Summerset must ensure that our people capability continues to meet the required needs of the
organisation but is also able to change and adapt in the future as required. Key areas monitored include nursing
teams and construction.
•
Sustainable growth – Failure to sustainably grow in New Zealand and Australia (including adapting and innovating
growth objectives in response to changing conditions) may compromise Summerset’s long-term profitability,
growth trajectory and ability to meet shareholder expectations.
Climate change-related risks are captured within the above strategic risks. For more information on how Summerset
is managing climate change risks and opportunities please review our Sustainability Review and Climate-related
Disclosures FY25 found at www.summerset.co.nz/investor-centre/esg-reporting/
Principle 7: Auditors
'The Board should ensure the quality and independence of the external audit process.'
The Board’s relationship with its auditors, both external and internal, is governed by the Audit and Risk Committee
Charter, External Audit Independence Policy and the Internal Audit Charter. These charters and policies set out the
types of engagements that can be performed by the external and internal auditors. The Audit and Risk Committee
actively monitors the amount of any non-audit work completed by the external auditor to ensure that independence
is maintained.
The external auditor attends the Company’s Annual Shareholder Meeting and is available to answer questions from
shareholders in relation to the external audit.
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The Company’s external auditor, PwC, was appointed in 2025, replacing Ernst & Young.
KPMG was appointed in the role of internal auditor of the Company in December 2016. With the establishment of a
co-source model approach to internal audit in 2020, it currently remains the Company's co-source partner. The internal
audit role is governed by the Internal Audit Charter, which states the objectives and scope of internal audit activities.
The primary objective of internal audit is to increase the strength of the Company’s control environment. This is guided
by a philosophy of adding value to improve the operations of the Company. The internal audit assists the Company
in accomplishing its objectives by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluating and improving the
effectiveness of its governance, risk management and internal controls. The Internal Audit Programme is set annually
by the Audit and Risk Committee.
The Internal Audit Charter sets out the scope of internal audit activities and this encompasses, but is not limited
to, objective examinations of evidence to provide independent assessments on the adequacy and effectiveness of
operations, governance, risk management and control processes for Summerset. This includes evaluating whether:
•the actions of Summerset’s officers, directors, staff, and contractors comply with Summerset’s policies, procedures
and applicable laws, regulations and governance standards
•the results of operations or programmes are consistent with established goals and objectives
•operations or programmes are being carried out effectively and efficiently, with adequate internal controls
•established processes and systems enable compliance with the policies, procedures, laws and regulations that
could significantly impact Summerset
•information and the means used to identify, measure, analyse, classify and report such information are reliable and
have integrity
•resources and assets are acquired economically, used efficiently and protected adequately.
Principle 8: Shareholder rights and relations
'The Board should respect the rights of shareholders and foster constructive relationships with shareholders
that encourage them to engage with the issuer.'
Respecting the rights of Shareholders
The Company seeks to ensure that its shareholders understand its activities by communicating effectively with them
and giving them ready access to clear and balanced information about the Company.
To assist with this, the Company’s website is maintained with relevant information, including copies of presentations
and reports. The Company’s key corporate governance policies are also included on the website.
The Company’s major communications with shareholders during the financial year include its Annual and Half Year
Reports and the Annual Shareholder Meeting. The reports are available in electronic and hardcopy format.
Communicating with Shareholders
The Company welcomes communication and feedback from shareholders. The Company’s investor centre (on its
website) provides a Company phone number and email address for communications from shareholders and investor
relations enquiries. All shareholder communications are responded to within a reasonable timeframe.
The Company provides options for shareholders to receive and send communications electronically, to and from both
the Company and its share and bond registrar. The Company’s investor centre includes contact details for MUFG
Pension & Market Services, through which all Company shares and bonds are managed.
Shareholder voting rights
Shareholders have the right to vote on major decisions as required by the NZX Listing Rules. Further information on
shareholder voting rights is set out in the Company’s Constitution.
Notice of Annual and Special Shareholder Meetings
Notice of Annual and Special Shareholder Meetings are sent to shareholders and published on the Company’s website
at least 20 working days before the relevant meeting.
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MARK VERBIEST
Chair, Independent
Board of Directors
VENASIO-LORENZO CRAWLEY
Independent
GRÁINNE TROUTE
Independent
VIEW DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHIES AT:
www.summerset.co.nz/investor-centre/board-of-directors/
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MARK VERBIEST
Chair, Independent
STEPHEN BULL
Independent
FIONA OLIVER
Independent
DR MARIE BISMARK
Independent
DR ANDREW WONG
Independent
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VIEW EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP BIOGRAPHIES AT:
www.summerset.co.nz/investor-centre/our-leadership-team/
SCOTT SCOULLAR
Chief Executive
Officer
ROB GILLESPIE
Chief Digital Officer
DEAN TALLENTIRE
Chief Construction
Officer
New Zealand
Executive Leadership Team
STEWART SCOTT
Chief Operating
Officer
Australia
ELEANOR YOUNG
Chief Operating
Officer
New Zealand
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FAY FRENCH
Chief Sales Officer
MARGARET WARRINGTON
Chief Financial Officer
K AY B RO D I E
Chief Marketing Officer
AARON SMAIL
Chief Development
Officer
New Zealand
CHRIS LOKUM
Chief People Officer
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Remuneration
Remuneration overview
Report from the Chair
Dear shareholders
As Chair of the Board’s People & Culture Committee I am pleased to present Summerset’s 2025 Remuneration report.
Remuneration objectives
Summerset’s purpose is to bring the best of life to our residents. To deliver that, we need engaged employees
performing consistently at a high standard. Our aim is to ensure remuneration outcomes for executives and senior
leaders align with outcomes experienced by shareholders, supported by a remuneration structure that is competitive,
affordable, equitable and attractive. This approach helps sustain strong employee engagement and is consistent with
the objectives outlined in last year’s report.
We also recognise that our approach in rewarding people reflects our wider commitment to an inclusive and diverse
workforce. We continue to report our Gender Pay Gap (GPG) and the Board is committed to better understanding the
drivers of this pay gap and closing the gap on both gender and ethnic pay over time.
Summerset's executive remuneration is set in accordance with the principles laid out in the People and Culture
Committee Charter (available at: https://www.summerset.co.nz/investor-centre/governance-documents/). We
independently benchmark fixed annual remuneration for the Executive team to a peer group of companies of
similar size, scale and complexity, while also being cognisant of factors such as incumbent experience, capability and
performance. Our aim is to create a balance between competitiveness (which supports our ability to attract and retain
talent) and affordability for the business.
CEO remuneration
Effective 1 January 2025, significant adjustments were made to Scott Scoullar’s remuneration to better align the CEO’s
total remuneration with that of New Zealand’s top‑20 listed companies. These changes reflect Summerset’s scale,
maturity, and market position, as well as Scott’s sustained performance and tenure.
In determining the revised remuneration, the Board considered comprehensive executive remuneration survey data
provided by independent external consultants. This benchmarking assessed Summerset’s positioning against New
Zealand private-sector organisations, including those within the NZX20, as well as organisations operating in the aged
care, property management, development, hospitality (e.g. foods) and construction sectors. These changes are set
out on page 111.
Scott’s short-term incentive (STI) target also increased from 45% to 50% of his fixed annual remuneration, and his LTI
target increased from 50% to 60% in FY25. Again, these changes align his remuneration structure more closely with
the benchmark group.
Incentive schemes
In 2025, we continued to embed the progressive changes we have strategically introduced to our STI and LTI
programmes since 2021. In particular, we worked to strengthen employee understanding of the schemes through
targeted lunch and learn sessions, and aligning individual priorities to Summerset's ten-year strategy.
On the basis that CEO performance outcomes inherently drive Summerset’s overall performance, we removed
individual performance measures from Scott's STI. The result is that his STI was fully aligned to the Company's
performance scorecard.
We transitioned our LTI vesting cycle to a single three-year vest for eligible employees, replacing the previous structure
where each plan vests in two tranches – 50% after three and the remaining 50% after four years. Again, this is consistent
with market practice.
In a key change, a minimum shareholding requirement was introduced for the Executive team to further align
leadership interests with those of shareholders, reinforcing our commitment to long-term value creation and
sustainable performance. Under this policy, executives are restricted from selling shares that vest under the December
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2025 LTI grant and subsequent grants until the minimum shareholding requirement is met. Given that vesting values
vary based on performance conditions, there is no fixed timeframe for compliance. The minimum shareholding is set
at 25% of pre-tax Fixed Annual Remuneration (FAR). Our Chief Executive has a minimum shareholding requirement of
100% of FAR and already meets this requirement.
Executive KPIs
The 2025 shared KPIs took a balanced scorecard approach with financial, customer and staff related KPIs. The
performance outcomes have been strong with all achieving on target performance and several exceeding targets,
including our financial targets.
These KPIs were all stretch targets, and it’s a testament to the strength of the Executive Leadership team, and their
people, that they have continued to achieve strongly in a challenging macroeconomic environment. The Executives'
achievements against their individual, role-specific KPIs was also strong, with the majority fully or partially achieved.
Gráinne Troute
Chair People and Culture Committee
Remuneration governance
The Board is assisted in delivering its responsibilities and objectives for Executive remuneration by the People and
Culture Committee. The role and membership of this committee is set out in the Governance section of this report.
The People and Culture Committee reviews the annual performance and remuneration outcomes for all Executive
Leadership Team members, including the CEO. The review takes into account external benchmarking to ensure
competitiveness with comparable market peers, along with consideration of each individual’s performance, skills,
expertise and experience.
The Committee operates under a written Charter, which outlines its responsibilities and processes as outlined in
the charter.
The charters and guidelines can be found in the Governance documents section of the Summerset website at
https://www.summerset.co.nz/investor-centre/governance-documents/
•People and Culture Committee Charter
The Remuneration Policy is the internal governance policy that provides context for the Executive members’
remuneration outcomes
•Board and Executive Remuneration Policy
The Board approves the Executive Team annual performance objectives, company financial performance targets
and outcomes on an annual basis.
•Minimum Shareholding Requirement Policy
Summerset’s CEO and Executive Leadership Team are required to maintain a minimum shareholding to align their
interests with long-term shareholder value, primarily through vested shares from Long Term Incentive schemes.
•Securities Trading Policy and Guidelines
Summerset’s Trading in Securities Policy ensures that Summerset and its subsidiaries’ directors, senior managers,
employees, contractors and secondees comply with the law prohibiting insider trading and that all dealings in
Summerset securities and Other Financial Products are beyond reproach.
Executive Remuneration Policy
The remuneration of members of the Executive Leadership Team (CEO and direct reports) is designed to promote
a high-performance culture and to align executive reward to the development and achievement of strategies
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and business objectives that create sustainable value for Shareholders. Total remuneration is made up of three
components: fixed remuneration, short-term incentive (STI) and long-term incentive (LTI).
The People and Culture Committee considers external and independent remuneration market information provided
by expert consultants such as EY and PwC in order to gauge actual and forecast movements within the market, and
to assess the levels of fixed and target total remuneration to pay its Chief Executive and Executive Team to support
talent attraction and retention.
Fixed remuneration
Fixed remuneration consists of a base salary and benefits including a company contribution of 3% for KiwiSaver. Other
benefits are elective and the value of each elected benefit is deducted from fixed annual remuneration.
Short-term incentives
Summerset’s STI scheme is an at-risk payment designed to motivate and reward for performance within the
financial
year. The Chief Executive, Executive Team, and certain other senior members of staff may participate in the STI
scheme. The STI opportunity within Total Remuneration reflects the complexity and level of the roles. In FY25, the Chief
Executive had a target STI opportunity of 50% of fixed annual remuneration (45% in FY24), and the other Executives
had a target STI opportunity of 30%.
For the Executive Leadership Team, 70% of the STI, and for the CEO, 100%, is linked to the achievement of annual
business performance metrics. These metrics align executives to a common set of KPIs reflecting business priorities
for the performance year. The target areas for the shared KPIs for 2025 are outlined below:
FY25 KPIWeightingHurdle
Minimum
performance
threshold
Payment at
minimum
performance
On-target
performance
1
Maximum
performance
Payment at
maximum
performance
Underlying EBITDA55%90% of
EBITDA
90%75%100% of budget125% of
budget
200%
Development
numbers
15%
80% of
EBITDA
90%90%
100% of budget
100%
Customer
satisfaction
15%Target scores
achieved
100%
Target scores achieved
100%
Staff – HR15%Target scores
achieved
100%
Target scores achieved
100%
Total payout range100%84.75%100%155%
1 On-target performance results in a payment of 100% of the target bonus opportunity for this performance hurdle.
The Board can reduce or cancel STI payments if there are concerns around health and safety.
There are three performance levels within each target area along with a performance hurdle or gate opener which
needs to be met before any payment under the STI scheme can be made, these are: minimum performance threshold,
on-target and maximum performance. One hundred percent of the amount allocated to that target area is payable
when the on-target level is achieved. Performance against both financial and non-financial measures is assessed and
approved by the Board each year.
If the hurdle or gate opener for underlying EBITDA performance against budget is not achieved, no STI payment will be
made. The gate opener for the financial KPI is based on achieving 90% of the underlying EBITDA performance target
and for the three remaining KPIs (each of which is only payable if the target score is also achieved) the gate opener is
80% of EBITDA.
Provided the gate opener is met for each KPI, minimum performance achievement across all KPIs would return an STI
payment of 84.75% of the available target opportunity.
A 100% pay-out is based on achieving 100% of the financial targets and meeting all the other KPI target criteria. The
maximum performance levels allow employees to be rewarded for performance that exceeds on-target levels, up to
a specified maximum.
The maximum amount of payment for an Executive Leadership Team member under the company component of
the STI scheme is 155% of the on-target amount. In order to achieve payout at maximum, the financial target needs
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to achieve 125% of budget, which is a significant stretch target. There is no payment upside if non-financial KPIs
are exceeded.
The portion of the STI for the Executive team not linked to business performance relates to individual performance
measures, representing 30% of the total STI opportunity. These measures are assessed by the Board. For the CEO
in FY25, STI was based solely on company targets. For all other Executive Leadership team members, the maximum
payable under the individual portion of the STI scheme was 100% for stretch individual performance.
FY26 STI Shared KPIs
For FY26, 55% of the STI opportunity for the Chief Executive and Executive Team is aligned to performance against the
EBITDA budget. The remaining 45% is assessed against the shared KPIs, which reflects key priorities for the year. The
measures and weightings for FY26 are set out below.
STI QuadrantFY26 InitiativesMeasureMinimumTarget
(100%)
Weighting
Deliver excellent
development
results
Deliver FY26 development
programme in line
with budget
Delivery of
milestones
FY26 units
delivered behind
target
0% payout
744 units delivered
across all sites
(FY25: 681)
100% payout
15%
Deliver excellent
customer
experience
Customer satisfaction
results for both village and
care (equally weighted)
Customer
satisfaction
index
80–85% = 50%
pay‑out
≥85% = 100% pay‑out15%
Deliver
exceptional
employee
engagement
Maintain employee
engagement in the
upper quartile of the
health sector
Employee
engagement
index
Materially below
upper quartile
0% payout
Maintain employee
engagement in
upper quartile
100% payout
15%
Long-term incentives
The Chief Executive, Executive Team and a small number of senior leaders have the opportunity to participate in a LTI
plan. A LTI plan is typically offered annually at the discretion of the Board. The purpose of this plan is to align senior
management and shareholders’ interests and optimise long-term shareholder returns.
For the FY26 LTI plan, the opportunity is 60% of fixed annual remuneration for the Chief Executive, 40% of fixed
annual remuneration for the Executive Team and 15–25% of salary for eligible senior leaders. Vesting of the LTI plan is
contingent on meeting absolute and relative total shareholder return (TSR) performance hurdles at the conclusion of
a three-year period. In addition, the participant needs to be employed by Summerset during the vesting period.
Under the plan, participants are granted zero-priced share options. Each zero-priced option entitles the holder to one
ordinary share in the company on vesting.
LTI performance plans
In FY25, the Board approved a change to the LTI plan vesting cycle, moving from two tranches to a single tranche. As
at 31 December 2025, three LTI plans remain unvested, with performance periods ending as follows:
Name of LTI plan
Vesting date – Tranche 1Vesting date – Tranche 2
FY23 LTI plan31 December 202531 December 2026
FY24 LTI plan31 December 202631 December 2027
FY25 LTI plan
31 December 2027
FY23, FY24 and FY25 LTI Plan Performance Hurdles
The FY23, FY24 and FY25 plans have the same performance hurdles which are:
•Absolute Shareholder Return aTSR (75%)
•Relative Shareholder Return rTSR (25%)
The FY23 plan has a different peer group to determine the rTSR performance, which was broadened for the FY24 and
FY25 plans to ensure continued appropriateness and reduce potential volatility.
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The number of aTSR share options that vest is determined by the TSR generated against Summerset’s cost of equity
(plus a margin). The maximum that can be earned under this component is 100% of the target option grant.
The number of rTSR share options that vest is determined by the company’s TSR over the Performance Period relative
to the peer group which includes the NZX 50, excluding banking institutions. If Summerset’s TSR performance is below
100% of the weighted average for the peer group, then no share options will vest. If Summerset’s TSR performance
is above 125% of the weighted average for the peer group, then 100% of the share options will vest. Payouts are a
straight-line interpolation between 0% and 100% for both aTSR and rTSR.
Share options will lapse if the vesting conditions are not satisfied. Share options also lapse if the holder
ceases to be employed by Summerset during the vesting period, unless otherwise determined by the Board for
exceptional circumstances.
FY26 Long-term incentive plan
For FY26, the Board has approved refinements to the LTI plan to ensure strong alignment with long‑term shareholder
value creation.
The FY26 LTI will comprise a 50:50 weighting between absolute Total Shareholder Return (aTSR) and relative Total
Shareholder Return (rTSR). This represents a shift from the 75:25 split applied in the FY23–FY25 plans and reflects a
more balanced emphasis on both the company’s absolute performance and its performance relative to peers.
The vesting framework has also been updated to introduce a broader performance range. Vesting will commence at
an absolute TSR threshold of 9.0%, with full vesting achieved at cost of equity plus 1%. This replaces the previous gate
of 10.9%, providing a more graduated scale that retains stretch while recognising the broader market environment.
Key performance summary
STI Company performance 2025
The table below presents the FY25 company KPIs and corresponding outcomes, which inform the company
component of the STI for our Executive Leadership Team. These results reinforce the strong alignment between
their remuneration and organisational performance, with a substantial proportion of total reward contingent on the
effective leadership of the business and the results delivered for our residents, customers and people.
FY25 KPI
Weighting
targetHurdle
Minimum
performance
threshold
On-target
performance
Maximum
performanceActual result
Actual
weighted
result
Underlying EBITDA55%90% of
EBIDTA
$224m$248.9m$311.1m125% of budget
(FY25:
$292.5m)
93.5%
Development
numbers
15%
80% of
EBITDA
602 homes669 homes669 homes693 homes15%
Customer
satisfaction
15%
80%–84.9%
customer
satisfaction
85% customer satisfaction
Village
customer
satisfaction -
91%
Care customer
satisfaction -
89%
15%
Staff – HR
15%Improvement in headline gender pay gap from 17%
Headline
gender pay gap
2% median at
end Q4
15%
Total payout range100%138.5%
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LTI performance for vested options 31 December 2025
FY22 – tranche 2 vesting assessment summary
Performance hurdleWeightingMaximumAssessmentTotal
Time-based only50%50%N/A50%
Absolute earnings25%50%On-target performance exceeded46.2%
Relative earnings10%20%On-target performance exceeded20%
Customer satisfaction –
village residents
2.5%2.5%On-target performance met2.5%
Customer satisfaction – care residents2.5%2.5%On-target performance met2.5%
Employee engagement2.5%2.5%On-target performance met2.5%
Staff turnover2.5%2.5%On-target performance met2.5%
Clinical strategy delivery5%5%On-target performance met5%
Total score100%135%132.2%
The LTI performance assessment is a direct result of performance against plan for each of the performance
hurdles. There was no Board discretion applied.
FY23 - trache 1 vesting assessment summary
Hurdle criteria
Actual resultVesting %
Absolute TSR
All of the aTSR Options for a Tranche will vest if the Company’s TSR over the Vesting
Period is equal to or greater than 11.9% (being the Company’s cost of equity plus 1%).
Annualised TSR - 12.9%100%
Relative TSR
100% of rTSR options will vest if, over the vesting period, the Company’s TSR is 125%
or more of the weighted average TSR of the comparative group.
Comparator TSR -
(35.9%) Summerset
- 43%
100%
Chief Executive Officer remuneration arrangements and outcomes
The following table details the nature and amount of remuneration paid to Scott Scoullar for his time as CEO over the
past five years.
Fixed remuneration
Pay for performance remuneration
Financial
year
Salary paid $Benefits
1
$Subtotal $Cash STI $Equity LTI $Subtotal $Total
remuneration $
2
FY25$1,064,369$35,631$1,100,000$761,957
3
$329,866
4
$1,091,823$2,191,823
FY24$819,534$30,466$850,000$448,902$226,050$674,952$1,524,952
FY23$683,612$26,388$710,000$321,346$80,739$402,085$1,112,085
FY22$649,631$25,365$674,996$211,432$51,000$262,432$937,428
FY21$607,155$24,095$631,250$206,071$750,547$956,618$1,587,868
1Benefits include 3% KiwiSaver contribution and a car park. For FY25, the company’s KiwiSaver contribution for Scott Scoullar was $48,894 including ESCT.
2 Total remuneration paid includes salary, benefits, cash STI, and value of LTI equity (paid in shares).
3 Cash STI for FY25 period is 89% of maximum potential, paid in FY26 (March 2026). The payment is based on achievement of shared KPI targets as per table above.
4 Equity LTI is based on value of 2021 LTI Tranche 2 plan and 2022 LTI Tranche 1 plan awards that vested on 31 December 2025 as described in the LTI plan vesting assessment
summary above.
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The following table summarises the performance assessment as a percentage of plan over the past five years for both
Short-Term and Long-Term Incentives.
Financial yearPercentage cash
STI awarded
against target
Percentage cash
STI awarded
against maximum
Percentage vested
equity LTI
against maximum
Span of equity LTI
performance period
FY25
139%89%
100%2024–2025
97%2022–2025
FY24
117%82%
96%2022–2024
100%2022–2024
FY23
113%79%
100%2022–2023
95%2021–2023
FY22
104%70%
95%2021–2022
90%2020–2022
FY21
109%97%
95%2019–2021
95%2019–2021
Note: The current CEO assumed his position in 2021
Scenario chart
The scenario chart below demonstrates the elements of CEO Scott Scoullar’s remuneration structure for FY25.
Components of CEO FY25 annualised remuneration
FixedShort-term incentivesLong-term incentives
Fixed remunerationOn-planMaximum
0
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
The CEO’s fixed remuneration comprised annual salary and taxable benefits. It was $1,100,000 per annum, with effect
from 1 January 2025. The STI and LTI (based on the value granted in FY25), is 50% and 60% respectively of fixed
remuneration. STI had maximum available payment of 155% of the on-target as noted above. The LTI grant for FY25
will vest based on performance to 31 December 2027, subject to retention and performance criteria being met. Further
details are included in the LTI Plan entitlements section.
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CEO/worker ratio
The pay gap represents the number of times greater the CEO remuneration is to the remuneration of an employee
paid at the median of all Summerset employees. For the purposes of determining the median paid to all Summerset
employees, all permanent full-time, permanent part-time and fixed-term employees are included, with part-time
employees’ remuneration adjusted to a full-time equivalent amount.
As at 31 December 2025, the CEO’s salary of $1,064,369 was 16.7 times (2024: 13.2 times) that of the median employee
salary at $63,856 per annum. The CEO's total remuneration, including STIs and LTIs, of $2,015,341, was 27.7 times (2024:
23.0 times) the total remuneration of the median employee at $72,718 per annum.
Gender pay gap
Summerset remains committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and recognises the importance of
ensuring gender pay equity across our operations in New Zealand and Australia. As at 31 December 2025, our median
gender pay gap was 2%, a material improvement from 17% at the same time in 2024. This movement primarily
reflects shifts in our workforce composition, supported by the enhancement of our inclusive hiring practices that are
strengthening the equity and balance of our talent pipeline across all career levels.
On a like‑for‑like role basis, Summerset continues to report no gender pay gap. Notably, the Senior Management/
Executive cohort recorded a reduction in the gender pay gap from 11% in Q4 2024 to –2% in Q4 2025, indicating that
the median hourly rate for women within this group is higher than that of men.
We remain focused on monitoring the underlying drivers of our gender pay gap and ensuring our remuneration
practices are fair, consistent, and aligned with our commitment to equity and transparency.
Remuneration bands
The number of employees or former employees (including employees holding office as Directors of subsidiaries),
who received remuneration and other benefits valued at or exceeding $100,000 during the financial year
ended 31 December 2025 is specified in the following table.
The remuneration figures shown in the Remuneration column include all monetary payments actually paid during the
course of the year ended 31 December 2025. The table also includes the value of options granted to individual
employees under Summerset’s LTI Plan during the same period. The table does not include amounts paid
after 31 December 2025 that relate to the year ended 31 December 2025. The method of calculating remuneration is
consistent with the method applied for the previous year.
Remuneration
Number of employeesRemunerationNumber of employees
$100,000 to $109,99999$340,000 to $349,9992
$110,000 to $119,99988$360,000 to $369,9993
$120,000 to $129,999104$370,000 to $379,9993
$130,000 to $139,999104$380,000 to $389,9991
$140,000 to $149,99974$390,000 to $399,9991
$150,000 to $159,99961$410,000 to $419,9991
$160,000 to $169,99945$450,000 to $459,9992
$170,000 to $179,99935$480,000 to $489,9991
$180,000 to $189,99927$510,000 to $519,9991
$190,000 to $199,99917$520,000 to $529,9994
$200,000 to $209,99911$540,000 to $549,9991
$210,000 to $219,99913$550,000 to $559,9992
$220,000 to $229,9998$570,000 to $579,9991
$230,000 to $239,9997$610,000 to $619,9991
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$240,000 to $249,99910$640,000 to $649,9991
$250,000 to $259,9998$650,000 to $659,9991
$260,000 to $269,9999$710,000 to $719,9991
$270,000 to $279,9994$860,000 to $869,9991
$280,000 to $289,9993$900,000 to $909,9991
$290,000 to $299,9993$990,000 to $999,9991
$300,000 to $309,9991$1,010,000 to $1,019,9991
$310,000 to $319,9991$1,120,000 to $1,129,9991
$320,000 to $329,9992$2,010,000 to $2,019,9991
$330,000 to $339,9992
Director remuneration
As at 31 December 2025, the maximum aggregate amount of remuneration payable by Summerset to Directors (in their
capacity as Directors) was $1,010,000 per annum for the non-executive Directors (2024: $1,010,000) and annualised
standard Directors’ fees were $986,914, inclusive of additional remuneration for committee Chairs (2024: $960,000). In
respect of Australian-based Directors, the Board has decided to pay those Directors in Australian Dollars at the same
face value the New Zealand Directors are paid. This results in those Directors receiving slightly higher fees (as recorded
in the table below). As at 31 December 2025, the only Director who received payment in Australian dollars was Stephen
Bull. As at 31 December 2025, the standard Director fees per annum are as follows:
Fee schedule
Governance bodyPositionFees for reporting period
Board of Directors
Chair$220,000
Director$100,000
Audit and Risk CommitteeChair$20,000
Clinical Governance CommitteeChair$20,000
People and Culture CommitteeChair$20,000
Development and Construction CommitteeChair$20,000
Committee memberMember$10,000
The Committee member fee is payable to Directors (other than the Chair) who are a member of a standing Committee.
The fee is payable once per Director (i.e. if a Director is a member of two Committees, they will receive a single fee
of $10,000).
Directors’ fees exclude GST, where appropriate. Directors are entitled to be reimbursed for costs directly associated
with carrying out their duties, including travel costs.
Directors and Officers also have the benefit of Directors’ and Officers’ liability insurance. Cover is for damages,
judgements, fines, penalties, legal costs awarded and defence costs arising from wrongful acts committed while
acting for Summerset. There are some exclusions within the policy. The insurance cover is supplemented by the
provision of Director and Officer indemnities from the Company, but this does not extend to criminal acts.
The Company distinguishes the structure of non-executive Directors’ remuneration from that of executive Directors.
Non-executive Directors do not receive any:
•performance or equity-based remuneration (but are required to hold some Summerset shares as a requirement of
being a Director); or
•superannuation or any other scheme entitlements or retirement benefits.
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The total amount of remuneration and other benefits received by each Director during the year ended 31 December
2025 is provided below. These amounts reflect actual payments to Directors during the year, and consequently,
depending on each Director's quarterly billing cycle, payroll periods and the actual payment date, the amounts
stated may vary between Directors and may not be representative of the Directors' fees earned for the year ended
31 December 2025.
Actual fees paid in FY25
Director
Board member
& Committee
(including Chair)
fees
Audit & Risk
Committee
(Chair)
People &
Culture
Committee
(Chair)
Clinical
Governance
Committee
(Chair)
Development
& Construction
Committee (Chair)Total
Mark Verbiest
$220,000
$220,000
Gráinne
Troute
$110,000
20,000
$130,000
Stephen Bull$121,383
22,070
$143,453
Fiona Oliver$110,000
20,000
$130,000
Dr Marie
Bismark
$114,231
20,769
$135,000
Dr Andrew
Wong
$114,231$114,231
Venasio-
Lorenzo
Crawley
$114,231$114,231
Total
$904,076$20,000
$20,000
$20,769$22,070$986,915
Note: All Director fees reported above are in $NZ
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Disclosures
Director changes during the year ended 31 December 2025
There have been no changes to Directors. Andrea Scown’s appointment as Future Director under a programme run
by the Institute of Directors concluded on 31 May 2025.
Directors’ interests
The following is an excerpt from the Company's Interests Register, showing the material interests of Directors as at
31 December 2025, together with any entries in the Interests Register made during the year for the purposes of section
211(1)(e) of the Companies Act 1993. Interests no longer held as at 31 December 2025 are disclosed in italics.
DirectorEntityPosition
Mark
Verbiest
Meridian Energy Limited
Willis Bond
Fonterra Independent Assessment Panel (appointed Chair in August 2025)
Chapter Zero
ASB Bank Ltd (appointed July 2025)
Transitional Governance Group, NIWA & GNS merger implementation (retired
July 2025)
Southern Lakes Arts Festival Trust (retired October 2025)
Chair
Consultant
Chair
Steering Committee Member
Director
Independent Convenor
Trustee
Dr Marie
Bismark
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Veterans' Health Advisory Panel
Specialist in Public Health Medicine and Psychiatry registered with New Zealand
Medical Council
Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Australian Institute of Company Directors (Victoria)
New Zealand Medical Council
Corporate Governance & Risk Committee of the Royal Australian & NZ College
of Psychiatry
Locum Psychiatrist and Doctor at various organisations throughout Australia
& NZ
Barwon Health (appointed April 2025)
RediMedicoLegal (appointed December 2025)
GMHBA Health Insurance (retired August 2025)
Victorian Department of Health's Voluntary Assisted Dying 5 Year Review
Governance Committee (retired July 2025)
Fellow
Member
N/A
Director
Professor
Member
Council Member
Council Member
N/A
Consultant Psychiatrist
Consultant Psychiatrist
Director
Member
Gráinne
Troute
Tourism Holdings Limited
Investore Property Limited
Duncan Cotterill
NZX Corporate Governance Institute
New Zealand Institute of Directors (appointed April 2025, made Chair November)
New Zealand Automobile Association (appointed October 2025)
Director
Director
Board Member
Member
Auckland Committee Chair
Board Member
Dr
Andrew
Wong
HealthCare Holdings Limited
QCS (Quipt Clinical Supplies) Limited
Health Tick Limited
The Drug Detection Agency Group Limited
Kakariki Hospital Limited
Ascot Hospitals and Clinics Limited
New Zealand Radiology Group Limited
MercyAscot Properties Limited
Endoscopy Auckland Limited
Auckland Radiation Oncology Limited
Kensington Hospital Limited
Managing Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Managing Director
Director
Director
Chair
Chair
Director
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DirectorEntityPosition
MercyAscot Orthopaedics Limited
Auckland University of Technology
Forte Health Limited
Careway Ltd
Mountain Road Properties Ltd
My Accelerated Care Limited
Chair
Adjunct Professor
Director
Chair
Director
Chair
Venasio-
Lorenzo
Crawley
AUT Business School
Added Value Limited
IOD Pacific Governance Advisory Board
Orian Group Limited
Variety Children’s Charity
Southern Cross Health Society (appointed September 2025)
Chair
Director and Shareholder
Member
Director
Director
Director
Stephen
Bull
Bridge Housing Limited
ACT Government City Renewal Authority (appointed July 2024)
MaxCap Group Equity Investment Committee (appointed November 2024)
Board Compliance Committee of Capital Prudential Group (appointed July 2025)
Group Equity Funds Investment Committee of Capital Prudential Group
(appointed July 2025)
Board Audit and Risk Committee of Capital Prudential Group (appointed
June 2025)
Parramatta Leagues Club Ltd (appointed October 2025)
Capital Prudential Diversified Development Fund (CPDDF) Pty Ltd ATF CPDDF
(retired June 2025)
Chair
Board Member
Independent Member
Chair
Chair
Member
Director
Chair
Fiona
Oliver
Freightways Limited
Gentrack Group Limited
Clarus Group (previously called First Gas Group) comprising First Gas Limited,
First Gas Services Limited and First Sunrise Limited and subsidiaries
Kingfish Limited
Barramundi Limited
Marlin Global Limited
Grasmere Family Trust
Bella Vista Trust
Wynyard Group Limited (in liquidation)
Guardians of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund
New Zealand Water Polo (retired April 2025)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Trustee
Trustee
Director
Board Member
Director
Information used by Directors
There were no notices from Directors of the Company requesting to disclose or use Company information received
in their capacity as Directors that would not otherwise have been available to them.
Directors’ security holdings
Securities in the Company in which each Director has a relevant interest as at 31 December 2025 are specified in the
table below:
DirectorOrdinary shares
SUM030
retail bonds
SUM040
retail bonds
SUM050
retail bonds
SUM060
retail bonds
Mark Verbiest11,500*––––
Dr Marie Bismark25,924––––
Gráinne Troute26,622––––
Dr Andrew Wong
10,500––––
Venasio-Lorenzo Crawley4,448––––
Stephen Bull
6,700––––
Fiona Oliver11,053––––
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DirectorOrdinary shares
SUM030
retail bonds
SUM040
retail bonds
SUM050
retail bonds
SUM060
retail bonds
Total96,7470000
*Mr Verbiest's wife has a legal and beneficial interest in 11,500 SUM ordinary shares.
Securities dealings of Directors
During the year, Directors disclosed the following transactions in respect of Section 148(2) of the Companies Act 1993.
These transactions took place in accordance with the Company’s Securities Trading Policy.
Director
Nature of
relevant interestDate of transaction
Number of
securities
acquired/
(disposed)Consideration
Venasio-
Lorenzo Crawley
Legal and
beneficial interest
27 March 202535
Issue of shares under
dividend reinvestment plan
at $11.1851 per share
Legal and
beneficial interest
24 September 202531
Issue of shares under
dividend reinvestment plan
at $10.7323 per share
Dr Marie Bismark
Legal and
beneficial interest
27 March 2025
255
Issue of shares under
dividend reinvestment plan
at $11.1851 per share
Legal and
beneficial interest
24 September 2025
230
Issue of shares under
dividend reinvestment plan
at $10.7323 per share
Gráinne
Troute
Legal and
beneficial interest
27 March 2025
207
Issue of shares under
dividend reinvestment plan
at $11.1851 per share
Legal and
beneficial interest
24 September 2025
187
Issue of shares under
dividend reinvestment plan
at $10.7323 per share
Fiona
Oliver
Beneficial interest in
and/or the power to
acquire or dispose of,
or to control the
acquisition or disposal of,
ordinary shares
27 March 2025
86
Issue of shares under
dividend reinvestment plan
at $11.1851 per share
Beneficial interest in
and/or the power to
acquire or dispose of,
or to control the
acquisition or disposal of,
ordinary shares
24 September 202577
Issue of shares under
dividend reinvestment plan
at $10.7323 per share
Director appointment dates
The date of each Director’s first appointment to the position of Director is provided below. Since the date of
appointment, Directors have been reappointed at Annual Meetings when retiring by rotation as required.
Director
Appointment date
Mark Verbiest1 July 2021
Dr Marie Bismark1 September 2013
Gráinne Troute1 September 2016
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DirectorAppointment date
Dr Andrew Wong1 March 2017
Venasio-Lorenzo Crawley1 February 2020
Stephen Bull1 March 2022
Fiona Oliver1 March 2023
Indemnity and insurance
In accordance with Section 162 of the Companies Act 1993 and the constitution of the Company, the Company
has arranged insurance for, and indemnities to, Directors and Officers of the Company, including Directors of
subsidiary companies, for losses from actions undertaken in the course of their legitimate duties or costs incurred in
any proceeding.
Directors of subsidiary companies
The remuneration of employees acting as Directors of subsidiaries is disclosed in the relevant banding of remuneration
set out under the heading Employee remuneration in the Remuneration section of this Annual Report. Employees did
not receive additional remuneration or benefits for acting as Directors during the year.
Scott Scoullar, Aaron Smail, Dean Tallentire, Sarah Theodore, Margaret Warrington and Robyn Heyman were Directors
of all the Company’s New Zealand incorporated subsidiaries as at 31 December 2025, with the exception of Summerset
LTI Trustee Limited (the Directors of which are Mark Verbiest and Dr Marie Bismark). Scott Scoullar, Stewart Scott,
Sarah Theodore, Margaret Warrington and Robyn Heyman were Directors of all the Company’s Australian incorporated
subsidiaries as at 31 December 2025, with the exception of Summerset Care (Australia) Pty Limited (the Directors of
which are all of the Directors of the Company). No extra remuneration is payable to any Director of the Company for
any Directorship of a subsidiary.
Top 20 shareholders as at 31 December 2025
RankRegistered shareholderNumber of shares% of shares
1Custodial Services Limited26,554,51410.96%
2HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited*24,004,7779.90%
3BNP Paribas Nominees NZ Limited (BPSS40)*23,928,0219.87%
4Apex Custodian Nominees*22,848,2419.43%
5Citibank Nominees (NZ) Ltd*13,491,8995.57%
6New Zealand Superannuation Fund Nominees Limited*12,708,5235.24%
7JPMORGAN Chase Bank*8,998,6093.71%
8Accident Compensation Corporation*7,639,1113.15%
9Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited7,048,1542.91%
10FNZ Custodians Limited4,899,2562.02%
11New Zealand Permanent Trustees Limited*4,711,9971.94%
12New Zealand Depository Nominee4,585,6101.89%
13Premier Nominees Limited*3,938,6861.63%
14HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited*
3,529,3861.46%
15JBWERE (NZ) Nominees Limited3,099,0201.28%
16Public Trust*
2,876,0151.19%
17Pt Booster Investments Nominees Limited2,753,2911.14%
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RankRegistered shareholderNumber of shares% of shares
18BNP Paribas Nominees (NZ) Limited*2,395,1600.99%
19HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited2,092,7290.86%
20Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited2,041,1790.84%
Total184,144,178
75.98%
* Shares held through the New Zealand Central Securities Depository Limited
Spread of shareholders as at 31 December 2025
Size of shareholding
Shareholders
number
Shareholders
%
Shares
number
Shares
%
1 to 1,0003,92045.69%1,511,2270.62%
1,001 to 5,0003,18137.07%7,800,9443.22%
5,001 to 10,0008319.69%6,041,0802.49%
10,001 to 50,0005566.48%10,423,8994.31%
50,001 to 100,000
390.45%2,546,2731.05%
100,001 and over
530.62%214,037,60088.31%
Total8,580
100.00%242,361,023100.00%
Substantial product holder notices received as at 31 December 2025
According to the records kept by the Company and notices given under the Financial Market Conducts Act 2013, the
following were substantial holders in the Company as at 31 December 2025. The total number of voting products on
issue at 31 December 2025 was 242,361,023 ordinary shares.
ShareholderRelevant interest
% held at date
of noticeDate of notice
FirstCape Group Limited
22,798,5899.680%
1 May 2024
Harbour Asset Management Limited18,191,4867.551%2 May 2025
Fisher Funds Management Limited
16,369,1696.794%
5 May 2025
New Zealand Superannuation Fund Nominees Limited12,047,3045.000%22 May 2025
Milford Asset Management Limited
12,174,2665.049%
13 August 2025
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Top 20 bondholders as at 31 December 2025
SUM030
RankRegistered bondholderNumber of bonds% of bonds
1Custodial Services Limited 45,438,00030.29%
2Apex Custodian Nominees* 28,692,00019.13%
3Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited 17,203,00011.47%
4FNZ Custodians Limited 13,747,0009.16%
5Pt (Booster Investments) Nominees Limited – Retail* 11,308,0007.54%
6FNZ Custodians Limited 2,052,0001.37%
7Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited 1,571,0001.05%
8JBWERE (NZ) Nominees Limited 1,521,0001.01%
9Nzx Wt Nominees Limited 1,297,0000.86%
10Private Nominees Limited* 1,215,000
0.81%
11Investment Custodial Services Limited 906,000
0.60%
12ANZ National Bank Limited* 817,000
0.54%
13Leveraged Equities Finance Limited 760,000
0.51%
14FNZ Custodians Limited 746,000
0.50%
15Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited 743,000
0.50%
16Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited 735,000
0.49%
17Jml Capital Limited 700,000
0.47%
18Custodial Services Limited 645,000
0.43%
19NZ Permanent Trustees Ltd – Grp Investment Fund No 20* 590,000
0.39%
20Custodial Services Limited 565,000
0.38%
Total
131,251,000
87.50%
* Bonds held through the New Zealand Central Securities Depository Limited
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SUM040
RankRegistered bondholderNumber of bonds% of bonds
1Custodial Services Limited 57,358,00032.78%
2Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited 30,594,00017.48%
3FNZ Custodians Limited 10,465,0005.98%
4JBWERE (NZ) Nominees Limited 9,006,0005.15%
5HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited* 7,000,0004.00%
6Apex Custodian Nominees* 4,900,0002.80%
7Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited 4,216,0002.41%
8Investment Custodial Services Limited 2,732,0001.56%
9Private Nominees Limited* 1,685,0000.96%
10Pt (Booster Investments) Nominees Limited – Retail* 1,280,0000.73%
11New Zealand Permanent Trustees Limited 1,233,0000.70%
12Nzx Wt Nominees Limited 1,081,000
0.62%
13JBWERE (NZ) Nominees Limited 1,000,000
0.57%
14Phazma Holdings Limited 935,000
0.53%
15Yingxian Shi 900,000
0.51%
16Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited 863,000
0.49%
17Custodial Services Limited 857,000
0.49%
18JBWERE (NZ) Nominees Limited 750,000
0.43%
19David James Foster & Linda Joyce Foster 600,000
0.34%
20Wellspring Television Limited 509,000
0.29%
Total
137,964,00078.82%
* Bonds held through the New Zealand Central Securities Depository Limited
SUM050
RankRegistered bondholderNumber of bonds% of bonds
1Custodial Services Limited 38,725,00030.98%
2Apex Custodian Nominees* 33,750,00027.00%
3New Zealand Permanent Trustees Limited* 7,336,0005.87%
4HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited* 6,100,0004.88%
5JBWERE (NZ) Nominees Limited 6,094,0004.88%
6Citibank Nominees (NZ) Ltd* 6,000,0004.80%
7Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited 3,336,0002.67%
8FNZ Custodians Limited 2,273,0001.82%
9Cml Shares Limited 1,595,0001.28%
10NZ Permanent Trustees Ltd – Grp Investment Fund No 20* 932,000
0.75%
11Custodial Services Limited 706,0000.56%
12Renzhong Gong 605,000
0.48%
13Private Nominees Limited* 560,0000.45%
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RankRegistered bondholderNumber of bonds% of bonds
14Zhiling Wang 430,0000.34%
15Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited 385,0000.31%
16Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited 329,0000.26%
17Sirius Capital Limited 276,0000.22%
18James Stuart Gordon & Sandra Louise Gordon 231,0000.18%
19Kenneth Leslie Robcke 216,0000.17%
20FNZ Custodians Limited 206,0000.16%
Total110,085,00088.06%
* Bonds held through the New Zealand Central Securities Depository Limited
SUM060
RankRegistered BondholderNumber of bonds% of bonds
1Custodial Services Limited 37,107,00024.74%
2Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited 26,427,000
17.62%
3HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited* 22,870,000
15.25%
4Apex Custodian Nominees* 13,235,000
8.82%
5Citibank Nominees (NZ) Ltd* 9,296,000
6.20%
6FNZ Custodians Limited 7,223,000
4.82%
7New Zealand Permanent Trustees Limited* 4,450,000
2.97%
8Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited 4,209,000
2.81%
9JBWERE (NZ) Nominees Limited 3,014,000
2.01%
10Private Nominees Limited* 1,408,000
0.94%
11NZX Wt Nominees Limited 731,000
0.49%
12Investment Custodial Services Limited 656,000
0.44%
13
Sgh Investment & John Morton Dakin & Joanne Ruth Dakin &
Craig Andrew Manning
375,0000.25%
14JBWERE (NZ) Nominees Limited 325,000
0.22%
15Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited 321,000
0.21%
16Malaghan Institute Of Medical Research Trust Board 280,0000.19%
17Kps Society Limited 275,0000.18%
18Renzhong Gong 265,0000.18%
18Zhiling Wang 265,0000.18%
18Seahorse Portfolio Limited 265,0000.18%
19Dunedin Diocesan Trust Board 250,0000.17%
20Custodial Services Limited 235,0000.16%
Total
133,482,00089.03%
* Bonds held through the New Zealand Central Securities Depository Limited
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Spread of bondholders as at 31 December 2025
SUM030
Size of bondholding
Bondholders
number
Bondholders
%
Bonds
number
Bonds
%
1 to 1,000----
1,001 to 5,000426.82%210,0000.13%
5,001 to 10,00014122.93%1,365,0000.91%
10,001 to 50,00035657.89%9,565,0006.38%
50,001 to 100,000396.34%3,219,0002.15%
100,001 and over376.02%135,641,00090.43%
Total615
100.00%150,000,000100.00%
SUM040
Size of bondholding
Bondholders
number
Bondholders
%
Bonds
number
Bonds
%
1 to 1,000----
1,001 to 5,000636.58% 315,0000.19%
5,001 to 10,00016717.43% 1,594,0000.91%
10,001 to 50,00055758.14% 15,495,0008.85%
50,001 to 100,00010210.65% 8,332,0004.76%
100,001 and over697.20% 149,264,00085.29%
Total958
100.00%175,000,000100.00%
SUM050
Size of bondholding
Bondholders
number
Bondholders
%
Bonds
number
Bonds
%
1 to 1,000
----
1,001 to 5,000
357.18%
175,000
0.14%
5,001 to 10,000
11724.02%
1,117,000
0.89%
10,001 to 50,00025452.16% 7,118,0005.69%
50,001 to 100,0005010.27% 3,871,0003.10%
100,001 and over316.37% 112,719,00090.18%
Total
487100.00%125,000,000100.00%
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SUM060
Size of bondholding
Bondholders
number
Bondholders
%
Bonds
number
Bonds
%
1 to 1,000----
1,001 to 5,0009412.93% 469,0000.31%
5,001 to 10,00022831.36% 2,217,0001.48%
10,001 to 50,00032444.57% 7,820,0005.21%
50,001 to 100,000435.91% 3,135,0002.09%
100,001 and over385.23% 136,359,00090.91%
Total727100.00%150,000,000100.00%
Waivers from the NZX Listing Rules
No waivers from the application of NZX Listing Rules have been utilised by the Company during the year ended
31 December 2025.
Credit rating
The Company has no credit rating.
Auditor fees
PwC were appointed as auditors of the Company in October 2024 and commenced 1 January 2025. The amount
payable by Summerset and its subsidiaries to PwC in respect of FY25 audit fees was $618,000. PwC also performed
non-audit work in relation to a review of the mandatory shareholding policy and provided access to an online training
platform, the fees for these services were $26,000.
Donations
In accordance with section 211(1)(h) of the Companies Act 1993, Summerset records that it donated $13,260 during the
year ended 31 December 2025.
Dividend reinvestment plan
The last date of receipt for a participation election from a shareholder who wishes to participate in the dividend
reinvestment plan is 16 March 2026.
This Annual Report is authorised for and on behalf of the Board by:
Mark Verbiest
Director and
Chair of the Board
Fiona Oliver
Director and
Chair of the Audit and
Risk Committee
26 February 2026
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Directory
New Zealand
Northland
Summerset Mount Denby
7 Par Lane, Tikipunga,
Whangārei 0112
Phone (09) 470 0280
Auckland
Summerset Falls
31 Mansel Drive,
Warkworth 0910
Phone (09) 425 1200
Summerset Milldale
Argent Lane, Milldale,
Wainui 0992
Phone (09) 304 1630
Summerset at Monterey Park
1 Squadron Drive, Hobsonville,
Auckland 0618
Phone (09) 951 8920
Summerset at Heritage Park
8 Harrison Road, Ellerslie,
Auckland 1060
Phone (09) 950 7960
Summerset by the Park
7 Flat Bush School Road,
Flat Bush 2019
Phone (09) 272 3950
Summerset at Karaka
49 Pararekau Road,
Karaka 2580
Phone (09) 951 8900
Summerset Half Moon Bay
25 Thurston Place, Half Moon Bay,
Auckland 2012
Phone (09) 306 1420
Summerset St Johns
188 St Johns Road, St Johns,
Auckland 1072
Phone (09) 950 7980
Summerset Shoal Bay
1
65 Hillary Crescent, Belmont,
Auckland 0622
Phone (09) 486 9140
Waikato – Taupō
Summerset down the Lane
206 Dixon Road,
Hamilton 3206
Phone (07) 843 0157
Summerset Rototuna
39 Kimbrae Drive,
Rototuna North 3210
Phone (07) 981 7820
Summerset by the Lake
2 Wharewaka Road, Wharewaka,
Taupō 3330
Phone (07) 376 9470
Summerset Cambridge
1 Mary Ann Drive,
Cambridge 3493
Phone (07) 839 9480
Bay of Plenty
Summerset by the Sea
181 Park Road,
Katikati 3129
Phone (07) 985 6890
Summerset by the Dunes
35 Manawa Road, Pāpāmoa Beach,
Tauranga 3118
Phone (07) 542 9080
Summerset Rotorua
1
171–193 Fairy Springs Road,
Rotorua 3010
Phone (07) 343 5130
Hawke’s Bay
Summerset in the Bay
79 Merlot Drive, Greenmeadows,
Napier 4112
Phone (06) 845 2840
Summerset in the Orchard
1228 Ada Street, Parkvale,
Hastings 4122
Phone (06) 974 1310
Summerset Palms
136 Eriksen Road, Te Awa
Napier 4110
Phone: (06) 833 5850
Summerset in the Vines
249 Te Mata Road,
Havelock North 4130
Phone (06) 877 1185
Summerset Mission Hills
1
11 Pakeke Drive, Poraiti
Napier 4112
Phone (06) 835 2580
Taranaki
Summerset Mountain View
35 Fernbrook Drive, Vogeltown,
New Plymouth 4310
Phone (06) 824 8900
Summerset at Pohutukawa Place
70 Pohutukawa Place, Bell Block,
New Plymouth 4312
Phone (06) 824 8530
1
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Manawatū
– Whanganui
Summerset in the River City
40 Burton Avenue, Whanganui East,
Whanganui 4500
Phone (06) 343 3133
Summerset on Summerhill
180 Ruapehu Drive, Fitzherbert,
Palmerston North 4410
Phone (06) 354 4964
Summerset Kelvin Grove
Stony Creek, Kelvin Grove,
Palmerston North 4470
Phone (06) 825 6530
Summerset by the Ranges
104 Liverpool Street,
Levin 5510
Phone (06) 367 0337
Wellington
Summerset Waikanae
28 Park Avenue,
Waikanae 5036
Phone (04) 293 0000
Summerset on the Coast
104 Realm Drive,
Paraparaumu 5032
Phone (04) 298 3540
Summerset on the Landing
1–3 Bluff Road, Kenepuru,
Porirua 5022
Phone (04) 230 6720
Summerset at Aotea
15 Aotea Drive, Aotea,
Porirua 5024
Phone (04) 235 0011
Summerset at the Course
20 Racecourse Road, Trentham,
Upper Hutt 5018
Phone (04) 527 2980
Summerset Lower Hutt
1 Boulcott Street,
Lower Hutt 5010
Phone (04) 568 1440
Summerset Cashmere Oaks
1
Cashmere Oaks Drive, Lansdowne,
Masterton 5871
Phone (06) 370 1790
Summerset Otaihanga
1
73 Ratanui Road,
Paraparaumu 5032
Phone (04) 296 4300
Nelson – Tasman
Summerset in the Sun
16 Sargeson Street, Stoke,
Nelson 7011
Phone (03) 538 0000
Summerset Richmond Ranges
1 Hill Street North, Richmond,
Tasman 7020
Phone (03) 744 3430
Marlborough
Summerset Blenheim
183 Old Renwick Road, Springlands,
Blenheim 7272
Phone (03) 520 6040
Canterbury
Summerset Rangiora
141 South Belt, Waimakariri,
Rangiora 7400
Phone (03) 353 6310
Summerset at Wigram
135 Awatea Road, Wigram,
Christchurch 8025
Phone (03) 741 0870
Summerset at Avonhead
120 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead,
Christchurch 8042
Phone (03) 357 3200
Summerset on Cavendish
147 Cavendish Road, Casebrook,
Christchurch 8051
Phone (03) 741 2330
Summerset Prebbleton
578 Springs Road,
Prebbleton 7604
Phone (03) 353 6310
Summerset Rolleston
1
153 Lincoln Rolleston Road
Rolleston 7678
Phone (03) 353 6980
Otago
Summerset at Bishopscourt
36 Shetland Street, Wakari,
Dunedin 9010
Phone (03) 950 3100
Summerset Mosgiel
1
51 Wingatui Road,
Mosgiel 0616
Phone (03) 474 3930
1Proposed villages
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Australia
Victoria
Summerset Cranbourne North
98 Mannavue Boulevard,
Cranbourne North VIC 3977
Phone (03) 7068 5640
Summerset Chirnside Park
266–268 Maroondah Hwy,
Chirnside Park VIC 3116
Phone (03) 7068 5600
Summerset Torquay
Grossmans Road and Briody Drive,
Torquay VIC 3228
Phone (03) 7068 5630
Summerset Oakleigh South
52 Golf Road,
Oakleigh South VIC 3167
Phone (03) 7068 5620
Summerset Cragieburn
1
1480 Mickleham Road,
Craigieburn VIC 3064
Phone (03) 7068 5610
Summerset Mernda
1
305 Bridge Inn Road,
Mernda VIC 3116
Phone (03) 7068 5190
Summerset Drysdale
1
145 Central Road,
Drysdale VIC 3167
Phone (03) 7068 5160
1
Proposed villages
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Company
information
Registered offices
New Zealand
Level 27, Majestic Centre,
100 Willis Street
Wellington 6011,
PO Box 5187,
Wellington 6140
Phone: +64 4 894 7320
Email: reception@summerset.co.nz
www.summerset.co.nz
Australia
Deutsche Bank Place,
Level 4, 126 Phillip Street,
Sydney, NSW, 2000
Auditor
PwC
Solicitor
Russell McVeagh
Bankers
ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
Bank of China (New Zealand) Limited
Bank of New Zealand
China Construction Bank (New Zealand Limited)
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited
Metrics Credit Partners Diversified Australian Senior
Loan Fund
National Australia Bank Limited
Westpac New Zealand Limited
Westpac Banking Corporation
Statutory Supervisor
Public Trust
Bond Supervisor
The New Zealand Guardian Trust
Company Limited
Share Registrar
MUFG Pension & Market Services,
PO Box 91976, Auckland 1142,
New Zealand
Phone: +64 9 375 5998
Email: enquiries.nz@cm.mpms.mufg.com
Directors
Mark Verbiest
Dr Marie Bismark
Stephen Bull
Venasio-Lorenzo Crawley
Fiona Oliver
Gráinne Troute
Dr Andrew Wong
Company Secretary
Robyn Heyman
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Glossary of terms
TermDefinition
Broadacre siteA broadacre site refers to a large area of land which can be used for large scale projects. In Summerset’s
case, we typically select sites of 8–10 hectares where we can build 220–250 villas as well as a village
centre building with care centre.
Care bedA bed/room at Summerset that allows a resident to have rest home, hospital or dementia level care.
Care EBITDACare fees from providing care (e.g. rest home and hospital care), DMFs from care units and realised
resale gain from care units less costs of operating the care centres. This excludes any allocation of head
office cost.
Care suiteRest home, hospital or dementia level care rooms/apartments that are subject to an ORA with a DMF.
Care suites are typically larger than a standard care room.
Care centreThe area in a Summerset village where Summerset provides care to residents with a team of 24/7
registered nurses and caregivers. Rest home, hospital and dementia level care or other specialist care is
provided in the care centre (subject to availability).
Completed villageVillages where all units, the care centre and common facilities have been completed and delivered.
Continuum-of-
care
The ongoing levels/progression of care offered by Summerset to our residents. Summerset's model is
to provide options for our residents should their health needs change. This means residents can move
from an independent home or apartment into care within the same village (subject to availability and
eligibility criteria).
Core debtCore debt refers to any accumulated debt from the construction of villages once they are complete
and all units are sold, plus any ongoing debt accumulated from operating retirement villages and care
centres once delivered.
Deferred
management
fee (DMF)
This is the fee charged by Summerset to residents in our villages under their ORA (the standard rate
is 25% of the ORA price, which accumulates over a five-year period). The calculated DMF which is
applicable in each case is deducted from the amount repaid to the outgoing resident upon resale of the
unit. The DMF is in consideration for the right to accommodation and the use of communal facilities over
the entire length of a resident's stay.
Developing villageThese are Summerset villages that have commenced construction or are still in the construction
phase. Some developing villages may be open to residents.
Development debtDebt relating to the construction of our villages, care centres and recreation spaces within our villages
as they are built and sold.
Development
margin
This is calculated using the first ORA sales receipt for the applicable unit, less the cost for developing
the applicable unit sold under ORA. Costs incorporate the land cost, share of infrastructure costs, direct
costs, share of other costs (e.g. landscaping), management fees and interest costs. The development
margin excludes recreation and administration facility costs and care centre costs (for non-ORA units).
FYRefers to Summerset's financial year (1 January–31 December).
HYRefers to Summerset's financial half year (1 January–30 June).
Hospital-level careThis refers to a higher level of care offered to residents in our care centres that provide nursing care 24
hours a day to residents who require full-time assistance.
Independent
resident
Residents who live in a Summerset village with minimal or no care or assistance required. Some
independent residents may have a services agreement, which provides additional support such as
personal services, meals, housekeeping or laundry, in addition to their ORA depending on their
individual circumstances.
Land bankThis refers to land purchased by Summerset that it has available to build on and grow future or
ongoing developments.
Memory careThis refers to an increased level of care for residents with dementia. Memory care has been developed
to enable people living with dementia to continue to lead active lives in a safe and homely environment.
Some villages have secure memory care centres for residents who require this level of care.
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TermDefinition
Net Tangible
Assets (NTA)
per share
This refers to Summerset’s total assets minus intangible assets and total liabilities divided by shares
on issue.
New villageA new village registered or being commissioned by Summerset. A new village will often be under
construction, where brand new homes are being sold to new residents.
Occupation right
agreement (ORA)
This is the principal agreement that Summerset has with the majority of residents who occupy a home
in our villages. An occupation right agreement within the meaning of the Retirement Villages Act 2023
(for villages in New Zealand) or a residence management contract within the meaning of the Retirement
Villages Act 1986 (Vic) (for villages in Australia) gives residents the right to live in a home at their
Summerset village, and outlines the terms and conditions of their residency.
Proposed villageA planned Summerset village where resource consent has not yet been granted and construction has not
yet started.
Realised
resale gain
The difference in resale unit sales price between the incoming resident and the previous resident. This
excludes DMF (shown separately) and forms part of underlying profit and annuity EBITDA.
Resale villageA completed Summerset village where all homes have been sold. A resale village typically would be
reselling homes under an ORA as residents leave.
ResidentAny person who lives at a Summerset village independently, in a serviced apartment or care room under
a contract with Summerset.
Rest home-
level care
An increased level of care offered to our residents with care provided to residents by our caregivers
with oversight of registered nurses. Depending on a resident's needs this can include daily personal care
and meals.
Serviced
apartment (NZ)/
Assisted living
apartment (AU)
An apartment in a Summerset village that requires the resident to hold an ORA and receive support
services as part of their living arrangement. The term Assisted living apartment is used in Australia for
Summerset apartments that include supported living services and are sold under an ORA.
Uncontracted
stock
Summerset retirement village homes that are for sale and not currently under a contract for occupation
or sale.
Underlying profitNon-GAAP financial measure used by Summerset to monitor financial performance and determine
dividend distributions. It is calculated by making the following adjustments to reported net profit after
tax: Removing the change in fair value in investment properties, removing any impairment, removing
non-operating one-off items, adding back realised gains from resales, adding back realised development
margin from new sales, removing the deferred taxation component of taxation expense so only the
current tax expense is reflected.
Village centreThis is sometimes referred to as the main building, and generally is the communal two- to three-storey
building in the village which can include the care centre, serviced apartments, staff offices and resident
amenities such as the libary, café, theatre and pool.
Weekly feesFees residents pay towards the costs of running the village, such as staffing, insurance, applicable
council rates, maintenance, landscaping and rubbish removal at their Summerset village.
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Sustainability
TermDefinition
Embodied carbonThe total GHG emissions associated with the production of a building's materials, from extraction
through manufacturing, transportation, construction and deconstruction.
Environmental, Social
and Governance (ESG)
The framework Summerset uses to measure and manage its environmental impact, social
outcomes for residents and people, and standards of governance and accountability.
Greenhouse
gases (GHG)
Gases that trap heat energy from the Earth's surface and radiate it back, contributing to the
greenhouse effect.
Science-based targetA target to reduce GHG emissions in line with climate science, which has been reviewed and
validated by the Science-Based Target initiative (SBTi).
Scope 1 emissionsEmissions that are directly produced by an organisation through its day-to-day operations (e.g. fuel
used to run vehicles).
Scope 2 emissionsIndirect GHG emissions from purchased electricity, steam, heating and cooling (e.g. electricity
used to run village centres or offices).
Scope 3 emissionsGHG emissions that occur indirectly from a business's activities, but are not directly caused
by the business (e.g. emissions associated with business travel) and not including Scope 1 and
2 emissions.
Total emissionsThe sum of direct and indirect GHG emissions, defined by three different scopes.
Value chainThe various business activities and processes involved in creating a product or performing a
service, with each stage adding value.
Waste hierarchyFramework for managing waste that prioritises waste prevention and reduction, often represented
as a pyramid, with the best options to reduce waste at the top and the least favourable at
the bottom.
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