Sun Communities, Inc. Reports 2023 Second Quarter and Year-to-Date Results

Net Earnings per Diluted Share of $0.72 for the Quarter Increased by 18% Year-over-Year

Core FFO per Share of $1.96 for the Quarter, in line with Guidance

Same Property NOI Grew by 6.3% and 6.5%, for the Quarter and Year-to-Date over the 2022 Periods;
Strong Demand and Effective Expense Management Drove Outperformance

Same Property Adjusted Occupancy for MH and RV Increased by 170 Basis Points, Year-over-Year

Solid Transient-to-Annual RV Site Conversions of over 750 Sites

Revising Full-Year Core FFO per Share Guidance for 2023 to $7.09 - $7.23

Increasing Guidance for Total Same Property NOI Growth to 5.3% - 6.1%

Southfield, MI, July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sun Communities, Inc. (: SUI) (the "Company" or "SUI"), a real estate investment trust ("REIT") that owns and operates, or has an interest in, manufactured housing ("MH") and recreational vehicle ("RV") communities and marinas (collectively, the "properties"), today reported its second quarter results for 2023.

Financial Results for the Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

• For the quarter ended June 30, 2023, net income attributable to common shareholders was $89.8 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, compared to net income attributable to common shareholders of $74.0 million, or $0.61 per diluted share for the same period in 2022, an 18% increase.
• For the six months ended June 30, 2023, net income attributable to common shareholders was $59.7 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, compared to net income attributable to common shareholders of $74.7 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, for the same period in 2022.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

• Core Funds from Operations ("Core FFO") for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023, were $1.96 per common share and dilutive convertible securities ("Share") and $3.19 per Share, respectively, representing 3.0% and 5.3% decreases as compared to the corresponding periods in 2022.
• Same Property Net Operating Income ("NOI") increased by 6.3% and 6.5% for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the corresponding period in 2022.

"We delivered strong second quarter results that were in line with our expectations, driven by the reliability of our real property operations which produce steady growth through economic cycles," said Gary A. Shiffman, Chairman, President and CEO. "This growth was demonstrated across each of our segments which possess sustained compelling market dynamics. In Manufactured Housing, we are pleased with our ability to outpace inflation rates in rental income, while also realizing a steady increase in occupancy levels. In our RV segment, we continued to successfully convert transient guests into annual residents at a record pace. Our outperformance in Marinas was primarily fueled by robust demand, as our members recognize the value of our industry-leading marina network. In the UK, where a more challenging macro environment is creating home sales headwinds, we continue to see strength in real property income generation. Overall, we remain highly confident in our ability to produce solid cash flow growth and generate value throughout our exceptional MH, RV and Marina portfolios."

OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

North America Portfolio Occupancy

• Total MH and annual RV occupancy was 97.1% at June 30, 2023, as compared to 97.2% at June 30, 2022.
• During the quarter ended June 30, 2023, the number of MH and annual RV revenue producing sites increased by 1,039 sites, as compared to an increase of 950 sites during the corresponding period in 2022, a 9.4% increase.
• Transient-to-annual RV site conversions totaled over 750 sites during the second quarter of 2023 and account for 72.6% of the revenue producing site gains.

Same Property Results

For the properties owned and operated by the Company since at least January 1, 2022, the following table reflects the percentage changes for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023:

Same Property adjusted blended occupancy for MH and RV increased 170 basis points to 98.7% at June 30, 2023, from 97.0% at June 30, 2022.

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

During the quarter ended June 30, 2023, the Company expanded its existing communities by over 110 sites.

BALANCE SHEET, CAPITAL MARKETS ACTIVITY AND OTHER ITEMS

As of June 30, 2023, the Company had $7.6 billion in debt outstanding with a weighted average interest rate of 4.0% and a weighted average maturity of 7.1 years. At June 30, 2023, the Company's net debt to trailing twelve-month Recurring EBITDA ratio was 6.2 times.

2023 GUIDANCE UPDATE

The Company is updating full-year 2023 and establishing third quarter 2023 guidance for diluted EPS and Core FFO per Share as follows:

^(a) Other adjustments consist primarily of deferred taxes, changes in remeasurement gains / (losses), contingent legal and insurance gains and other items presented in the table that reconciles Net income attributable to SUI common shareholders to Core FFO on page 6.

^(b) The Company's updated guidance translates forecasted results from operations in the UK using the relevant exchange rate in effect provided in the 2023 Guidance Assumptions table presented below. The impact of fluctuations in Canadian and Australian foreign currency rates on revised and initial guidance are not material.

The 2.2% downward revision to the midpoint of full-year guidance is due primarily to lower expected UK home sales NOI, higher interest expense related to short-term interest rate increases since April 26, 2023, and a modest reduction to expected Service, retail, dining and entertainment NOI as compared to prior guidance. In addition to the assumptions underlying the Company's revised 2023 guidance detailed in the table below, the Company expects total same property NOI to increase 3.2% - 4.5% during the third quarter ending September 30, 2023:

The estimates and assumptions presented above represent a range of possible outcomes and may differ materially from actual results. These estimates include contributions from all acquisitions, dispositions and capital markets activity completed through July 26, 2023, and the effect of a property disposition under contract expected to close during the third quarter 2023. These estimates exclude all other prospective acquisitions, dispositions and capital markets activity. The estimates and assumptions are forward-looking based on the Company's current assessment of economic and market conditions and are subject to the other risks outlined below under the caption Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.

EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

A conference call to discuss second quarter results will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:00 P.M. (ET). To participate, call toll-free at (877) 407-9039. Callers outside the U.S. or Canada can access the call at (201) 689-8470. A replay will be available following the call through August 10, 2023 and can be accessed toll-free by calling (844) 512-2921 or (412) 317-6671. The Conference ID number for the call and the replay is 13739127. The conference call will be available live on the Company's website located at www.suncommunities.com. The replay will also be available on the website.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains various "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the Company intends that such forward-looking statements will be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. For this purpose, any statements contained in this document that relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, trends or prospective events or developments and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts are deemed to be forward-looking statements. Words such as "forecasts," "intends," "intend," "intended," "goal," "estimate," "estimates," "expects," "expect," "expected," "project," "projected," "projections," "plans," "predicts," "potential," "seeks," "anticipates," "anticipated," "should," "could," "may," "will," "designed to," "foreseeable future," "believe," "believes," "scheduled," "guidance," "target" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance, but involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, both general and specific to the matters discussed in this document, some of which are beyond the Company's control. These risks and uncertainties and other factors may cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to the risks described under "Risk Factors" contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and in the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to time, such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to: