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ABACUS GROUP Capital/Financing Update 2015

Apr 12, 2015

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Capital/Financing Update

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Rule 2.7, 3.10.3, 3.10.4, 3.10.5

Appendix 3B

New issue announcement, application for quotation of additional securities and agreement

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 01/07/96 Origin: Appendix 5 Amended 01/07/98, 01/09/99, 01/07/00, 30/09/01, 11/03/02, 01/01/03, 24/10/05, 01/08/12, 04/03/13

Name of entity

Abacus Property Group, consisting of Abacus Group Holdings Limited, Abacus Group Projects Limited, Abacus Storage Operations Limited, Abacus Funds Management Limited as responsible entity of the Abacus Income Trust and the Abacus Trust, and Abacus Storage Funds Management Limited as responsible entity of the Abacus Storage Property Trust (together ABP )

ABN

Abacus Group Holdings Limited ‐ 31 080 604 619 Abacus Group Projects Limited ‐ 11 104 066 104 Abacus Storage Operations Limited – 37 112 457 075 Abacus Funds Management Limited ‐ 66 007 415 590 ‐ Abacus Trust ‐ 27 921 263 285 ‐ Abacus Income Trust ‐ 56 105 262 573 Abacus Storage Funds Management Limited ‐ 41 109 324 834 ‐ Abacus Storage Property Trust – 99 834 531 714

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.

Part 1 - All issues

You must complete the relevant sections (attach sheets if there is not enough space).

1 +Class of +securities issued or to Stapled securities comprising one fully paid be issued ordinary share in Abacus Group Holdings Limited, one fully paid ordinary share in Abacus Group Projects Limited, one fully paid ordinary share in Abacus Storage Operations Limited, one fully paid ordinary unit in Abacus Income Trust, one fully paid ordinary unit in Abacus Trust and one fully paid ordinary unit in Abacus Storage Property Trust

2
Number of+securities issued or
to be issued (if known) or
maximum number which may
be issued
3
Principal
terms
of
the
+securities
(e.g.
if
options,
exercise price and expiry date; if
partly
paid
+securities,
the
amount outstanding and due
dates
for
payment;
if
+convertible
securities,
the
conversion price and dates for
conversion)
4
Do the+securities rank equally
in all respects from the+issue
date with an existing+class of
quoted+securities?
If the additional+securities do
not rank equally, please state:
 the date from which they do
 the extent to which they
participate
for
the
next
dividend, (in the case of a
trust,
distribution)
or
interest payment
 the extent to which they do
not rank equally, other than
in
relation
to
the
next
dividend,
distribution
or
interest payment
5
Issue price or consideration
6
Purpose of the issue
(If issued as consideration for
the acquisition of assets, clearly
identify those assets)
3,379,623fully paid stapled securities issued
under the retail entitlement offer announced on
16 March 2015.
This is the final issue of stapled securities
under the entitlement offer.
The same as existing quoted stapled
securities
Yes
$2.82 per stapled security
Proceeds of the offer will be immediately
applied to reduce debt following the
settlement of Oasis Shopping Centre. The
raising will provide growth capital for
accretive acquisitions of core plus property,
capital commitments to existing and new
development projects and third party capital
initiatives.
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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6a
Is the entity an+eligible entity
that
has
obtained
security
holder approval under rule 7.1A?
If Yes, complete sections 6b – 6h
in relation to the+securities the
subject of this Appendix 3B, and
comply with section 6i
6b
The date the security holder
resolution under rule 7.1A was
passed
6c
Number of+securities issued
without security holder approval
under rule 7.1
6d
Number of+securities issued
with security holder approval
under rule 7.1A
6e
Number of+securities issued
with security holder approval
under rule 7.3, or another
specific security holder approval
(specify date of meeting)
6f
Number of+securities issued
under an exception in rule 7.2
6g
If+securities issued under rule
7.1A, was issue price at least 75%
of 15 day VWAP as calculated
under rule 7.1A.3? Include the
+issue date and both values.
Include the source of the VWAP
calculation.
6h
If+securities were issued under
rule
7.1A
for
non‐cash
consideration, state date on
which
valuation
of
consideration was released to
ASX Market Announcements
6i
Calculate the entity’s remaining
issue capacity under rule 7.1 and
rule 7.1A – complete Annexure 1
and release to ASX Market
Announcements
No
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

7 +Issue dates Note: The issue date may be prescribed by ASX (refer to the definition of issue date in rule 19.12). For example, the issue date for a pro rata entitlement issue must comply with the applicable timetable in Appendix 7A.

The issue date for the retail entitlement offer is 13 April 2015.

Cross reference: item 33 of Appendix 3B.

Number +Class 8 Number and +class of all 553,172,155 Stapled securities +securities quoted on ASX ( including the +securities in section 2 if applicable)

Number +Class 9 Number and +class of all Nil +securities not quoted on ASX ( including the +securities in section 2 if applicable) 10 Dividend policy (in the case of a New stapled securities will rank equally with trust, distribution policy) on the and have the same distribution entitlements increased capital (interests) as existing stapled securities.

Part 2 - Pro rata issue

11 Is security holder approval No required? 12 Is the issue renounceable or non‐ Non‐renounceable renounceable? 13 Ratio in which the[+] securities 1 new stapled security for every 12 existing will be offered stapled securities held at the record date for the offer 14 +Class of +securities to which the Stapled securities offer relates 15 +Record date to determine 19 March 2015 entitlements

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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16
Will
holdings
on
different
registers (or subregisters) be
aggregated
for
calculating
entitlements?
17
Policy for deciding entitlements
in relation to fractions
18
Names of countries in which the
entity has security holders who
will not be sent new offer
documents
Note: Security holders must be told how their
entitlements are to be dealt with.
Cross reference: rule 7.7.
19
Closing
date
for
receipt
of
acceptances or renunciations
20
Names of any underwriters
21
Amount of any underwriting fee
or commission
22
Names of any brokers to the
issue
23
Fee or commission payable to
the broker to the issue
24
Amount of any handling fee
payable to brokers who lodge
acceptances or renunciations on
behalf of security holders
25
If the issue is contingent on
security holders’ approval, the
date of the meeting
26
Date entitlement and acceptance
form and offer documents will be
sent to persons entitled
No
Fractional entitlements will be rounded up
to the next whole number of stapled
securities
For
the
retail
entitlement
offer,
all
jurisdictions other than Australia and New
Zealand.
For the retail entitlement offer, 5.00pm
(AEDT)on 2 April 2015.
NA
No prospectus or product disclosure
statement is being prepared. A Retail
Entitlement Offer Booklet and Entitlement
and Acceptance Form was sent to retail
securityholders on or around 24 March
2015.
27
If the entity has issued options,
and the terms entitle option
holders
to
participate
on
exercise, the date on which
notices will be sent to option
holders
28
Date rights trading will begin (if
applicable)
29
Date rights trading will end (if
applicable)
30
How do security holders sell
their entitlements_in full_through
a broker?
31
How do security holders sell_part_
of their entitlements through a
broker
and
accept
for
the
balance?
32
How do security holders dispose
of their entitlements (except by
sale through a broker)?
33
+Issue date
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
The proposed issue date for the retail
entitlement offer is 13 April 2015.

Part 3 - Quotation of securities

You need only complete this section if you are applying for quotation of securities

34 Type of[+] securities ( tick one )

  • (a) √ +Securities described in Part 1

  • (b) All other[+] securities

Example: restricted securities at the end of the escrowed period, partly paid securities that become fully paid, employee incentive share securities when restriction ends, securities issued on expiry or conversion of convertible securities

Entities that have ticked box 34(a)

Additional securities forming a new class of securities

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Tick to indicate you are providing the information or documents

  • 35 If the[+] securities are[+] equity securities, the names of the 20 largest holders of the additional[+] securities, and the number and percentage of additional[+] securities held by those holders

36 If the[+] securities are[+] equity securities, a distribution schedule of the additional +securities setting out the number of holders in the categories 1 ‐ 1,000 1,001 ‐ 5,000 5,001 ‐ 10,000 10,001 ‐ 100,000 100,001 and over

37 A copy of any trust deed for the additional[+] securities

Entities that have ticked box 34(b)

38
Number of+securities for which
+quotation is sought
39
+Class of+securities for which
quotation is sought
40
Do the+securities rank equally in
all respects from the+issue date
with an existing+class of quoted
+securities?
If the additional+securities do
not rank equally, please state:
 the date from which they do
 the extent to which they
participate
for
the
next
dividend, (in the case of a
trust, distribution) or interest
payment
 the extent to which they do
not rank equally, other than in
relation to the next dividend,
distribution
or
interest
payment
41
Reason for request for quotation
now
Example: In the case of restricted securities, end
of restriction period
(if issued upon conversion of
another+security, clearly identify
that other+security)
42
Number
and
+class
of
all
+securities
quoted
on
ASX
(_including_the+securities in clause
38)
NA
NA
NA
NA
Number +Class
NA
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Quotation agreement

  • 1 +Quotation of our additional +securities is in ASX’s absolute discretion. ASX may quote the[+] securities on any conditions it decides.

  • 2 We warrant the following to ASX.

  • The issue of the[+] securities to be quoted complies with the law and is not for an illegal purpose.

  • There is no reason why those[+] securities should not be granted +quotation.

  • An offer of the[+] securities for sale within 12 months after their issue will not require disclosure under section 707(3) or section 1012C(6) of the Corporations Act.

Note: An entity may need to obtain appropriate warranties from subscribers for the securities in order to be able to give this warranty

  • Section 724 or section 1016E of the Corporations Act does not apply to any applications received by us in relation to any[+] securities to be quoted and that no‐one has any right to return any[+] securities to be quoted under sections 737, 738 or 1016F of the Corporations Act at the time that we request that the[+] securities be quoted.

  • If we are a trust, we warrant that no person has the right to return the +securities to be quoted under section 1019B of the Corporations Act at the time that we request that the[+] securities be quoted.

  • 3 We will indemnify ASX to the fullest extent permitted by law in respect of any claim, action or expense arising from or connected with any breach of the warranties in this agreement.

  • 4 We give ASX the information and documents required by this form. If any information or document is not available now, we will give it to ASX before +quotation of the +securities begins. We acknowledge that ASX is relying on the information and documents. We warrant that they are (will be) true and complete.

Sign here: (Company secretary)

Date: 13 April 2015

Print name: Ellis Varejes

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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