ABACUS GROUP — Capital/Financing Update 2015

Mar 15, 2015

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MARKET RELEASE

16 March 2015

Abacus Property Group

TRADING HALT

The securities of Abacus Property Group (the “Group”) will be placed in Trading Halt Session State at the request of the Group, pending the release of an announcement by the Group. Unless ASX decides otherwise, the securities will remain in Trading Halt Session State until the commencement of normal trading on Wednesday, 18 March 2015.

Security Code: ABP

Emma Badhni

Manager, Listings Compliance (Sydney)

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16 March 2015

Australian Securities Exchange Exchange Centre 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

Attention: Emma Badhni

Dear Sirs

REQUEST FOR TRADING HALT

Pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 17.1, Abacus Group Holdings Limited (ABN 31 080 604 619) (AGHL), Abacus Group Projects Limited (ABN 11 104 066 104) (AGPL), Abacus Storage Operations Limited (ABN 37 112 457 075) (ASOL) and Abacus Funds Management Limited (ABN 66 007 415 590) (AFML) in its capacity as responsible entity of Abacus Income Trust (ARSN 104 934 287) and Abacus Trust (ARSN 096 572 128), and Abacus Storage Funds Management Limited (ABN 41 109 324 834) (ASFM) in its capacity as responsible entity of Abacus Storage Property Trust (ARSN 111 629 559) (together with the Abacus Income Trust and the Abacus Trust, the Trusts) (all entities collectively, Abacus Property Group) request a trading halt in their securities, being fully paid ordinary shares in AGHL, AGPL and ASOL and fully paid units in each of the Trusts (each of which is stapled together on a one-for-one basis in accordance with the constitutions of AGHL, AGPL, ASOL and the Trusts) (ASX code: ABP) from the commencement of trading today, 16 March 2015.

In accordance with Listing Rule 17.1, we advise:

• (a) the trading halt is requested pending an announcement by Abacus Property Group in relation to a proposed accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer;

• (b) Abacus Property Group want the trading halt to remain in place until the earlier of such time as it makes an announcement to the market in relation to the outcome of the institutional component of the proposed capital raising and the commencement of trading on Wednesday 18 March 2015; and

• (c) Abacus Property Group is not aware of any reason why the trading halt should not be granted or of any other information necessary to inform the market or ASX about the trading halt.

Yours faithfully Abacus Property Group

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Ellis Varejes Company Secretary

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