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BWP GROUP Interim / Quarterly Report 2014

Feb 11, 2014

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HALF-YEAR REPORT 2013/14 SIX MONTHS TO 31 DECEMBER 2013

OVERVIEW

Contents

OVERVIEW
> Half-year highlights
BUSINESS REVIEW
> Financial & market performance
> Our property portfolio
> Report to unitholders
FINANCIAL REPORT
> Financial statements
UNITHOLDER INFORMATION
>Directory
>Investor information
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BWP Trust aims to provide a premium commercial real estate investment product, delivering unitholders a secure and growing income stream and long-term capital growth.

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BWP Trust
ARSN 088 581 097
Responsible Entity
BWP Management Limited
ABN 26 082 856 424
Australian Financial Services Licence
No. 247830
Cover image
Hoxton Park, NSW
www.bwptrust.com.au
Hoxton Park, NSW
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BWP TRUST HALF-YEAR REPORT 2013/14

OVERVIEW

BUSINESS REVIEW

Contents

Distributable profit of $42.9 million for the six months – up 14.7 per cent on the previous corresponding period.

  • Income of $59.8 million for the six months – up 10.7 per cent on the previous corresponding period

  • Interim distribution of 6.83 cents per unit – down 2.4 per cent on the previous corresponding period, following the issue of 87.0 million new units during the six months

  • Acquisition of 10 Bunnings Warehouse properties across Australia

  • Portfolio value of $1,634.8 million – up by $256.2 million from 30 June 2013 following capital expenditure of $232.4 million and a net revaluation gain of $23.8 million for the six months

  • Net Tangible Assets of $2.02 per unit at 31 December 2013 (30 June 2013: $1.93)

  • Weighted Average Lease Expiry of 7.0 years at 31 December 2013 (30 June 2013: 6.8 years)

  • Portfolio 99.3 per cent occupied

  • Gearing (debt/total assets) 19.8 per cent at 31 December 2013 (30 June 2013: 21.2 per cent)

Distribution per unit (cents per unit)

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09/10 6.10 5.98
10/11 6.18 [1] 5.80
11/12 6.63 8.04 [2]
12/13 7.00 7.14
13/14 6.83
Interim distribution Final distribution
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  • 1 FY10/11 interim distribution includes a distribution of capital profits of
Half-year ended 31 December 2013 2012
Total income $m 59.8 54.0
Net proft $m 66.7 48.8
Less: net unrealised gains in fair
value of investmentproperties $m (23.8) (11.5)
Distributableproft for theperiod $m 42.9 37.41
Distribution per ordinary unit cents 6.83 7.00
Total assets $m 1,658.8 1,364.6
Borrowings $m 327.7 296.3
Unitholders’ equity $m 1,263.9 1,000.3
Gearing (debt to total assets) % 19.8 21.7
Number of units on issue m 627 534
Number of unitholders 22,072 17,023
Net tangible asset backing per unit $ 2.02 1.87
Unit price at 31 December $ 2.19 2.16
Management expense ratio
(annualised) % 0.66 0.59

¹ Adjusted for rounding.

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MARKET PERFORMANCE
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BWP Trust (“the Trust”) marginally outperformed the broader Australian Real Estate Investment Trust (“A-REIT”) sector during the half-year, with a 1.0 per cent total return for the six months to 31 December 2013, compared with -1.5 per cent for the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT index (source: UBS Australia).

The Trust also outperformed the A-REIT sector for total returns over one, three, five and ten year periods, as shown in the following table:

Total returns[1] compared to market (source: UBS Australia)

Periods ended 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
31 Dec 2013 (%) (%)2 (%)2 (%)2
BWP 8.5 16.0 14.2 11.3
S&P / ASX 200 A-REIT
Accumulation Index 7.1 12.0 8.6 2.4
  • 1 Total returns include movement in security price and distributions (which are assumed to be reinvested).

  • 2 Annual compound returns.

  • 0.09 cents per unit, resulting from the sale of an investment property.

  • 2 FY11/12 final distribution includes a distribution of capital profits of

  • 1.17 cents per unit, resulting from the sale of an investment property.

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BUSINESS REVIEW

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OUR PROPERTY PORTFOLIO
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Portfolio rental summary

As at 31 December 2013 Land
area

Gross
lettable
area1
Annual
rental2
Lease
Expiry
ha sqm $000 years
Western Australia
Albany3 3.2 13,660 824 5.8
Balcatta 4.3 25,439 1,841 9.7
Belmont 2.2 10,381 1,326 7.3
Bibra Lake 3.2 13,977 1,647 5.8
Cockburn 2.6 12,839 1,485 7.3
Ellenbrook 3.2 15,404 1,715 11.9
Geraldton 3.3 17,874 1,270 8.0
Geraldton Showrooms 1.2 1,511 234 2.1
Harrisdale 3.7 14,777 1,464 7.8
Joondalup 2.5 13,358 1,315 4.7
Mandurah 2.5 12,097 1,371 4.9
Midland 2.4 13,694 1,564 7.7
Mindarie 3.1 14,479 1,564 7.7
Morley 1.8 9,852 1,251 1.5
Port Kennedy 2.8 11,675 1,395 7.4
Rockingham
Total - WA
Victoria
Altona4
Bayswater
Blackburn (Industrial)
Broadmeadows
Caroline Springs
Craigieburn
Croydon
Dandenong
Epping
Fountain Gate
Frankston
Hawthorn
Maribyrnong (land)5
Mentone
Mornington
Northland
Nunawading6
Oakleigh South
Pakenham
Port Melbourne
Sandown
Scoresby
Springvale
Sunbury7
Sunshine
Vermont South
Total - VIC
Australian Capital Territory
Fyshwick8
Tuggeranong
Total - ACT
South Australia
Mile End
Noarlunga
Regency Park (Industrial)
Total - SA
3.3
45.3
3.4
4.9
4.1
1.8
3.0
4.6
3.8
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.7
0.8
3.4
2.5
4.0
3.3
3.4
4.4
3.5
3.0
3.1
3.4
3.2
3.4
2.0
4.8
86.9
2.8
2.8
5.6
3.3
2.6
1.1
7.0
17,179
218,196
9,254
17,677
20,401
12,765
14,319
16,764
13,292
12,313
12,027
12,624
13,843
7,462
-
11,814
13,324
14,460
14,766
16,949
14,867
13,846
12,180
12,515
13,494
-
9,958
16,634
327,548
6,648
11,857
18,505
14,888
15,054
4,677
34,619
1,587
21,853
1,090
2,121
911
1,718
1,538
1,442
1,787
1,347
1,182
1,438
1,968
3,008
-
1,502
1,608
1,823
2,241
1,847
1,729
1,922
1,140
1,781
1,850
-
992
2,107
40,092
1,185
1,528
2,713
2,231
1,439
436
4,106
6.6
4.7
5.4
5.0
7.0
7.4
8.4
12.8
3.9
5.2
6.1
8.0
6.8
-
4.7
8.0
6.6
11.1
3.2
6.2
6.2
0.3
8.4
12.0
-
4.7
6.6
4.0
9.9
11.2
5.8
0.1
As at 31 December 2013
New South Wales
Land
area
ha
Gross
lettable
area1
sqm
Annual
rental2
$000
Lease
Expiry
years
Artarmon
Belmont North
0.7
4.0
5,746
12,640
1,579
914
9.1
2.2
Belrose 2.5 8,888 1,995 9.1
Blacktown (Industrial) 1.3 8,346 825 1.0
Coffs Harbour 2.5 8,657 857 2.9
Dubbo 4.5 16,344 1,401 6.9
Greenacre 2.2 14,149 2,333 8.3
Hoxton Park 3.7 26,508 3,449 7.0
Lismore 2.1 10,076 891 5.3
Maitland 3.7 12,797 1,287 5.8
Minchinbury9 3.6 12,048 1,726 5.0
Port Macquarie 2.0 8,801 877 4.9
Thornleigh 1.2 5,301 1,321 5.7
Villawood 2.6 10,886 1,545 4.4
Wagga Wagga 3.6 13,774 1,273 7.3
Wallsend10 5.6 - - -
Wollongong
Total - NSW
Queensland
Arundel
Bethania
Browns Plains
Burleigh Heads
Cairns
Cannon Hill
Fairfeld Waters
Gladstone
Hemmant Distribution Centre
Hervey Bay
Manly West11
Morayfeld
Mount Gravatt
North Lakes
Rocklea
Smithfeld
Southport
Townsville North
Underwood
West Ipswich12
Total - QLD
Grand Total
2.7
48.5
3.7
3.2
4.7
3.3
2.4
3.6
2.9
5.5
3.5
3.0
2.1
3.2
2.7
4.1
3.2
3.1
3.5
3.4
2.9
2.2
66.2
259.5
10,811
185,772
15,661
13,239
18,398
12,428
12,917
16,556
13,645
21,511
21,523
11,824
-
12,507
11,824
19,081
14,306
13,094
12,431
14,201
12,245
-
267,391
1,052,031
1,360
23,633
2,120
1,724
2,740
1,480
1,265
2,045
1,475
2,899
2,292
1,190
-
1,631
1,129
2,420
1,976
1,379
1,458
1,545
1,370
-
32,138
124,535
4.1
11.7
11.7
3.2
4.8
4.1
10.3
7.3
3.1
0.3
4.0
-
11.2
2.0
11.8
11.8
7.4
9.9
11.9
4.8
-

Note: Totals and Grand Total adjusted for rounding

  • 1 For Bunnings Warehouses this comprises the total retail area of the Bunnings Warehouse.

  • 2 Annual rental figures do not include access fees detailed below.

  • 3 Includes adjoining land (1.2 hectares) for which Bunnings Group Limited pays the Trust an access fee of $211,882 per annum.

  • 4 Includes additional land (1.0 hectares) for which Bunnings Group Limited pays the Trust an access fee of $221,636 per annum.

  • 5 Development site for which Bunnings Group Limited pays the Trust an access fee of $602,482 per annum.

  • 6 Includes adjoining properties (0.1 hectares) for which Bunnings Group Limited pays the Trust an access fee of $126,935 per annum.

  • 7 Development site for which Bunnings Group Limited pays the Trust an access fee of $441,610 per annum.

  • 8 Includes adjoining property (1.0 hectares) for which Bunnings Group Limited pays the Trust an access fee of $301,020 per annum.

  • 9 Includes adjoining property (0.5 hectares) for which Bunnings Group Limited pays the Trust an access fee of $340,551 per annum.

  • 10 Development site for which Bunnings Group Limited pays the Trust an access fee of $233,870 per annum.

  • 11 Development site for which Bunnings Group Limited pays the Trust an access fee of $488,776 per annum.

  • 12 Development site for which Bunnings Group Limited pays the Trust an access fee of $884,370 per annum.

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REPORT TO UNITHOLDERS
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The directors of BWP Management Limited, the responsible entity for the BWP Trust, are pleased to present this interim report to unitholders covering the financial results of the Trust for the six months to 31 December 2013 and a brief overview of the activities of the Trust.

Activities during the period included: the acquisition of a portfolio of nine Bunnings Warehouse properties from Bunnings Group Limited; the acquisition of a Bunnings Warehouse-anchored large format centre in Hoxton Park, New South Wales; agreement to acquire a Bunnings Warehouse-anchored large format centre in Coburg, Victoria; completion of a $200 million entitlement offer; completion of two market rent reviews; and the revaluation of the fair value of the portfolio.

Also during the half-year, changes to the board of directors and management of the responsible entity were announced. In December 2013, Mr Peter Mansell retired from the Board, after having served as one of the original directors of the Trust. Also in December 2013, the responsible entity announced the resignation of its General Manager, Mr Grant Gernhoefer, who will be leaving in February 2014 after serving eight years in the role of General Manager. Mr Gernhoefer will be succeeded by Mr Michael Wedgwood, who has held a number of senior executive roles within the Wesfarmers group, including General Manager Finance, Chief Financial Officer of Bunnings Group Limited and, most recently, Executive General Manager, Business Improvement for the Wesfarmers group.

Financial results

Income and expenses

Total income for the period was $59.8 million, an increase of 10.7 per cent over the corresponding period last year. The increase in income was mainly due to growth of the property portfolio during or since the corresponding period - from acquisitions and improvements to investment properties (adding approximately $4.2 million) and rent reviews (adding approximately $1.3 million). Refer to Property portfolio and Rent reviews sections for further details.

Finance costs of $9.5 million were 13.6 per cent lower than the previous corresponding six months, due to lower borrowing levels and a lower weighted average cost of debt. The average level of borrowings was 5.6 per cent lower than the previous corresponding period ($274.1 million compared with $290.3 million). The weighted average cost of debt for the half-year (finance costs less finance income as a percentage of average borrowings) was 6.65 per cent, compared to 7.46 per cent for the previous corresponding period. The lower cost of debt was the result of lower floating and fixed interest rates and reductions in the rate of bank fees and margins during or since the corresponding period. Average utilisation of debt facilities (average borrowings as a percentage of average facility limits) for the period was lower than for the previous corresponding period (63.7 per cent compared with 67.5 per cent) largely due to the additional equity raised during the period to fund the acquisition of a number of Bunnings Warehouse properties.

Other operating expenses of $3.3 million were 61.1 per cent higher than the corresponding six months, due to an additional $0.4 million non-recoverable outgoings associated with multi-tenanted properties acquired during or since the previous corresponding six months, the write-off of unrecoverable rent of $0.3 million from a tenant that went into administration, and one-off costs of approximately $0.3 million associated with the acquisition of the portfolio of Bunnings properties announced in August 2013.

The management expense ratio for the 12 months to 31 December 2013 (expenses other than property outgoings and borrowing costs as a percentage of average total assets) was 0.66 per cent, compared with 0.59 per cent for the corresponding period. The increase in the ratio was primarily due to the reversion to the full management fee payable to the responsible entity in respect of a portfolio of properties acquired from Bunnings Group Limited in 2011, for which a 50 per cent fee waiver applied during the previous corresponding period, and the non-capitalised costs associated with the acquisition of the portfolio of Bunnings properties announced in August 2013.

Financial position

At 31 December 2013 the Trust’s total assets were $1,658.8 million, with unitholders’ equity of $1,263.9 million and total liabilities of $394.9 million.

The underlying net tangible asset backing of the Trust’s units increased by nine cents per unit during the period from $1.93 per unit at 30 June 2013, to $2.02 per unit at 31 December 2013. This increase was the result of the acquisition of the portfolio of Bunnings properties, which as at 31 December 2013 had been largely funded through the $200 million capital raising in September 2013, and net unrealised gains on revaluation of investment properties (refer to the Revaluations section).

Interim distribution

For the half-year the Trust reported a distributable profit of $42.9 million; an increase of 14.7 per cent on the distributable profit in the corresponding period last year, primarily due to increased property revenue and a lower average cost of debt.

An interim distribution of 6.83 cents per ordinary unit has been declared. This is 2.4 per cent lower than the previous corresponding period (7.00 cents per unit), due to the increase in the number of units on issue following the $200 million entitlement offer that occurred in September 2013. There were approximately 17.5 per cent more units on issue at 31 December 2013 than at 31 December 2012.

The interim distribution will be made on 25 February 2014 to unitholders on the Trust’s register at 5:00 pm on 31 December 2013.

Units issued under the Trust’s distribution reinvestment plan (“DRP”) in respect of the interim distribution will be issued at $2.2176 per unit, representing the volume weighted average price of the Trust’s units for the 10 trading days following the record date, without the application of a discount.

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REPORT TO UNITHOLDERS
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Property portfolio

Summary of capital expenditure

Summary of capital expenditure
Acquisitions1 $m
Bunnings Portfolio
Arundel
QLD
Bethania
QLD
North Lakes2
QLD
Townsville North2
QLD
Springvale2
VIC
Ellenbrook2
WA
Manly West - land
QLD
West Ipswich - land
QLD
Sunbury - land
VIC
Hoxton Park Central
NSW
28.1
23.1
33.6
20.4
27.5
24.2
7.2
13.1
6.5
183.7
43.1
Total acquisitions 226.8
Developments
Rocklea
QLD
Other expenditure
5.4
Non-income producing 0.2
Total capital expenditure 232.4

Total capital expenditure on the portfolio during the half-year amounted to $232.4 million, comprising the items outlined below.

Portfolio acquired from Bunnings

In September 2013, unitholders approved a proposal for the Trust to acquire from Bunnings a portfolio of 10 properties (“Bunnings Portfolio”) comprising two operational Bunnings Warehouses, for leaseback to Bunnings, and eight properties on which Bunnings would develop Bunnings Warehouses. As at 31 December 2013, the Trust had finalised the purchase of completed developments or development sites for nine of the Bunnings Portfolio properties. The remaining property is a development site in Rydalmere, New South Wales, which is awaiting sub-division approval before title can pass to the Trust. The properties acquired as part of the Bunnings Portfolio as at 31 December 2013 are shown in the summary of capital expenditure table, following.

Acquisition of Bunnings-anchored centre, Hoxton Park Central

In November 2013, the Trust completed the acquisition of an established Bunnings Warehouse-anchored centre, Hoxton Park Central, New South Wales, for $43.1 million, including acquisition costs. The net annual rental income of the property is approximately $3.5 million.

Upgrade of existing Bunnings Warehouse

1 Total outlay comprising purchase price and acquisition costs.

In October 2013, a $5.4 million upgrade of the Trust’s Rocklea Bunnings Warehouse was completed by Bunnings for the Trust. The annual rental increased by $382,000.

2 Development sites acquired, with developments completed during the half-year. Includes land acquisition and development costs.

Agreement to acquire Bunnings-anchored centre, Lincoln Mills

In addition to the capital expenditure identified above, during the half-year the Trust committed to acquire a Bunnings Warehouse-anchored large format retail centre in Coburg, Victoria for a purchase price of $57.0 million (plus acquisition costs of approximately $3.2 million). Settlement of the property occurred in late January 2014. The net annual rental income will be approximately $4.4 million.

Non-income producing capital expenditure

Non-income producing capital improvements made by the Trust to investment properties during the half-year totalled $0.2 million. These improvements comprised minor works at various properties.

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Port Melbourne, VIC
Occupancy and average lease expiry
December 2012: 7.2 years).
Rent reviews
property is due for a market rent review.
Annual escalations
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Occupancy and average lease expiry

At 31 December 2013 the portfolio was 99.3 per cent occupied, with a weighted average lease expiry term of 7.0 years (30 June 2013: 6.8 years, December 2012: 7.2 years).

The rent payable for each leased property is increased annually, either by a fixed percentage or by the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) except when a property is due for a market rent review.

Thirty three of the leases of Trust properties were subject to annual fixed or CPI reviews during the period. The weighted average increase in annual rent for these 33 leases was 2.6 per cent.

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Market rent reviews

During the period, market rent reviews were concluded on the Bunnings Warehouse at Port Melbourne, and the showroom occupied by Autobarn at Bayswater, Victoria. Market rent reviews for 12 Trust-owned Bunnings Warehouses due during the period, and a further five of the Trust’s Bunnings Warehouses due during the year ended 30 June 2013, are still being negotiated and remain unresolved as at 31 December 2013. The market rent reviews completed during the half-year are shown in the following table.

following table.
Property location Tenant Passing
rent
($ pa)
Market
review1
($ pa)
Uplift
(%)
Effective
date
Port Melbourne, VIC1 Bunnings 1,673,123 1,840,443 +10.0 17 Mar 13
Bayswater, VIC2 Autobarn 171,771 205,000 +19.3 1 Nov 13
Weighted Average +10.9
  • 1 The market rent review was due during the year ended 30 June 2013, but the outcome of the negotiation was only completed during the half-year ended 31 December 2013; the review excludes a portion of rental of $80,308 per annum not subject to the market rent review.

  • 2 The parties have agreed a new lease for a term of 10 years in conjunction with negotiating the market rent review.

The Bunnings Warehouses at Minchinbury, Rocklea and Sandown and the distribution centre at Hemmant were all due for market rent reviews during the period. The recently agreed upgrades of the Minchinbury and Rocklea Bunnings Warehouses resulted in new 12 year leases at a negotiated rent, making the scheduled market rent review for these properties unnecessary. Both the Sandown and Hemmant leases have expired and are on an over-holding basis until Bunnings vacates these properties in April 2014. In the circumstances a three per cent increase was agreed for both these properties.

Like-for-like rental growth

Excluding rental income from properties acquired or upgraded during or since the previous corresponding period, rental income increased by approximately 2.8 per cent for the 12 months to 31 December 2013 (compared to 2.4 per cent for the 12 months to 31 December 2012). The result includes slightly higher CPI growth during the 12 month period, averaging approximately 2.3 per cent across 62 per cent of all rent reviews completed for the 12 months and fixed increases greater than three per cent across 35 per cent of all rent reviews completed. Only four market rent reviews have been finalised for the 12 months, representing only 3.0 per cent of the total income for rent reviews completed and resulting in an average 10.7 per cent increase. There are a number of market reviews still unresolved at 31 December 2013, which are not included in the calculation of like-for-like rental growth for the year.

Revaluations

During the half-year the Trust’s entire investment property portfolio was revalued. Property revaluations were performed by independent valuers for 18 properties during the period. The remaining 66 properties were subject to directors’ revaluations. Following the revaluations, the Trust’s weighted average capitalisation rate for the portfolio at 31 December 2013 was 7.71 per cent (30 June 2013: 7.86 per cent; December 2012: 7.91 per cent).

The value of the portfolio increased by $256.2 million to $1,634.8 million during the half-year, following capital expenditure of $232.4 million and a net revaluation gain of $23.8 million at 31 December 2013. The net revaluation gain was due to growth in rental income and an average decrease in capitalisation rates across the portfolio during the half-year.

Capital management

At 31 December 2013, the Trust had borrowings of $328.2 million under debt facilities with a combined limit of $430.0 million. Details of the facilities at 31 December 2013 are provided below:

  • $180 million bank bill facilities with Westpac Banking Corporation, committed until 31 December 2017;

  • $150 million bank bill facilities with Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, committed to 23 January 2017; and

  • $100 million cash advance facility with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, committed until 31 July 2016.

The weighted average duration of the facilities at 31 December 2013 was 3.3 years.

Subsequent to the half-year end, the Trust has received a commitment from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, subject to the finalisation of legal documentation, to extend and increase its $100 million facility to $125 million, expiring on 31 July 2017.

The Trust’s gearing ratio (debt to total assets) at 31 December 2013 was 19.8 per cent (30 June 2013: 21.2 per cent, December 2012: 21.7 per cent) which is slightly below the Board’s preferred range of 20 to 30 per cent, but allows for approximately $193 million of committed capital expenditure as at 31 December 2013. Covenant gearing (debt and non-current liabilities as a percentage of total assets) was 20.4 per cent (30 June 2013: 22.1 per cent, December 2012: 22.9 per cent), well below the maximum allowable 45 per cent under banking facilities.

The Trust has a policy of hedging the majority of its borrowings against interest rate movements, to ensure stability of distributions. At 31 December 2013, the Trust’s hedging cover was 64.0 per cent of gross borrowings (excluding accrued interest and borrowing costs), with $210.0 million interest rate swaps against gross borrowings of $328.2 million. Hedging levels are currently within the Board’s preferred

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50 to 75 per cent range. The weighted average term to maturity of hedging was 3.32 years (30 June 2013: 3.43 years, December 2012: 3.72 years) including delayed start swaps.

The Trust’s distribution reinvestment plan was active for the interim distribution and applied to approximately 37.5 per cent of issued units.

Outlook

BWP should continue to benefit from increased revenue, from additions to the portfolio and incremental rental growth, and lower average cost of debt.

Property income for the second half of 2013/14 will include a full six months’ rental income from the acquisition of the Bunnings Warehouses during the first half of 2013/14. Additional property income will also result from acquisitions and improvements to existing properties that are due for completion during the second half of 2013/14. These include completion of approximately $116.7 million worth of land and development of properties acquired from Bunnings, and the acquisition from a private investor of a Bunnings-anchored centre in Coburg, Victoria, for $57.0 million. Authority approvals, tendering process and revised construction programs have delayed the date for completion of some development properties acquired from Bunnings. While these delays will defer the commencement of income to the Trust from these properties, the responsible entity is maintaining the forecast full-year distribution provided in August 2013 of 14.6 cents per unit.

Rent reviews are also expected to contribute incrementally to property income for the half-year to 30 June 2014. There are 37 leases to be reviewed to the CPI or by a fixed percentage increase during the second half of 2013/14. There are also 22 market rent reviews of Bunnings Warehouses to be completed by the end of this financial year, many of which are likely to be referred for independent determination and may not be finalised by year-end.

As a result of more competitively priced debt funding and increased utilisation of existing facilities, the Trust’s average cost of debt (being the net finance costs, including interest, bank fees and margins, as a percentage of average borrowings) should reduce further over the second half; subject to interest rates being maintained around current levels and the outcome of additional debt capital raising for committed capital expenditure. The responsible entity is planning to obtain additional funding as required, through debt capital markets or further bank borrowings.

The responsible entity will continue to look to acquire quality investment properties that are value accretive for the Trust. As part of ongoing active portfolio management, the responsible entity will continue to assess potential divestments where properties have reached optimum value and selling them provides an opportunity to recycle capital and distribute potential capital profit to unitholders.

Thank you for your ongoing support of the BWP Trust. For BWP Management Limited

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Grant W Gernhoefer General Manager

John A Austin Chairman

12 February 2014

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Condensed statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income

Condensed statement of financial position

As at 31 December 2013

For the half-year ended 31 December 2013

Rental income
Other property income
Finance income
Total revenue
Finance costs
Responsible entity’s fees
Other operating expenses
Proft before unrealised gains in fair value of
investment properties
Unrealised gains in fair value of investment
properties
Proft for the period attributable to unitholders
of BWP Trust
Other comprehensive income/(loss)
Items that may be reclassifed subsequently to
proft or loss
Effective portion of changes in fair value of cash
fow hedges:
- Realised losses transferred to proft or loss
- Unrealised losses on cash fow hedges
Total comprehensive income for the period
attributable to the unitholders of BWP Trust
Basic and diluted earnings (cents per unit)
resulting from proft
Note Dec
2013
$000
Dec
2012
$000


2
57,290
53,129
2,161
796
305
74
59,756
53,999
(9,496)
(10,994)
(4,123)
(3,611)
(3,275)
(2,033)
42,862
37,361
23,835
11,472
66,697
48,833
2,717
2,017
(1,133)
(2,964)
68,281
47,886
11.18
9.20

The condensed statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes

ASSETS
Current assets
Cash
Deposits for purchases of
investment properties
Receivables and prepayments
Assets held for sale
Total current assets
Non-current assets
Derivative fnancial instruments
Investment properties
Total non-current assets
Total assets
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Payables and deferred income
Derivative fnancial instruments
Distribution payable
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Interest-bearing loans and
borrowings
Derivative fnancial instruments
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Net assets
UNITHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Issued capital
Hedge reserve
Undistributed income
Total unitholders’ equity
Note Dec
2013
$000
June
2013
$000
Dec
2012
$000
3
4
5
6
7
13,207
11,063
9,991
2,850
4,185
2,277
7,403
4,897
4,224
3,800
4,100
-
27,260
24,245
16,492
553
-
-
1,630,986
1,374,444
1,348,106
1,631,539
1,374,444
1,348,106
1,658,799
1,398,689
1,364,598
12,845
14,077
13,671
-
99
566
42,835
38,396
37,355
55,680
52,572
51,592
327,689
296,492
296,288
11,485
12,417
16,394
339,174
308,909
312,682
394,854
361,481
364,274
1,263,945
1,037,208
1,000,324
908,654
707,363
698,267
(10,932)
(12,516)
(16,960)
366,223
342,361
319,017
1,263,945
1,037,208
1,000,324

The condensed statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes

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Condensed statement of cash flows

For the half-year ended 31 December 2013

Condensed statement of changes in equity

As at 31 December 2013

Cash fows from operating activities
Rent received
Payments to suppliers
Payments to the responsible entity
Finance income
Finance costs
Net cash fows from operating activities
Cash fows from investing activities
Payments of deposits for purchases of investment
properties
Payments for purchase of, and additions to,
investment properties
Net cash fows used in investing activities
Cash fows from fnancing activities
Proceeds of borrowings
Proceeds from issue of units via pro-rata
entitlement offer
Expenses incurred in pro-rata entitlement offer
Distributions paid
Net cash fows from/(used in) fnancing activities
Net increase/(decrease) in cash
Cash at the beginning of the period
Cash at the end of the period
Dec
2013
$000
Dec
2012
$000
66,976
60,813
(13,986)
(9,860)
(3,831)
(3,369)
305
74
(8,957)
(10,789)
40,507
36,869
(2,850)
(2,277)
(229,605)
(30,332)
(232,455)
(32,609)
31,197
7,398
200,157
-
(4,449)
-
(32,813)
(26,399)
194,092
(19,001)
2,144
(14,741)
11,063
24,732
13,207
9,991

The condensed statement of cash flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes

Balance at 1 July 2012
Total comprehensive income for
the period attributable to the
unitholders of BWP Trust
Proft for the period attributable to
unitholders of BWP Trust
Other comprehensive loss: effective
portion of changes in fair value of
cash fow hedges
Total comprehensive income for
the period
Transactions with unitholders
recorded directly in equity
Distributions to unitholders
Equity issued during the period:
Distribution reinvestment plan
Total transactions with unitholders
of BWP Trust
Balance at 31 December 2012
Balance at 1 July 2013
Total comprehensive income for
the period attributable to the
unitholders of BWP Trust
Proft for the period attributable to
unitholders of BWP Trust
Other comprehensive income:
effective portion of changes in fair
value of cash fow hedges
Total comprehensive income for
the period
Transactions with unitholders
recorded directly in equity
Distributions to unitholders
Equity issued during the period:
- Pro-rata entitlement offer
- Distribution reinvestment plan
- Expenses incurred in pro-rata
entitlement offer
- Total transactions with
unitholders of BWP Trust
Balance at 31 December 2013
Issued
capital
$000
Undis-
tributed
income
$000
Hedge
Reserve
$000
Total
$000
682,435
307,539
(16,013)
973,961
-
48,833
-
48,833

-
-
(947)
(947)
-
48,833
(947)
47,886
-
(37,355)
-
(37,355)
15,832
-
-
15,832
15,832
(37,355)
-
(21,523)
698,267
319,017
(16,960) 1,000,324
707,363
342,361
(12,516) 1,037,208
-
66,697
-
66,697
-
-
1,584
1,584
-
66,697
1,584
68,281
-
(42,835)
-
(42,835)
200,157
-
-
200,157
5,583
-
-
5,583
(4,449)
-
-
(4,449)
201,291
(42,835)
-
158,456
908,654
366,223
(10,932) 1,263,945

The condensed statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes

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Notes to the financial statements For the half-year ended 31 December 2013

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Notes to the financial statements For the half-year ended 31 December 2013

1 BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THE HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements of BWP Trust (“the Trust”) for the half-year ended 31 December 2013 were authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of the directors on 12 February 2014. The Trust was constituted under a Trust Deed dated 18 June 1998 as amended. The Trust is managed by BWP Management Limited. Both the Trust and the responsible entity are domiciled in Australia.

The half-year financial statements do not include all notes of the type normally included within the annual financial statements and therefore cannot be expected to provide as full an understanding of the financial performance, financial position and financing and investing activities of the Trust as the full financial statements.

The half-year financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements of the Trust as at 30 June 2013 which are available upon request from the Trust’s registered office at Level 11, 40 The Esplanade, Perth WA 6000 or at www.bwptrust.com.au.

It is also recommended that the half-year financial statements be considered together with any public announcements made by the Trust during the half-year ended 31 December 2013 in accordance with the continuous disclosure obligations arising under the Corporations Act 2001.

(a) Basis of accounting

The half-year financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Trust’s constitution and Australian Accounting Standards. The half-year financial statements have been prepared on an historical cost basis, except for investment properties and derivative financial instruments, which have been measured at their fair value.

The financial statements are presented in Australian dollars, which is the Trust’s functional currency and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand dollars ($’000) under the option available to the Trust under ASIC Class Order 98/100, unless otherwise stated.

For the purpose of preparing the half-year financial statements, the half-year has been treated as a discrete reporting period.

(b) Statement of compliance

The half-year financial statements are a general purpose financial report which has been prepared in accordance with AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and the Corporations Act 2001.

Except as described below, the significant accounting policies applied by the Trust in these interim financial statements are the same as those applied by the Trust in its financial statements as at and for the year ended 30 June 2013.

Changes in accounting policies

The Trust has adopted AASB 13 Fair Value Measurement with a date of initial application of 1 July 2013. AASB 13 establishes a single framework for measuring fair value and making disclosures about fair value measurements, when such measurements are required or permitted by other AASBs. In particular, it unifies the definition of fair value as the price at which an orderly transaction to sell an asset or to transfer a liability would take place between market participants at the measurement date. It also replaces and expands the disclosure requirements about fair value measurements in other AASBs, including AASB 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures. Some of these disclosures are specifically required in interim financial statements for financial instruments; accordingly, the Trust has included additional disclosures in this regard (see Note 9). In accordance with the transitional provisions of AASB 13, the Trust has applied the new fair value measurement guidance for the current half-year reporting period but not for prior periods and therefore has not disclosed any comparative information. The adoption of this standard has had no significant impact on the measurement of the Trust’s assets and liabilities.

2 INTERIM DISTRIBUTION PER UNIT

In accordance with the Trust’s constitution, the unrealised gains or losses on the revaluation of the fair value of investment properties are not included in the profit available for distribution to unitholders. The following shows the effect on earnings per unit of excluding unrealised gains or losses and the resulting distribution per unit:

Basic and diluted earnings per unit for the
half-year
Basic and diluted earnings per unit for the
half-year excluding unrealised gains in fair
value of properties
Interim distribution per unit for the half-year
Weighted average number of units on issue
used in the calculation of basic and diluted
earnings per unit
Dec
2013
Dec
2012
11.18 cents
9.20 cents
7.18 cents
7.04 cents
6.83 cents
7.00 cents
596,616,145
530,955,295

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Notes to the financial statements

For the half-year ended 31 December 2013

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Notes to the financial statements For the half-year ended 31 December 2013

3 INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

Purchase price
Acquisition costs
Capital improvements
since acquisition
Cumulative fair value
adjustment
Fair value
Balance at
30 June
2013
$000
Movement
during the
period
$000
Balance at
31 Dec
2013
$000
714,109
216,500
930,609
42,500
10,323
52,823
274,386
5,584
279,970
343,449
24,135
367,584
1,374,444
256,542
1,630,986

Investment properties are carried at fair value. Fair value for individual properties is determined by a full independent valuation completed at least every three years by an independent valuer who holds a relevant professional qualification and has recent experience in the location and category of the investment property. During the six months to 31 December 2013, 18 property valuations were performed by independent valuers.

Properties that have not been independently valued as at a balance date are carried at fair value by way of directors’ valuations.

During the half-year the Trust’s capital expenditure on investment properties totalled $232.4 million.

Portfolio acquired from Bunnings Group Limited (“Bunnings”)

In September 2013, unitholders approved a proposal for the Trust to acquire from Bunnings a portfolio of 10 properties (“Bunnings Portfolio”) comprising two operational Bunnings Warehouses, for leaseback to Bunnings, and eight properties on which Bunnings would develop Bunnings Warehouses. As at 31 December 2013, the Trust had completed the purchase of either land or completed developments for nine of the Bunnings Portfolio properties totalling $183.7 million including acquisition costs. The remaining property is a development site in Rydalmere, New South Wales, which is still awaiting sub-division.

Acquisition of Bunnings-anchored centre, Hoxton Park Central

In November 2013, the Trust completed the acquisition of an established Bunnings Warehouse-anchored centre, Hoxton Park Central, New South Wales for $43.1 million, including acquisition costs.

Upgrade of existing Bunnings Warehouse

In October 2013, a $5.4 million upgrade of the Trust’s Rocklea Bunnings Warehouse was completed by Bunnings for the Trust.

4 DISTRIBUTION PAYABLE

In accordance with the Trust’s constitution, the unrealised gains or losses on the revaluation of the fair value of investment properties are not included in the profit available for distribution to unitholders. A reconciliation is provided below:

Proft for the period attributable to
unitholders of BWP Trust
Net unrealised gains in fair value of
investment properties
Distributable proft for the period
Opening undistributed proft
Closing undistributed proft
Distributable amount
Distribution (cents per unit)
Dec
2013
$000
Dec
2012
$000
66,697
48,833
(23,835)
(11,472)
42,862
37,361
34
17
(61)
(23)
42,835
37,355
6.83
7.00

5 INTEREST-BEARING LOANS AND BORROWINGS

As at 31 December 2013 the Trust has the following loan facilities:

Australia and New Zealand
Banking Group Limited
Commonwealth Bank
of Australia
Westpac Banking Corporation
Less: accrued interest and
borrowing costs
Limit
$000
Amount
drawn
$000
Expiry date
150,000 112,300
23 January 2017
100,000
92,200
31 July 2016
180,000 123,700
31 December 2017
(511)
430,000 327,689

Subsequent to the half-year end, the Trust has received a commitment from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, subject to the finalisation of legal documentation, to extend and increase its $100 million facility to $125 million expiring on 31 July 2017.

The Trust is also planning to obtain additional funding through the debt capital markets and/or additional bank debt funding over the course of the next 12 months. The additional debt will be used to fund future capital expenditure including that referred to in Note 10.

Miscellaneous

Other capital improvements made by the Trust to investment properties during the half-year totalled $0.2 million.

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Notes to the financial statements

Notes to the financial statements

For the half-year ended 31 December 2013

6 ISSUED CAPITAL

During the period, the Trust undertook a $200 million pro-rata entitlement offer which resulted in an additional 87,024,515 units being issued. Also during the period, 2,387,450 units (2012: 8,390,697 units) were issued under the Trust’s distribution reinvestment plan, bringing the number of ordinary units on issue as at 31 December 2013 to 627,165,919. The distribution reinvestment plan remained active for the interim distribution for the half-year ended 31 December 2013.

7 RESERVES

This reserve records the portion of the change in fair values of a hedging instrument in a cash flow hedge that is determined to be an effective hedge.

Opening balance at the beginning of the
fnancial period
Effective portion of changes in fair value of cash
fow hedges:
- Realised losses transferred to proft or loss
- Unrealised losses on cash fow hedges
Closing balance at the end of the
fnancial period
Dec
2013
$000
June
2013
$000
(12,516)
(16,013)

2,717
4,349
(1,133)
(852)
(10,932)
(12,516)

The movement in the half-year was due to the increase in future variable interest rates during the half-year.

8 SEGMENT REPORTING

The Trust operates wholly within Australia and derives rental income from investments in commercial property.

9 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

(a) Fair values

The fair values and carrying amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities recorded in the financial statements are as follows:

Assets and liabilities held at amortised cost
Loans and receivables
Cash and short-term deposits
Bank loans
Payables and deferred income
Assets and liabilities held at fair value
Interest rate swaps assets
Interest rate swaps liabilities
Dec 2013
$000
Book value and
fair value
770
13,207
(327,689)
(12,845)
553
(11,485)

Interest rate swaps are measured at fair value by valuation techniques for which all inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value are observable, either directly or indirectly.

(b) Financial risk management - credit risk

During the period, $302,500 (2012: nil) of rental income was deemed non-recoverable and has been written off. There are no other allowances for impairment in respect of receivables during the current period or the previous period.

Other aspects of the Trust’s financial risk management objectives and policies are consistent with those disclosed in the financial statements as at and for the year ended 30 June 2013.

10 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE COMMITMENTS

Estimated capital expenditure contracted for
at balance date, but not provided for in the
fnancial statements, which is payable:
Not later than one year
Unrelated parties
Related parties
Dec
2013
$000
June
2013
$000
61,886
38,792
131,316
23,360
193,202
62,152

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Directors’ report For the half-year ended 31 December 2013

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Notes to the financial statements For the half-year ended 31 December 2013

10 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE COMMITMENTS (CONTINUED)

Capital commitments to unrelated parties

Coburg

In December 2013, the Trust committed to acquire a Bunnings Warehouse-anchored large format retail centre in Coburg, Victoria for a purchase price of $57.0 million (plus acquisition costs of approximately $3.2 million). A deposit of $2.85 million was paid in December 2013 with the remaining amounts settled in late January 2014.

Harrisdale

Also in December 2013, the Trust committed to building showrooms totalling $4.5 million on its additional land adjoining its Bunnings Warehouse property at Harrisdale, Western Australia.

In accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, BWP Management Limited (ABN 26 082 856 424), the responsible entity for BWP Trust, provides this report for the financial half-year that commenced 1 July 2013 and ended 31 December 2013 and review report thereon. The information on pages 6 to 13 forms part of this directors’ report and is to be read in conjunction with the following information:

Directors

The names of directors of the responsible entity in office during the financial half-year and until the date of this report were:

Mr J A Austin (Chairman)

Mr B J H Denison

Ms F E Harris

Mr R D Higgins

Capital commitments to related parties

Portfolio acquisition

Following approval by unitholders in September 2013, the Trust is in the process of acquiring a property portfolio, comprising 10 Bunnings Warehouse properties from Bunnings Group Limited, a controlled entity of Wesfarmers Limited, as well as committing to upgrading three of its existing Trust-owned Bunnings Warehouses. The total purchase price for the portfolio and upgrades is $291.1 million plus acquisition costs, of which $181.0 million was paid to Bunnings Group Limited during the period. Subject to the achievement of conditions precedent in respect to one property and on completion of the development and upgrades of Bunnings Warehouses on six of the properties, a further $110.1 million is expected to be payable within the next 12 months.

Wallsend

Following the acquisition of the development site at Wallsend from an unrelated party, the Trust is committed to Bunnings Group Limited for the development of a Bunnings Warehouse at a cost of $21.2 million.

11 RELATED PARTIES

Arrangements with related parties continue to be in place. For details on these arrangements refer to the 30 June 2013 annual financial statements, along with Notes 3 and 10 of these financial statements.

Mr A J Howarth

Mr P J Mansell (until 4 December 2013)

Directors were in office for the entire period unless otherwise stated.

Review and results of operations

The operations of the Trust during the six months to 31 December 2013 and the results of those operations are reviewed on pages 6 to 13 of this report and the accompanying financial statements.

Proft for the period attributable to unitholders of
BWP Trust
Net unrealised gains in fair value of investment
properties
Distributable proft for the period
Opening undistributed proft
Closing undistributed proft
Distributable amount
Dec
2013
$000
Dec
2012
$000
66,697
48,833
(23,835)
(11,472)
42,862
37,361
34
17
(61)
(23)
42,835
37,355

The interim distribution is 6.83 cents per ordinary unit (2012: 7.00 cents). This interim distribution will be paid on 25 February 2014.

Units on issue

At 31 December 2013, 627,165,919 units of BWP Trust were on issue (30 June 2013: 537,753,954).

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Directors’ report For the half-year ended 31 December 2013

Directors’ declaration

For the half-year ended 31 December 2013

Events subsequent to reporting date

In January 2014, the Trust completed the acquisition of the Bunnings Warehouse-anchored property at Coburg, Victoria.

Also in January 2014, the Trust received a commitment from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, subject to the finalisation of legal documentation, to extend and increase its $100 million facility to $125 million, expiring on 31 July 2017.

Auditor independence declaration

The lead auditor’s independence declaration is set out on page 28 and forms part of the directors’ report for the half-year ended 31 December 2013.

Rounding off

The responsible entity is of a kind referred to in ASIC Class Order 98/100 dated 10 July 1998 and in accordance with that Class Order, amounts in the financial statements and the directors’ report have been rounded off to the nearest thousand dollars, unless otherwise stated.

In accordance with a resolution of the directors of

BWP Management Limited, responsible entity for the BWP Trust (“the Trust”), I state that:

In the opinion of the directors:

  • (a) the financial statements and notes of the Trust are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including:

  • (i) giving a true and fair view of the Trust’s financial position as at 31 December 2013 and of its performance for the half-year ended on that date; and

  • (ii) complying with Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and Corporations Regulations 2001; and

  • (b) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Trust will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.

For and on behalf of the board of BWP Management Limited.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors of BWP Management Limited.

J A Austin Chairman BWP Management Limited Perth, 12 February 2014

J A Austin Chairman BWP Management Limited Perth, 12 February 2014

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Auditor’s independence declaration

For the half-year ended 31 December 2014

Independent auditor’s review report to the unitholders of BWP Trust For the half-year ended 31 December 2014

Lead Auditor’s Independence Declaration under Section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001

To: the directors of BWP Management Limited, the responsible entity of BWP Trust.

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, in relation to the review for the half-year ended 31 December 2013 there have been:

  • (i) no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements as set out in the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the review; and

  • (ii) no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the review.

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KPMG

Grant Robinson Partner

Perth, 12 February 2014

Report on the financial report

We have reviewed the accompanying half-year financial report of BWP Trust (the Trust), which comprises the condensed statement of financial position as at 31 December 2013, condensed statement of profit and loss and other comprehensive income, condensed statement of changes in equity and condensed statement of cash flows for the half-year ended on that date, notes 1 to 11 comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information and the directors’ declaration of the Trust.

Directors’ responsibility for the half-year financial report

The directors of BWP Management Limited (the Responsible Entity) are responsible for the preparation of the half-year financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the half-year financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s responsibility

Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the half-year financial report based on our review. We conducted our review in accordance with Auditing Standard on Review Engagements ASRE 2410 Review of a Financial Report Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity, in order to state whether, on the basis of the procedures described, we have become aware of any matter that makes us believe that the half-year financial report is not in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 including: giving a true and fair view of the Trust’s financial position as at 31 December 2013 and its performance for the half-year ended on that date; and complying with Australian Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and the Corporations Regulations 2001. As auditor of BWP Trust, ASRE 2410 requires that we comply with the ethical requirements relevant to the audit of the annual financial report.

A review of a half-year financial report consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

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UNITHOLDER INFORMATION

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FINANCIAL REPORT
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Independent auditor’s review report to the unitholders of BWP Trust

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DIRECTORY
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For the half-year ended 31 December 2013

Independence

In conducting our review, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001.

Conclusion

Based on our review, which is not an audit, we have not become aware of any matter that makes us believe that the half-year financial report of BWP Trust is not in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including:

  • (a) giving a true and fair view of the Trust’s financial position as at 31 December 2013 and of its performance for the half-year ended on that date; and

  • (b) complying with Australian Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and the Corporations Regulations 2001.

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KPMG

Grant Robinson

Responsible entity

BWP Management Limited

ABN 26 082 856 424 Level 11, Wesfarmers House 40 The Esplanade PERTH WA 6000 Telephone: (+61 8) 9327 4356 Facsimile: (+61 8) 9327 4344 www.bwptrust.com.au

Directors and senior management

Mr J A Austin (Chairman) Mr B J H Denison (Director) Ms F E Harris (Director) Mr R D Higgins (Director) Mr A J Howarth (Director) Mr G W Gernhoefer (General Manager) Ms K A Lange (Secretary)

Partner

Perth, 12 February 2014

Registry manager

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited

Level 2 45 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000

Telephone: 1300 136 972 (within Australia) Telephone: (+61 3) 9415 4323 (outside Australia) Facsimile: 1800 783 447 (within Australia) Facsimile: (+61 3) 9473 2555 (outside Australia) www.computershare.com.au

Auditor

KPMG

235 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000

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UNITHOLDER INFORMATION

Contents

Stock exchange listing

The BWP Trust is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and reported in the “Industrial” section in daily newspapers – code BWP.

Unitholder enquiries

Please contact the registry manager if you have any questions about your unitholding or distributions.

Website

The Trust’s website, www.bwptrust.com.au is a useful source of information for unitholders. It includes details of the Trust’s property portfolio, current activities and future prospects. The site also provides access to annual and half-year reports and releases made to the ASX.

Complaints handling

Complaints made in regard to BWP Trust should be directed to The General Manager – BWP Management Limited, Level 11, Wesfarmers House, 40 The Esplanade, Perth, Western Australia, 6000. The procedure for lodgement of complaints and complaints handling is set out under the Investors tab of the BWP Trust website at www.bwptrust.com.au.

Should a complainant be dissatisfied with the decision made by the Responsible Entity in relation to a complaint, the complainant is entitled to take the matter up with the Financial Ombudsman Service (“FOS”), an external and independent industry complaint handling scheme. FOS is located at Level 12, 717 Bourke Street, Docklands, Victoria, 3008. FOS can be contacted by telephone on 1300 780 808, by facsimile on +61 3 9613 6399, by mail at GPO Box 3, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, by email at [email protected], or by visiting their website at www.fos.org.au.

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