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CHARTER HALL GROUP Capital/Financing Update 2009

Jun 10, 2009

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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 1/7/96. Origin: Appendix 5. Amended 1/7/98, 1/9/99, 1/7/2000, 30/9/2001, 11/3/2002, 1/1/2003, 24/10/2005.

Name of entity

Charter Hall Group

ABN

Charter Hall Funds Management Limited (ACN 082 991 786) as the responsible entity of Charter Hall Property Trust (ARSN 113 339 147)

Charter Hall Limited (ACN 113 531 150)

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
be issued
2
Number of+securities issued or
to be issued (if known) or
maximum number which may be
issued
Stapled securities in the Charter Hall Group
(Stapled Securities)
72,847,275 Stapled Securities under the
placement to Alphabridge Pty Ltd ATF The
Alphabridge Trust (which is part of the
Gandel Group) announced by Charter Hall
Group on 27 May 2009 (Placement)
96,757,148 Stapled Securities under
institutional component of the accelerated
non‐renounceable entitlement offer
announced by Charter Hall Group on
27 May 2009 (Institutional Entitlement
Offer).
3
Principal terms of the+securities
(eg, 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 date of
allotment 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)
9,727,460 Stapled Securities for valid
acceptances received by 5:00pm (Sydney
time) on 10 June 2009 under the retail
component of the accelerated non‐
renounceable entitlement offer announced
by Charter Hall Group on 27 May 2009
(Retail Entitlement Offer).
Up to 41,658,727 more Stapled Securities
under the Retail Entitlement Offer will be
issued on 29 June 2009.
Fully paid Stapled Securities
Yes, the new Stapled Securities will rank
equally with the existing Stapled Securities
on issue.
$0.33 per Stapled Security
The net proceeds of the Entitlement Offer,
together with the net proceeds of the
Placement, are expected to be used to repay
all existing Charter Hall Group balance
sheet debt and reduce look‐throughgearing.
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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7
Dates of entering
+securities
into uncertificated holdings or
despatch of certificates
12 June 2009 for Stapled Securities issued
under:

the Placement;

the Institutional Entitlement Offer; and

the Retail Entitlement Offer for valid
acceptances received by 5:00pm
(Sydney time) on 10 June 2009 (early
retail close date).
29 June 2009 for valid acceptances received
after 5:00pm (Sydney time) on 10 June 2009
(early retail close date) and before 5:00 pm
(Sydney time) on 18 June 2009 (final retail
close date), under the Retail Entitlement
Offer.
Offer.
8
Number
and
+class
of
all
+securities
quoted
on
ASX
(including
the
securities
in
clause 2 if applicable)
9
Number
and
+class
of
all
+securities not quoted on ASX
(including
the
securities
in
clause 2 if applicable)
10
Dividend policy (in the case of a
trust, distribution policy) on the
increased capital (interests)
Number +Class
After the issue of Stapled
Securities under the
Placement, the
Institutional Entitlement
Offer and for valid
acceptances received by
5:00pm (Sydney time) on
10 June 2009 under the
Retail Entitlement Offer,
there will be697,836,847
Stapled Securities on
issue.
After the issue of the
further Stapled
Securities under the
Retail Entitlement Offer
on 29 June 2009, there
will be up to 739,495,574
Stapled Securities on
issue.
Fully paid
stapled
securities
Number +Class
N/A
There is no change in distribution policy

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue

11
Is
security
holder
approval
required?
12
Is the issue renounceable or non‐
renounceable?
13
Ratio in which the+securities
will be offered
14
+Class of+securities to which the
offer relates
15
+Record
date
to
determine
entitlements
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 issue
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
No
Non‐renounceable
2 new Stapled Securities for every 7 Stapled
Securities held as at the Record Date.
Fully paid stapled securities
7:00pm (Sydney time) on 1 June 2009
No
Where fractions arise in the calculation of
securityholders' entitlements under the
Entitlement Offer, they will be rounded
down to the next whole number of new
Stapled Securities.
All countries other than Australia and New
Zealand and any other jurisdictions into
which it is decided to make offers.
27 May 2009 (Institutional Entitlement
Offer close)
10 June 2009 (Early Retail Entitlement Offer
close)
18 June 2009 (Final Retail Entitlement Offer
close)
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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20
Names of any underwriters
21
Amount of any underwriting fee
or commission
Macquarie Capital Advisers Limited and
Goldman Sachs JBWere Pty Limited (the
Underwriters) agreed to fully underwrite
the Institutional Entitlement Offer.
Alphabridge Pty Ltd ATF The Alphabridge
Trust (which is part of the Gandel Group)
will underwrite a proportion of the issue
under the Retail Entitlement Offer equal to
38,080,000 Stapled Securities.
The Underwriters will underwrite the
remaining proportion of the Retail
Entitlement Offer.
Macquarie Capital Advisers Limited and
Goldman Sachs JBWere Pty Limited (the
Underwriters) will be paid, on the
Institutional Settlement Date:

an arranging fee of 0.9% of the
Institutional Offer Proceeds; and

an underwriting fee of 3.6% of the
Institutional Offer Proceeds,
(as those capitalised terms are defined in
the Underwriting Agreement).
The proportion of the Retail Entitlement
Offer not underwritten by Gandel Group is
underwritten by the Underwriters and the
Underwriters will be paid:

an arranging fee of 0.9% of the
Underwritten Retail Offer
Proceeds; and

an underwriting fee of 3.6% of the
Underwritten Retail Offer
Proceeds,
(as those capitalised terms are defined in
the Underwriting Agreement).
For the proportion of the Retail
Entitlement Offer underwritten by Gandel
Group, Gandel Group will be paid 2% of the
Underwritten Amount (as defined in the
Placement and Underwriting Agreement).
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 prospectus or Product
Disclosure Statement will be sent
to persons entitled
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
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
No prospectus or Product Disclosure
Statement is being prepared.
A Retail Offer Booklet and Entitlement and
Acceptance Form were sent to Eligible
Retail Stapled Security Holders on 3 June
2009.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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broker)?

  • 33 +Despatch date

Refer to Item 7 of this Appendix 3B.

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

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 date of
allotment 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)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number +Class
N/A N/A
  • 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 not available now, 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.

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Sign here: ............................................................ Date: 11 June 2009 (Company secretary)

Print name: Nathan Francis

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  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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