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CHARTER HALL GROUP — Capital/Financing Update 2012
Aug 14, 2012
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Capital/Financing Update
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ASX/MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT
RESULTS OF MEETING OF PFA UNITHOLDERS
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Charter Hall Group (ASX:CHC) (Charter Hall or the Group) is pleased to confirm that the resolution to appoint Charter Hall Direct Property Management Limited (CHDPML) (a wholly owned subsidiary of Charter Hall) as responsible entity of PFA Diversified Property Trust (PFA) was approved at a meeting of PFA unitholders held in Sydney today.
Charter Hall’s Joint Managing Director, David Harrison, said: “We are pleased with today’s approval from PFA unitholders in support of Charter Hall’s appointment as responsible entity of PFA and the strategy we proposed to PFA investors.
“The appointment positions our Direct Property business as one of the largest retail investor focused property funds management businesses in Australia, increasing Direct Property funds under management from $1.5 billion[1] to $1.9 billion[2] with the Group’s total funds under management increasing by $0.4 billion[3] to $9.5 billion[4] ,” Mr Harrison said.
Richard Stacker, Head of Charter Hall’s Direct Property business said: “We are pleased to be appointed as manager of PFA and will actively work to implement a strategy which will provide PFA unitholders with improved liquidity, decreased portfolio risk and best practice corporate governance with a focus on maximising income and capital return for investors.”
The transaction is expected to be marginally earnings accretive for Charter Hall and expands the Group’s Direct Property retail network to circa 20,000 investors following the addition of 4,223[5] PFA investors.
For further information on the PFA fund refer to Annexure 1 of this announcement.
1 Estimated as at 30 June 2012 2 Pro-forma estimate as at 30 June 2012 3 As at 31 May 2012 4 Pro-forma estimate as at 30 June 12, adjusted for the recently announced Bay Village transaction 5 As at 30 June 2012
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For further information, please contact:
David Harrison Joint Managing Director Tel: +61 2 8908 4033 [email protected]
David Southon
Joint Managing Director Tel: +61 2 8908 4025 [email protected]
Investor enquiries: Kylie Ramsden Head of Listed Investor Relations Tel: +61 2 8295 1016 [email protected]
Media enquiries: Rachel Mornington-West
Head of Marketing and Communications Tel: +61 2 8908 4093 - rachel.mornington [email protected]
About the Charter Hall Group:
Charter Hall Group (ASX:CHC) is one of Australia’s leading fully integrated property groups, with over 20 years’ experience managing high quality property on behalf of institutional, wholesale and retail clients. Charter Hall has over $9 billion of funds under management across the office, retail, industrial and residential sectors. The Group has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
The Group’s success is underpinned by a highly skilled and motivated team with diverse expertise across property sectors and risk-return profiles. Sustainability is a key element of its business approach and by ensuring its actions are commercially sound and make a difference to its people, customers and the environment, Charter Hall can make a positive impact for its investors, the community and the Group.
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ANNEXURE 1
PFA Portfolio Summary
Asset Geography[6]
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----- Start of picture text ----- NSW & ACT VIC WA QLD TAS8.2%11.7%44.0%12.3%23.8%Asset Sector [6]Office Retail15.4%84.6%----- End of picture text -----
6 As at 31 May 2012
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PFA Portfolio as at 31 May 2012
| Asset | State | Sector | Valuation | Capitalisationrate (%) | Valuer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Tower, 66 Goulburn Street, Sydney | NSW | Office | 65,750,000 | 7.60% | Knight Frank |
| The Octagon, 110 George Street, Parramatta | NSW | Office | 34,125,000 | 9.50% | Knight Frank |
| 706 Mowbray Road, Lane Cove | NSW | Office | 23,500,000 | 9.50% | Colliers |
| 657 Pacific Highway, St Leonards | NSW | Office | 17,200,000 | 8.75% | CBRE |
| 390 St Kilda Road, Melbourne | VIC | Office | 55,000,000 | 8.50% | Charter Keck Cramer |
| Foxtel Building, 1-21 Dean Street, Moonee Ponds | VIC | Office | 26,600,000 | 8.50% | CBRE |
| AAPT Centre, Richmond | VIC | Office | 19,000,000 | 9.00% | CBRE |
| Anzac Square, Brisbane | QLD | Office | 29,500,000 | 9.00% | JLL |
| Sevenoaks, 303 Sevenoaks Street, Carrington | WA | Office | 52,000,000 | 9.75% | CBRE |
| The Lands Building, 134 Macquarie Street, Hobart | TAS | Office | 34,500,000 | 9.50% | Knight Frank |
| Riverdale Centre, 49-55 Macquarie Street, Dubbo | NSW | Retail | 12,250,000 | 9.75% | LandMark White |
| Cairns Hypermarket, Cairns | QLD | Retail | 20,000,000 | 9.00% | Knight Frank |
| Homeworld Centre, Tuggeranong | ACT | Retail | 33,000,000 | 8.75% | LandMark White |
| Total/Weighted Average | 422,425,000 | 8.88% |