CHARTER HALL GROUP — Capital/Financing Update 2012

Mar 28, 2012

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ASX/MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT

NO.1 MARTIN PLACE TENANCY UPDATE

Th u rsday, 29 M a rch 2012

Cha r ter Hall Gr o up (ASX:C H C) (the G r oup or Ch a rter Hall) t o day confirms that Mac q uarie Grou p (Ma c quarie) ha s advised it w ill not exer c ise its optio n to remain i n No. 1 M a rtin Place, S ydney at th e completion of its existing lea s es. No. 1 M artin Place i s owned in a 50:50 joint venture wit h Charter Ha l l Offi c e REIT (A S X:CQO) an d a single a sset syndic a te manage d by Charter Hall, with both entitie s own i ng their 50 % interest sin c e 2002.

Mac q uarie has advised t h at it has entered int o an agre e ment to acquire and refurbish a heri t age building in the Sydn e y CBD.

This decision d o es not imp a ct revenue receivable b y the owne r s under th e current lea s es at No. 1 Mar t in Place tha t mature bet w een Dece m ber 2014 a n d December 2016 and it has no im p act upon th e priv a tisation pro p osal recentl y approved b y CQO unit h olders on 1 5 March 201 2 . Manage m ent does not exp e ct the vaca n cy to have a material i m pact on th e Group’s F Y 12 to FY14 operating e a rnings or it s net tangible ass e t value.

Cha r ter Hall’s p o rtfolio management tea m see this a s a unique o p portunity to re-position a nd offer on e of A u stralia’s m o st recognised business a ddresses, N o. 1 Martin P lace, at a ti m e in the office cycle that is e x pected to h a ve limited modern conti g uous office s pace oppor t unities.

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About the Charter Hall Group: Char t er Hall Group ( A SX:CHC) is o n e of Australia’ s leading fully in t egrated prope r ty groups, with 20 years’ expe r ience managin g high q uality propert y on behalf of institutional, wholesale and re t ail clients. Ch a rter Hall has o ver $10 billion of funds und e r man a gement across the office, reta i l, industrial an d residential se c tors. The Group has offices i n Sydney, Melb o urne, Brisban e , Adel a ide, Perth, Warsaw and Chica g o.

The G roup’s succes s is underpinne d by a highly s k illed and moti v ated team with diverse expertise across prop e rty sectors an d risk-r e turn profiles. S ustainability is a key element of its business approach and b y ensuring its a ctions are co m mercially soun d and m ake a differen c e to its people, customers and the environme n t, Charter Hall c an make a po s itive impact for its investors, th e com m unity and the G roup.

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