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CHARTER HALL GROUP Interim / Quarterly Report 2015

Feb 24, 2015

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25 February 2015

Charter Hall Group

Half Year Results 6 months to 31 December 2014

Charter Hall Group

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Agenda

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David Harrison Joint Managing Director

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David Southon Joint Managing Director

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Paul Altschwager Chief Financial Officer

  • 1 1HY15 Results Summary

  • 2 Property Investments

  • 3 Property Funds Management

  • 4 Financial Result

  • 5 Outlook and Guidance

  • 6 Additional Information

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Charter Hall Group | Half Year Results 31 December 2014

1HY15 Results Summary

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Key achievements

1HY15 Results Summary[1 ]

OEPS growth 10.6% on pcp

DPS growth 10.0% on pcp

Total Securityholder Return of 30%[2]

$2.0bn in transactions $1.4bn of acquisitions $0.6bn of divestments

Australian FUM up 10.4% to $12.7bn

$944m gross equity inflows $741m net equity inflows

  1. Figures and statistics on this slide are for 1HY15 being the 6 months to 31 December 2014 with the prior corresponding period (‘pcp’) being the 6 months to 31 December 2013 2. Total securityholder return is based on the 12 months to 31 December 2014. Source: UBS and S&P/ASX

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Charter Hall Group | Half Year Results 31 December 2014

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Solid organic growth in Australian platform 1HY15 Results Summary

Increase in operating earnings per security (OEPS) to 13.74cps, up 10.6%

  • Statutory profit after tax of $39.9m, up from $28.6m

  • Operating earnings of $48.4m[1] , up 27.1% on pcp

  • Distribution of 12.1cps, up 10.0% on pcp

Property Investments (PI) operating earnings up 22.8% to $28.4m

  • Property Investment yield stable at 7.6%, despite WACR falling by 40bps to 7.17%

  • Charter Hall co-invested a further $164m, partially funded by $88m of recycled capital

Property Funds Management (PFM) operating earnings up 27.4% to $21.3m

  • Secured $944m of gross equity flows and $741m of net inflows post investor equity returns

  • Australian FUM increased by 10.4% to $12.7bn for the six month period

  • Property Funds Management EBITDA margin increased from 36.1% to 39.7%

  • Operating Earnings of $48.4m includes non-cash security based benefit expense of $1.3m (1HY14: $1.8m) which is not allocated to the PFM or PI segments

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Charter Hall Group | Half Year Results 31 December 2014

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Total securityholder returns

1HY15 Results Summary

  • Total securityholder return for 1 year to 31 Dec 2014: 30.3%

  • Best performance in A-REIT 200 index over 3 years: 39.5% pa[1 ]

Total performance over 1, 3 and 5 years (% pa) to 31 Dec 2014[1 ]

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45%
39.5%
40%
35%
30.3%
30%
27.0%
25%
21.9%
20% 18.2%
15% 12.2%
9.2% 8.6% 8.9%
10%
5%
0%
1 year 3 years p.a. 5 years p.a.
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Mercer/IPD Wholesale Pooled Property Funds Index ASX 200 Property Accumulation Index

Charter Hall Group securityholders

  1. Source: IPD, UBS and S&P/ASX

  2. Operating earnings per security prior to and including 1HY13 restated to include non-cash security based benefits expense

Distribution per security growth

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14.0
12.10
12.0 11.00
9.80
10.0 9.10
8.00
8.0
6.15
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
1HY10 1HY11 1HY12 1HY13 1HY14 1HY15
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Operating earnings per security growth[2 ]

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16.0
13.74
14.0
12.42
11.29
12.0 10.80
9.83
10.0
7.72
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
1HY10 1HY11 1HY12 1HY13 1HY14 1HY15
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Charter Hall Group | Half Year Results 31 December 2014

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Consistent delivery on strategy

1HY15 Results Summary

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ACCESS DEPLOY MANAGE INVEST
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3 Years
6 Months
Access to multiple equity
sources
Creating value through
attractive investment
opportunities
Property funds
management, asset
management, leasing &
development services
Investing alongside our
capital partners
$944m
gross equity raised
$795m of property
investments with 7.17%
WACR2 and 8.8%
~~discount rate~~
$2bn transactions
$1.4bn acquisitions
$0.6bn divestments
~~$12.7bn FUM~~
270 properties
2,264 tenants
284 leasing deals
$4.4bn gross equity
raised

WALE1 increased by
3yrs to 9.5yrs
$8.3bn transactions
$5.8bn acquisitions
$2.5bn divestments
$4.3bn FUM growth
113 additional
properties
  1. WALE is the Weighted Average Lease Expiry for the Property Investments portfolio which is measured by all tenants remaining leases in years, weighted by each tenant’s gross income as a proportion of the total potential gross income for the portfolio

  2. WACR is Weighted Average Cap Rate for the Charter Hall Group Property Investments portfolio and is weighted by individual co-investment value as a proportion of total property investments

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Operating earnings composition

1HY15 Results Summary

Operating earnings of $48.4m[1] , up 27.1% pcp from $38.1m

  • 57% of operating earnings from property investments

  • Property investments growth of 22.8% pcp

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800 Property Investment Earnings Drivers 8%
700 7%
600 6%
500 5%
400 4%
300 3%
200 2%
Jun-10 Dec-10 Jun-11 Dec-11 Jun-12 Dec-12 Jun-13 Dec-13 Jun-14 Dec-14
Property Investment Co-investment Yield
(LHS) (RHS)
14 45%
Property Funds Management Earnings Drivers
40%
12
35%
10
30%
8 25%
6 20%
15%
4
10%
2
5%
0 0%
Jun-10 Dec-10 Jun-11 Dec-11 Jun-12 Dec-12 Jun-13 Dec-13 Jun-14 Dec-14
Australian FUM (LHS) PFM EBITDA margin (RHS)
Co-investment Yield (%)
Property Investment portfolio ($m)
Domestic FUM ($bn)
PFM EBITDA Margin (%)
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  • Property funds management growth of 27.4% pcp

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$30
28.4
1HY14
$25
1HY15
23.2
21.3
$20
16.7
$15
$10
Property Investments Property Funds Management
57% of Operating Earnings 43% of Operating Earnings
Operating Earnings ($m)
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  1. Operating Earnings of $48.4m includes non-cash security based benefit expense of $1.3m (1HY14: $1.8m) which is not allocated to any of the segments described above. Graphs are shown based on Operating Earnings pre the security based expense

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Charter Hall Group | Half Year Results 31 December 2014

Property Investments

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PI earnings grow by 22.8% to $28.4m

Property Investments

  • Charter Hall Group’s balance sheet investments increased by $75m to $795m

  • Portfolio WALE[1] increased by 1.9 years to 9.5 years during 1HY15, following investment into LWIP

  • Occupancy increased 0.8% to 97.6%

  • WACR reduced 40bps to 7.17%[2] , with 29bps on a like for like basis

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% of CHC Property Investment Portfolio
By Fund Type
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% of CHC Property Investment Portfolio By Fund

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Retail Equity,
$24.8m (3%)
Listed Fund,
$138.6m
(17%)
Wholesale
Equity,
$632.1m
(80%)
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Other, 3.1%
CHOT,
LWIP, 17.2% 20.7%
CLP, 11.1%
CPOF,
14.5%
CPIF, 9.2% RP2, 2.5%
LWHP, 4.4% CQR, 17.4%
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  1. Portfolio WALE calculated as the sum of each fund’s WALE by gross income multiplied by its % of the Property portfolio 2. Refer to slide 28 for NTA and Cap Rate bridge

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Enhanced portfolio quality

Property Investments

In line with our strategy, Charter Hall Group has continued to focus on reweighting its Property Investments towards a more diversified portfolio

  • Property Investment portfolio has increased its exposure to long WALE industrial, hospitality and retail assets

  • Diversification of the portfolio has been further enhanced with an investment in LWIP

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Property Investments by Sector Property Investments by Sector
30 June 2014 31 December 2014
Hospitality
14%
Industrial
25%
Office Industrial Office
42% 22% 37%
Retail
Retail
33%
27%
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Portfolio WALE and lease expiry Property Investments

  • CHC Portfolio composition and upcoming lease expiries actively managed

  • −Property Investment portfolio WALE increased from 7.6 years to 9.5 years during 1HY15

  • −54% of leases expiring in 8 years or more

Fund WALE and Portfolio WALE[1 ]

Lease Expiry Profile by Sector

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Retail Office Industrial Hospitality
LWIP 19.8
60.0%
CLP 12.4
50.0%
LWHP 10.0
40.0%
CPIF 7.8
30.0%
CQR 7.2
20.0%
CPOF 6.9
10.0%
CHOT 5.8
0.0%
RP2 3.3
CHPT 9.5
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  1. Portfolio WALE calculated as the sum of each fund’s WALE by gross income multiplied by its % of the Property portfolio

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Charter Hall Group | Half Year Results 31 December 2014

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Top tenants by gross income Property Investments

• Property Investments portfolio has high occupancy at 97.6%

• Focus on quality of tenant covenants

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Occupancy by Gross Income [2] Top 10 Tenants by Gross Income [1 ]
LWIP 100.0% Woolworths 22.9%
Wesfarmers 11.7%
CPIF 100.0%
Government 5.8%
LWHP 99.4%
Telstra 3.8%
CLP 99.2%
Macquarie Group 3.5%
CQR 98.5%
Metcash 1.6%
RP2 98.2%
Westpac 1.6%
CHOT 95.8%
Wilson Parking 0.9%
CPOF 94.7%
Aurizon 0.8%
CHPT 97.6%
Allianz 0.8%
90.0% 92.0% 94.0% 96.0% 98.0% 100.0%
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  1. Top tenant classification: Top tenant classifications refer to companies and their subsidiaries or related companies. Government tenant classification refers to all Government and Government related tenants 2. Portfolio occupancy calculated as the sum of each fund’s occupancy by gross income multiplied by its % of the Property portfolio

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Charter Hall Group | Half Year Results 31 December 2014

Property Funds Management

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Well diversified funds management portfolio

Property Funds Management

Portfolio Size No. of No. of Gross income WALE Occupancy Average cap rate
($bn) properties tenants ($m) (years) (%) (%)
Dec 14 12.7 270 2,264 1,081 8.1 97.5% 7.30%
Jun 14 11.5 209 2,289 1,000 7.3 96.8% 7.68%

Diversification by equity source

Asset type diversification[1]

WALE by sector

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Retail 19.8
Equity Listed Hospitality
$1.7bn Fund 4%
(13%) $2.1bn
(17%)
Industrial Office
19% 51%
10.2
7.7
6.8
Wholesale Retail
Equity 26% Office Retail Industrial Hospitality
$8.9bn
(70%)
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  1. LWIP is allocated between the Hospitality sector (82%) and Retail sector (18%)

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Office sector activity

Property Funds Management

6 months to 31 December 2014

  • $6.5bn in Office funds under management with $220m of acquisitions and $462m of divestments

  • $220m acquisition of the University of Western Sydney’s new office campus in Parramatta's CBD, Sydney, with a 15 year WALE (50% CPOF and 50% DOF)

  • Completed 93 leasing agreements across 179,172sqm increasing office portfolio WALE from 6.2 to 6.8 years

  • Office occupancy improved by 0.5% to 95.9% during 1HY15 (4.1% Office portfolio vacancy relative to national office vacancy rate of 10.8%[1] )

  • Major leasing renewals including 20 years to Westpac at Kogarah (CPOF), 10 years to government at Cannington (PFA) and 13,000sqm renewal to Macquarie at No.1 Martin Place, Sydney (CHOT)

  • Major new leasing deals include 11,000sqm to APRA and LinkedIn at No.1 Martin Place, Sydney (CHOT), 7,900sqm to Collection House at BoQ HQ, Brisbane fringe

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Artist impression, UWS Parramatta Campus, NSW

Sector overview 31 Dec 2014 30 Jun 2014 Change
FUM $6.5bn $6.5bn 0
No. of properties 47 55 (8)
Gross income $569m $586m ($17m)
Occupancy 95.9% 95.4% 0.5%
WALE 6.8yrs 6.2yrs 0.6yrs
Cap Rate 7.25% 7.67% (0.42%)
CHC co-investment $291m $301m ($10m)
  1. Source: PCA all office (National) vacancy rate

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Retail sector activity

Property Funds Management

6 months to 31 December 2014

  • Total Australian retail FUM has increased by 11.9% to $3.3bn during 1HY15 with Charter Hall now managing 108 retail assets throughout Australia

  • Total 183 leasing deals over 42,816sqm with occupancy rising 0.1% and remaining strong at 98.6%

  • Established and expanded LWHP with additional wholesale equity commitments of $235m. Current GAV of $400m with growth capacity for a further $300m

  • RP1 has expanded its portfolio to $518m upon completion of the announced Brickworks Woolworths Marketplace acquisition

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Artist impression, Brickworks Woolworths Marketplace, Adelaide SA

Sector overview 1 31 Dec 2014 30 Jun 2014 Change
FUM $3.3bn $2.9bn $0.4bn
No. of properties 108 96 12
Gross income $279m $238m $41m
Occupancy 98.6% 98.5% 0.1%
WALE 7.7yrs 8.0yrs (0.3yrs)
Cap Rate 7.23% 7.61% (0.38%)
CHC co-investment $218m $238m ($20m)
  1. Australia only

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Industrial sector activity

Property Funds Management

6 months to 31 December 2014

  • Industrial FUM has grown 18% to $2.5bn during 1HY15

  • Occupancy close to 100% with 8 leases totaling 78,738sqm during the half. WALE at 10.2 years

  • Acquisition of the 6 asset $171.4m Inghams portfolio with assets allocated to CLP, DIF2 and CPIF with WALEs ranging from 20 to 25 years

  • CPIF, Australia’s strongest performing wholesale unlisted property fund[1] , completed its first Review Event and achieved a first close capital raising of $329m

  • CLP continues to grow, with the acquisition of 4 assets during the half, with GAV at $820m (up from $608m)

  • DIF2 now fully invested with Charter Hall Direct launching DIF3 in December 2014

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136 Horrie Miller Drive, Perth WA

Sector overview 31 Dec 2014 30 Jun 2014 Change
FUM $2.5bn $2.1bn $0.4bn
No. of properties 71 58 13
Gross income $200m $176m $24m
Occupancy 99.7% 99.4% 0.3%
WALE 10.2yrs 9.9yrs 0.3yrs
Cap Rate 7.62% 7.88% (0.26%)
CHC co-investment $174m $181m ($7m)
  1. Source: 3 year return to 31 December 2014 IPD/Mercer Total Pooled Property Funds Index – multi asset funds

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Hospitality sector activity

Property Funds Management

6 months to 31 December 2014

  • Established the Group’s first investment in the Hospitality sector via a new wholesale partnership, LWIP (Long WALE Investment Partnership) which is a 50/50 JV between Charter Hall and HOSTPLUS

  • LWIP acquired a $603m[2] portfolio of 54 high quality hospitality assets, leased to the ALH Group subject to initial lease terms of 20 years plus options with annual CPI rental increases

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Magnums Hotel, Airlie Beach Qld

  • The ALH Group is the market leader in the Australian hotel sector and is 75% owned by Woolworths Limited and 25% by Mathieson Group

  • A new long WALE asset sector for Charter Hall and its wholesale partners to continue to allocate capital into the future

  • LWIP’s FUM, number of properties and CHC co-investment is allocated between Hospitality sectors (82% Hotels) and Retail sector (18% Dan Murphy’s and BWS outlets)

Sector overview 31 Dec 2014
FUM $0.5bn1
No. of properties 441
Gross income $34m
Occupancy 100%
WALE 19.8yrs
Cap Rate 6.66%
CHC Investment $112m1
  1. LWIP Cap Rate based on acquisition cost was 6.81% and subsequently revalued at a Cap Rate of 6.66%

Charter Hall Group | Half Year Results 31 December 2014

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Australian FUM growth of 10.4% drives earnings

Property Funds Management

  • FUM growth driven by activity in the Industrial, Retail and new Hospitality sector

  • −Australian property FUM has increased $1.2bn, or 10.4% during 1HY15 to $12.7bn −13.4% CAGR in domestic FUM since June 2010

Total Group FUM

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$bn
13.0 $12.7bn
12.0 $11.5bn
$10.7bn
11.0
$10.2bn $10.3bn
10.0
$8.9bn $9.9bn
9.0
8.0 $8.5bn $8.4bn
7.0
$7.2bn
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
Jun-10 Jun-11 Jun-12 Jun-13 Jun-14 Dec-14
Australia FUM Offshore FUM
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Australian FUM by equity source

$bn

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$bn
13.0 $12.7bn
12.0 $11.5bn
$1.7bn
11.0
$9.9bn $1.7bn
10.0
$2.1bn
9.0 $8.5bn $8.4bn $1.7bn
$2.0bn
8.0
$7.2bn $1.5bn $1.5bn
7.0 $1.8bn
$1.5bn
6.0 $1.6bn
5.0
4.0 $3.5bn
3.0 $3.2bn
2.0
1.0
$2.5bn $3.6bn $5.4bn $6.5bn $7.8bn $8.9bn
0.0
Jun-10 Jun-11 Jun-12 Jun-13 Jun-14 Dec-14
Wholesale Listed Retail
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Secured inflows across the funds platform

Property Funds Management

  • Diversified equity sources

  • Secured $0.9bn in gross equity flows[2] ($0.7bn net) during 1HY15 across all equity sources

FY13 FY14 1HY15
($m) ($m) ($m)
Wholesale Pooled Funds 147 651 364
Wholesale Partnerships 599 261 472
Listed Funds 142 260 26
Direct Funds1 288 277 82
Gross equity secured (Australian FUM) 1,176 1,449 944
Net equity secured (Australian FUM) 1,003 987 741
  1. Funds and syndicates for retail, SMSF and high net worth investors

  2. Equity flows includes equity received or returned only and excludes undrawn equity commitments

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PFM EBITDA growth of 29.3%

Property Funds Management

• PFM EBITDA margin on revenue has increased from 36.1% to 39.7%

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40.0
36.7
1HY14
35.0 1HY15
29.7
30.0
25.0
19.2
20.0
17.8
15.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
Investment Management Property Services (inc CIP)
PFM Revenue ($m)
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$m 1HY15 1HY14 Growth
Revenue 55.9 47.5 17.6%
Net operating expenses (33.7) (30.4) 11.0%
Property funds
management EBITDA1
22.2 17.1 29.3%
EBITDA margin on revenue 39.7% 36.1% +358bps
  1. PFM Operating Earnings is $21.3m (slide 4). PFM EBITDA is before $0.9m of depreciation expense

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Development adding to fund performance

Property Funds Management

  • Redevelopment opportunities undertaken to enhance both income yield and total returns

  • In-house development skills are a core competency

  • $1.6bn development pipeline includes major office projects at 570 Bourke Street Melbourne and 333 George Street Sydney, a variety of shopping centre expansions and industrial sites

Development activity
(current projects underway)
On completion value
Retail $384m
Office $778m
Industrial $449m
Total $1,611m1

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Artist impression of 333 George Street, Sydney NSW

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Artist impression of 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC

  1. $1.2bn included in FUM at 31 December 2014

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Financial Result

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Profit and Loss by segment

Financial result

  • 27.1% growth in Operating Earnings to $48.4m

  • PI operating earnings up 22.8% to $28.4m

  • increased investments in LWIP, CLP, CQR and LWHP

  • – property investment income yield stable at 7.6%

  • PFM earnings increased by 27.4% to $21.3m with strong revenue growth in all areas

  • Non operating items comprise mainly non-cash management rights amortisation and MTM of derivatives

  • OEPS growth of 10.6% to 13.7cps and DPS growth of 10.0% to 12.1cps

$m 1HY15 1HY14 Change %
Property investment 28.4 23.2 22.8%
Property funds management 21.3 16.7 27.4%
Security based benefits
expense
(1.3) (1.8) (27.8%)
Operating earnings 48.4 38.1 27.1%
Property valuations (net) 4.0 (2.6)
Amortisation of management
rights
(5.1) (4.2)
MTM of derivatives (7.3) 1.3
Other non-operating items (0.1) (4.0)
Non-operating items (8.5) (9.5)
Profit after tax 39.9 28.6 39.6%
OEPS (cps) 13.7 12.4 10.6%
DPS (cps) 12.1 11.0 10.0%
Payout ratio 88.0% 88.6%

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Property Investments earnings growth of 22.8% Financial result

  • Operating earnings from property investments up 22.8% to $28.4m

  • $0.4m earnings growth from investments held for a comparable period

  • $7.0m contribution from increased investments in LWIP, CLP, CQR and LWHP

  • $1.5m reduction in investment earnings due to the continued wind down of non-core funds

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35.0
+$7.0m ($1.5m) ($0.7m)
30.0
25.0 +$0.4m
$28.4m
20.0 $23.2m
15.0
10.0
5.0
-
1HY14 Change in earnings Increase in property Wind down of non- Increase in interest 1HY15
(Comparable portfolio) investments core funds expense
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Property Funds Management earnings up 27.4% Financial result

  • PFM operating earnings up 27.4% to $21.3m

  • PFM EBITDA margin has expanded by 3.6% to 39.7%

  • Investment Management revenue growth of $7m or 23.4% driven by

  • $4.9m increase in transactional revenue

  • $2.1m increase in fund management fees attributable to the impact of prior year FUM growth now generating recurring fees

  • Property Services revenue growth of $1.4m or 8% driven by

  • $2.0m contribution from CIP, an increase of $0.7m

  • Expenses up $3.3m primarily driven by FUM growth of 10.4% over the past 6 months and continued reinvestment in improved capabilities

$m 1HY15 1HY14 Change %
Investment Management 36.7 29.7 23.4%
Property Services 19.2 17.8 8.0%
Total PFM revenue 55.9 47.5 17.6%
Net operating expenses (33.7) (30.4) 11.1%
PFM EBITDA 22.2 17.1 29.3%
Depreciation (0.9) (0.4) 103.5%
Income tax 0.0 0.0 -
PFM operating earnings 21.3 16.7 27.4%
PFM EBITDA margin on revenue 39.7% 36.1% +3.6%
Net Operating Expenses / Average
FUM
56bps 58bps (2bps)

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Balance Sheet Capacity

Financial result

• Strong balance sheet maintained

  • $151m investment in LWIP

  • Continued capital recycling including $55m of LWHP

  • Property Investments represent 94% of net tangible assets

  • $100m available liquidity at 31 December 2014

  • Deferred tax asset recognised at 31 December 2014 relating to carry forward tax losses

  • The PFM platform is expected to be in a tax payable position during FY17

$m 31 Dec 14 30 June 14
Cash 12 50
Property Investments 795 720
Development investments 45 47
Deferred tax assets 8 8
Other tangible assets 50 73
Intangibles 83 88
Total assets 993 986
Borrowings 1 -
Other liabilities 64 69
Total liabilities 65 69
Total equity 928 917
NTA ($m) 845 829
NTA per security 2.38 2.38
Balance sheet gearing (net of cash) 0.0% 0.0%
Look-through gearing1 37.2% 31.0%
Available liquidity ($m) 1002 139
  1. Calculated by incorporating Charter Hall’s proportional share of total assets (net of cash) and debt (net of cash) of the funds in which it invests

  2. Available liquidity at 31 December 2014 excludes $25m of CHC corporate debt facility expiring August 2015

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NTA per security and Cap Rate bridge

Financial result

Weighted Average Cap Rate[1]

NTA ($ per security)

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7.60% (0.12%)
(0.06%)
0.04 (0.04)
7.40% (0.06%)
2.40 (0.05%)
(0.11%)
7.20%
2.42
2.30 2.38
2.38 7.57% 7.28% 7.17%
7.00%
2.20 6.80%
30 June 2014 Net Property 31 Dec 2014 LWIP 31 Dec 2014 30 Jun CHOT CQR CPOF Other 31 Dec LWIP 31 Dec
NTA Revaluation & NTA (Ex LWIP) NTA 2014 Cap Funds 2014 Cap 2014 Cap
Other Rate Rate Rate
(ex LWIP)
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  • NTA per security uplift of 4cps primarily due to cap rate compression in existing property investment portfolio offset by a net (4cps) reduction relating to LWIP due to the impact of acquisition costs

  • WACR has reduced by 40 basis points

  • Existing Property Investments cap rate compression of 29 basis points

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CHC Cashflow

Financial result

  • 1HY15 distribution covered by operating cashflow

  • DRP participation of 44.6% will retain approximately $19m

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60.0 Operating Earnings to Operating Cashflow
($1.7m)
50.0 ($3.0m)
($2.3m) $1.3m $1.1m
$48.4m
40.0 $43.7m $43.0m
30.0
20.0
10.0
-
Operating Change in Change in Earnings vs Security Depreciation Operating Distribution
earnings receivables payables distribution based cashflow paid/payable
received benefits
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Property Investment Movement

  • $151m investment in new LWIP fund

  • $10m sell down of Coles CDC (DIF3)

  • $55m net divestment in LWHP

  • The net movement in Property Investment in 1HY15 was $75m

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Outlook and Guidance

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FY15 outlook and earnings guidance Outlook and guidance

  • The Australian property yield spread to bond yields and the cost of debt remains attractive for domestic and offshore investors

  • Charter Hall continues to focus on investing in assets with strong tenant covenants and long leases, delivering sustainable income and capital growth for investors

Our guidance is as follows:

  • Absent unexpected events, our FY15 guidance is 7-9% growth on FY14 operating earnings per security

  • The distribution payout ratio is expected to be between 85% and 95% of operating earnings per security

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Additional Information

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Additional information

Section Section Slide
1 Group & Managed Funds Overview 34-36
2 Property Investment Portfolio 37
3 Fund Updates 38-43
4 Financial Information 44-47
5 Capital Management and Funding 48-50
6 Fund Key 51

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Charter Hall Group

Group overview

Property Funds Management Platform

$12.7bn FUM

• Investment management • Transaction services • Capital management

FUM $12.7bn
No. of properties 270
Gross income $1.1bn
  • Asset management

  • • Property management

  • • Development management

  • • Technical services

Charter Hall Group Property Investment $795m co-investments

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OFFICE
$291m
(37% of portfolio)
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RETAIL
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INDUSTRIAL HOSPITALITY
$174m $112m
(22% of portfolio) (14% of portfolio)
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  1. Figures are as at 31 December 2014

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Charter Hall managed funds

FUM as at 31 December 2014

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Listed AREIT Wholesale Pooled funds, Partnerships and Mandates Retail investor funds Funds being realised
$2.1bn $8.8bn $1.7bn $0.1bn
($139m co-invested) ($632m co-invested) ($23m co-invested) ($2m equity to be
realised)
CQR [1 ] Partnerships Partnerships Pooled DOF PFA CHUF
CHOF5 [1 ]
$2.1bn $4.3bn $4.3bn $3.2bn $0.5bn $0.2bn $2m $81m
($11m / 4%) ($0.2m / 0%) ($0.7m/ 24%)
($139m / 10%)
CHOT CLP CPOF
$2.2bn $0.8bn $2.2bn DIF1&2 CDC DPF 685 LaTrobe
($164m / 14%) ($88m / 15%) ($115m / 10%) $0.5bn $0.1bn $7m
$10m
($0.8m / 0%) ($10m/ 12%) ($1m / 20%)
LWIP LWHP CPIF
$0.6bn $0.5bn $1.0bn
($137m / 50%) ($35m / 12%) ($73m / 8%) DIF3 CHIF 8
$85m $62m
RP2 Mandates
$0.2bn $1.3bn
Workzone VA
($20m / 20%)
$125m $67m
BSWF [2 ]
$0.6bn
BW Trust
Other $73m
mandates [3 ]
$0.7bn
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  1. FUM definition includes on completion value for development assets

  2. Brisbane Square Wholesale Fund (BSWF) includes 67% of Bankwest Place and Brisbane Square

  3. Includes interest in 275 George St (50%) and Adelaide ATO (50%), (which are both co-owned with CPOF); Riverside Centre, 100 Skyring Road, RP1 and other assets

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Charter Hall managed funds

As at 31 December 2014

Total Sector Equity Source No. of Lettable Occupancy
2
Weighted WALE 2,3 Weighted
property Properties area (sqm) average rent
(in years)
average cap
assets review rate
($m)
Top Managed Funds
CQR 2,138 Retail Listed 78 540,018 98.5% 4.1% 7.2 7.4%
CHOT 2,148 Office Wholesale 15 300,187 95.8% 4.0% 5.8 7.0%
CPOF 2,207 Office Wholesale 16 332,124 94.7% 3.8% 6.9 7.2%
CPIF 1,014 Industrial Wholesale 38 693,112 100.0% 3.3% 7.8 7.8%
CLP 820 Industrial Wholesale 17 629,190 99.2% 3.1% 12.4 7.4%
LWIP 618 Hospitality / Retail Wholesale 54 151,308 100.0% 2.5% 19.8 6.7%
Total Other Funds 218
Wholesale (RP2, LWHP) 699 Retail Wholesale 16 221,860 99.1% 3.5% 8.2 6.9%
Retail investor funds (DOF, PFA,DIF,
DIF2, DIF3 CDC, Workzone, BP, 1,664 Office / Industrial / Retail Retail 38 624,315 98.0% 3.2% 9.1 7.8%
Virgin,CHIF8,DIF3)
3rdparty mandates1 1,302 Office / Retail Wholesale 17 202,939 97.9% 3.1% 7.6 6.0%
Sub-total / Weighted average 12,609 289 3,695,052 97.5% 3.6% 8.2 7.2%
Assets jointly owned by CHC funds (22)
Sub-total / Weighted average 12,609 267 3,695,052 97.5% 3.6% 8.2 7.2%
Funds being realised (DPF, CHUF,
CHOF5)
90 Office / Retail Retail / Wholesale 3 10,462 100% 2.6% 4.3 9.3%
Direct Property (685 La Trobe St) 10
Total / Weighted average 12,710 270 3,705,514 97.5% 3.7% 8.1 7.3%
  1. Includes interest in 275 George St, BankWest Place and Brisbane Square, co-owned with CPOF; 50% of RP1, co-owned with CQR; Riverside Centre and other assets. No. of properties excludes properties already in CPOF and CQR 2. Occupancy and WALE includes income support

  2. Portfolio WALE is weighted by gross income. CQR discloses WALE based on annual base rent

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CHC Property Investment portfolio As at 31 December 2014

As at 31 December 2014
Ownership Stake Charter Hall Charter Hall WALE Market Cap Rate Discount Rate Average Charter Hall
Investment Investment rental reviews Investment Yield
Income
(%) ($m) ($m) (years) (%) (%) (%) (%)
Listed Fund 138.6 5.8
Charter Hall Retail REIT (CQR)1 10.5% 138.6 5.8 7.2 7.4% 9.0% 4.1% 8.7%
Wholesale 632.1 21.8
Charter Hall Office Trust (CHOT) 14.3% 164.3 6.1 5.8 7.0% 8.4% 4.0% 7.3%
Long WALE Investment Partnership
(LWIP)
50.0% 136.5 2.6 19.8 6.7% N/A 2.5% 7.8%
Core Plus Office Fund (CPOF) 9.8% 115.3 3.9 6.9 7.2% 8.6% 3.8% 6.7%
Core Logistics Partnership (CLP) 14.8% 88.0 3.0 12.4 7.4% 9.3% 3.1% 7.0%
Core Plus Industrial Fund (CPIF) 8.1% 73.2 3.0 7.8 7.8% 9.6% 3.3% 8.2%
Long WALE Hardware Partnership (LWHP) 12.1% 35.2 2.4 10.0 6.9% 8.9% 3.1% 7.4%
Retail Partnership No. 2 (RP2) 20.0% 19.6 0.8 3.3 7.0% 8.8% 4.6% 8.2%
Retail Investor Funds 22.6 1.2
Direct Office Fund (DOF) 3.9% 11.2 0.4 6.5 7.6% 8.8% 3.1% 7.8%
PFA Diversified Property Trust (PFA) 0.1% 0.2 0.0 5.6 9.1% 9.7% 3.0% 9.9%
Direct Industrial Fund (DIF) 0.2% 0.3 0.0 10.8 7.5% 9.4% 3.3% 8.3%
Direct Industrial Fund No. 2 (DIF2) 0.4% 0.5 0.0 13.7 7.6% 9.4% 3.0% 8.2%
Coles RDC Fund (DIF3) 12.0% 10.4 0.8 12.2 7.5% 8.8% 2.8% 7.8%
Funds being realised 2.2 0.1
Diversified Property Fund (DPF) 19.6% 1.5 0.1 4.3 9.3% 10.0% 2.6% N/A
Charter Hall Umbrella Fund (CHUF) 24.2% 0.7 0.0 4.3 9.3% 10.0% 2.6% N/A
**Total2 ** 795.5 28.9 9.5 7.2% 8.8% 3.6% 7.6%
  1. CQR WALE reported based on total WALE. CQR minimum rent reviews is weighted average rent reviews of specialty tenants 2. Weighted average property statistics based on the funds where CHC has an investment

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Charter Hall Office Trust (CHOT) Property investment portfolio

Key events during 1HY15

  • Total of 44,079sqm leases executed and terms agreed on a further 26,254sqm – representing 19% of the portfolio

  • Active portfolio capital management to take advantage of market cycle with divestment of 59 Goulburn Street, Sydney, Charter Grove, St Leonards and Moonee Ponds, Victoria all achieving a premium to book value

  • Debt facility repricing producing a 55 bps reduction in average margin and increased weighted debt maturity from 2.4 to 3.9 years

  • Top tenants include the Australian government, Macquarie, Telstra, Citigroup, Aurizon and Allianz

Portfolio characteristics
Key metrics
Portfolio characteristics
Key metrics
Gross property assets $2.15bn
Total debt $0.96bn
Gearing (look-through) 43.6%
Number of assets 15
Occupancy 95.8%
Weighted average lease expiry 5.8 years
CBD assets 87%
Prime grade assets 96%
Weighted average cap rate 7.0%
Weighted average rent review (next 12 months) 4.0%
Charter Hall co-investment $164m / 14.3%

Geographic allocation (by GAV)

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WA ACT
3% 1%
QLD
10%
VIC
26%
NSW
60%
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CHOT Debt Expiry Profile (by facility limit)

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$800m
$700m
$600m
$500m
$400 $400 $400m
$400m
$300m
$200m
$100m
$0m
FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20+
Facility Limit ($A'm)
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Charter Hall Retail REIT (CQR)

Property investment portfolio

Key events during 1HY15

  • Acquired two properties for $96.7 million at average initial yield of 7.2%

  • Commenced or completed $69 million of redevelopment projects

  • Occupancy remained stable at 98.5%

  • Offshore disposals complete following the sale of German and New Zealand assets

  • An incremental $250 million tranche of the existing bank debt facility has been credit approved to refinance the CMBS upon expiry in September 2015[1]

Portfolio characteristics
**Key metrics1 **
Portfolio characteristics
**Key metrics1 **
Grosspropertyassets $2.1bn
Total look-through debt(net of cash) $752m
Look-throughgearing 34.9%
Total number of assets 78
Occupancy (weighted on GLA) 98.5%
Anchor WALE 11.0years
Weighted average caprate 7.4%
SamepropertyNOIgrowth 3.4%
Weighted averaged rent review (next 12 months) 4.1%
Charter Hall co-investment $139m / 10.5%

Geographic allocation

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SA
6%
VIC
11%
NSW
40%
WA
16%
QLD ACT
22% TAS 4%
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CQR debt expiry profile[1 ]

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$500m
$444
$450m
$400m
$350m
$300m
$250
$250m
$200m
$150m
$85
$100m
$50m
$0m
FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20+
Facility Limit ($A'm)
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  1. Credit approved, subject to documentation

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Core Plus Office Fund (CPOF) Property investment portfolio

Key events during 1HY15

  • CPOF acquired a 50% interest of 169 Macquarie Street, Parramatta, fully leased to the University of Western Sydney (UWS) for 15 years structured on a double net lease

  • The Bank of Queensland relocated into 100 Skyring Terrace following practical completion in August approximately 3 months ahead of programme.

  • Assets currently under construction include 333 George Street, Sydney and 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne

  • The Fund settled on the sale of a non-core asset at 51 Pirie Street, Adelaide in January 2015 for $13m

Portfolio characteristics
Key metrics
Portfolio characteristics
Key metrics
Grosspropertyassets1 $2.2bn
Total debt $884m
Gearing (look-through) 40.6%
Number of assets 16
Occupancy2 94.7%
Weighted average lease expiry2 6.9years
CBD assets 94%
Agrade assets 95%
Weighted average caprate 7.2%
Weighted average rent review
(next 12 months)
3.8%
Charter Hall co-investment $115m / 9.8%

Geographic allocation (by GAV)

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VIC
20% NSW
28%
WA SA
19% 6%
QLD
27%
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Debt facility expiry profile (by facility limit)

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$800m
$700m
$600m $550
$489
$500m
$400m
$300m
$200m $150
$100m
$38
$0m
FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20+
Facility Limit ($A'm)
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Core Logistics Partnership (CLP) Property investment portfolio

Key events during the 1HY15

  • 4 assets of 17 in portfolio acquired during 1H15 (24% GAV)

  • The CLP portfolio retained high occupancy over the period at 99.2% with a WALE of 12.4 years and fixed annual rent reviews of 3.1% pa

  • Portfolio GAV expected circa $860m once all current pre-leased forward funded developments are completed

  • Assets currently under construction include a pre-lease to Cascade at Darra, the construction of an office building on the Peters Ice Cream site at Mulgrave, Melbourne and a new lease to Woolworths in Laverton, Melbourne

Portfolio characteristics
Key metrics
Portfolio characteristics
Key metrics
Gross property assets1 $820m
Total debt $205m
Gearing (look-through) 24.6%
Number of assets 17
Occupancy 99.2%
Weighted average lease expiry 12.4 years
Weighted average cap rate 7.4 %
Weighted average rent review
(next 12 months)
3.1%
Charter Hall co-investment $88m / 14.8%
  • Top Tenants include Inghams, Peters Ice Cream, Metcash and Woolworths

Geographic allocation (by GAV)

Debt expiry profile (by facility limit)

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NSW
TAS 7%
12%
5%
WA
13%
QLD
14%
VIC
49%
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$300m
$250
$250m
$200m
$150m
$100m
$50m
0.0
$0m
FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20+
Facility Limit ($A'm)
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Core Plus Industrial Fund (CPIF)

Property investment portfolio

Key events during the 1HY15

  • CPIF ranked as Australia’s highest performing unlisted wholesale property fund (all sectors) over the 3 years to 31 December 2014 according to IPD data

  • During the half the Fund reached $1 billion in gross asset value and is now diversified across 38 assets with 100% occupancy and a 7.8 year WALE

  • Top tenants include Wesfarmers, Volkswagen, Fosters, Metcash, Toll Group and Woolworths

  • CPIF owns a 37ha land bank spread across multiple sites with capacity to deliver up to 176,000sqm or $225m of investment product

Portfolio characteristics1
Key metrics
Grosspropertyassets
$1,014m
Total debt
$44m
Gearing (look-through)
2.15%
Number of assets
38
Occupancy
100%
Weighted average lease expiry
7.8years
Weighted average caprate
7.8%
Weighted average rent review
(next 12 months)
3.3%
Charter Hall co-investment
$73m / 8.1%
Portfolio characteristics1
Key metrics
Grosspropertyassets
$1,014m
Total debt
$44m
Gearing (look-through)
2.15%
Number of assets
38
Occupancy
100%
Weighted average lease expiry
7.8years
Weighted average caprate
7.8%
Weighted average rent review
(next 12 months)
3.3%
Charter Hall co-investment
$73m / 8.1%
Grosspropertyassets $1,014m
Total debt $44m
Gearing (look-through) 2.15%
Number of assets 38
Occupancy 100%
Weighted average lease expiry 7.8years
Weighted average caprate 7.8%
Weighted average rent review
(next 12 months)
3.3%
Charter Hall co-investment $73m / 8.1%

Geographic allocation (by GAV)

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SA
VIC
3%
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NSW
29%
WA TAS
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QLD
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Debt facility expiry profile (by facility limit)

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$800m
$700m
$600m
$500m
$400m
$325m
$300m
$200m
$100m
$24m
$0m
FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20+
Facility Limit ($A'm)
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Long WALE Investment Portfolio (LWIP)

Property investment portfolio

Key events during the 1HY15

  • $603m acquisition of 54 ALH leased hotels including 18 Dan Murphy’s

  • Portfolio WALE of 20 years at acquisition with CPI annual rental increases

  • Interest rate hedges in place for up to 5 years at an average base rate of 3.12%

  • Charter Hall carrying value at December 2014 is net of its share of LWIP transaction costs

Portfolio characteristics
Key metrics
Portfolio characteristics
Key metrics
Grosspropertyassets1 $618m
Total debt $340m
Gearing (look-through) 54.1%
Number of assets 54
Occupancy 100%
Weighted average lease expiry 2 19.8years
Weighted average caprate 6.7%
Weighted average rent review
(next 12 months)
CPI
Charter Hall co-investment $137m / 50%

Geographic Allocation (by GAV)

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TAS 7% 3%
3%
WA
11%
VIC
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QLD
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Debt facility expiry profile (by facility limit)

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$200m
$170 $170
$150m
$100m
$50m
$0m
FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22+
Facility Limit ($A'm)
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Key financial metrics

Financial performance

GROUP
1HY15
1HY14
Change
GROUP
1HY15
1HY14
Change
GROUP
1HY15
1HY14
Change
GROUP
1HY15
1HY14
Change
Statutory profit after tax
$39.9m
$28.6m
39.6%
Operating earnings1
$48.4m
$38.1m
27.1%
Operating earnings per security (OEPS)1
13.74cps
12.42cps
10.6%
Distribution per security (DPS)
12.1cps
11.0cps
10.0%
Return on Equity2(NTA basis)
11.5%
11.6%
(0.1%)
BALANCE SHEET At 31 Dec 2014 At 30 Jun 2014 Change
Funds under management – Australia
$12.7bn
$11.5bn
10.4%
Total Group assets
$993m
$986m
0.7%
Net tangible assets
$845m
$829m
1.9%
NTA per security
$2.38
$2.38
0.0%
Balance sheet gearing3
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Look through gearing
37.2%
31.0%
6.2%
  1. Operating earnings includes security based benefits expense

  2. Return on equity calculated as operating earnings divided by opening NTA plus contributed equity during the year 3. Debt net of cash / Gross assets less cash

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Detailed operating earnings Financial performance

1HY15 1HY14 Variance %
($m) ($m) ($m)
Property Funds Investment
Property Funds Investment Income 28.9 22.9 6.0 26.2%
Net Interest Income / (Expense) (0.4) 0.4 (0.7) (200.0%)
Operating Costs (0.1) (0.1) 0.0 0.0%
Property Funds Investment 28.4 23.2 5.2 22.8%
Property Funds Management
Funds Management Income 55.9 47.5 8.4 17.6%
Net Operating Expenses (33.7) (30.4) (3.3) 11.0%
Depreciation (0.9) (0.4) (0.5) 103.5%
Property Funds Management 21.3 16.7 4.6 27.4%
Non-cash security based benefits expense (1.3) (1.8) (0.5) (27.8%)
Total Operating Earnings 48.4 38.1 10.3 27.1%

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Property funds management operating earnings Financial performance

1HY15 1HY14 Variance %
($000s) ($000s) ($000s)
Revenue
Fund management fees 24,068 22,015 2,053 9.3%
Transaction and performance fees 12,622 7,725 4,897 63.4%
Investment Management 36,690 29,740 6,950 23.4%
Property management fees 7,498 7,036 462 6.6%
Leasing fees 4,678 4,790 (112) (2.3%)
Facilities and project management fees 1,139 992 147 14.9%
Development management fees 3,860 3,631 229 6.3%
CIP 2,000 1,300 700 53.8%
Property Services 19,175 17,749 1,426 8.0%
Total funds management revenue 55,865 47,489 8,376 17.6%
Net Operating Expenses
Net employee costs (26,637) (23,932) (2,705 ) 11.3%
Non-employee costs (7,068) (6,419) (649) 10.1%
Net Operating Expenses (33,705) (30,351) (3,354) 11.1%
Depreciation (883) (434) (449) 103.5%
Operating Earnings: Property Funds Management
21,277
16,704 4,575 27.4%

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Reconciliation of operating earnings to statutory profit after tax Financial performance

1HY15 1HY14
$000s $000s
Operating Earnings 48,441 38,123
Net fair value (loss) / gain on financial derivatives1 (7,348) 1,270
Net fair value adjustment on investments and property1 3,955 (2,096)
Amortisation of management rights (5,059) (4,230)
Transfer from reserves of cumulative FX losses on disposal of foreign investments1 (810) (494)
Income tax benefit / (expense) 372 (1,985)
Other1 369 (1,989)
Statutory profit after tax attributable to stapled securityholders 39,920 28,599
  1. Included non-operating items equity accounted investments on a look-through basis

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PFM platform debt management

Capital management and funding

  • Substantial funding capacity available across the funds platform

  • $6.0bn of debt facilities across 24 funds and the Group

  • $1.5bn available undrawn debt plus $0.2bn of cash

  • $0.8bn of new debt facilities and $2.6bn of refinanced debt in FY15 YTD

  • Weighted average debt maturity¹ of 3.3 years, down from 3.6 years

Key Debt Metrics

Key Debt Metrics
**Managed Funds Platform ** Dec 14 Jun 14
Group Facility Limit ($m) 6,038 5,485
Group Undrawn Debt ($m) 1,517 1,325
Total Group Cash ($m) 216 195
Look Through Gearing (%) 37% 31%
Look Through Weighted Average Debt Maturity (yrs)(1) 3.3 3.6
Look Through Weighted Average Cost of Debt(2) 5.03% 5.10%
Look Through Interest Rate Hedging (%) 73% 66%

Debt Facility by Sector¹

  • WACD² reduced by 7 basis points to 5.0%

  • Increased interest rate hedging to 71%, up from 66% across the funds platform

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45.8%
3,500 Undrawn
Drawn
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500 38.1%
23.9%
1,000
500 55.9%
37.2%
0
Corporate Office Retail Industrial Hospitality
Debt Facility ($m)
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  1. Debt duration is based on facility limits

  2. % relates to look through gearing

  3. Passing cost of debt is on a look through basis and includes floating rate, hedge rate, margins, line fee but excludes undrawn line fees and amortised borrowing costs

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Debt maturity profile Capital management and funding

  • Weighted average maturity at 31 December 2014 is 3.3 years down from 3.6 years at 30 June 2014

  • Look through weighted average maturity at 31 December 2014 is 3.2 years

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2,500
2,036
2,000
1,500
1,221
1,184 1,148
1,000
500 405
43
-
FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20+
Debt Facilities ($m)
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CHC Look Through

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300
265
250
204
200
150
202
100
81
63
50
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FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20+
Debt Facilities ($m)
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CHC look through hedge maturity profile Capital management and funding

CHC Look Through Hedge Maturity Profile

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600 3.70%
3.60%
500
76%
73% 3.50%
70%
400
63%
55% 3.40%
300
3.30%
200
3.20%
23%
100
3.10%
0%
- 3.00%
Current FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20
Hedge Profile¹ Current Drawn Debt² % Hedged Hedge rate³
Hedge Notional ($m)
Weighted Average Hedge Rate (%)
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• The hedge portfolio has a duration of 3.2 years[1]

• The passing weighted average hedge rate is 3.3%[1]

• The passing weighted average cost of debt is 5.0%[1]

  1. Interest rate hedging as at 31 December 2014 on a look through basis

  2. Current Drawn Debt as at 31 December 2014 and is projected on a straight line basis for illustrative purposes only

  3. Hedge Rate is the look through weighted average rate as at 31 December 2014.

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Fund key

Listed entities
CHC Charter Hall Group
CQR Charter Hall Retail REIT

Wholesale (Pooled and Partnerships)

BSWF Brisbane Square Wholesale Fund
CHOT (Partnership) Charter Hall Office Trust
CLP (Partnership) Core Logistics Partnership
CPIF (Pooled) Core Plus Industrial Fund
CPOF (Pooled) Core Plus Office Fund
LWHP Long WALE Hardware Partnership
LWIP Long WALE Investment Partnership
RP1 Retail Partnership No.1
RP2 Retail Partnership No.2 –
BateauBay Square
Funds being realised
CHOF5 Charter Hall Opportunity Fund 5
CHUF Charter Hall Umbrella Fund
DPF Diversified Property Fund
Retail investor funds Retail investor funds
BW Trust BW Trust (Direct syndicate)
CDC Charter Hall Direct CDC Trust
CHIF8
144 Stirling Street Trust
DIF, DIF2, DIF3
Direct Industrial Fund series
DOF
Direct Office Fund
(FormerlyCharter Hall Direct PropertyFund)
PFA
PFA Diversified Fund
VA
Charter Hall Direct VA Trust

Other

CAGR Compound annual growth rate
Cap Rate Capitalisation Rate
FUM Funds Under Management
NTA Net Tangible Assets
OEPS Operating Earnings per Security
PFM Property Funds Management
PI Property Investments
WACR Weighted Average Cap Rate
WALE Weighted Average Lease Expiry

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Disclaimer

This presentation has been prepared by Charter Hall Group (being Charter Hall Limited (ABN 57 113 531 150) and Charter Hall Funds Management Limited (ABN 31 082 991 786) (AFSL 262861) as the responsible entity for Charter Hall Property Trust (ARSN 113 339 147)) (the “Group”). It is a presentation of general background information about the Group’s activities as at 31 December 2014 unless otherwise stated. It is a summary and does not purport to be complete. It is to be read in conjunction with the Charter Hall Preliminary Financial Report filed with the Australian Securities Exchange on 25 February 2015. It is not intended to be relied upon as advice to investors or potential investors and does not take into account the investment objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular investor. A reader should, before making any decisions in relation to their investment or potential investment in the Charter Hall Group, seek their own professional advice. This presentation is not an offer or invitation for subscription or purchase of securities or other financial products.

Indications of, and guidance on, future earnings and financial position and performance are “forward-looking statements”. Due care and attention has been used in the preparation of forward looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Group, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. There can be no assurance that actual outcomes will not differ materially from these statements.

All information here in is current as at 31 December 2014 unless otherwise stated, and all references to dollars ($) or A$ are Australian Dollars unless otherwise stated.

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Further information

David Harrison Joint Managing Director +61 2 8651 9142 [email protected]

David Southon Joint Managing Director +61 2 8651 9143 [email protected]

Paul Altschwager Chief Financial Officer

+61 2 8651 9242 [email protected]

Nick Kelly Head of Investor Relations +61 2 8651 9235 [email protected]

About Charter Hall Group:

Charter Hall Group (ASX:CHC) is one of Australia’s leading fully integrated property groups, with over 23 years’ experience managing high quality property on behalf of institutional, wholesale and retail clients. As at 31 December 2014 Charter Hall had $12.7 billion of funds under management across the office, retail and industrial 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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