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DEXUS — Capital/Financing Update 2014
Oct 13, 2014
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Capital/Financing Update
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DEXUS Property Group (ASX: DXS)
ASX release
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14 October 2014
DEXUS on-market securities buy-back
DEXUS Property Group (‘DEXUS’) today announced that its Board has approved an on-market securities buy-back (‘buy-back’), as part of its active approach to capital management.
Should market conditions permit, DEXUS intends to undertake the buy-back of up to 5% of DXS securities on issue.
Darren Steinberg, DEXUS Chief Executive Officer said: “The buy-back provides the flexibility to acquire DXS securities on-market with a focus on enhancing returns to investors and has been initiated following recent market volatility.”
Please refer to the attached Appendix 3C for further information relating to the buy-back.
| For further information please contact: | For further information please contact: | ||
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| Investor relations | Media relations | ||
| David Yates | T: +61 2 9017 1424 | Louise Murray | T: +61 2 9017 1446 |
| M: +61 418 861 047 | M:+61 403 260 754 | ||
| E: [email protected] | E: [email protected] |
About DEXUS
DEXUS Property Group is one of Australia’s leading real estate groups, investing directly in high quality Australian office and industrial properties. With $17.8 billion of assets under management, the Group also actively manages office, industrial and retail properties located in key Australian markets on behalf of third party capital partners. The Group manages an office portfolio of 1.7 million square metres located predominantly across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth and is the largest owner of office buildings in the Sydney CBD, Australia’s largest office market. DEXUS is a Top 50 entity by market capitalisation listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under the stock market trading code ‘DXS’ and is supported by more than 32,000 investors from 20 countries. With nearly 30 years of expertise in property investment, development and asset management, the Group has a proven track record in capital and risk management, providing service excellence to tenants and delivering superior risk-adjusted returns for its investors. www.dexus.com
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DEXUS Funds Management Ltd ABN 24 060 920 783, AFSL 238163, as Responsible Entity for DEXUS Property Group (ASX: DXS)
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Rule 3.8A
Appendix 3C
Announcement of buy-back ( except minimum holding buy-back)
Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.
Introduced 1/9/99. Origin: Appendix 7B. Amended 13/3/2000, 30/9/2001, 11/01/10
| Name of entity DEXUS Property Group comprising the stapled securities of: DEXUS Diversified Trust (DDF) DEXUS Office Trust (DOT) DEXUS Industrial Trust (DIT) DEXUS Operations Trust(DXO) |
ABN/ARSN |
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| DEXUS Property Group comprising the stapled securities of: DEXUS Diversified Trust (DDF) DEXUS Office Trust (DOT) DEXUS Industrial Trust (DIT) DEXUS Operations Trust(DXO) |
60 575 572 573 (DDF) 45 098 862 531 (DOT) 27 957 640 288 (DIT) 69 645 176 383(DXO) |
We (the entity) give ASX the following information.
Information about buy-back
| 1 Type of buy-back 2 +Class of shares/units which is the subject of the buy-back (eg, ordinary/preference) 3 Voting rights_(eg, one for one) 4 Fully paid/partly paid(and if_ partly paid, details of how much has been paid and how much is outstanding) 5 Number of shares/units in the +class on issue 6 Whether shareholder/unitholder approval is required for buy- back 7 Reason for buy-back |
On Market |
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| DEXUS Property Group stapled securities | |
| One for one | |
| Fully paid | |
| 5,433,110,810 | |
| Security holder approval is not required | |
| Capital management |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms.
11/01/2010 Appendix 3C Page 1
| 8 Any other information material to a shareholder’s/unitholder’s decision whether to accept the offer_(eg, details of any_ proposed takeover bid) |
See ASX Release dated 14 October 2014 for further information including information required under ASIC Class Order 07/422. The Group intends to use debt to fund the buy-back. Other than Stapled Securities held by directors of DEXUS Funds Management Limited (which holdings have previously been disclosed to ASX), DEXUS’s associates do not hold anyDEXUS PropertyGroupStapled Securities. |
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| On-market buy-back | On-market buy-back | |
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| 9 | Name of broker who will act on | To be advised. |
| the company’s behalf | ||
| 10 | Deleted 30/9/2001. | |
| 11 | If the company/trust intends to | DEXUS will undertake an on market buy-back of up to |
| buy back a maximum number of | 271,655,540 stapled securities (which equates to | |
| shares - that number | approximately 5% of stapled securities currently on | |
| Note: This requires a figure to be included, | issue). | |
| not a percentage. | ||
| 12 | If the company/trust intends to | DEXUS intends to complete the on market buy-back |
| buy back shares/units within a | within 12 months. | |
| period of time - that period of | ||
| time; if the company/trust | ||
| intends that the buy-back be of | ||
| unlimited duration - that | ||
| intention | ||
| 13 | If the company/trust intends to | There are no conditions. |
| buy back shares/units if | ||
| conditions are met - those | ||
| conditions | ||
| Employee share scheme buy-back | ||
| 14 | Number of shares proposed to | N/A |
| be bought back | ||
| 15 | Price to be offered for shares | N/A |
| Selective buy-back 16 Name of person or description of class of person whose shares are proposed to be bought back 17 Number of shares proposed to be bought back 18 Price to be offered for shares Equal access scheme 19 Percentage of shares proposed to be bought back 20 Total number of shares proposed to be bought back if all offers are accepted 21 Price to be offered for shares 22 +Record date for participation in offer Cross reference: Appendix 7A, clause 9. |
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Compliance statement
- The company is in compliance with all Corporations Act requirements relevant to this buy-back.
or, for trusts only:
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The trust is in compliance with all requirements of the Corporations Act as modified by Class Order 07/422, and of the trust’s constitution, relevant to this buy-back.
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There is no information that the listing rules require to be disclosed that has not already been disclosed, or is not contained in, or attached to, this form.
Sign here:
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14 October 2014 (Company Secretary)
Print name: Scott Mahony
- See chapter 19 for defined terms.
11/01/2010 Appendix 3C Page 3