DEXUS — Major Shareholding Notification 2014

Jan 20, 2014

ASX release

21 January 2014

DEXUS and CPPIB change in substantial holding for CPA

DEXUS Funds Management Limited and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board today lodged a change of interests of substantial holder notice in relation to their holding in Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA).

For further information please contact:

DEXUS Investor queries David Yates	T: +61 2 9017 1424 M: +61 418 861 047 E: david.yates@dexus.com	DEXUS Media queries Peter Brookes, Citadel	T: +61 2 9290 3033 M: +61 407 911 389 E: pbrookes@citadelpr.com.au
CPPIB Media queries Canada Linda Sims	T: +1 416 868 8695 E: lsims@cppib.com	CPPIB Media queries Australia Nigel Kassulke, Cannings	T: +61 2 8284 9990 M: +61 407 904874 E: nkassulke@cannings.net.au

About DEXUS

DEXUS Property Group (DEXUS) is one of Australia's leading real estate groups, investing directly in high quality Australian office and industrial properties. With over \$13 billion of assets under management, DEXUS also actively manages office, industrial and retail properties located in key Australian markets on behalf of third party capital partners. DEXUS manages an office portfolio of over 900,000 square metres across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth and is one of the largest institutional owners 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 19,000 investors from 19 countries. With over 25 years of experience in commercial property investment, development and asset management, DEXUS has a proven track record in capital and risk management, providing service excellence to tenants and delivering superior risk-adjusted returns to 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)

About Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is a professional investment management organization that invests the funds not needed by the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to pay current benefits on behalf of 18 million Canadian contributors and beneficiaries. In order to build a diversified portfolio of CPP assets, CPPIB invests in public equities, private equities, real estate, infrastructure and fixed income instruments. Headquartered in Toronto, with offices in London and Hong Kong, CPPIB is governed and managed independently of the Canada Pension Plan and at arm's length from governments. At September 30, 2013, the CPP Fund totalled C\$192.8 billion of which C\$22.0 billion represents real estate investments. For more information about CPPIB, please visit www.cppib.com

Form 604

Corporations Act 2001 Section 6718

Notice of change of interests of substantial holder

To Company Name/Scheme	Commonwealth Property Office Fund ("CPA")
ACN/ARSN	ARSN 086 029 736
1. Details of substantial holder (1)
Name	This notice is given by DEXUS Funds Management Limited ("DXFM"), as trustee of DEXUS Office Trust Australia and responsible entity of each of the trusts that comprise the DEXUS Property Group. The notice is given by DXFM on behalf of itself and on behalf of each of its related bodies corporate ('DEXUS Subsidiaries") that are held by DXFM as an asset of the trusts that comprise the DEXUS Property Group. This notice is also given by Canada Pension Plan lnvestment Board ("CPP B"), on behalf of itself and each of its related bodies corporate.
ACN/ARSN (if applicable)	ACN 060 920 783 for DXFM. N/A for CPPIB,
There was a change in the interests of the substantial holder on	20t1t2014
The previous notice was given to the company on	20t1t2014
The previous notice was dated	20t1t2014

2, Previous and present voting power

The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares ¡n the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2) had a relevant interest (3) in when last required, and when now required, to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme, are as follows:

Class of securities (4)	Previous notice		Present notice
	Person's votes	Voting power (5)	Person's votes	Voting power (5)
Fully paid units	607,595,554 Units Note, CPPIB only has votes of 366,775,2ô8 Units.	25.89% Note, CPPIB only has voting power of 15.63%.	613,516,085 Units This includes the 350,000,000 ordinary units in CPA ("Units') arising under the arrangement set out in Annexure A to the Substantial Holder Notice lodged by DXFM on 25 July 2013 ("Anangemenf). It also includes the	26,140/ Note, CPPIB only has voting power of 15.88% because it is not an associate of CBA.
			22,695,799 votes attaching to Units in which DXFM has a relevant interest as a result of acceptances of DXFM's takeover bid ('DEXUS offei'). The remainder of DXFM's votes arise as a result of its association with Commonwealth Bank of
			Australia ("CBA") (see Substantial Holder Notice lodged by DXFM on 16 December 2013). Note, CPPIB only has votes of 372,695,799 Units because it is not an associate of CBA,

3. Changes in televant interests

Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest of the substantial holder or an associate in voting securities of the company or scheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme are as follows:

Date of change	Person whose relevant interest changed	Nature of change (6)	Consideration given in relation to change (7)	Class and number of securities affected	Person's votes affected
201112014	DXFM and CPPIB	Change arising as a result of acceptances of the DEXUS Offer.	\$0.7745 cash and 0.4516 DEXUS Stapled Securities 0r \$0.8496 cash and 0.3801 DEXUS Stapled Securities	5,920,531 Units	0,25yo

4. Present relevant interests

Particulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in voting securities after the change are as follows:

Holder of relevant interest	Registered holder of securities	Penon entitled to be registered as holder (8)	Nature of relevant interest (6)	Class and number of securities	Person's votes
DXFM and CPPIB	ln respect of the Units under the Arrangement, unknown. However, as far as DXFM and CPPIB are aware, DBA currently holds a relevant interest in 382,180,004 Units and DXFM may be taken to have a relevant interest in those Units by reason of the Anangement (up to an interest of 350,000,000). Refer to the substantial holder notice lodged by DBA and appear¡ng on ASX on 4 December 201 3 for further information about the registered holder of Units in which DBA has a relevant interest.	ln respect of the Units under the Arrangement, unknown. Refer to the substantial holder notice lodged by DBA and appearing on ASX on 4 December 201 3 for further information about the person entitled to be registered as holder of Units in which DBA has a relevant interest. Note, DXFM has given a notice requiring delivery of Units under the Anangement, Delivery of Units under that Arrangement has been postponed until 4 February 2014 (subject to further postponement), Accordingly, the obligation for DXFM to take, and the obligation for DBA to make, delivery of Units under the Anangement has arisen,	Neither DXFM nor CPPIB are the owner of Units. However, under section 608(8): - DXFM may be taken to have a relevant interest in Units by reason ofthe Anangement; and - if DXFM had a relevant interest in those Units then CPPIB would also have a relevant interest in those Units by reason of the Joint Bid Agreement attached lo the Substantial Holder Notice lodged with ASX by DXFM on 20 Deæmber 2013.	To the extent that section 608(B) confers the same relevant interest on DXFM as held by DBA as at 29 November 201 3 (up to a maximum of 350,000,000 Units), DXFM and CPPIB had a relevant interest in 350,000,000 Units.	To the extent that section 608(8) confers the same relevant interest on DXFM as held by DBA as at 29 November 201 3 (up to a maximum of 350,000,000 Units), DXFM and CPPIB had a relevant interest in Units with voting power of 14.9%,
DXFM	ln respect of Units arising under acceptances of the DEXUS Offer, the holders of Units who have accepted the DEXUS Otfer.	DXFM	Acquisitions arising from acceptances of the DEXUS Offer.	22,695,799 Units	0.97to
CPPIB	ln respect of Units arising under acceptances of the DEXUS Offer, the holders of Units who have accepted the	DXFM	lnterest arising under the Joint Bid Agreement attached to the Substantial Holder Notice lodged with ASX by DXFM on 20	22,695,799 Units	0.97%

December 201 3.

DEXUS Offer.

5. Changes in association

The persons who have become associates (2) of, ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of their association (9) with, the substantial holder in relation to voting interests in the company or scheme are as follows:

Name and ACN/ARSN (if applicable)	Nature of association
N/A

6. Addtesses

The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:

Name	Address
DXFM	Level 25. Australia Souare. 264-278 Georoe Street. Svdnev NSW 2000
CPPIB	One Queen Street East, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, MSC 2W5, Canada

Signature

	prinl name David Fdedlander	æpacity Attorney
sign here		14