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GPT GROUP — Annual Report 2006
Feb 23, 2006
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2005 Annual Results
The GPT Group


Overview
- Internalisation update
- Core portfolio performance
- Joint Venture update
- Capital Management overview
- Group outlook

Reconciliation of Distributable Amount
| Actuals \$m\$ |
|
|---|---|
| Profit after tax (A-IFRS) | 566.8 |
| Plus | |
| Finance Costs | 205.5 |
| Internalisation costs | 62.3 |
| Other (Net) | 9.4 |
| Less | |
| Fair Value and Revenue Adjustments | 341.7 |
| Net gain on disposal of properties | 10.0 |
| Equals | |
| Realised Operating Income | 492.3 |

Results in line with EM
| EM | Actuals (\$m) | |
|---|---|---|
| Forecast (\$m)* | ||
| Property Income | 643.3 | 641.3 |
| JV Income | 20.2 | 20.2 |
| Trust Expenses | (6.0) | (7.2) |
| Management & Admin | (28.0) | (27.6) |
| Net Interest – domestic | (137.5) | (134.4) |
| Total distribution | 492.0 | 492.3 |
*Adjusted to remove the impact of the sale of an interest in Sunshine Plaza

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Strong Operating Performance
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| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distribution (cps) | 20.4 | 21.2 | 22.0 | 24.4 |
| Growth | 3.5% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 10.9% |
| Earnings (cps) | 20.4 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 24.4 |
| Underlying growth* | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 14.5% |
| NTA per security | \$2.60 | \$2.73 | \$3.02 | \$3.16 |
| 1 Yr Return | 12.8% | 8.2% | 33.6% | 16.7% |
-Excludes the impact of the change in fee, performance fees paid and costs associated with the Lend Lease merger proposal, the Stockland takeover offer and internalisation proposal.
** Growth based on previous corresponding period. Excludes the impact of the adoption of A-IFRS on the financial statements. Earnings per security is before fair value adjustments, recognition of rent frees, amortisation of lease incentives, profit on disposal of properties, costs associated with internalisation and finance costs to securityholders.

GPT: Asset Breakdown
• JV investment represents 8% total investment assets


Retail

Penrith development: complete November 2005

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Key Results: Retail
- Comparable income up 4.3% (5.9% overall) $\bullet$
- Strong sales and operating results*
- Total centre comparable MAT growth up 3.6%
- Specialty comparable MAT growth up 3.3%
- Regional specialty sales/sqm at \$9,083
- Regional specialty occupancy costs at 14.7%
- Occupancy high and arrears low**
- $-$ Vacancy less than 0.5% GLA
- Arrears less than 0.1% of annual billings
*Excluding centres impacted by development ** GPT managed assets
Retail Developments: Existing Projects
- Melbourne Central (\$260m: 100%) $\bullet$
- Complete Sept 2005
- Trading well
- $-8%$ yield on cost
- Penrith (\$70m: 50%)
- Complete Nov 2005
- Fully leased
- $-9%$ yield on cost
- Macarthur Square (\$109m: 50%) $\bullet$
- Stage 1 complete Nov 2005
- Stage 2 due March 2006
- $-8%$ yield on cost

Melbourne Central

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Retail Developments: Future Projects

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- Strong growth potential
- Trade area larger than regional average
- Strong population growth
- Household income significantly above average
- Major retail, leisure and community destination
- $-70,000$ sqm
- Majors secured
- \$470 million development $\bullet$
- Future expansion potential



National @Docklands, VIC

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Key Results: Office
- Comparable income flat (up 1.7% overall)
- Occupancy increased to 94.9%* $\bullet$
- 108,000 sqm leased to December 05 $\bullet$
- Terms agreed over an additional 36,400 sqm
- Manageable lease expiry profile
- Average lease term $6.2$ years*
- Darling Park Stage 3 $\bullet$
- Completed ahead of schedule (end 2005)
- Leasing underway (three floors remaining)
Excluding Darling Park 3

Hotel/Tourism

Ayers Rock Resort, NT

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Key Results: Hotel/Tourism
- Comparable income up 8.9% (24.5% overall)
- Ayers Rock Resort
| — Revenue | $+8.4%$ |
|---|---|
| — Room Nights Sold | $+3.0\%$ |
| — Room Rate | $+4.2%$ |
| — GPT Income | $+8.2%$ |
- Four Points by Sheraton Sydney
- $+4.3%$ - Revenue
- Room Nights Sold $(5.5\%)$
- $+12.2\%$ - Room Rate
- GPT Income $+8.1%$

Key Results: Hotel/Tourism
• Lodges Portfolio
| Revenue | $(4.9\%)$ | |
|---|---|---|
| -- | --------- | ----------- |
- Room Nights Sold $(5.8\%)$
- Room Rate $(0.4\%)$
- Income $+ 118\%$ *
Brisbane Holiday Inn $\bullet$
| — Revenue | $+9.5%$ |
|---|---|
| - Room Nights Sold | $+3.0\%$ |
| — Room Rate | $+11.9%$ |
- Income $+69.5%$
*Includes impact of acquisitions during 2004 and 2005

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Industrial/Business Park

Quad 3: Olympic Park, NSW
Effem Facility: Somerton, VIC

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Key Results: Industrial/Business Park
- Comparable income up 7.5% (15.2% overall)
- High occupancy 98.4% (incl. land leases)
- Long average lease term $-6.1$ years
- Austrak, Somerton
- Coles Myer National Distribution Centre (74,700 sqm)
- $-$ Labelmakers (22,200 sqm)
- P&O Terminal lease
- Further acquisitions
- 5 Figtree Drive, Homebush Bay
- 973 Fairfield Rd, Yeerongpilly
- Six assets acquired February 2005
- Quad 4 underway

Urban Communities

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Joint Venture: Update
- GPT income from JV \$28.2 million
- 1.0 cps distribution, net of funding costs
- Includes Babcock & Brown contribution of \$5.8m
- Acquisition program well advanced
- $-$ \$3.5 billion acquired (at mid Feb 2006)*
- Pipeline remains strong
- Spreads at or near target
- Well placed to achieve original forecasts
- On track to be fully invested end 2006
* Includes completed and under contract

Joint Venture: Portfolio Diversity
JV FUND PORTFOLIO:* JV FUND PORTFOLIO:* Asset Sector by Value (AUD) Geographic Distribution by Value (AUD) Poland W Light Industrial ■ Czech Republic $2%$ 15% 5% ® United States 16% Office Residential $8%$ 39% France $1%$ $\blacksquare$ Netherlands .
⊪Germany $6%$ B Retail 38%
*At mid Feb 2006
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Portfolio Update: German Residential
- Portfolio value \$1.36 billion
- Completed Dec 2005 \$884m
- Since completed or under contract Feb 2006 $$474m$
- Performance on track*
- $-88%$ occupancy
- $−$ €4.92 rent p/sqm
- Average 2006 forecast yield 6.3% (net of all costs)
- Outlook $\bullet$
- Strong capital inflows, capitalisation rates compressing
- Focus on portfolio optimisation
- Potential to realise trading profits in 2007
* Portfolio at 31 December 2005

Portfolio Update: German Residential

| LOCATION | GLA | APTS* | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| North & West Germany (AMB) | 113,232 | 1,564 | 98,881 |
| North Germany | 110,439 | 1,784 | 106,855 |
| Berlin | 115,869 | 1,260 | 264,504 |
| Munich | 24,779 | 558 | 53,805 |
| West Germany | 40,137 | 556 | 75,369 |
| Kiel | 74,643 | 1,455 | 72,125 |
| Muenster | 51,950 | 639 | 40,247 |
| Salzgitter | 542,296 | 8,876 | 367,447 |
| Central & North Germany | 215,000 | 3,615 | 279,166 |
| TOTAL | 1,288,345 | 20,307 | 1,358,397 |
* Includes commercial and retail units

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Portfolio Update: European Retail
- Portfolio value \$865 million
- Completed Dec 2005 \$635m
- -Since completed or under contract Feb 2006 \$230m
• Overall performance on track*
- $-97%$ occupancy
- Galerie Butovice not yet stabilised
- $-$ Average 2006 forecast yield $-6.5\%$ (net of all costs)
- Outlook
- Strong capital inflows, capitalisation rates compressing
- -Seek to selectively grow portfolio during 2006
* Portfolio at 31 December 2005

Portfolio Update: European Retail



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Portfolio Update: US Retail
- Portfolio value \$471 million
- \$26m capital expenditure commitment over 2 years
- Performance on track
- $-93%$ occupancy
- US \$282 sales p/sqft
- 10% occupancy cost
- $-$ Forecast 2006 yield $-7.6%$ (net of all costs)
- Outlook
- Selectively grow portfolio
- Leverage relationship with Colonial
- GPT asset management

Portfolio Update: European Light Industrial
• Portfolio value \$538 million
| - Completed Dec 2005 | \$380m |
|---|---|
| -Since completed or under contract Feb 2006 | \$160m |
- Portfolio target (minimum) \$1.25b
• Performance on track*
- $-92%$ occupancy
- $-\epsilon$ 3.99 p/sqm rent
- $-$ 2006 forecast yield $-$ 6.5% (net of all costs)
- Outlook
- Pipeline remains strong
- Portfolio aggregation strategy on track
- Upside through higher tenant retention
- * Portfolio at 31 December 2005

Portfolio Update: European Light Industrial

| #Assets | Tenants | GLA (sqm) | GLA % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 5 | 37 | 46,000 | 9% |
| Netherlands | 11 | 211 | 205,000 | 38% |
| Germany | 10 | 92 | 289,000 | 53% |
| Total | 26 | 340 | 542,000 | 100% |
* Portfolio at mid Feb 2006

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Joint Venture: German Office
- Portfolio value \$300 million
- Completed Dec 2005 \$126m (seed asset)
- Under contract Feb 2006 $$174m$
- Market Overview
- Office market fundamentals improving
- Favourable capital markets environment (selective)
- Investment Strategy
- Location secondary cities, inner city locations
- Tenants multi tenanted, diversified
- Yields achieve spread targets, with growth potential
- Value-add increase AWLE, reduce costs, achieve scale



Joint Venture: German Office
- Wurtemburgische Portfolio
- Purchase price \$174m
- 33 properties located in secondary cities
- 20 properties represent 85% of the portfolio
- Remaining properties to be divested
- 2006 forecast yield (passing)
- $-\sqrt{a}$ cancy
- Under-rented
- Upside through vacancy and cost reduction, increased AWLE

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| 11% |
| $3 - 5%$ |

Joint Venture: Summary
- \$3.5 billion assets acquired
- Outlook $\bullet$
- Confident of fully investing by Dec 2006
- Strong and visible pipeline of opportunities
- Earnings from JV on target
- Continuing to pursue a range of Fund Management opportunities

Capital Management
- Total assets \$10.4 billion
- Gearing of 35%
- Total borrowings \$3.6 billion
- $-$ \$2,846 million AUD
- $\epsilon$ 485 million (AUD equivalent \$782 million)
- Current effective interest rate 5.45%
- Weighted average length of debt 3 years

Capital Management: Interest Rates


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Capital Management: Foreign Exchange
| Sell Euros | Average exchange rate |
AUD Equivalent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-05 | 31-Dec-05 | 31-Dec-05 | |
| Maturity | EUR(E M) | AUD/EUR | $AUD({$M})$ |
| Less than 1 year | 24.2 | 0.5789 | 39.0 |
| $1 - 2$ years | 31.1 | 0.5662 | 50.2 |
| $ 2 - 3$ years | 36.4 | 0.5668 | 58.6 |
| $3 - 4$ years | 41.0 | 0.5668 | 66.1 |
| $4 - 5$ years | 41.1 | 0.5645 | 66.3 |
| Over 5 years | 5.8 | 0.5480 | 9.4 |
Euro income hedged between 0.5789 and 0.5645 over next 5 years

In Summary
- Strong 2005 results
- Delivered on forecast of 24.4 cps distribution
- Transition successfully implemented
- Strong performance from core portfolio
- JV investment well progressed
- Outlook
- Funds management strategy
- Complete JV investment
- On track to deliver on 2006 forecasts

Questions

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