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GPT GROUP Interim / Quarterly Report 2004

Mar 31, 2004

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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  • Financial performance
  • Darling Park 3 acquisition
  • Development update
  • Book-build summary

Established Growth Profile

2000 2001 2002 2003
Distribution (cpu)
Growth
19.3
2.3%
19.7
$2.1\%$
20.4
3.5%
21.2
3.9%
Earnings (cpu)
EPU Growth
Underlying
Growth*
19.3
2.3%
2.3%
19.7
2.1%
$2.1\%$
20.4
3.6%
3.6%
21.6
5.6%
3.1%
1 Yr Total Return $20.1\%$ 9.9% 12.8% $8.2\%$

* Excludes the impact of the change in fee

Hinancial Performance

2002 2003
Net Operating Income $+6.0%$ $+7.3%$
Total Assets \$6.7 b \$7.7b
Total Borrowings \$1.4b \$2.1 b
Interest Cover 5.6x 5.1x
Gearing 20.3% 27.6%
NTA per unit \$2.60 \$2.73

Daring Park3

Darling Park 3 Summery

  • Total acquisition cost \$225 million
  • Land acquisition (\$30m)
  • Development cost (\$162.7m)
  • $-$ Other costs (\$32.3m)
  • Completion due mid 2006
  • 29,000 sqm quality office space
  • Marsh Mercer lease
  • $-14,300$ sqm
  • $-10$ years (to April 2016)
  • Structured lease
  • Year 1 yield forecast 7.2%

Darling Park: Key Facts

Towers 1 & 2* Tower 3 Tower 3
Valuation Acquisition
Value \$880m \$235m \$225m**
GPT interest 50% 100% 100%
Price \$m 2 \$8,480 \$8,007 \$7,760
Av net face market
rent
\$523/\$524*** \$400-560 \$525**
Outgoings \$107 \$111 $$111***$
Cap rate/Yield 6.75%
(reversionary)
$7.0\%$ * $7.2\%**$

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*April 03 valuation

***CBRE Dec 2003

**Acquisition cost/forecast in 2006

Enhances Office Portallo

  • Enhances portfolio quality
  • Improves tenant diversification and credit quality
  • Leverages portfolio to improving Sydney office market
  • Increases weighted average lease term
  • Reduces age of services

Strong Development Pipeline

Ourant Commitments

  • \$372m committed in projects already underway
  • Increases gearing to 31.2% by Dec 04
  • National Building
  • \$57 million, complete July 04
  • Melbourne Central
  • \$138 million, complete Dec 04
  • Fortitude Valley
  • \$49 million, complete Dec 04
  • Darling Park 3
  • \$225 million, complete mid 2006

Retail Development Pfoafne

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Floreat Forum \$48M
Erina Fair \$106M
Melbourne Central Complete
Planned
* Approximate value
& timing
Fortitude Valley
Macarthur Square \$80M*
Penrith Plaza \$130M*
Rouse Hill Regional
Centre
\$300M*
Charlestown Square
Chirnside
Wollongong
Sunshine Plaza \$20M

BOOK BUIG DEEDS

  • Institutional placement of approx 67 million GPT units
  • Units rank pari passu with existing units - Entitled to March 04 distribution
  • Closing price 1 April 2004 \$3.10
  • VWAP $-$ 3 days ending 4pm 1 April 2004 -\$3.077

Financial Impact

  • Increased balance sheet strength
  • Gearing reduced to 26%
  • $-$ Well within policy range of 20-30%
  • Provides efficient funding of development pipeline
  • Maintain 3% growth target