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GPT GROUP — Major Shareholding Notification 2011
Jul 5, 2011
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Major Shareholding Notification
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Form 605
Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B
Notice of ceasing to be a substantial holder
| To Company Name/Scheme | GPT Group | |
|---|---|---|
| ACN/ARSN | 107 426 504 |
1. Details of substantial holder (1)
| Name | ING Group (And its related body corporates) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ACN/ARSN (if applicable) | |||
| The holder ceased to be a substantial holder on | 04/07/2011 | ||
| The previous notice was given to the company on | 31/01/2011 | ||
| The previous notice was dated | 31/01/2011 |
2. Changes in relevant interests
Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest (2) of the substantial holder or an associate (3) 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 (4) | Consideration given in relation to change (5) |
Class (6) and number of securities affected |
Person's votes affected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3. Changes in association
The persons who have become associates (3) of, ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of their association (7) with, the substantial holder in relation to voting interests in the company or scheme are as follows:
| Ceased to be associated with ING Group as from 01/07/11 due to the sale of ING Clarion Real Estate Securities to CB |
|---|
4. Addresses
The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:
| Name | Address | |
|---|---|---|
| ING Groep NV | ING House, Armstelveenseweg 500 1081 KL Amsterdam Netherlands |
|
| ING Investment Management Limited |
Level 21, 83 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000 |
Signature
| print name | David Hendriks | capacity | Director, Compliance ING Investment Management Limited |
|---|---|---|---|
| sign here | date | 06/07/2011 | |

Appendix A
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
PRESS RELEASE
Amsterdam, 1 July 2011
ING completes divestment of Clarion Real Estate Securities
ING announced today that it has completed the sale of Clarion Real Estate Securities (CRES), ING's US-based manager of listed real estate securities, as well as the sale of ING's equity interests in funds managed by CRES, to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., a leading global commercial real estate services firm
The divestment of CRES and ING's equity stakes in funds managed by CRES is part of the agreement with CB Richard Ellis that ING announced on 15 February 2011. As announced then, ING agreed to sell CRES, ING's real estate investment management businesses in Europe and Asia, and part of ING's equity interests in the funds managed by these businesses to CB Richard Ellis for a total consideration of approximately USD 1 billion.
ING continues to expect the rest of the transaction with CB Richard Ellis to close in the second half of 2011.
Press enquiries Victorina de Boer +31 20 541 5469 [email protected] Investor Inquiries Alexander Mollerus +31 20 541 6482 Alexander [email protected]
About ING
ING is a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, investments, life insurance and retirement services. As of 31 March 2011, ING served more than 85 million private, corporate and institutional clients in more than 40 countries. With a diverse workforce of about 105,000 people, ING is dedicated to setting the standard in helping our future.
Important Legal Information
Certain of the statements contained herein are not historical facts, including, without limitation, certain statements made of but expectations and other forward-looking statements that are based on management's current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Actual results, performance or events may differ materially from those in
such statements due to, without limitation: (1) changes in general economic conditions, in parti ING's core markets, (2) changes in the binomiance of initiation and insurance operations, (4) changes in the availability of, and costs associated
with, sources of liquidity such as interbank funding, as well as conditions city changes in the policies of governments and/or regulatory authorities, (13) conclusions with regard to purchase accounting
assumptions and methodologies, (14) changes in ownership that could affect the future availabil not capital that we have been a serious proportional statements, whether as a result of new information or for any other reason.
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