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GPT GROUP — Regulatory Filings 2003
Jul 29, 2003
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Regulatory Filings
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TAN SERIES DE L'A
Highlens
- Earnings per unit up $5.5\%$
- Distribution per unit up $4.0\%$
- Strong underlying portfolio performance
- Future expansion secured
- Developments on track
- Pipeline expanded
- Rouse Hill & Master Planned communities
Growth Profile Enhanced
| 2000 (annual) |
2001 (annual) |
2002 (annual) |
6 months June $03**$ |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings (cents per unit) |
19.3 | 19.7 | 20.4 | 10.7 |
| EPU Growth | 2.3% | 2.1% | 3.6% | 5.5% |
| Underlying growth* | 2.3% | 2.1% | 3.6% | 3.2% |
| Distribution (cents per unit) |
19.3 | 19.7 | 20.4 | 10.5 |
| Growth | 2.3% | $2.1\%$ | 3.5% | $4.0\%$ |
| 1 Yr Total Return | 20.1% | $9.9\%$ | 12.8% | 11.6% |
GP
*Underlying growth excludes the impact of the change in fee **June 03 vs June 02
Financial Partomance
| Jun 2002 | Jun 2003 | $\%$ chg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Operating Income | \$192.5m | \$208.6m | $+8%$ |
| Dec 2002 | Jun 2003 | $\%$ chg | |
| Total assets | \$6,696.6m | \$6,942.9m | $+4%$ |
| Total borrowings | \$1,361.0m | \$1,595.0m | $+17%$ |
| Gearing | 20.3% | 23.0% | |
| NTA per unit | \$2.60 | \$2.62 | |
Reial \$3.5 billon (51%)
Key Results: Refail
- $\cdot$ Income up 12.5%
- Portfolio delivering growth
- Specialty productivity at \$8,489/sqm for regionals $(+2.4\%)$
- Regional specialty occupancy costs at 14.7%
- $-$ Base rent up 4.9%
Performence. Sales Productivity Benchmarks
GPT Retail Portfolio Specialty MAT/sqm (Incl. GST) June 2003

GI:
Feitomea de la Ocoupancy Productivity Benchmarks
GPT Retail Portfolio Specialty Occupancy Cost (Incl. GST) June 2003

Homenaker Strategy Deliverne
- Strong income performance
- Rental growth 7.5% at review opportunity
- Occupancy remains high at 98%
- Portfolio grown to \$351 million
- Fortitude Valley and Moorabbin
- Castle Hill expansion
- Rouse Hill Regional Centre & Erina
- Actively pursuing opportunities
Developments will Deliver Growin
- \$1.4 billion underway and planned next 7 years
- Underway
- Floreat Forum (\$46m) August 03
- $-$ Erina Fair (\$105m) $-$ end 03
- Melbourne Central (\$226m) end 04
- Masterplanning
- Macarthur Square (DA lodged)
- Rouse Hill
- Penrith Plaza
- Wollongong Central
- Charlestown Square
Office \$2,6 billion (\$\$%)
Key Results: Office
- Income up over 5%
- Occupancy remains high
- $-19,400$ sqm leased to June 2003
- $-4,200$ sqm leased July
- Strong lease expiry profile
- Average lease term 5 years
- National Building well progressed
- Stage 1 Oct 03, Stage 2 Jul 04
- $-$ Yield of 8%+
Manageable Expiry Risk

Office Lease Expiry Profile by Area 30 June 2003
- Strategy of forward leasin positioned portfolio well
- $\approx 2001 27,000$ sqm
- $\approx 2002 75,000$ sqm
- Manageable forward expiry

Key Leasing
- Darling Park
- ABA, JAL, Wesfarmers
- Australia Square
- $-$ Lend Lease
- Tattersalls
- $-$ Westpac
- Transit Centre $-$ Telstra
- 530 Collins
- UBS
- Melbourne Central
- $-$ Ex-Andersen space
Renewed
Refurbishment commenced Extension secured
Space refurbished 1 floor leased
Likely to exercise 5 year option
UBS secured for 5,200 sam Additional retail leased
Accenture secured for 5,300 sqm
Hotel/Tourism \$518 million (8%)

Key Results: Hotel/Tourism
- Portfolio income steady
- Ayers Rock Resort
| - Revenue | $-3\%$ |
|---|---|
| - Room Nights Sold | $-8\%$ |
| - Room Rate | $+4\%$ |
| - GPT Income | $-3\%$ |
- Four Points by Sheraton Sydney
- $-2\%$ - Revenue - Room Nights Sold $-2\%$ - Room Rate $-1\%$
- $-$ GPT Income $-2\%$
Room Nights Sold Informing

- Market bottomed
- Forward bookings encouraging ۰
- Recovery from 4th quarter
Forward Bookings
Ayers Rock Resort Holdings for 4th Qtr 03 as of July 03

2002 RNS 2003 RNS
A
ndustrial/Business Park \$213 million (8%
Key Results: Industral/Business Park
- Income up 50%
- Occupancy 100%
- Acquisitions
- Just Jeans facility
- $-$ Quad 3
- Developments
- Stage 2 Camellia, 43% pre-leased
- Quad 4 (future opportunity)
- Stage 3 Camellia (future opportunity)
- Average lease expiry 5.4 years
Master Planed Communites
- Rouse Hill agreement to be finalised this quarter
- Actively pursuing other opportunities
- Strong partner Delfin Lend Lease
- Lots under control 35,200
- Average project size 1,600 dwellings
Capital Management
- Total Assets \$6.9 billion
- Gearing of 23% (limit 40%)
- forecast to increase to 26% by Dec 03
- Sufficient capacity for future opportunities
- Borrowings
- Maturities from within one month to 2029
- $-85%$ hedged
- Current effective interest rate 5.88%
- Average duration 3.7 years
- S&P ratings (Long term: A+, Short term: A-1)
In Summary....
• Performance strong:
- Retail high sales productivity and low occ. costs, Homemaker strategy executed, delivery of developments
- $\sim$ Office well positioned with limited vacancy and few expiry risks, focus on leasing pending recovery during 04
- Hotel refurbished assets, stable performance medium term growth expected
- Industrial well leased, development opportunities expanded, acquisition potential
GPT
Office Pontoilo: SnapShot
| Offices | Occ (%) |
Term | Passing $$/m^2$$ |
Market $$/m^{2*}$ |
Value $$/m^{2**}$$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Square Twr (50%) | 89.1 | 2.4 | 641 | 540 | 8,500 |
| Australia Square Plz (50%) | 100.0 | 0.7 | 481 | 439 | |
| HSBC Centre | 92.1 | 3.1 | 468 | 439 | 5,400 |
| MLC Centre (50%) | 97.6 | 5.5 | 638 | 617 | 8,200 |
| 179 Elizabeth St (Tatts) | 64.6 | 3.0 | 488 | 488 | 4,700 |
| Melbourne Central | 99.5 | 4.4 | 413 | 375 | 4,400 |
| 530 Collins/120 King | 97.5 | 6.4 | 455 | 391 | 4,500 |
| Riverside Centre | 99.5 | 3.4 | 400 | 360 | 4,500 |
| Black Ink House | 100.0 | 1.8 | 312 | 280 | 2,400 |
| Transit Centre (50%) (Ex Hotel) | 100.0 | 1.3 | 277 | 266 | 2,700 |
| 10 & 12 Mort | 100.0 | 3.1 | 379 | 324 | 3,400 |
| Darling Park 1 (50%) | 100.0 | 7.8 | 673 | 604 | 8,500 |
| Darling Park 2 (50%) | 100.0 | 8.3 | 707 | 595 | 8,500 |
| 2 Park Street (50%) | 98.2 | 8.6 | ***581 | 489 | 7,300 |
| Portfolio | 96.7% | 5.0 | 496 | 444 | 5,600 |
GPT
* Market rents apportioned for face and effective rents on the same basis as existing leases.
** Book value includes retail component (Cockle Bay excluded)
*** Excludes fitout rent of \$4.3m.
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