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GPT GROUP Regulatory Filings 2003

Jul 29, 2003

65009_rns_2003-07-29_42771b1c-bd6e-4444-87e5-a29177d34c32.pdf

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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

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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.