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GPT GROUP — Regulatory Filings 2004
May 23, 2004
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Lend Lease Corporation Limited
ABN 32 000 226 228
Level 4 30 The Bond 30 Hickson Road Millers Point NSW $2000$ Australia
Telephone (612) 9236 6111
Facsimile (612) 9252 2192
www.fendlease.com
24 May 2004
The Manager Companies Section Australian Stock Exchange Limited
Pages: thirty eight (38) pages
Dear Sir
STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
The Manager
Companies Section
New Zealand Exchange Limited
LEND LEASE PROPOSES MERGER WITH GPT TO CREATE PROPERTY POWERHOUSE
With reference to the announcement made today by Lend Lease Corporation Limited ("Lease Lease") in relation to a proposal to merge with the Lend Lease managed, listed property trust, General Property Trust ("GPT"), attached is the presentation for the briefing for media and analysts.
A trading halt will remain in place until 10.00am (AEST) Tuesday 25 May 2004.
Yours faithfully LEND LEASE CORPORATION LIMITED
S J SHARPE Company Secretary
Proposal to marge Lend Lease and GPT May 2004

Charman's overview
Merge Lend Lease Corporation (LLC) with General Property Trust (GPT) to form a single stapled entity - Lend Lease Group
- $\triangleright$ Entity to be owned around :
- $-59\%$ by GPT unimolders
- $-41\%$ by Lend Lease shareholders
-
2nd franche Lend Lease buyback to proceed

Cartunaris overview
$\triangleright$ Merger leverages both Lend Lease's and GPT's strengths to build an integrated asset creation and ownership business
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Majority earnings from Trust activity boosted by specialised development, construction and wholesale funds management
- $\geq$ Offers Lend Lease and GPT investors stability of earnings and a far stronger outlook for growth
- E START AND DESCRIPTION OF A STATE OF A STATE OF A STATE OF A STATE OF A STATE OF Developer/Contractor sectors
- $\geq$ Secures GPT growth in Australia and provides international OOOONIHIN

Cartunaris overview
$\blacktriangleright$ LLC shares and CPT units stapled in ratio of 3.8 GPT units for every one LLC share
- Equates to a GPT unit price of \$3.30
- $\geq$ 47 epu special distribution to GPT unitholders on implementation
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Proposal subject to approval by both LLC shareholders and GPT Unitate
- $\geq$ Full details of proposal to be provided in an information Mentoranothe

Proposal to marge Lend Lease and GPT May 2004

Stategic rationale Les a monts
Greg Clarke joined Lend Lease as CEO in Dec 2002
- Mandale to full Lend Lease around
Example 19
- BART AND START
- AS88M (pre-tax) p.a. reduction in costs
- Rebuild management team an an
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Operational focus and return to earnings growth
- $\geq$ A strategy for the Group was committed to the Board by May ZOOZ

Sifategic process
$\triangleright$ Worked with new management team and Board over the last 6 months
- Zanal Dieselonions:
- Alektro
- Status quo with in-fill acquisitions
- Major restructuring

Orteria for success
-
Best shareholder value outcome
-
Appropriate level of business risk
- Builds on existing skills and market positions
- $\triangleright$ -Harversits syntagiets
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Focused business model
- $\geq$ Capable of implementation
- $\triangleright$ Competitive advantage

Perspectives on Lend Lease
- $\geq 1$ ine past
$\geq$ Sirengins today:
- Albitrici Delfin Lend Lease; Lend Lease Development; GPT; APPETBOVS ROLLESSE
- E Biklahore Urban development; retail; PFIs; Bovis Lend Lease
- SANTA CONTRACTOR
Sang Andre Stadt
Masterplanned military base communities; Bovis Lend Lease Realt Boys Lend Lease

Perspectives on Lend Lease
- $\triangleright$ Opportunities from here:
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A KERING KIYEK HIGO OKOBE WENDER ATSTELLE
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Focused international growth in retail and urban communities

Meloen benefits for GPT unitroloers
- $\triangleright$ Attractive premium to market price
-
Attractive premium to net tangible asset backing
- $\blacktriangleright$ Higher distributions per equivalent unit expected for future
- $\ge$ Enables access to high quality corporate and development CENTRAL

Magen cenetistor e a minioleks
- $\geq$ Improves cost of capital and hence ability to compete for quality assets
-
internalises management completely aligning interests of Leno Lesseno de L
- $\triangleright$ Removes fee leakage and delivers cost savings and SILLE
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Links Funds, Operating, Development delivery skills with Investment portollos
- $\ge$ Lend Lease brings quality overseas assets and the platform for itture incherional orovunctic exoansion

Magen och en isstemacine arskessisk telenologis
- $\ge$ Rebalances corporate earnings with strong annuity streams > Enhanced credit quality
- $\ge$ Expected increase in earnings and distributions per BOUVERBITISHERS
- $\geq$ Improves costrol eaglial for asser ownership/consolidation
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Provides scale and capital structure necessary to compete in retail and urban community sectors effectively

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- $\triangleright$ Enhances wholesale funds management business growth to u from a
- Allows Lend Lease to take maximum advantage of its present Giornico
- $\geq$ Cost savings and synergies in the order of A\$60M after tax
- SERISTIC RICHTIGES VICE (GSS VILLE SOVIS ES) IG REGIST


Maged Group's profile BESTED

Mexied Group's profile Gewinoporiuniits Austricht Reich
- $\geq 2$ nd energia owner/manager > Manage 4xoftoo toregatives in AUSTRIB
- > Crown from ASTB development iologiine
- $>$ Significant SVICO GSAVIII BOVIS LEATE LEASES
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MANIE 20 2002 2004 200 BANDA 2003 TER MARK SERIES \$48M a marka ka yawan mata wa 1970.
A mai 2012 a 12 mareji a 1970 \$106M Malamara ang 323510 Macamm Square sann* --------------------------------------\$130M* Rouse Hill Regional Centre \$300M* Charlestown Square Gillaric Carti Wallongone Central Siisiika ka \$20M Planned Complete Underway Approximate value & liming
EXCIBIVE CENTRIBY OPPINED SPOEDICE
Meiged Group's profile Growth opportunities Australia – Urban Communities
| Matorialawara | Estinated Baoklog | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\geq$ Leading urban community business |
En l | Units | NG NO | Korei | |
| > Positioned in strong growth | Menoral Marie Co | Article 19 | MONDE | Hill | SANCTORY |
| Mairie (1915) | Stocken | 8140 | pote | 82400 | |
| Business would benefit | MINGG | 18250 | OHOO | 24600 | |
| iron greater seale and | AUSTRALIN | MOLL | 81.01 | ICZSKI | |
| Tower cost of capital | TATA CERTAIN C | Wine | Wine | ||
| Significant future synergies With Boyts Lend Lease |
Multiplex | GRANDI | Executed | ||

Merged Group's profile Crown opportunities Austrilia - Office, Hotels and Industrial
EXAMPLIFIEDEN
- $-$ 2nd largest and highest quality office portfolio
- Well positioned in a strengthening Sydney market.
- NAB Docklands project just completed
- Darling Park 3 commenced with Marsh Mercer anchoring 60%
- Strong forward lease expiry position
- Example 19
- Strongly positioned existing portfolio
- $-$ Potential to double portfolio through landholdings
- Server
- Experimes growth in 2008 of 4.4% in spite of market volatility and SARS
- Improving outlook for inbound tourism

Merged Group's profile Offshore - Retail growth focus on UK
THORGETHICS Value of centres managed Share of regional market
II.
270000 WE 14

Merged Group's profile Oishor-Recill
SEE UK
- Good existing position/skills
- Stone deal flow
- Fragmented ownership with underdeveloped/underperforming assets
Sheater
- Good existing position/skills
- Just completed Parkway Parade repositioning AS800M approx e gjirët dhe
- Fragmented ownership with underdeveloped/underperforming assets
- Greenfield development opportunities
> USAVE troper
Medium term opportunities

Merged Group's profile Officie - Urban communites
Average housing starts (last 10 years) Estimated # scale projects (>2,000 units) Current projects Current backlog (# units)
| 11 | IV. |
|---|---|
| ISOROOD | IRSODACIOTO |
| 49) | (A) |
| e. | |
| TOROTO | 27000 |

Merged Group's profile Offshore - Urban communities
$\blacktriangleright$ $\blacksquare$ $\blacksquare$
- Tracking well on first large scale project (Greenwich Peninsula)
- UK planning complexity, undersupply of land, growth corridors and need for major urban regeneration provides exciting growth outlook/opportunities for our model and skill-set
START COMMENT
- Well established in Military Housing (25% market share).
- Good in country integrated skills base to build off (Adus Lend Lease)
- Masterplanning/community/large scale project skills
- will differentiate us in certain regions

Merged Group's profile CENTRA ODDILI ITTILESEA VIA OISSA GAITAGS ITTELLE CENTSIN
> Lend Lease has one of the leading wholesale funds platforms
- ASAS ALSIGNE
- $\text{AMB} =$ Singapore
- SANTA BAR
-
New Group structure will allow us to provide liquidity to THE SECTION
| AT THE CAULAS | ||
|---|---|---|
| waxay | ||
| OH() | 955 | |
| e en metape | Maritim |
OZZARONIA KONTRACK

Merced Group's profile EWIS Lend Lease camingsfrisk
Mondulor of Boyls Lend Lease camings by JISK

Mereed Group's profile Gonsmedion & project management deliver synergies and new markets
- $\triangleright$ Top 10 global contractor (on the basis of international and total iewente)
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Complements retail and residential/community development
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De-risks development costs
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Low capital risk platform in new markets/geographies

The merger
Forecast annualised FY05 distribution (1) of:
- 25.5 cents per equivalent GPT unit (assuming special distribution is
- reinvested at merger price)
- 82.9 cents per LLC share
| BENDY | Friday Mostole THE REAL STREET |
Metoei etitori |
gradici OKTOR TELEVITION |
THE REAL PROPERTY GELGARIES Marw |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. au | Sexeil | n Mariji | wozea | WEIGEA |
| 210 | SI MA | vmor | Mi | Na za pr |
- W) Assumes distribution equivalent to underlying earnings before amortisation, one-off merger related loosis, deferred lax expense and inter-entity adjustments as it merger occurred on 1.40ly 2004.
- Ø GPT's implied value is based on expected annualised distribution of yield of 7.3% plus the 47 cents REPUBLISHER ARTIFULUATION

Merger financials Immediate uplift in earnings and distributions
- Expected to be earnings accredive for both GPT and Lend Lease holders from outsett
- Excluding goodwill amortisation and transaction costs
- $\triangleright$ Forecast pro forma distributions per equivalent security for FY05
| Kein Sol ET TIL T |
e Tanisla | Exterior MANA Enniferen |
DIGMOUNTOUR en i |
|---|---|---|---|
| e de 19 | y y Mg | u, Islandsk | zan |
| Expressions | 100 | 1. Wa | 10101/10 |
K) Assumes the special distribution is reinvested at the price implicit in merger terms.

Merger financials Antiopated cost savings
$\geq$ Simplified business:
Cost sevings and synergies around AS60M after lax p.a.
Upironicosis rozontove synargies

Merger financials Lend Lease Group pro forma net profit
| KA MARA SEKARA TA SEKARA SEKARA SEKARA SEKARA SEKARA SEKARA SEKARA SEKARA SEKARA SEKARA SEKARA SEKARA SEKARA S | |
|---|---|
| LK I I | |
| Eron alleratx | ewkow |
| Elemented on profitailer lax | y io wa |
| BATH ALL AND ALL AND RELEASE INTO A LAB | TAR) |
NME
- Pro forma forecasts assuming transaction occurred on 1 July 2004 8
- (P) Before one-off transaction and restructuring/implementation costs
- Excludes AS58M goodwill amortisation/expense that is expected to arise as a result of the K meren
- n. Based on analyst consensus forecasts, adjusted in GPT's case to 30 June year end.

Weigeninandals Host merger distribution policy
Example 12 For Example
- Pre merger distribution/dividend for September quarter to be paid to GPT unitholders and LLC shareholders at completion of merger
- Payout ratio for remainder of year around 100% of earnings
- Additional distribution equivalent to merger costs, amortisation expense and inter-entity eliminations
Exception
- $-$ Distributions expected to be:
- · Partially tax deferred for Trust units
- Partially franked for Company shares
- $-$ Payout ratios around 100% for both Trust and Company earnings.

Merger financials Lend Lease Group - pro forma Balance Sheet
| ETOLOGIA ELECTRONIC ASTIE |
|
|---|---|
| ASSIS | |
| ozsi | N. I |
| ETOBETYE IN CHIEFASSERS | William |
| Inenciales | ENGLIS |
| ION MARK INGO THE STATES |
Henry |
| Dédi | (eristin |
| OTTER LIGITINGS | CANDI |
| Newcode | Angel |
- W Based on December 2003 Balance Sheets adjusted for LLC's buyback, GPT's April 04 placement and the merger transaction.
- H Assumes LLC second tranche buyback is completed (A\$400M)
W
Shareholders' equity would comprise share capital \$6,563M, retained earnings \$1,366M, ENGRIS RESERVES SERVI ING MGA S
Manuel Lease Groupiny assions a findex
- Merged entity market capitalisation approx A\$10B
- $\triangleright$ 16th largest entity on ASX
- $\triangleright$ The merger will result in greater investor spread
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Increase in ASX/S&P 200 Property Index weighting
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Approvals and conditionally
$\triangleright$ Stapling will be conditional upon approval of each of:
- Lend Lease shareholders
- GPI Board and Unitrolders
- $\geq$ The stapling proposal is subject to Court and other regulatory Maria Branc
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CONGUSION Effectsal to merge Land Lease and GPT
> FY05 distribution of A\$738M
- 25.5 cents per equivalent GPT unit
- 82.9 cents per equivalent Lend Lease share
- Extra Dunities of Albinore Jowin Delions
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Estimated increase in market capitalisation
- $\geq$ Platform of quality asset base with growth pipeline
- $\geq$ Significant further cost reductions and synergies
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Furiner re-rate potential

Infectant information
In making an investment decision, investors must rely on their own examination of the Lend Lease. Group and GPT, including the merits and asks involved in the proposed stapling fransaction which will be set out in detail in the information Memorandum which will be sent to security holders. Investors should consult with their own legal, tax, business and/or financial advisors in connection with any investment decision.
This presentation has been prepared in good faith, but no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to the accuracy, adequacy or reliability of any statements, estimates, opinions or other information contained in the presentation (any of which may change without notice). To the maximum extent permitted by law. Lend Lease Corporation Limited, its directors, officers, employees and agents disclaim all liability and responsibility (including without limitation any liability arising from fault or negligence) for any direct or indirect loss or damage which may be suffered through use or reliance on anything contained in or omitted from this presentation.
Prospective financial information has been based on current expectations about future events and is, however, subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations described in such prospective financial information. These factors, including the risks and assumptions, will be set out in detail in the Information Memorandum for the proposed stapling transaction. Deviations are both normal and to be Bunga da
This presentation is not a prospectus or an offer of securities for subscription or sale.
