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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


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