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LENDLEASE GROUP Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2014

Oct 14, 2014

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ASX Announcement

2014 Notice of Meetings and Proxy Form

15 October 2014

Attached are copies of the Notice of Meetings and Proxy Form for the 2014 Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Lend Lease Corporation Limited and general meeting of Unit Holders of Lend Lease Trust, which will be sent to securityholders today.

Also included in the Notice of Meetings is the Explanatory Statement in relation to a proposal to reduce the capital of Lend Lease Corporation Limited and apply the proceeds of the capital reduction to Lend Lease Trust.

The meetings will be held in the Ballroom, Four Seasons Hotel, 199 George Street, Sydney NSW on Friday 14 November 2014 commencing at 10.00am.

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

Investors:

Media:

Suzanne Evans Investor Relations Tel: 02 9236 6464 Mobile: 0407 165 254

Natalie Campbell Media Relations Tel: 02 9236 6865 Mobile: 0410 838 914

Lend Lease Corporation Limited ABN 32 000 226 228 and Lend Lease Responsible Entity Limited ABN 72 122 883 185 AFS Licence 308983 as responsible entity for Lend Lease Trust ABN 39 944 184 773 ARSN 128 052 595

Telephone +61 2 9236 6111 Facsimile +61 2 9252 2192 www.lendlease.com

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Level 4, 30 The Bond 30 Hickson Road Millers Point NSW 2000 Australia

Notice of Meetings

Annual General Meeting of Lend Lease Corporation Limited and Meeting of Unit Holders of Lend Lease Trust

The Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Lend Lease Corporation Limited (the Company ) will be held in conjunction with a general meeting of unit holders of Lend Lease Trust (the Trust ) (together, Lend Lease Group ) in the Ballroom, Four Seasons Hotel, 199 George Street, Sydney NSW, on

Friday, 14 November 2014

at 10:00am.

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CHAIRMAN’S LETTER

15 October 2014

Dear Securityholder,

I am pleased to invite you to attend the 2014 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Lend Lease Corporation Limited (LLC) and Meeting of Unit Holders of Lend Lease Trust (LLT). The AGM will be held in the Ballroom, Four Seasons Hotel, 199 George Street, Sydney on Friday 14 November 2014 commencing at 10.00am. Registration will be available from 9.00am.

The Notice of Meetings contains details of the items of business that you have the opportunity to vote on, as well as explanatory notes and voting procedures.

At the AGM we will consider:

  • the fi nancial and statutory reports for 2014;

  • the re-election of directors;

  • the Remuneration Report;

  • the approval of allocations of performance securities and deferred securities to the Managing Director & CEO; and

  • a capital reallocation proposal.

After 14 years of service, Peter Goldmark will retire as a non-executive director of Lend Lease at the conclusion of the AGM. He will retire by rotation and is not seeking re-election. Peter is the longest serving member of the Board and his contributions to the Board during his tenure have been enormous. On behalf of the Board, I thank Peter for his commitment and hard work, and for the outstanding contribution that he has made during his time as a director.

Non-executive directors Colin Carter and Michael Ullmer will retire in accordance with Rule 6.1(f) of the Constitution and offer themselves for re-election.

Lend Lease securityholders will also be asked to approve a capital reallocation proposal in relation to the reduction of capital in LLC and the application of that capital to Lend Lease Trust. The capital reallocation will not reduce the number of securities on issue or change the number of securities held by securityholders.

Further details on the capital reallocation proposal are included in the attached Notice of Meetings and Explanatory Statement which I urge you to read carefully. The Board and I unanimously support the capital reallocation resolutions and will be voting in favour at the AGM.

I also encourage securityholders who are entitled to vote at the meetings to submit written questions in advance of the meetings. Questions should relate to matters that are relevant to the business of the meetings and may be submitted on the form included with this Notice of Meetings, or on-line through www.investorvote.com.au. Questions must be received by Friday 7 November 2014. Time permitting, I will try to address as many of the more frequently raised topics as possible during the course of the meetings.

A live webcast of the meetings will be broadcast on the Group’s website at www.lendlease.com. An archive of the webcast will be available at the same web address after the meetings.

Finally, the directors and Senior Executives would like to extend an invitation to securityholders to join them for light refreshments after the meetings.

Yours faithfully

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David Crawford AO Chairman

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ITEMS OF BUSINESS

Financial Reports

  1. The Directors’ Report, the Financial Statements and the Independent Auditor’s Report for the year ended 30 June 2014 will be laid before the meetings. The combined reports of the Company and the Trust for the year ended 30 June 2014 will also be laid before the meetings. No resolution is required for this item of business.

Re-election of Directors

  1. To consider and, if thought fi t, to pass the following resolutions as separate ordinary resolutions of the Company:

  2. a) that Mr Colin Carter being a Director of the Company who retires in accordance with Rule 6.1(f) of the Constitution of the Company, being eligible, is re-elected as a Director of the Company.

  3. b) that Mr Michael Ullmer being a Director of the Company who retires in accordance with Rule 6.1(f) of the Constitution of the Company, being eligible, is re-elected as a Director of the Company.

Remuneration Report

  1. To consider and, if thought fi t, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution of the Company:

That the Company’s Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2014 be adopted.

In accordance with section 250R of the Corporations Act the vote on resolution 3 will be advisory only.

Approval of Allocations of Performance Securities and Deferred Securities to the Managing Director

  1. To consider, and if thought fi t, to pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions of each of the Company and Trust:

That approval is given to issue to the Managing Director of Lend Lease Group, Mr Stephen McCann:

  • a) Performance Securities; and

  • b) Deferred Securities,

on the terms and conditions described in the Explanatory Notes accompanying this Notice of Meetings.

Approving Capital Reduction of the Company and Lend Lease Trust Capitalisation

  1. To consider, and if thought fi t, to pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions of the Company:

  2. a) That in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Act), the Company’s constitution and for all other purposes:

    1. the issued share capital of the Company be reduced by $400.5 million; and

    2. such reduction be effected and satisfi ed by the Company paying the Company’s members who are registered as holders of ordinary shares in the Company on the Entitlement Date (as defi ned in the Explanatory Statement to this Notice of Meetings), $0.69099769207 per fully paid ordinary share held by the member,

on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement to this Notice of Meetings, and conditional upon the approval of resolution 5b below

  • b) That in accordance with clause 2.6 of the Company’s constitution, approval is given for the Company to be appointed as agent for, and in the name of each member, to apply the amount of the reduction that each member is entitled to, in accordance with resolution 5a, as additional capital to the Lend Lease Trust pro rata in proportion to the number of units held by that member in the Lend Lease Trust in the manner contemplated by clause 5.8 (c) of the Lend Lease Trust Constitution, as further described in the Explanatory Statement to this Notice of Meetings.

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EXPLANATORY NOTES AND RELATED MATERIALS

Securityholders are referred to the Explanatory Notes accompanying and forming part of this Notice of Meetings.

Voting Exclusion Statements

Item 3 – Remuneration Report resolution

The Company will disregard any votes cast on item 3:

  • a) by or on behalf of a member of the key management personnel (KMP) disclosed in the Remuneration Report;

  • b) by or on behalf of a closely related party (such as close family members and any companies the person controls) of the KMP; and

  • c) as a proxy by a member of the KMP or a closely related party of a member of the KMP.

However, a vote will not be disregarded if it is cast as proxy for a person entitled to vote on item 3:

  • in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form; or

  • by the Chairman of the meetings in accordance with an express authorisation to exercise the proxy even though item 3 is connected with the remuneration of the KMP.

Item 4 – Approval of Allocations of Performance Securities and Deferred Securities to the Managing Director

The Company and Trust will disregard any votes cast on item 4 in any capacity by Mr McCann (being the only director eligible to participate in any of the Group’s employee incentive schemes) or any of his associates. The Company will also disregard any votes cast on item 4 as a proxy by a member of the KMP or a closely related party of a member of the KMP. However, a vote will not be disregarded if it is cast as proxy for a person entitled to vote on item 4:

  • in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form; or

  • by the Chairman of the meetings in accordance with an express authorisation to exercise the proxy even though item 4 is connected with the remuneration of the KMP.

Other information

Further information concerning each item of business is set out in the Explanatory Notes which accompany and form part of this Notice of Meetings.

All items of business will be determined by poll.

By order of the Boards of Lend Lease Corporation Limited and Lend Lease Responsible Entity Limited as responsible entity of Lend Lease Trust.

Wendy Lee Company Secretary 15 October 2014

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Determination of Right to Vote

For the purposes of determining entitlement to vote at the meetings, stapled securities will be taken to be held by those registered as holders at 7.00pm on Wednesday, 12 November 2014. Transactions registered after that time will be disregarded in determining securityholders’ entitlements to attend and vote at the meetings.

Proxies

If you are unable to attend the meetings, you are encouraged to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on your behalf. You may appoint a person (either an individual or body corporate) to act as your proxy at the meetings by completing the attached Proxy Form. A securityholder entitled to attend and cast at least two votes may appoint not more than two proxies. Where two proxies are appointed, each proxy may be appointed to represent a specifi ed proportion of the securityholder’s voting rights. If no proportion is specifi ed, each proxy may exercise half of the securityholder’s voting rights. A proxy need not be a securityholder of Lend Lease Group. A securityholder may direct the proxy how to vote in respect of each resolution. Any directions given to proxies must be followed. You are encouraged to direct your proxy how to vote on each resolution.

If the Chairman of the meetings is appointed, or taken to be appointed, as your proxy, but the appointment does not specify the way to vote on a resolution, then the Chairman intends to vote all available proxies in favour of all items of business. With the exception of the Chairman, the KMP (which includes each of the Directors) and their closely related parties will not be able to vote your proxy on item 3 (Remuneration Report) and item 4 (Approval of Allocations of Performance Securities and Deferred Securities to the Managing Director) unless you tell them how to vote. If you intend to appoint a member of the KMP (such as one of the Directors), or one of their closely related parties, as your proxy, please ensure that you direct them how to vote on items 3 and 4.

If you intend to appoint the Chairman of the meetings as your proxy, you can direct him how to vote by marking the boxes for the relevant items (for example to vote “for”, “against” or to “abstain” from voting). If you appoint the Chairman of the meetings as your proxy, or the Chairman of the meetings is appointed as your proxy by default, and you do not mark a box for items 3 and 4, then by completing and submitting the Proxy Form you will be expressly authorising the Chairman of the meetings to exercise the proxy in respect of items 3 and 4 even though these items are connected with the remuneration of the KMP.

To be valid, voting forms, proxies or electronic voting instructions must be received by the Company’s share registry, Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited, in Sydney before 10.00am on Wednesday, 12 November 2014.

Voting forms may be submitted in one of the following ways:

  • Online at www.investorvote.com.au; or

  • Online at www.intermediaryonline.com for intermediary online subscribers (custodians) only; or

  • By mail to Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited, GPO Box 242 Melbourne, Victoria 3001 Australia; or

  • By facsimile to Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited on 1800 783 447 (within Australia) or +61 3 9473 2555 (outside Australia).

Where:

  • a poll is duly demanded at the Annual General Meeting in relation to a proposed resolution;

  • a securityholder has appointed a proxy (other than the Chairman) and the appointment of the proxy specifi es the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; and

  • that securityholder’s proxy is either not recorded as attending the meeting or does not vote on the resolution,

the Chairman of the meetings will, before voting on the resolution closes, be taken to have been appointed as the proxy for the securityholder for the purposes of voting on that resolution and must vote in accordance with the written direction of the securityholder.

Corporate Securityholders

A corporate securityholder wishing to appoint a person to act as its representative at the meetings must provide that person with an authority executed in accordance with the company’s constitution and the Corporations Act 2001, authorising him or her to act as the company’s representative. The authority must be sent to the Share Registry, Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited, in advance of the meetings, or handed in at the meetings when registering as a corporate representative.

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Voting by Attorney

Where a securityholder appoints an attorney to act on his or her behalf at the meetings, the appointment must be made by a duly executed power of attorney. A securityholder entitled to attend and cast at least two votes may appoint not more than two attorneys. A securityholder may, in the power of attorney appointing an attorney, direct the attorney how to vote in respect of each resolution. Any directions given in this manner must be followed.

The powers of attorney appointing an attorney, or a certifi ed copy of the powers of attorney, must be sent to the Share Registry, Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited and received by 10.00am on Wednesday, 12 November 2014. Attorneys should also bring a copy of the power of attorney to the meetings.

Securityholder Questions

Securityholders who are entitled to vote at the meetings may submit written questions to the Company, the Trust or the Auditor in advance of the meetings. Questions may be submitted on-line through www.investorvote.com.au or on the form included with this Notice of Meetings.

Questions must be received by Friday, 7 November 2014. Questions should relate to matters that are relevant to the business of the meetings, as outlined in the Notice of Meetings and the attached Explanatory Notes or, if directed to the Auditor, must relate to the content of the Auditor’s reports or the conduct of the audit of the Financial Reports for the year ended 30 June 2014.

Questions will be collated, and during the meetings the Chairman will seek to address as many of the more frequently raised topics as possible having regard to available time. Please note that answers will not be sent to enquirers on an individual basis. A list of qualifying questions to the Auditor will be made available to securityholders attending the meetings.

Registration

Registration will commence at 9.00am. For ease of registration, please bring your Proxy Form to the meetings.

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EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THE NOTICE OF MEETINGS

Item 1 – Financial Reports

As required by section 317 of the Corporations Act, the Annual Financial Report, including the Directors’ Report, Independent Auditor’s Report and the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2014, will be laid before the meetings. There is no requirement for a formal resolution on this item. However, during this item of business, securityholders will be given a reasonable amount of time to ask questions about or make comments on the Annual Financial Report and on the management of the Company.

Item 2 – To re-elect Directors

The following information is provided in respect of each candidate:

a) C B Carter (Independent Non Executive Director)

Mr Carter, aged 71, joined the Board in April 2012. He is Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Personnel & Organisation Committee and Sustainability Committee.

Skills, Experience and Qualifi cations

Mr Carter is one of the founding partners of The Boston Consulting Group in Australia, retiring as a Senior Partner in 2001, and continues as an Advisor with that company. He has over 30 years of experience in management consulting advising on organisational, strategy and governance issues. His career has included major projects in Australia and overseas. Mr Carter has wide industry knowledge on corporate governance issues and has carried out board performance reviews for a number of companies. He has co-authored a book on boards, ‘Back to the Drawing Board’. In 2014 Mr Carter was appointed by the Federal Government as Advisor to the Prime Minister’s Department on the Empowered Indigenous Communities Project.

Mr Carter holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Melbourne University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, where he graduated with Distinction and as a Baker Scholar. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Other Directorships and Positions (current and recent)

  • Non Executive Director of Wesfarmers Limited (appointed October 2002) (Mr Carter will be retiring from the Wesfarmers Limited Board at the conclusion of the 2014 Wesfarmers AGM)

  • Non Executive Director of SEEK Limited (appointed March 2005)

  • President of Geelong Football Club

  • Director of World Vision Australia

  • Director of The Ladder Project

Recommendation

The Board (with Mr Carter abstaining) unanimously recommends that securityholders vote in favour of Mr Carter’s re-election.

b) M J Ullmer (Independent Non Executive Director)

Mr Ullmer, aged 63, joined the Board in December 2011. He is Chairman of the Sustainability Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee and the Risk Management & Audit Committee.

Skills, Experience and Qualifi cations

Mr Ullmer brings to the Board extensive strategic, fi nancial and management experience accumulated over his career in international banking and fi nance. He was the Deputy Group Chief Executive Offi cer of the National Australia Bank (NAB) from 2007 until he stepped down from the Bank in August 2011. He joined NAB in 2004 as Finance Director and held a number of key positions including Chairman of the subsidiaries Great Western Bank (US) and JB Were. Prior to NAB, Mr Ullmer was at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, initially as Group Chief Financial Offi cer and then Group Executive with responsibility for Institutional and Business Banking. Before that he was a Partner at accounting fi rms KPMG (1982 to 1992) and Coopers & Lybrand (1992 to 1997).

Mr Ullmer has a degree in mathematics from the University of Sussex. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia.

Other Directorships and Positions (current and recent)

  • Non Executive Director of Woolworths Limited (appointed January 2012)

  • Advisory Board of Nomura Australia (appointed September 2012)

  • Deputy Chairman of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (appointed February 2007)

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  • Trustee of National Gallery of Victoria (appointed December 2011)

  • Chairman Schools Connect Australia (appointed November 2011)

  • Former Executive Director of National Australia Bank (appointed October 2004, retired August 2011)

  • Former Director of Bank of New Zealand (appointed September 2007, retired August 2011)

  • Former Non Executive Director of Fosters Group Limited (appointed June 2008, resigned December 2011)

Recommendation

The Board (with Mr Ullmer abstaining) unanimously recommends that securityholders vote in favour of Mr Ullmer’s re-election.

Item 3 – Remuneration Report

The Company’s Remuneration Report for the fi nancial year ended 30 June 2014 is set out on pages 43 to 80 of the 2014 Annual Report and can also be found on the Company’s website at www.lendlease.com. The Remuneration Report sets out the remuneration policy for the Company and discloses the remuneration arrangements in place for the Managing Director and CEO, key management personnel and the Non Executive Directors. The Remuneration Report meets Australian disclosure requirements.

Securityholders will be given a reasonable opportunity to ask questions about or make comments on the Remuneration Report at the Annual General Meeting.

We are pleased to report that we received 98.7% of votes cast in favour of our Remuneration Report at the 2013 Annual General Meeting (AGM). This was achieved after a comprehensive review of our approach to executive reward following some strong investor feedback in the prior period.

Some of the key changes made included:

  • Agreeing a new contract with the CEO, including a reduction in the CEO’s total target remuneration package (effective 1 September 2013);

  • Changing the targeted remuneration mix for executives to place greater emphasis on Long Term Incentives (LTIs);

  • Introducing a second hurdle, Return on Equity (ROE), for LTIs;

  • Deferring a greater proportion of ‘above target’ Short Term Incentive (STI) awards for the CEO and Senior Executives; and

  • Strengthening malus provisions for the CEO and Senior Executives that may be applied to both Deferred STI and LTI awards.

The Board has not made any further signifi cant changes to our Executive Reward Strategy for the year ahead. We believe the Executive Reward Strategy updated in 2013 remains well suited to Lend Lease’s business and appropriately considers the Group’s activities, strategy, market practice, and securityholder perspectives while providing remuneration that motivates and retains key executive talent.

Full details of the remuneration arrangements are set out on pages 43 to 80 of the Remuneration Report.

Recommendation

The Board unanimously recommends that securityholders vote in favour of this Resolution.

Item 4 – Approval of Allocations of Performance Securities and Deferred Securities to the Managing Director

Securityholder approval is being sought to allocate to the Managing Director and CEO (MD) of Lend Lease, Stephen McCann:

  1. Performance Securities – comprising long term incentives seeking to align the interests of executives with securityholders over a three to four year period; and

  2. Deferred Securities – comprising short term incentives rewarding achievement against agreed fi nancial and nonfi nancial targets and seeking to align the interests of executives and securityholders over a one and two year period.

  3. It is intended that the above awards will be made to the MD on the following dates:

  4. a) Performance Securities – within 1 month of the meeting; and

  5. b) Deferred Securities – on or about 1 September 2015.

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Why is securityholder approval being sought?

ASX Listing Rule 10.14 requires that securityholders approve awards of securities issued to Directors. Securityholders’ approval is required only if new securities are issued to a Director and not if securities are purchased on market. The intention of the requirement is to protect securityholders from dilution in the value of securities that may occur as a result of securities issued under employee incentive plans. No such dilution occurs if securities are purchased on market.

The Board of Directors (Board) may determine whether securities awarded will be purchased on market or issued. The Board’s current intention is to purchase on market all Lend Lease securities required to satisfy the vesting of Performance Securities and Deferred Securities awarded as this would cause no dilution to securityholders’ interests. However, the Board considers it good governance to seek approval from securityholders for awards made to the MD. Subject to securityholder approval being obtained, the Board reserves the right to issue new securities instead of buying on market.

In the event that the awards are not approved by securityholders, in order to meet the Company’s contractual obligations under the MD’s employment contract, it will be necessary for the Board to instead pay to the MD an amount in cash equivalent to the value of those awards and, to the extent that they are relevant, on the same terms as set out below (including the satisfaction of applicable performance hurdles and service conditions).

Background

Each year the Board reviews and approves the remuneration of the MD. The MD’s remuneration is set in accordance with the Executive Reward Strategy and with consideration of market benchmarks provided by an external remuneration consultant, presently PricewaterhouseCoopers. The MD’s remuneration package includes:

  • a) Fixed remuneration (salary, superannuation and benefi ts)

  • b) Short term incentive (STI) payable in cash and Lend Lease securities subject to the achievement of key performance indicators

  • c) The MD’s right to Lend Lease securities as part of any STI award will be subject to service-based conditions and any such right will vest over a one and two year period (Deferred Securities)

  • d) A long term incentive (LTI) in the form of Performance Securities which vest subject to achievement of two performance-based hurdles over a three and four year period.

a) Performance Securities

Overview: The MD’s LTI arrangements involve an annual grant of ‘Performance Securities’ to the MD. The Performance Securities track the performance of Lend Lease securities and are subject to a performance-based hurdle over a three and four year period. Each vested Performance Security will generally be settled with one fully paid Lend Lease security (comprising one fully paid ordinary share in the Company stapled to one fully paid ordinary unit in Lend Lease Trust).

The terms of the MD’s LTI arrangements provide for the Board, at its discretion, to settle any vesting in Lend Lease securities, cash or other benefi ts with equivalent value on vesting. The Board’s current intention is to settle in securities.

TSR Performance hurdle: 113,708 of the Performance Securities will be subject to Lend Lease’s Total Securityholder Return (TSR) compared to a comparator group of companies comprising the S&P ASX 100 Index subject to any inclusions or exclusions determined by the Board.

50% of these Performance Securities will be tested against the performance hurdle after three years and the remaining 50% will be tested against the performance hurdle after four years. If the performance conditions are not met at the time of testing, then those Performance Securities will lapse. There is no re-testing.

The table below shows how the vesting of each 50% tranche will occur based on Lend Lease’s relative TSR ranking at the end of the relevant performance period.

Percentile Percentage of tranche that vests
Below 50thpercentile Nil vesting
At 50thpercentile 50% vesting
Greater than the 50thpercentile but
less than the 75thpercentile
Prorated vesting (i.e. on a straight line basis)
between 50% and 100% vesting
At or above 75thpercentile 100% vesting

The Board believes that relative TSR is an appropriate performance hurdle as it aligns the MD’s interests with securityholder outcomes and provides a direct comparison of Lend Lease’s performance against other listed companies.

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ROE performance hurdle: 98,548 of the Performance Securities will be subject to Lend Lease’s average Return on Equity (ROE) performance. ROE is a percentage derived from Lend Lease’s annual statutory profi t after tax divided by the weighted average equity for the year, as set out in Lend Lease’s Annual Report. Assessment of ROE performance will be based on the average ROE performance over the relevant vesting period.

50% of these Performance Securities will be tested against the performance hurdle based on average ROE performance after three years and the remaining 50% will be tested against the performance hurdle based on average ROE performance after four years. If the performance conditions are not met at the time of testing, then those Performance Securities will lapse. There is no re-testing.

The table below shows how the vesting of each 50% tranche will occur based on Lend Lease’s average % ROE performance over the relevant performance period.

Average % ROE performance Percentage of tranche that vests
Below 11% Nil vesting
At 11% 25% vesting
Greater than 11% but less than 15% Prorated vesting (i.e. on a straight line basis)
between 25% and 100% vesting
At or above 15% 100% vesting

ROE was selected as a second performance measure because many of Lend Lease’s activities are capital intensive, for example, major urban redevelopment projects. The Board considers it appropriate to incentivise the MD (and other senior executives) to manage an appropriate portfolio of projects for the long term, with timely execution of capital recycling. This is refl ected in the average ROE approach, focused on sustained performance over the performance period.

Quantum of award: During the year ending 30 June 2015, subject to shareholder approval, Mr McCann will be granted 212,256 Performance Securities.

This LTI grant is approximately 35% of Mr McCann’s total target reward, in line with the new target remuneration mix agreed with Mr McCann for FY2015.

The dollar value of the LTI grant is $2,000,000. This was divided into a number of Performance Securities applying the ‘fair value’ of Performance Securities as determined by the Board after considering information provided by an independent consultant based on the likelihood of vesting and other assumptions. In determining the ‘fair value’ of the Performance Securities, the Board took the volume weighted average price of Lend Lease securities on the ASX over the 20 trading days prior to 27 August 2014 of $13.53 and then:

  • discounted this by 35% for a TSR-tested Performance Security, resulting in a ‘fair value’ of $8.7945; and

  • discounted this by 25% for a ROE-tested Performance Security, resulting in a ‘fair value’ of $10.1475.

In arriving at a discount of 35% for a TSR-tested Performance Security, the Board considered the implied percentage discount to the face value of a security using a Monte Carlo Simulation. This valuation model takes into account a range of factors to determine the value of a TSR-tested Performance Security, such as the time to vesting, the likelihood of vesting, the current price of the underlying securities, expected volatility of the security price and the distributions expected to be paid in relation to the securities. This approach is in line with the methodology used for accounting purposes. The actual fair value to be used for accounting expense purposes will be determined at the date of grant.

In arriving at a discount of 25% for a ROE-tested Performance Security, the Board considered a probabilistic analysis of the ROE hurdles being achieved for the purpose of estimating the potential discount to the face value of a security. Further, this discount was determined to be appropriate after the Board took extensive advice by external valuation experts.

The use of ‘fair value’ recognises that the value of a Performance Security is less than the value of the underlying security.

The Board determined the number of Performance Securities by:

  • dividing $1,000,000 (i.e. half of the dollar value of the LTI grant) by the ‘fair value’ of a TSR-tested Performance Security ($8.7945), dividing the resulting number into two equal tranches (which will vest over 3 and 4 years respectively) and rounding up the resulting number for each tranche to the nearest whole security; and

  • dividing $1,000,000 (i.e. the other half of the dollar value of the LTI grant) by the ‘fair value’ of an ROE-tested Performance Security ($10.1475), dividing the resulting number into two equal tranches (which will vest over 3 and 4 years respectively) and rounding up the resulting number for each tranche to the nearest whole security.

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Distributions: For each Performance Security that vests, the MD will also be entitled to an amount equal to the distributions that would have been declared or paid on the Lend Lease securities referable to those Performance Securities in the period from the date of grant to vesting. This will (subject to Board discretion) be settled on the same basis as the relevant Performance Securities (that is, either in cash or in additional Lend Lease securities). The number of Lend Lease securities will be the additional amount divided by the closing price of a Lend Lease security on the trading day immediately preceding the relevant vesting date (rounded up or down to the nearest whole security). The eligibility to receive dividends has been taken into account in determining (increasing) the fair value, and accordingly the number of Performance Securities is less than if this had not been taken into account.

Cessation of employment: The treatment of any unvested Performance Securities at the time of cessation of employment depends upon the nature of the cessation. If Mr McCann resigns in circumstances which breach his non-compete obligations, or is terminated for cause, any unvested Performance Securities will lapse. In all other circumstances including where Mr McCann is terminated or resigns as a ‘good leaver’, Mr McCann’s unvested Performance Securities will remain subject to the original performance conditions and will be tested at the original testing dates (subject to the forfeiture provisions described below).

Malus and forfeiture: Prior to vesting, in certain circumstances the Board may determine that Mr McCann will forfeit any right or interest in, or entitlements relating to, some or all of his Performance Securities. This includes if Mr McCann breaches any obligation to the Group or the Board reasonably determines that vesting of the Performance Securities would result in Mr McCann receiving a benefi t that was unwarranted or inappropriate. The Board also retains the discretion to forfeit all or part of any unvested Performance Securities where Mr McCann resigns and a mutually co-operative separation cannot be agreed.

Additional information: The early vesting of the Performance Securities may be permitted by the Board in other limited circumstances such as a change in control of Lend Lease, in which case Mr McCann will be entitled to a pro-rata award or other amount as determined by the Board.

No amount is payable by Mr McCann upon the grant of these Performance Securities or to acquire Lend Lease securities at vesting. No loan will be provided to Mr McCann in relation to the LTI award.

Other than Mr McCann, no director (or associate of a director) is currently entitled to participate in the Group’s LTI arrangements. No grants have been made to a director (or associate of a director) other than Mr McCann under the Group’s LTI arrangements since the Company and the Trust were stapled to form the Lend Lease Group. In accordance with the approval obtained at the 2013, Annual General Meeting, Mr McCann was issued 280,136 Performance Securities at no cost on 1 September 2014. These will vest in September 2016 and 2017 subject to achievement of the performance hurdles as described in the Notice of AGM last year.

b) Deferred Securities

Overview: Any award of STI may include a “Deferred Security” component which, subject to service-based conditions will give the MD a right to Lend Lease securities or cash. For FY2015, the Board has determined that awards up to target STI will be provided equally as cash and Deferred Securities. For ‘above target’ STI awarded to the MD, one-third will be paid as cash and two-thirds will be provided as Deferred Securities.

Group CEO KPIs: The MD’s STI award is dependent on achievement against a scorecard of targets determined by the Board. Part of Mr McCann’s FY2015 individual scorecard objectives are fi nancial, including targets in relation to profi t after tax. For commercial reasons, the specifi c details of these individual fi nancial targets are not yet able to be disclosed. The remaining part of Mr McCann’s scorecard includes goals in relation to the business strategy, people management and leadership, and operational effi ciency. In addition to the above goals, the Board will also assess Mr McCann against Lend Lease’s defi ned leadership capabilities, values and behaviours.

Subject to commercial sensitivities, the Board will provide further information on Mr McCann’s scorecard and the Board’s assessment in the FY2015 Remuneration Report. The 2014 Remuneration Report includes a detailed scorecard in respect of the FY2014 year.

Target and Maximum STI Opportunity: Mr McCann’s target STI for FY2015 is $1,750,000. In exceptional circumstances where the company and the MD have signifi cantly over-performed, Mr McCann may be awarded up to 150% of his target or $2,625,000. Although an award of this amount can only be made in exceptional circumstances, to allow for that possibility, approval is sought for this maximum amount of Deferred Securities, being Deferred Securities to the value of $1,458,334, based on the formula provided below. The maximum possible amount will only be awarded if the company exceeds the budgeted profi tability for FY2015 approved by the Board by a material amount and Mr McCann is also evaluated by the Board at the highest level on the objectives in his individual scorecard, leadership capabilities, values and behaviours.

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Maximum number of securities: For FY2015, the Board has determined that awards up to target STI will be provided equally as cash and Deferred Securities. For ‘above target’ STI awarded to the MD, one-third will be paid as cash and two-thirds will be provided as Deferred Securities. The number of the Deferred Securities is calculated using the formula below:

DS = ((50% of Target STI) + (two-thirds x Above target STI)) / L

Where:

DS = the maximum number of Deferred Securities which could make up any award of STI to Mr McCann.

Target STI = the dollar value of the MD’s target STI opportunity (including both cash and securities), being $1,750,000.

Above target STI = the maximum additional dollar value that the MD can earn under his STI arrangements (including both cash and securities) as a result of signifi cant over-performance, being $875,000.

L = the volume weighted average price of Lend Lease securities traded on ASX over the twenty trading days prior to the release of the full year results of the Company for the year ending 30 June 2015 (or if the Board considers that this period does not refl ect a realistic price having regard to the recent trading history, such other period as determined by the Board).

Based on the formula above, if Mr McCann receives a maximum STI award of $2,625,000, the value of Deferred Securities will be $1,458,334 being:

(50% x $1,750,000) + (two-thirds x [$2,625,000 - $1,750,0000])

The formula represents the maximum number which could be granted. The actual number of Deferred Securities to be awarded to Mr McCann will be determined after consideration by the Board of achievement against the MD’s scorecard, and his leadership capabilities, values and behaviours.

As an illustrative example, assuming that the Board’s assessment of the MD’s performance against agreed targets leads to a total STI award of $2,250,000. This represents $1,750,000 for target STI and an award of $500,000 for above-target performance. $1,208,334 would be delivered as Deferred Securities being 50% of $1,750,000 and two-thirds of $500,000. If the volume weighted average price of Lend Lease securities during the month prior to the grant date was $13.00 per security, the number of Deferred Securities granted to Mr McCann would be 92,949 (that is, $1,208,334 / $13.00).

Deferral Period: In order to ensure continued alignment to securityholder interests and to support the retention of Mr McCann, the Deferred Securities will be subject to Vesting Conditions determined by the Board. Currently the Board has determined the following Vesting Conditions (subject to forfeiture as set out below):

  • 50% of the Deferred Securities (Tranche 1) will vest one year after the grant date of the Deferred Securities (the grant date will be a date determined by the Board and is expected to be on or about 1 September 2015); and

  • 50% of the Deferred Securities (Tranche 2) will vest two years after the grant date of the Deferred Securities.

Cessation of Employment: The treatment of any unvested Deferred Securities at the time of cessation of employment depends upon the nature of the cessation. If Mr McCann resigns in circumstances which breach his non-compete obligations, or is terminated for cause, any unvested Deferred Securities will lapse. In all other circumstances including where Mr McCann is terminated or resigns as a ‘good leaver’, Mr McCann’s entitlement to Deferred Securities will continue until the original vesting date (subject to the forfeiture provisions described below).

Malus and forfeiture: Prior to vesting, the Board may determine that Mr McCann will forfeit any right or interest in, or entitlements relating to, some or all of his Deferred Securities where it transpires that vesting would provide Mr McCann with a benefi t that was unwarranted, or inappropriate. The Board may exercise this discretion if, for instance:

  • there has been a material misstatement in the Group’s consolidated fi nancial statements or those of any company in the Group including any misstatement which may be required to be disclosed to ASX or any relevant regulator or other authority; or

  • Mr McCann engages in misconduct, or other dereliction of duty which the Board considers either has, had or may have a serious impact for the Group, whether fi nancial, reputational, operational or otherwise.

The Board may delay vesting in order to review whether to exercise this discretion. The Board also retains the discretion to forfeit all or part of any unvested Deferred Securities where Mr McCann resigns and a mutually co-operative separation cannot be agreed.

Distributions: For each Deferred Security that vests, the MD will also be entitled to an amount equal to the distributions that would have been declared or paid on the Lend Lease securities referable to those Deferred Securities in the period from the date of grant to vesting. This will (subject to Board discretion) be settled on the same basis as the relevant Deferred Securities (that is, either in cash or in additional Lend Lease securities). The number of Lend Lease securities will be the additional amount divided by the closing price of a Lend Lease security on the trading day immediately preceding the relevant vesting date (rounded up or down to the nearest whole security).

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Additional information: The early vesting of some or all of the Deferred Securities component of any STI award may be permitted by the Board in other limited circumstances such as a change in control of Lend Lease.

Other than Mr McCann, no director (or associate of a director) is currently entitled to participate in the STI (including the Deferred Securities component). No grants have been made to a director (or associate of a director) other than Mr McCann under the Group’s STI arrangements since the Company and the Trust were stapled to form the Lend Lease Group. In accordance with the approval obtained at the 2013 Annual General Meeting, Mr McCann was allocated 94,902 Deferred Securities at no cost on 1 September 2014 in relation to the year ended 30 June 2014.

No loan will be provided to Mr McCann in relation to the STI award (including in respect of the Deferred Securities).

No amount is payable by Mr McCann upon grant of the Deferred Securities.

Recommendation

The Board (with Mr McCann abstaining) unanimously recommends that securityholders vote in favour of this Resolution.

Item 5 – Approving Capital Reduction and Lend Lease Trust Capitalisation

Please refer to the separate Explanatory Statement accompanying this Notice of Meetings.

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Explanatory Statement

In relation to a proposal to reduce the capital of Lend Lease Corporation Limited and apply the proceeds of the capital reduction to Lend Lease Trust.

This document is issued by Lend Lease Corporation Limited ABN 32 000 226 228.

Lend Lease

Contents

Important Notices

Key Shareholder Actions 1
Important Dates 1
1 Overview 2
2 Implementing the Capital Reduction and Lend 4
Lease Trust Capitalisation
3 Rationale for the Capital Reallocation Proposal 5
4 Financial Impacts of the Capital Reallocation 6
Proposal
5 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Capital 8
Reallocation Proposal
6 Other Information 9
7 Recommendation and Notice 10
8 Glossary 11
9 Appendix A 12
Attachments 13

What is this document?

Defi ned terms

Capitalised terms used in this Explanatory Statement are defi ned in the Glossary in section 8. The Glossary also sets out some rules of interpretation which apply to this Explanatory Statement.

This document is an Explanatory Statement issued by Lend Lease Corporation Limited (ABN 32 000 226 228) (Company) dated 15 October 2014 and provides shareholders of the Company with details of the Capital Reallocation Proposal.

Forward looking statements

This document also includes Tax Letters by each of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Winston & Strawn LLP and Linklaters.

Statements of intent in relation to future events should not be taken to be a forecast or prediction that those events will occur. Actual events or results may differ materially from the events or results expressed or implied in any forward looking statement and deviations are both normal and to be expected. The Company, Lend Lease Responsible Entity Limited (ABN 72 122 883 185), their respective offi cers, and any person named in this Explanatory Statement or involved in the preparation of this Explanatory Statement do not make any representation or warranty (either express or implied) as to the accuracy or likelihood of fulfi lment of any forward looking statement, or any events or results expressed or implied in any forward looking statement. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on those statements.

No investment advice

The information outlined in this Explanatory Statement does not constitute fi nancial product advice and has been prepared without reference to your particular investment objectives, fi nancial situation, taxation position and particular needs. It is important that you read this Explanatory Statement in its entirety before making any decision on how to vote on the Capital Reallocation Proposal. If you are in any doubt in relation to these matters, you should contact your investment, fi nancial, taxation or other professional adviser.

Any forward looking statements in this Explanatory Statement refl ect views held by the Company at the date of this Explanatory Statement.

Capital Reallocation Proposal

This Explanatory Statement sets out information in relation to resolutions 5a and 5b of the 2014 Notice of Meetings.

Key
Shareholder
Actions
Important
Dates
READ THIS
DOCUMENT
IN FULL
You should read this Explanatory Statement in full. It contains important information
to assist you in your voting decision. If you have any questions about the Capital
Reallocation Proposal, please contact the Share Registry, Computershare via either
of the following numbers, +61 3 9946 4460 or on the toll free number
1800 230 300 (within Australia only), the Company via the Lend Lease Group
website at www.lendlease.com or Investor Relations at +61 2 9236 6464.
VOTE ON
THE CAPITAL
REALLOCATION
RESOLUTIONS
It is important that you vote on the Capital Reallocation Resolutions. The Capital
Reallocation Proposal will not proceed unless it is approved by a greater than 50%
majority of the votes cast by the Company’s shareholders attending the meeting in
person or by proxy.
DIRECTORS’
RECOMMENDATION
The directors consider the Capital Reallocation Proposal to be in the best
interest of the Company’s shareholders and unanimously recommend that
you vote in favour of the Capital Reallocation Proposal.
YOUR VOTE IS
IMPORTANT
If you are unable to attend the Lend Lease Group Annual General Meeting (AGM)
on 14 November 2014, you may appoint a proxy to vote on your Shares on
your behalf. If you wish to appoint a proxy, you need to complete the proxy form
enclosed with this Explanatory Statement and return it to the address indicated on
the form by no later than 10:00am on 12 November 2014.
SYDNEY TIME
AND DATE 2014
EVENT
10:00 AM
WEDNESDAY
12 NOVEMBER
Closing date and time for receipt of completed proxy forms for the Lend Lease
Group AGM
7:00 PM
WEDNESDAY
12 NOVEMBER
Date and time for determining eligibility to vote at the Lend Lease Group AGM
10:00 AM
FRIDAY
14 NOVEMBER
The Lend Lease Group AGM
20 NOVEMBER
Entitlement Date for participating in the Capital Reduction
21 NOVEMBER
Implementation date:

the Company’s capital is reduced by $400.5 million

the amount of the Capital Reduction is applied as additional capital to Lend
Lease Trust

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1 Overview

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE
OF THIS EXPLANATORY
STATEMENT?
WHAT IS THE
BACKGROUND TO THE
CAPITAL REALLOCATION
PROPOSAL?
WHAT IS THE REASON
FOR THE CAPITAL
REALLOCATION
PROPOSAL?
The Company’s shareholders are being asked to approve a capital reallocation through a
reduction in the capital of the Company and the application of that capital to Lend Lease
Trust (Capital Reallocation Proposal). This Explanatory Statement provides information to
shareholders about the Capital Reallocation Proposal.
The Lend Lease Group became a stapled group in November 2009, when each ordinary Share in
the Company (Share) was stapled to one Unit issued by Lend Lease Trust (ARSN 128 052 595)
(LLT).
LLT was established to allow the Lend Lease Group the f exibility to acquire and hold passive
assets in a more eff cient way. At the time, LLT was established with nominal capital on the basis
that the Company would seek to capitalise LLT at appropriate times in the future when potential
investment opportunities for LLT had been identif ed.
In July 2012, LLT made a $500.0 million commitment to invest in Lend Lease International Towers
Sydney Trust (LLITST). This investment resulted in a 25% indirect interest in the ownership of
commercial towers (known as Tower 2 and Tower 3) at the Barangaroo South development in
Sydney, Australia. LLT’s commitment to LLITST is guaranteed by the Company.
In November 2012, the Company reallocated $500.3 million of capital to LLT in order to provide
LLT with a capital base to pursue the holding of passive assets and access the intended benef ts
of the stapling.
Since the capital reallocation in November 2012, the Company has investigated and, where
appropriate, presented various investment opportunities to LLT.
In line with LLT’s intended purpose to further invest in passive assets, LLT invested $225.0 million
in Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial (APPFC) and $239.1 million in Australian Prime
Property Fund Industrial (APPFI) in f nancial year 2014. APPFC and APPFI are wholesale property
investment vehicles managed by a subsidiary of the Company.
In April 2014, LLT announced it had entered into an agreement to reduce its co-investment in
LLITST from 25% to 15% via a sale to international pension fund APG. This sale has reduced
LLT’s commitment to LLITST from $500.0 million to $300.0 million. LLT has invested $62.1 million
of the $300.0 million commitment to LLITST at 30 June 2014. The remainder of the $300.0 million
commitment from LLT to LLITST will be contributed progressively over the next two years.
The above investments by LLT have fully utilised its available capital and have required the draw
down on a loan from the Company to provide additional funding. The loan facility of $300.0 million
was drawn down to $72.0 million at 30 June 2014.
Also in April 2014, the Company announced that the Lend Lease Group will commence the
development and funding of 100% of the Barangaroo South commercial building known as Tower
1, via existing capital sources. The development activities in relation to the Barangaroo South
development, including Tower 1, are managed by a subsidiary of the Company. The Lend Lease
Group intends to introduce co-investors into Tower 1 at an appropriate time in the future. In line
with the intended benef ts of the stapling, LLT may invest in Tower 1 in the future.
The Company is now proposing to reallocate additional capital to provide LLT with a capital base
to hold further passive assets. More detail on the reasons for the Capital Reallocation Proposal is
set out in section 3 ‘Rationale for the Capital Reallocation Proposal’.

2 Explanatory Statement Lend Lease Corporation

HOW WILL THE CAPITAL REALLOCATION PROPOSAL OCCUR?

The reallocation of capital from the Company to LLT involves the following two steps:

  1. the reduction of the Company’s share capital by $400.5 million in aggregate (the Capital Reduction); and

  2. the application of that amount as additional capital to LLT by the Company as agent for each member (the LLT Capitalisation).

The Capital Reduction and LLT Capitalisation cannot occur without the approval of the Company’s shareholders (by ordinary resolution). Resolution 5a seeks shareholder approval to implement the Capital Reduction. Resolution 5b seeks shareholder approval to implement the LLT Capitalisation. Neither the Capital Reduction nor the LLT Capitalisation will occur unless both resolutions are approved.

The Capital Reallocation Proposal will not result in the payment of any amount directly to shareholders nor the issue or cancellation of any Shares or Units.

Set out below is a diagram that shows the relationship between the Company, LLT and the Lend Lease Group securityholders and the impact of the Capital Reallocation Proposal:

LEND LEASE GROUP SECURITYHOLDERS SECURITYHOLDERS SECURITYHOLDERS
$400.5 million capital reduction 100% $400.5 million capitalisation
mandatorily applied
Shares
Stapled
Securities Units
LEND LEASE CORPORATION LIMITED LEND LEASE TRUST1
  1. The responsible entity of LLT is Lend Lease Responsible Entity Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

More detail on the two steps is set out in section 2 ‘Implementing the Capital Reduction and LLT Capitalisation’.

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2 Implementing the Capital Reduction and LLT Capitalisation

WHAT DOES THE
CAPITAL REDUCTION
INVOLVE?
HOW MUCH IS THE
CAPITAL REDUCTION?
HOW WILL THE
CAPITAL REDUCTION
AFFECT MY SHARES?
WHAT DOES THE
LLT CAPITALISATION
INVOLVE?
HOW WILL THE LLT
CAPITALISATION
OCCUR?
HOW WILL THE LLT
CAPITALISATION
AFFECT MY UNITS?
The Capital Reduction involves an ‘equal’ reduction of the Company’s issued share capital. Under
the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Act), this means that the reduction will apply to each holder of
Shares, in proportion to the number of Shares they hold, and on the same terms.
The Capital Reduction will involve the return of an aggregate amount equal to $400.5 million on
21 November 2014 and will apply to the registered holders of Shares as at the Entitlement Date
(20 November 2014, being the record date for participation in the Capital Reduction).
The Company has 579,596,726 Shares on issue. The Capital Reduction will reduce the capital
referable to each Share by $0.6911.
The Capital Reduction will not affect the number of Shares on issue, or change the number of Shares
held by each shareholder of the Company. Accordingly, it will not affect the control of the Company.
The LLT Capitalisation involves the Company on behalf of members applying the proceeds of the
Capital Reduction as additional capital to LLT. All proceeds of the Capital Reduction will be applied
to LLT. No member will receive a cash distribution and all members will be treated equally.
The proceeds will be applied pro rata in proportion to each member’s respective holding of existing
Units in LLT. The members may authorise the Company to do this (by ordinary resolution) pursuant
to clause 2.6 of the Company’s constitution.
Together the Capital Reduction and the LLT Capitalisation make up the Capital Reallocation.
Upon receipt of the proceeds from the Capital Reduction, Lend Lease Responsible Entity Limited
(as trustee of LLT) will apply those funds to pay up further capital on the members’ existing Units
in LLT. This will occur on a pro rata basis across all existing Units. The Board of Lend Lease
Responsible Entity Limited (as trustee of LLT) has resolved to apply the proceeds of the Capital
Reduction in this way.
The amount of capital referable to existing Units will be increased by an amount equal to the
reduction of capital on existing Shares (i.e. $0.6911per Share).
The LLT Capitalisation will not affect the number of Units held by each member. No additional
Units will be issued to any member, nor will any member acquire any additional rights in LLT or the
Company, other than the entitlement to additional issued capital referable to each Unit of LLT.
  1. The cents per Share and cents per Unit of capital referable to existing Shares and Units have been rounded to three decimal places. The unrounded amount is $0.69099769207.

4 Explanatory Statement Lend Lease Corporation

3 3 Rationale for the Capital Reallocation ProposalRationale for the Capital Reallocation Proposal

EFFICIENT STRUCTURE
TO HOLD PASSIVE
ASSETS
FUTURE
OPPORTUNITIES AND
INVESTMENTS
The Capital Reallocation will assist LLT to fund its passive assets. The key benef ts of holding
passive assets through LLT include the following:
– more predictable distributions on income generated from passive assets;
– yield enhancement from income streams from passive assets; and
– enhanced cash position of members where distributions are treated as tax-deferred
(see attached Tax Letters for further detail on taxation implications).
The anticipated benef ts outlined above will occur over time where passive assets held by LLT
are not yet earning distributable income (such as LLITST during the development phase of
Barangaroo South).
With an established global development pipeline of $37.7 billion and funds under management
of $16.3 billion, the Company will continue to assess the appropriate funding structure for its
investment opportunities and may present investment opportunities to LLT.
The LLT capitalisation will provide LLT with access to further capital to make these investments.

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4 Financial Impacts of the Capital Reallocation Proposal

The fi nancial information[1] set out in the corresponding table shows:

  • the Pre Capital Reallocation statements of fi nancial position of the Lend Lease Group (excluding LLT), plus the standalone fi nancial position of LLT and the Consolidated Lend Lease Group. The Company is deemed to control LLT for accounting purposes and therefore LLT is consolidated into the Lend Lease Group’s fi nancial report. The statement of fi nancial position of LLT has been set out separately to demonstrate the impact of the Capital Reallocation Proposal on the individual fi nancial position of LLT; and

  • the Post Capital Reallocation pro forma statements of fi nancial position representing the Pre Capital Reallocation fi nancial information adjusted for the impact of the Capital Reallocation Proposal, assuming the transaction had occurred on 30 June 2014. The fi nancial impact of the pro forma adjustments is to transfer $400.5 million of cash from the Company to LLT, with a corresponding increase in the equity of LLT and decrease in the equity of the Company. There is no net fi nancial impact on the consolidated net assets or equity of the Lend Lease Group as a result of the Capital Reallocation Proposal.

  • The fi nancial information in this section does not contain all of the disclosures usually provided in a consolidated fi nancial report prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards. Further fi nancial information and disclosures, including detail on key accounting policies for the Lend Lease Group can be found in the fi nancial reports of the Lend Lease Group which can be obtained from the Investor Centre at www.lendlease.com.

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Pre Capital Reallocation Post Capital Reallocation
June 2014 June 2014
A$ million A$ million
Lend Lease Lend Lease
Group Group
(excluding LLT) LLT Consolidated (excluding LLT) LLT Consolidated
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents 1,667.5 48.3 1,715.8 1,267.0 448.8 1,715.8
Loans and receivables [1] 1,830.7 18.6 1,777.3 1,830.7 18.6 1,777.3
Inventories 1,345.6 - 1,345.6 1,345.6 - 1,345.6
Other fi nancial assets 50.4 - 50.4 50.4 - 50.4
Other assets 43.5 - 43.5 43.5 - 43.5
Total current assets 4,937.7 66.9 4,932.6 4,537.2 467.4 4,932.6
Non Current Assets
Loans and receivables 622.7 11.1 633.8 622.7 11.1 633.8
Inventories 1,785.9 - 1,785.9 1,785.9 - 1,785.9
Equity accounted investments 497.1 80.9 578.0 497.1 80.9 578.0
Investment properties 4,832.0 - 4,832.0 4,832.0 - 4,832.0
Other fi nancial assets 504.5 467.6 972.1 504.5 467.6 972.1
Deferred tax assets 251.3 251.3 251.3 - 251.3
Property, plant & equipment 360.3 - 360.3 360.3 - 360.3
Intangible assets 1,323.7 - 1,323.7 1,323.7 - 1,323.7
Defi ned benefi t plan asset 7.6 7.6 7.6 - 7.6
Other assets 74.5 - 74.5 74.5 - 74.5
Total non current assets 10,259.6 559.6 10,819.2 10,259.6 559.6 10,819.2
Total assets 15,197.3 626.5 15,751.8 14,796.8 1,027.0 15,751.8
Current Liabilities
Trade and other payables 3,992.9 41.2 4,034.1 3,992.9 41.2 4,034.1
Resident liabilities [2] 3,195.5 - 3,195.5 3,195.5 - 3,195.5
Borrowings and fi nancing arrangements [1] - 72.0 - - 72.0 -
Provisions 254.6 254.6 254.6 - 254.6
Current tax liabilities 51.4 51.4 51.4 - 51.4
Other fi nancial liabilities 40.0 - 40.0 40.0 - 40.0
Total current liabilities 7,534.4 113.2 7,575.6 7,534.4 113.2 7,575.6
Non Current Liabilities
Trade and other payables 722.3 - 722.3 722.3 - 722.3
Provisions 82.3 - 82.3 82.3 - 82.3
Borrowings and fi nancing arrangements 2,347.0 - 2,347.0 2,347.0 - 2,347.0
Defi ned benefi t plan liability 39.5 - 39.5 39.5 - 39.5
Other fi nancial liabilities 59.6 - 59.6 59.6 - 59.6
Deferred tax liabilities 56.7 - 56.7 56.7 - 56.7
Total non current liabilities 3,307.4 - 3,307.4 3,307.4 - 3,307.4
Total liabilities 10,841.8 113.2 10,883.0 10,841.8 113.2 10,883.0
Net Assets 4,355.5 513.3 4,868.8 3,955.0 913.8 4,868.8
Equity
Issued capital 1,618.2 504.7 2,122.9 1,217.7 905.2 2,122.9
Treasury securities (116.1) - (116.1) (116.1) - (116.1)
Reserves 24.4 - 24.4 24.4 - 24.4
Retained earnings 2,824.0 8.6 2,832.6 2,824.0 8.6 2,832.6
External non controlling interests 5.0 - 5.0 5.0 - 5.0
Total Equity 4,355.5 513.3 4,868.8 3,955.0 913.8 4,868.8
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  1. $72.0 million loan between a related party in the Lend Lease Group and LLT has been eliminated in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

  2. Resident liabilities are required to be classifi ed as current liabilities under Australian Accounting Standards as residents may depart at any time; however, the history of the Lend Lease Group’s retirement villages is that residents stay for an average period of 11 years in independent living units and six years in serviced apartments.

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5 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Capital Reallocation Proposal

ADVANTAGES
OF THE CAPITAL
REALLOCATION
PROPOSAL
DISADVANTAGES
OF THE CAPITAL
REALLOCATION
PROPOSAL
As set out in section 3 above, LLT was established to provide the Lend Lease Group the f exibility to
hold passive assets in a more eff cient structure.
The tax transparent nature of LLT will allow it to distribute earnings from passive assets to members
on a pre-tax basis. Distributions from LLT on a pre-tax basis should enhance the yield from passive
assets. Depending on the circumstances of individual members, distributions of income or capital
gains by LLT may also result in more eff cient tax outcomes for the member.
The enhanced yield on passive assets is contingent on LLT earning distributable income on its
investments. In the context of LLT’s investment in LLITST, it is not anticipated that distributable income
associated with rent will f ow until completion of Towers 2 and 3 at Barangaroo South, targeted for
f nancial year 2016. In the interim, distributable earnings in LLT will be sourced from income from its
investments in APPFC and APPFI and short-term investment of its surplus cash which may include
cash deposits with f nancial institutions.
The Capital Reallocation Proposal reallocates capital from the Company to LLT providing it with
additional capacity to make further investments in passive assets and allow members to access the
benef ts described above. If LLT were to borrow the necessary funds, any interest paid would reduce
the income otherwise distributable by LLT.
A hypothetical example showing the indicative impact of the benef ts of holding a passive asset in
LLT funded from the Capital Reallocation Proposal proceeds versus holding a passive asset in the
Company is shown in Appendix A.
LLT may pay distributions which include tax-deferred amounts. Tax-deferred amounts arise from
non-cash expenses, such as depreciation, thereby sheltering income earned by LLT. For tax-deferred
distributions to give full access to yield enhancements for members, members should have a tax cost
base in their Units that is greater than the tax-deferred distribution amounts.
The Australian tax consequences of receiving tax-deferred distributions are discussed in the attached
Tax Letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Members should seek their own professional tax advice referable to their own circumstances and to
their own jurisdictions.
The Capital Reallocation Proposal reallocates capital from the Company to LLT.
The range of investment options available to LLT is limited to passive assets and other eligible
investments. However, the holding of such assets is consistent with the Lend Lease Group’s strategy
to target to earn circa 20% to 30% of its earnings from recurring earnings streams, including from the
ownership of passive assets. LLT is an eff cient vehicle for the holding of these assets.
Following the Capital Reallocation, the Company (viewed separately) would have less cash with which
to pursue investments. On completion of the Capital Reallocation however, there will be no change in
the total funds available for the Lend Lease Group to pursue its investments.
Some general observations on tax implications for members in Australia, the US and the UK, are set
out in the attached Tax Letters from PricewaterhouseCoopers, Winston & Strawn LLP and Linklaters
respectively. The tax consequences for members will be dependent on their individual circumstances,
including the jurisdiction in which they are resident. In certain jurisdictions there may be adverse
tax consequences to individual members. Members should seek their own professional tax advice
referable to their own circumstances and to their own jurisdictions.

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6 Other Information

WHAT HAPPENS IF THE CAPITAL REALLOCATION PROPOSAL IS NOT APPROVED?

HOW WILL THE CAPITAL REALLOCATION PROPOSAL AFFECT THE LEND LEASE GROUP’S DISTRIBUTION POLICY?

WHAT ARE THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE CAPITAL REDUCTION?

If the Capital Reallocation Proposal is not approved, there will be no change to the Lend Lease Group’s capital structure at this stage. New passive investment opportunities may continue to be pursued through the Company rather than LLT. In this case, the benefi ts of the stapling, as described above may not be fully accessed in respect of future investments.

The Company has guaranteed LLT’s obligations in relation to its remaining commitments to LLITST. If the Capital Reallocation Proposal is not approved, the Company will continue to lend funds to LLT, if required, for LLT to meet its remaining LLITST commitments.

It is intended that distributions from LLT after the LLT Capitalisation will continue to be based on the operating income of LLT as outlined in clause 10.4 of the LLT Constitution.

Distributions from LLT may be off-set to some extent by some reduction in the amount distributed from the Company. The directors of the Company separately assess its dividend pay-out ratio from time to time in light of prevailing circumstances and will continue to do so.

The Lend Lease Group’s current distribution policy is to pay-out between 40% and 60% of statutory profi t after tax.

Under the Act, a company can reduce its share capital if the reduction:

(a) is fair and reasonable to the company’s shareholders as a whole;

(b) does not materially prejudice the company’s ability to pay its creditors; and

(c) is approved by shareholders under section 256C of the Act.

Having considered these matters, the directors of the Company consider that the Capital Reduction:

(a) is fair and reasonable to the Company’s shareholders as a whole; and

(b) does not materially prejudice the Company’s ability to pay its creditors.

Shareholders will be treated equally under the Capital Reduction. The holders of Shares in the Company also hold Units in LLT in the same proportions. The effect of the Capital Reallocation is simply to reallocate capital across the Lend Lease Group as contemplated at the time the stapling was established and in accordance with the constitutions of the Company and LLT. The Capital Reallocation does not affect control of the Lend Lease Group in any way.

The Company has assessed its fi nancial position having regard to its obligations, liabilities and commitments and considers that the Capital Reduction does not materially prejudice the Company’s ability to pay its creditors. In making this assessment, the Company has considered the classifi cation of resident liabilities in relation to retirement villages as shown in the Lend Lease Group Statement of Financial Position (refer section 4 ‘Financial Impacts of the Capital Reallocation Proposal’). Resident liabilities are required to be classifi ed as current liabilities under Australian Accounting Standards as residents may depart at any time. The history of the Lend Lease Group’s retirement villages is that residents stay for an average period of 11 years in independent living units and six years in serviced apartments. Accordingly for this purpose the Company has assessed the likely maturity of these liabilities on a basis consistent with this historical profi le.

Accordingly, the directors of the Company consider that the requirements of the Act are satisfi ed in relation to the proposed Capital Reduction.

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7 Recommendation and Notice

DIRECTORS’
RECOMMENDATION
VOTING INTENTION OF
DIRECTORS
CONSENTS AND
DISCLAIMERS
NO OTHER MATERIAL
INFORMATION
The directors of the Company unanimously recommend that the Company’s shareholders vote in
favour of the Capital Reduction and LLT Capitalisation.
As at 15 October 2014, the directors of the Company hold in aggregate 957,011 Shares in the
Company out of a total of 579,596,726 Shares in the Company on issue (0.165%). The directors
support the Capital Reallocation Proposal and intend to vote all of their Shares in the Company in
favour of the Capital Reallocation Proposal.
Each of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Winston & Strawn LLP and Linklaters has given and has not,
before the date of issue of this Explanatory Statement, withdrawn its consent to:
– be named in this Explanatory Statement as taxation adviser to the Company in relation to the
Capital Reallocation Proposal;
– the inclusion of their respective Tax Letters in the form and context in which they are included in
this Explanatory Statement.
Each of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Winston & Strawn LLP and Linklaters:
– does not make, or purport to make, any statement in this Explanatory Statement other than those
statements included in their respective Tax Letters; and
– to the maximum extent permitted by law, expressly disclaims and takes no responsibility for any
part of this Explanatory Statement other than as described in this section with their consent.
Other than as set out in this Explanatory Statement and noted below, there is no other information
known to directors of the Company which they consider may reasonably be expected to be material
to a shareholder in deciding whether or not to vote in favour of the Capital Reduction and LLT
Capitalisation.
As contemplated by the Act, this Explanatory Statement does not disclose information where it
would be unreasonable to require the Company to do so because the Company had previously
disclosed the information to the Company’s shareholders.

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8 Glossary

Defi nitions

Act
AGM
Capital Reallocation
Proposal or Capital
Reallocation
Capital Reallocation
Resolutions
Capital Reduction
Company
Entitlement Date
Lend Lease Group
LLITST
LLT or Lend
Lease Trust
LLT Capitalisation
LLT Constitution
member
Notice of Meetings
Share
Tax Letters
Unit
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
the annual general meeting of the Company, to be held at 10:00am on 14 November 2014 at
the Ballroom, Four Seasons Hotel, 199 George Street, Sydney NSW.
the reduction in the capital of the Company and the application of that capital to Lend Lease
Trust as described in this Explanatory Statement.
resolutions 5a and 5b to be considered by the Company’s shareholders at the AGM, which
relate to:
– the Capital Reduction; and
– the LLT Capitalisation.
the reduction of the Company’s share capital by $400.5 million in aggregate.
Lend Lease Corporation Limited (ABN 32 000 226 228).
the record date for participation in the Capital Reduction in accordance with the ASX
ListingRules.
the stapledgroup comprisingthe Company, its subsidiaries and LLT.
Lend Lease International Towers Sydney Trust.
Lend Lease Trust (ARSN 128 052 595).
the application of the amount of the Capital Reduction as additional capital to LLT by the
Company as agent for each member.
the constitution of LLT dated 12 November 2009.
a holder of stapled securities in the Lend Lease Group.
the notice to convene the AGM on 14 November 2014 to consider and, if thought f t, pass
various resolutions, includingthe Capital Reallocation Resolutions.
an ordinary share in the Company.
the taxation related letters prepared by each of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Winston & Strawn
LLP and Linklaters as included in the Attachments.
an ordinary unit in LLT.

Interpretation

Headings and boldings are inserted for convenience and do not affect the interpretation of this Explanatory Statement and unless the contrary intention appears:

(a) a reference to a statute, ordinance, code or other law includes regulations and other instruments under it and consolidations, amendments, re-enactments or replacements of any of them;

  • (b) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

  • (c) the word person includes an individual, a fi rm, a body corporate, an unincorporated association or an authority;

  • (d) mentioning anything after includes, including, for example, or similar expression, does not limit what else might be included;

  • (e) a reference to a person includes a reference to the person’s executors, administrators, successors, substitutes (including persons taking by novation) and assigns;

  • (f) a reference to a time is a reference to the time in Sydney, New South Wales;

  • (g) a reference to any thing (including any amount) is a reference to the whole and each part of it and a reference to a group of persons is a reference to any one or more of them;

  • (h) a reference to a part, clause, annexure, exhibit or schedule is a reference to a part and clause of, and an annexure, exhibit and schedule to, this Explanatory Statement; and

(i) a reference to $, A$ or cents is to Australian currency unless denominated otherwise.

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9 Appendix A

Hypothetical example showing potential impact of the Capital Reallocation Proposal

The example below illustrates the potential impact of the Capital Reallocation Proposal on the net operating income of the Lend Lease Group for a full year. This example is based on the hypothetical acquisition of a fully complete $100.0 million property investment earning rental income (based on the assumptions set out below). This hypothetical example is not intended to be a forecast or estimation of actual performance of LLT’s investments.

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Pre Capital Reallocation Post Capital Reallocation
Lend Lease Lend Lease
Profi t & Loss ($ millions) Group LLT Consolidated Group LLT Consolidated
(excl LLT) (excl LLT)
Net operating income before tax 7.0 - 7.0 - 7.0 7.0
Tax (2.1) - (2.1) - - -
Net operating income after tax 4.9 - 4.9 - 7.0 7.0
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Income earned by the Company is taxed at the Company level. Distributions made by the Company (dividends) are taxed in the shareholders’ hands and may benefi t from franking when credits are available and attached to those dividends.

Income earned by LLT is generally not taxed at the trust level. Distributions made by LLT are taxed in the members’ hands in accordance with their individual circumstances.

Assumptions

  • The funding structure under each scenario is as follows:

  • Pre Capital Reallocation – The Company funds the investment from cash

  • Post Capital Reallocation – LLT is capitalised by $100.0 million through a capital reduction from the Company, funded by the Company from cash. LLT funds the $100.0 million investment from cash

  • Company tax rate is 30%

  • The property investment is tenanted with 7% earnings yield

  • The example does not:

  • examine the impacts on distribution policy, franking credits which may be distributed from the Company before the Capital Reallocation or on any carried forward losses in the Company

  • include transaction costs, operating costs, capital expenditure or depreciation and amortisation

  • take into account the impact of tax-deferred distributions which should arise as an ordinary consequence of LLT’s investment in passive assets. Tax-deferred distributions will arise if and when LLT distributes rental income against which tax depreciation and other tax allowances have been claimed. These allowances may result in LLT having more cash arising from its investment than net income for tax purposes. Such cash distributed to members is received on a tax-deferred basis (see section B of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax Letter)

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Attachments Tax Letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers (Australia)

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The Directors Lend Lease Corporation Limited

The Directors Lend Lease Responsible Entity Limited as trustee for Lend Lease Trust

30 The Bond 30 Hickson Road MILLERS POINT NSW 2000

10 October 2014

Dear Sirs

Capital Reallocation – Australian Taxation Implications

We have been engaged by Lend Lease Corporation Limited and Lend Lease Responsible Entity Limited as trustee for Lend Lease Trust to provide a general summary of the Australian tax consequences for members arising as a result of the Capital Reallocation. This summary has been prepared for inclusion in the Explanatory Statement dated on or about 15 October 2014 to be issued by Lend Lease Corporation Limited in respect of the Capital Reallocation.

The information contained in this document does not constitute "financial product advice" within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ( Corporations Act ). The PricewaterhouseCoopers partnership which is providing this advice is not licensed to provide financial product advice under the Corporations Act. To the extent that this document contains any information about a "financial product" within the meaning of the Corporations Act, taxation is only one of the matters that must be considered when making a decision about the relevant financial product.

This material has been prepared for general circulation and does not take into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any recipient of the Explanatory Statement. Accordingly, any recipient should, before acting on this material, consider taking advice from a person who is licensed to provide financial product advice under the Corporations Act. Any recipient should also consider seeking specific professional advice on the taxation implications of holding or disposing of the securities, as well as the implications of the Capital Reallocation, taking into account their own individual circumstances.

This summary is based on existing law and established interpretations as at the date of this letter. This summary does not address the consequences that arise for members that hold their securities on revenue account or as trading stock.

Darling Park Tower 2, 201 Sussexx Street, GPO BOX 2650, SYDNEY NSW 1171 T +61 2 8266 0000, F +61 2 8266 9999, www.pwc.com.au

PricewaterhouseCoopers, ABN 52 780 433 757

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.

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The summary does not apply to members that are subject to the taxation of financial arrangement ( TOFA ) rules in Division 230 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 in relation to gains and losses on their securities.

Each member holds stapled securities in Lend Lease, which consist of a Unit in Lend Lease Trust ( LLT ) and a Share in Lend Lease Corporation Limited ( the Company ) (together, a Stapled Security ). Notwithstanding the fact that these assets cannot be traded separately, they are treated as separate assets for Australian tax purposes.

The terminology and definitions used in this letter is consistent with that of the Explanatory Statement containing this letter.

A. Proposed Capital Reallocation Steps

The Capital Reallocation will involve a reduction of capital by way of a capital distribution to the shareholders of the Company, which will then be compulsorily applied as a further capital contribution in respect of each member’s unit in LLT.

1 Class Ruling

In order to remove any doubt, the Company has applied to the Australian Taxation Office ( ATO ) for a class ruling for the benefit of members. The Class Ruling will be issued by the ATO after implementation of the Capital Reallocation. We understand that the Class Ruling, once issued, will confirm the tax treatment of the Capital Reallocation as set out below.

2 Treatment of distribution of capital

The distribution of capital by the Company should not be included in a member’s assessable income as dividend income.

3 Cost base of Shares in the Company

As a result of the Capital Reduction, the cost base and reduced cost base in a member’s existing Shares in the Company should be reduced by an amount equal to the capital distribution received in respect of the Shares. This will be relevant for the purpose of calculating a member’s net capital gain or loss on a later disposal.

4 Immediate capital gains

Australian tax resident members

To the extent that the Capital Reduction per Share exceeds the cost base in a Share, a member will make an immediate capital gain equal to that excess. This capital gain will be disregarded if the relevant Share was acquired on or before 19 September 1985. If a member is an individual, a complying superannuation entity, or a trustee and acquired Shares for Capital Gains Tax ( CGT ) purposes at least 12 months prior to the date of the Capital Reduction, the amount of the member’s capital gain is reduced by the relevant CGT discount. If the member’s capital gain is calculated in this way, the cost base used in the capital gain calculation cannot be indexed.

If a member who is an individual or a trustee applies the CGT discount method, the member’s taxable capital gain (after offsetting any current year capital losses or carry forward net capital losses from previous years) will be reduced by 50% (or 33[1/3] % if the member is a complying superannuation entity).

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Non-Australian tax resident members

To the extent that the Capital Reduction per Share exceeds the cost base in a Share, a member will make an immediate capital gain equal to that excess. This capital gain will be disregarded if the relevant Share was acquired on or before 19 September 1985 or if the Share is not taxable Australian property ( TAP ). A Share should be TAP where:

  • the member has held more than 10% of the Company’s issued capital at the date of disposal or throughout a 12 month period that began no earlier than 24 months before the date of disposal and ended no later than the date of disposal; and

  • more than 50% of the market value of the Share consists of taxable Australian real property (direct and indirect interests in Australian real property, including leases of Australian land).

Based on the current register of members, no non-resident member meets these requirements. Accordingly, there should be no CGT implications for any non-resident members in relation to the reduction to the cost base in existing Shares.

5 Cost base of Units in LLT

As a result of the LLT Capitalisation, the cost base and reduced cost base in each Unit in LLT will be increased by an amount equal to the Capital Reduction, which will affect the capital gain/loss made on the disposal of the Units.

If a member does not make a capital gain in respect of the Shares as a result of the Capital Reduction, the sum of the decrease in the cost base and reduced cost base in the Shares in the Company should be equal to the sum of the increase in the cost base and reduced cost base in the Units in LLT. Accordingly, the overall cost base of each Stapled Security should remain the same.

If a member does make an immediate capital gain in respect of the Shares as a result of the Capital Reduction, the overall cost base of each Stapled Security should increase by the amount of the gross capital gain (i.e. before the application of the CGT discount, if available).

B. Other

1 Treatment of distributions from LLT

LLT is a “flow through” trust under Division 6 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and should not generally be liable for income tax as it is intended that the members will be presently entitled to all of the income of LLT.

Australian tax resident members

Members are liable to pay tax on the full amount of their share of the taxable income of LLT in the year in which entitlement arises. A member’s share of the taxable income of LLT must be included in that member’s assessable income for the relevant income year.

Distributions from LLT may include various components, including, for example, a tax deferred component. Tax deferred distributions are generally not assessable when received unless and until the total tax deferred amounts received by a member exceed the cost base of the units in LLT. For CGT purposes, amounts of tax deferred distributions received reduce the cost base of the Units for the

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member and affect the member’s capital gain/loss on disposal of the Units. A member will make an immediate capital gain to the extent a tax deferred distribution is more than the member’s cost base of the Units in LLT.

The capital gain component of a distribution by LLT must be included in the member’s calculation of their net capital gain. Where the distributed capital gain includes a discounted capital gain component, the member is required to gross up that amount by the discount applied by LLT (i.e. 50%). The nominal capital gain (i.e. the whole amount of the gain prior to discounting) is then included in the calculation of the member’s net capital gain. The member may be entitled in their own right to a CGT discount as an individual, trustee of a trust, or a complying superannuation entity.

Non-Australian tax resident members

Distributions from LLT consisting of dividends, royalties and interest will be subject to withholding tax (generally at a rate of 30% for dividends and royalties and 10% for interest). The rate of withholding tax may be reduced when distributions are paid to residents of countries with which Australia has entered into a tax treaty.

LLT is a Managed Investment Trust ( MIT ) as defined in Subdivision 12-H of the Tax Administration Act 1953 . On this basis tax will be withheld from distributions to non-resident members in respect of Australian sourced income (other than dividends, royalties or interest) as follows:

  • to the extent that a trust distribution includes an Australian sourced taxable component, tax will be withheld at 15% where the member is a resident in an Exchange of Information ( EOI ) country as defined for the MIT provisions (i.e. included in the regulations).

  • to the extent that a trust distribution includes an Australian sourced taxable component that is attributable to payments from a clean building MIT, tax will be withheld at 10% where the member is a resident in an EOI country.

  • if the member is not a resident in an EOI country, the rate is 30%.

Non-Australian tax resident members should not be required to lodge an Australian tax return in respect of a trust distribution that is subject to MIT withholding tax. This is because MIT withholding tax is a final tax. Distributions by LLT of foreign sourced income will not be subject to taxation in Australia.

The Australian Government announced in the 2014 Federal Budget that the start date for a new tax system for MITs will be deferred by 12 months to 1 July 2015. No exposure draft legislation has been released for public comment in respect of this proposal and therefore the impact of the proposed changes for members is not known. Members should monitor the progress of the proposed new regime and should obtain their own advice regarding its impact, considering their individual circumstances.

2 Disposal of stapled securities

Australian tax resident members

The disposal of a Stapled Security involves the disposal of two separate assets, being the Unit in LLT and the Share in the Company. Where a member holds the Stapled Security on capital account, the disposal will have CGT implications for the member. Broadly, the member must include any realised capital gain or loss on the disposal of their Unit and Share in the calculation of their net capital gain or loss for the year. The tax consequences must be worked out separately for each Unit and Share.

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A member will derive a capital gain on the disposal of the Share and Unit to the extent that the capital proceeds on disposal exceed the CGT cost base. A member will incur a capital loss on the disposal of the Share and Unit to the extent that the capital proceeds on disposal are less than the CGT reduced cost base.

The capital proceeds received on the disposal of a Stapled Security must be apportioned between the Unit and Share on a reasonable basis. The basis of such apportionment will be impacted by the Capital Reallocation. The CGT cost base of each Unit and Share will include the amount paid to acquire the Stapled Securities, together with any capital costs of acquisition or disposal, allocated to each Unit and Share on a reasonable basis. The cost base of each Unit in LLT will be reduced by any tax deferred distributions or returns of capital made by LLT. In addition, as outlined above, as a result of the Capital Reallocation, the respective cost bases of each Unit and Share will need to be adjusted for the Capital Reduction.

All capital gains and capital losses arising in a year, including distributions of capital gains, are added together to determine whether a member has derived a net capital gain or incurred a net capital loss in that year. If a member derives a net capital gain in a year, this amount is, subject to the comments below, included in the member’s assessable income. If a member incurs a net capital loss in a year, this amount is carried forward and is available to offset capital gains derived in subsequent years, subject to certain tests where relevant.

If the member is an Australian tax resident individual and has held the Stapled Security for 12 months or more at the time of disposal and there is a net capital gain (after offsetting any current year capital losses or carry forward net capital losses from previous years), a discount factor of 50% may be available to that individual. If the member is a complying superannuation entity the discount factor that may be available is 33[1/3] %.

Non-Australian tax resident members

Where a non-resident member holds their Stapled Security on capital account, the disposal of the Stapled Security will have CGT implications only where either the Share or Unit constitutes TAP (refer to comments at section 3). As outlined above, based on the current register of members, no Shares or Units held by non-residents should meet the requirements to be considered TAP. Accordingly, there should be no CGT implications for any non-resident members on disposal of their Stapled Securities.

3 Other matters

GST

No GST should be payable by members in respect of the Capital Reallocation.

Yours faithfully

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Ernest Chang Partner

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Attachments Tax Letter from Winston & Strawn LLP (United States)

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Your access information that you will need to vote:

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For your vote to be effective it must be received by 10:00am on Wednesday 12 November 2014

How to Vote on Items of Business

All your securities will be voted in accordance with your directions.

Appointing a proxy: If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the Meetings as your proxy, mark the box in Step 1. If the person you wish to appoint as your proxy is someone other than the Chairman of the Meetings please write the name of that person in Step 1. If you leave this section blank, or your named proxy does not attend the Meeting, the Chairman of the Meetings will be your proxy. If your named proxy attends the meeting but does not vote on a poll on an item of business in accordance with your voting directions, the Chairman of the Meetings will become your proxy in respect of that item. Voting 100% of your holding: Direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. If you do not mark a box your proxy may vote or abstain as they choose (to the extent permitted by law). If you mark more than one box on an item your vote will be invalid on that item.

Voting a portion of your holding: Indicate a portion of your voting rights by inserting the percentage or number of securities you wish to vote in the For, Against or Abstain box or boxes. The sum of the votes cast must not exceed your voting entitlement or 100%.

Appointing a second proxy: You are entitled to appoint up to two proxies to attend the meeting and vote on a poll. If you appoint two proxies you must specify the percentage of votes or number of securities for each proxy, otherwise each proxy may exercise half of the votes. When appointing a second proxy write both names and the percentage of votes or number of securities for each in Step 1 overleaf.

A proxy need not be a securityholder of Lend Lease Group.

Voting restrictions applying to key management personnel: If you appoint a member of the key management personnel of Lend Lease Corporation Limited (which includes each of the Directors) or one of their closely related parties as proxy, the KMP will not be able to cast your votes on items 3 and 4 unless you direct them how to vote or the Chairman of the Meetings is your proxy.

If you appoint the Chairman of the Meetings as your proxy or the Chairman of the Meetings is appointed as your proxy by default, and you do not mark a voting box for items 3 and 4 then by signing and returning this form you will be expressly authorising the Chairman of the Meetings to exercise the proxy in respect of the relevant item even though the item is connected with the remuneration of the KMP of the Company. The Chairman of the Meetings intends to vote all available proxies in favour of each item of business.

Signing Instructions for Postal Forms

Individual: Where the holding is in one name, the securityholder must sign. Joint Holding: Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the securityholders should sign.

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Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

Please mark to indicate your directions

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I/We being a member/s of Lend Lease Group hereby appoint the ChairmanPLEASE NOTE: Leave this box blank if OR you have selected the Chairman of the of the Meeting Meetings. Do not insert your own name(s).

or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meetings, as my/ our proxy to act generally at the Meetings on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of Lend Lease Corporation Limited and General Meeting of Lend Lease Trust to be held in the Ballroom, Four Seasons Hotel, 199 George Street, Sydney NSW on Friday 14 November 2014 at 10:00am and at any adjournment or postponement of the meetings.

Chairman authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions : Where I/we have appointed the Chairman of the Meetings as my/our proxy (or the Chairman becomes my/our proxy by default), by signing and returning this form, I/we expressly authorise the Chairman to exercise my/our proxy on Items 3 and 4 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though the relevant item is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of key management personnel, which includes the Chairman.

Important Note: If the Chairman of the Meetings is (or becomes) your proxy you can direct the Chairman to vote for or against or abstain from voting on an item by marking the appropriate box in step 2 below.

Items of Business

PLEASE NOTE: If you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority.

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2 a) Re-election of Mr Colin Carter as a Director of the Company 2 b) Re-election of Mr Michael Ullmer as a Director of the Company 3 Adoption of Remuneration Report

4 Approval of Allocations of Performance Securities and Deferred Securities to the Managing Director 5 Approval for Capital Reduction of the Company and Lend Lease Trust Capitalisation

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The Chairman of the Meetings intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business. In exceptional circumstances, the Chairman of the Meeting may change his/her voting intention on any resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made.

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Signature of Securityholder(s) This section must be completed.
Individual or Securityholder 1 Securityholder 2 Securityholder 3
Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director Director/Company Secretary
Contact
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