Joint venture between Gandel Group and Colonial First State Property CPA acquisition of CFT office and industrial portfolio GAN acquisition of CFT retail portfolio Philosophy ♦ Colonial First State Property (CFSP) and the Gandel Group committed to — — — — performance of both funds and people alignment of interests innovation high corporate governance and transparency ♦ Proposed structure delivers focussed funds management and property and development management teams ♦ Establishment of focussed sector specific trusts is believed to provide best structure ♦ Unitholders entitled to share in future earnings of the property and development management entity within a managed risk environment ♦ CFSP and Gandel Group are committed to the long-term 1 The proposal Trusts ♦ CPA / GAN to acquire CFT to form CFS Gandel Retail Trust and larger CPA ♦ GAN acquiring $646.8 million in retail assets ♦ CPA acquiring $1.18 billion in office, industrial and HTI office assets ♦ Capped performance fee introduced in CPA ♦ Base fee reduces in GAN once assets > $3.5 billion ♦ Unitholders participate in share of future earnings of property and development management entity (Gandel Retail Management or GRM) 2 The proposal (continued) Fund Manager ♦ Commonwealth Managed Investments Limited responsible entity for both trusts ♦ Colonial First State Property Limited and Colonial First State Property Retail Pty Limited (CFSPR) fund managers for CPA and GAN respectively ♦ CFSPR is 60% owned by CFSP and 40% owned by the Gandel Group Property and Development Manager (GRM) ♦ GRM established—60% owned by the Gandel Group 40% owned by CFSP ♦ CFSP’s 40% share of future earnings of GRM distributed to listed and wholesale investors ♦ GRM will manage approximately $5 billion in retail assets 3 The proposal (continued) CMIL (Responsible Entity) Colonial First State Property Limited (Fund Manager) Gandel Retail Management (Property & Development Manager, $5 bn under management) Commonwealth Property Office Fund $2.1 bn Colonial First State Property Retail Ltd (Fund Manager) CFS Gandel Retail Trust $2.8bn CPA office assets CFT office assets CFT industrial and HTI office1 assets $924.4m $726.0 m $451.0m Gandel Group & CFSP wholesale funds retail assets $2.2bn Note: 1 HTI = high tech industrial 4 GAN retail assets CFT retail assets $2126.7m $646.8m GAN unitholder benefits EPU + 3.5% 1 DPU + 3.5% 1 S&P / ASX 200 Index weighting from 3.7% to 4.8% Improved diversification Ratings upgrade potential NTA -2.5% Note: 1 Average forecast for 18 months to December 2003 ♦ Acquisition of major retail portfolio—total assets $646.8 million ♦ Combines GRM’s property management and development skills with CFSP’s funds management skills ♦ Gains an income stream (initially 28%) related to the earnings from the enlarged GRM business ♦ Acquisition of quality sub-regional assets ♦ 2.5% NTA dilution weighted against management fee income ♦ Opportunity for re-rate 5 CPA unitholder benefits EPU + 5.4% 1 DPU + 1.8% 1 NTA per unit + 3.7% S&P / ASX 200 Index weighting (1.7% to 3.7%) Geographic Diversification (Sydney retained) Potential MSCI inclusion Note: 1 Average forecast for 18 months to December 2003 ♦ ♦ Opportunity to acquire a $726 million quality office portfolio Acquisition of industrial portfolio ($451 million) considered non core — ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ expect to enhance deal pipeline by divestment Performance fee structure reinforces alignment of interests Reduces average capitalisation rate on office portfolio Retained earnings increase to 0.7 cpu at end of forecast period Opportunity for re-rate 6 CFT unitholder benefits Premium to NTA Increased quality (cap rate 8.6% to 8.0%) Increased DPU growth (0% to 2.4%) Potential price re-rate Distribution yield (8.2% to 7.7%) Earnings yield (7.8% to 8.0%) ♦ Exposure to two sector specific vehicles ♦ Re-rate potential in GAN and CPA ♦ Strong management proposition and alignment of interest initiatives ♦ Addresses issues facing CFT ♦ Expected to provide long-term value by proven specialise management 7 Conclusion ♦ Significant transaction involving two of Australia’s leading property groups ♦ Transaction provides benefits to all groups of unitholders ♦ Transaction structured in unique manner to align interests — — — ♦ Gandel Group has 60% ownership of Gandel Retail Management unitholders (wholesale and listed) receive 40% of GRM distributions CPA performance fee Boards and independent expert are fully supportive of transaction 8 Gandel Retail Trust SECTION 1 Gandel Retail Trust Overview ♦ Acquisition of $646.8 million of CFT retail assets by scrip offer of 0.65 GAN units per CFT unit and assumption of $213 million in debt ♦ GAN to receive an income stream related to the earnings stream from Gandel Retail Management ♦ Responsible entity to delegate its authority to CFSP / Gandel JV ♦ CFSP related parties to initially acquire a 9.2% stake in GAN from the Gandel Group ♦ GAN to be renamed the CFS Gandel Retail Trust ♦ Right of first refusal over Chadstone and Northland (to listed and wholesale funds) 10 Gandel Retail Trust Strategy / Direction ♦ Investment strategy of GAN broadened to include sub-regional centres — — improves geographic diversification increases exposure to outperforming sub regional sub-sector ♦ CFSP funds management expertise ♦ Increased acquisition and development pipeline — ♦ diluted impact of individual development project risk Critical mass (including wholesale) provides greater opportunities to improve performance from existing assets and make accretive acquisitions 11 GAN EPU / DPU accretion Earnings and distributions cpu Earnings per unit 4.85 4.75 4.65 4.55 4.45 4.35 4.25 Forecast 4.75 4.66 4.56 4.58 4.52 Jun 02 Source: Gandel Group Note: 1 June 2002 EPU is estimated ♦ DPU increase — +3.5% (average for 18 months to December 2003) — +5.0% y-o-y to June 2003 4.82 4.65 Dec 02 Jun 03 Pre Post Dec 03 Distributions per unit cpu EPU increase — +3.5% (average for 18 months to December 2003) — +5.0% y-o-y to June 2003 4.40 Dec 01 4.85 4.75 4.65 4.55 4.45 4.35 4.25 ♦ 4.75 Forecast 4.66 4.56 4.58 4.52 4.82 4.65 4.40 Dec 01 Jun 02 Dec 02 Pre Jun 03 Dec 03 Post Source: Gandel Group Note: 1 June 2002 DPU is estimated 12 GAN asset acquisition ♦ GAN will effectively buy an interest in eight sub-regional shopping centres and one mixed use asset Property name GAN assets Chadstone (50%) Myer Centre Northland (50%) Bayside Broadmeadows Lake Haven Val’n ($m) Queen Street Central Altona Eastlands $84.8 $73.9 $71.0 Super-regional CBD Regional Regional Regional Sub-regional Sub-regional/ Business Park CBD Regional Sub-regional Sub-regional Elizabeth City Centre (50%) Port Phillip Plaza Roxburgh Park $60.8 $42.8 $19.8 Regional Sub-regional Neighbourhood GAN total CFT retail assets Grand Plaza Brimbank Central Clifford Gardens Castle Plaza Golden Grove Village Runaway Bay (50%) Corio Village Rockingham City (12.5%) Bowes Street $585.0 $454.0 $215.0 $204.3 $145.6 $141.1 Type $2,098.1 Cap rate (%) No. of specialties MAT psm1 Specialty occ. costs (%)1 6.75 7.63 7.50 8.25 8.75 8.38 376 155 201 177 120 120 5,821 5,033 4,693 4,037 4,079 5,821 16.5 18.1 16.6 15.3 15.7 11.2 n/a 9.00 9.25 n/a 80 76 n/a 4,222 4,347 n/a 13.8 12.7 9.00 8.75 9.00 128 28 14 3,306 4,245 5,940 12.8 10.9 13.5 7.74 1,475 4,742 15.8 $157.0 $95.0 $91.5 $74.0 $73.0 Sub-regional Sub-regional Sub-regional Sub-regional Sub-regional 8.00 8.50 9.00 8.70 8.50 117 103 87 66 91 4,621 3,943 6,358 4,948 5,176 12.7 14.0 10.9 11.9 11.4 $71.0 $52.0 $23.3 $10.0 Sub-regional Sub-regional Sub-regional Mixed use 8.25 9.75 7.75 n/a 122 88 130 n/a 5,746 5,671 4,147 n/a 12.7 10.4 13.6 n/a CFT retail total $646.8 8.52 804 4,937 12.4 Merged portfolio total 2,744.9 7.92 2,279 4,807 14.9 Note: 1 CFT retail data is as at Dec 2001 13 GAN portfolio diversification ♦ Increased exposure to sub-regional assets (PCA sub-regional total return 11.4% vs 9.7% for regionals for 10 years to December 2001) ♦ Increased exposure to food and convenience spend ♦ Victoria weighting reduced from 61% to 52% Asset type 70% 48 50% 22 40% 23 20% 10% 1 10% 1 Sub regional Pre Post 7 31 3 8 5 0% 0% Regional 26 30% 20% Source: Note: 52 50% 28 Super regional 61 60% 40 37 40% 30% Geographic diversification NSW Neighbourhood VIC QLD Pre Gandel Group Excludes Bowes Street 14 SA Post 0 1 WA 3 3 TAS GAN portfolio quality ♦ Average cap rate increases marginally from 7.7% to 7.9%, highlighting portfolio quality maintained Weighted average cap rate 9.0% 8.8% 8.5% 8.0% 7.5% 7.7% 7.9% 8.1% 8.2% 7.4% 7.0% ART Source: Note: GAN pre GAN post WFT WFA UBS Warburg Excludes Bowes Street 15 CEP GAN corporate governance Board of Directors of GRM Board of fund manager ♦ John Gandel, AO (Chairman)1 ♦ Peter Polson (Chairman) ♦ Clive Appleton1 ♦ Clive Appleton1 ♦ Wal Edgell1 ♦ Wal Edgell1 ♦ Tony Gandel1 ♦ John Gandel, AO1 ♦ Peter Kahan ♦ Tony Gandel1 ♦ Geoff McWilliam1 ♦ Bob Kelly ♦ Mick Moylan ♦ Geoff McWilliam1 ♦ David Thurin1 ♦ Claire Roberts ♦ Bevan Towning ♦ Paul Stark ♦ David Thurin1 Note: 1 Indicates directors common to both boards 16 GAN fund management team ♦ CMIL (wholly owned by Commonwealth Bank of Australia) to become responsible entity of GAN ♦ CMIL delegates authority to a JV between CFSP (60%) and Gandel Group (40%) “Colonial First State Retail Property Pty Limited” Fund Manager Bevan Towning Fund Analyst Anthony Poirrier Retail Portfolio Manager Mick Moylan Retail Analyst Harold Potuzak Listed services Treasury Exec. Joanna Wakefield Finance Manager Andrew Crowther 17 Investor Rel. Mgr Susie Graham GAN strategic holding ♦ Strong alignment of interest via strategic holding ♦ The Bank1 and Gandel Group will retain a minimum holding of 536.6 million GAN units (30.8% down from 36.0%) for a minimum of 3.5 years ♦ Gandel Group will sell 160 million units to parties related to the Bank at $1.22 ♦ Gandel Group has the right to sell up to a further 173 million units at a market based price to CFSP between 1 and 3.5 years after implementation ♦ Gandel Group will retain a minimum of 125 million units for 5 years whilst retaining an interest in the business Note: 1 Includes related entities excluding CFSP property securities funds 18 GAN balance sheet impact Pro forma balance sheet (Jun 02) ($m) Pre deal Post deal Property assets Other assets 1 Total assets 2,126.7 27.3 2,154.0 2,805.8 36.4 2,842.2 Borrowings Other liabilities Total liabilities 424.4 95.7 520.1 649.7 117.1 766.8 Net assets 1,633.9 2,075.4 Issued units Gearing (%) NTA per unit ($) 1,342.6 19.7% 1.22 1,746.9 22.9% 1.19 Note: 1 Includes intangible asset resulting from the acquisition 19 ♦ Slightly higher gearing ♦ Reduction in NTA to $1.19 set against — — income stream from GRM acquisition cost efficiencies ♦ Potential for rating agency enhancement ♦ Reduce cost of debt — increased ability to fund acquisition Gandel Retail Management ♦ GRM to manage GAN and CFT retail assets and certain wholesale assets ♦ GRM to be one of the largest managers of retail assets in Australia (AUM: approximately $5 billion) ♦ GAN will receive its share of income related to earnings from GRM Gandel Group 60% Various wholesale funds via CFSPG GAN via CFSPG 28% (financial) 12% (financial) Gandel Retail Management ♦ The distribution entitlements are recalculated six monthly based on revenue contributed to GRM GRM fees Property management fees Leasing fees Development services fees Project leasing fees Pre project fees 4.0% of gross income 6.0% of first year’s income 5.0% of project cost 14.0% of first year’s income 10.0% of cost 20 GRM property & development management team ♦ All key personnel retained—average retail experience 15 years Managing Directors Tony Gandel / David Thurin General Manager Development Leasing Martin James General Manager National Leasing Stuart McCrae Leasing staff (42) General Manager Development Neville Beer Regional Managers General Manager Finance David Marcun Legal/ Human Resources Development and Project Managers (25) Shopping centre staff (229) Accounting/ Property Administration (89) (21) Note: Staff numbers are approximate 21 Growth strategy for GRM Breakdown of managed assets 18.6% 25.6% CFPS wholesale assets Existing GAN Assets 12.8% CFT retail assets 43.0% Other¹ ♦ GRM stakeholders (including GAN) will share in the growth of the property and development management business — ♦ distribution to GAN from GRM of $5.2 million over first 18 months In excess of A$1 billion in identified capital expenditure within the managed portfolio Note: Other includes the Gandel Group’s interest in Chadstone and Northland 22 GAN income upside ♦ CFT specialty occupancy costs lower than JHD / GAN sub-regional averages 15% 14% GAN sub-regional average 13.2% 13% JHD sub-regional average 12.9% 12% 1 CFT average 12.4% 11% 10% 10.4 11.4 10.9 11.9 12.7 12.7 Runaway Bay Grand Plaza 13.6 14.0 9% Corio Village Clifford Gardens Golden Grove Castle Plaza ♦ Property management efficiencies ♦ Income opportunities Source: Gandel Group / CFSP — tenancy remix — — advertising casual mall leasing Note: 1. 2000 / 2001 (including marketing levy) 23 Rockingham Brimbank Conclusion ♦ Enhanced combined management proposition ♦ Income stream from Gandel Retail Management ♦ Strong EPU and DPU accretion and improved growth profile 24 Commonwealth Property Office Fund SECTION 2 Commonwealth Property Office Fund Overview ♦ Efficient acquisition of $1.18 billion in assets from CFT ♦ Funded by scrip offer of 1.19 CPA units for each CFT unit and assumption of $290 million debt ♦ Unique opportunity—enhanced pipeline through future sale / swap of the non-core assets and reinvestment into office assets ♦ Restructure of management fee—base fee reduced to 0.45% p.a., introduction of a capped performance fee 26 CPA property strategy Strategy ♦ In line with existing strategy—investment bands maintained ♦ Post weighting 61% core, 15% enhanced, 24% strategic ♦ Weighting to key markets maintained Core ♦ Major CBD / suburban market ♦ Target IRR 9.75–11.0% ♦ Low risk tenancy profile Enhanced ♦ Target IRR >11% ♦ Some vacancy or leasing risk ♦ Able to be repositioned in terms of quality, market etc ♦ Blue chip tenant base ♦ Prime quality ♦ Limited capital expenditure ♦ 60 Castlereagh Street, Sydney ♦ 56 Pitt Street, Sydney ♦ Lee Street, Sydney ♦ 45 Pirie Street, Adelaide ♦ Generally B to A- quality ♦ Capital expenditure required for repositioning ♦ Brandon Office Park, Glen Waverley ♦ Governor Stirling Complex, Perth ♦ 300 Queen Street, Brisbane 27 Strategic ♦ Strategic location for the Bank ♦ Target IRR 10.50–12.50% ♦ Generally long weighted average lease expiry ♦ 100% occupied by CBA ♦ 150 George Street, Parramatta CPA financial impact—momentum maintained Earnings and distributions ♦ Earnings per unit (cents) 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.6 Forecast 4.78 4.45 3.84 3.94 Dec 99 Jun 00 4.05 Dec 01 4.52 4.58 4.88 4.88 — 4.50 — 4.71 ♦ 4.19 Jun 01 Dec Jun 01 02 Pre Post Dec 02 Jun 03 — Earnings retained to enable sale of non core assets and re-investment while still providing ongoing DPU growth ♦ Retained earnings as at Dec 03 forecast to be 0.7 cpu ($9 million) Forecast 4.36 3.81 3.97 Dec 99 Jun 00 4.67 4.63 4.49 4.54 4.55 4.59 Dec Jun 01 02 Pre Post Dec 02 Jun 03 Dec 03 4.41 4.05 Dec 01 Jun 01 Source: CFSP Note: 1 June 2002 DPU is estimated 28 +1.8% (average for 18 months to December 2003) +3.9% y-o-y to June 2003 ♦ Distributions per unit (cents) 4.62 +5.4% (average for 18 months to December 2003) +7.7% y-o-y to June 2003 DPU increase — Dec 03 Source: CFSP Note: 1 EPU calculation June 2002 based on estimated NOI and number of units on issue at end of period only 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.6 EPU momentum maintained CPA asset acquisition CPA will acquire ten office properties Property name Val’n ($m) NLA (m2)1 Rate psm ($)1 Cap rate (%) Occupancy (%) Avg. lease term (yrs) Passing Market rent psm2 rent psm2 Over / (under) renting CPA portfolio 385 Bourke St 175 Pitt St AAP Centre (50%) 120 Pitt St Finlay Crisps 201 Kent St (25%) 36-46 George St 475 Victoria Ave (33%) 100 King William St 53 Ord St 42-46 Colin St 14-16 Parliament Pl 205.0 145.0 140.0 119.2 61.6 54.3 43.8 42.0 32.0 29.7 28.2 10.8 59,876 26,019 46,802 24,260 28,576 41,350 14,519 25,112 19,518 6,822 8,817 3,050 3,424 5,573 5,983 4,913 2,156 5,253 3,017 5,068 1,640 4,354 3,198 3,607 8.3 8.3 7.0 7.3 10.0 8.0 9.5 7.8 10.5 8.0 8.0 8.0 95.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.0 100.0 100.0 95.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 4.1 6.2 3.5 7.6 3.6 4.5 5.2 2.1 5.3 12.0 10.0 12.0 Subtotal 911.6 304,721 4,266 8.21 98.1 5.2 CFT portfolio 60 Castlereagh St 56 Pitt St 150 George St 197 St Georges Tce 300 Queen St 14-18 Lee St 45 Pirie St Brandon Office Park 1 Mill St 5 Mill St 190.0 135.5 81.0 71.0 70.0 56.5 54.7 40.5 11.5 10.8 26,988 20,705 21,964 26,307 19,308 14,418 19,809 17,092 6,273 7,096 7,040 6,578 3,688 2,707 3,765 3,919 2,797 2,369 1,833 1,550 7.0 7.5 8.5 7.9 8.0 8.8 9.1 9.8 9.5 9.5 93.3 94.4 100.0 100.0 95.0 100.0 98.0 100.0 100.0 94.8 5.5 2.8 3.3 4.7 3.3 7.9 4.4 2.1 0.8 2.7 Subtotal 721.5 179,960 4,009 7.98 96.5 4.2 2.0% $1,633.1 484,681 4,171 8.10 97.7 4.8 1.4% Total 383 463 608 451 250 486 319 436 252 275 262 265 389 462 537 472 276 511 322 437 253 253 253 253 (1.6%) 0.1% 13.2% (4.4%) (9.3%) (4.9%) (0.9%) (0.2%) (0.3%) 8.6% 3.5% 4.6% 0.1% 511 563 355 337 312 407 307 254 274 230 Note: 1. Property NLAs and rates psm are on 100% basis 2. Passing and market rents represent gross rents, except for 53 Ord St, 42-46 Colin St and 14-16 Parliament Place which are on a net basis 29 534 567 357 248 326 402 313 257 227 228 (4.2%) (0.8%) (0.5%) 36.1% (4.5%) 1.2% (1.9%) (1.3%) 20.5% 0.9% CPA portfolio impact Portfolio benefits ♦ Reduced reliance on any single tenant ♦ Greater geographic diversity (Sydney CBD 63%, Melbourne reduced 15%) ♦ Reduces asset specific risk (no asset greater than 10%) ♦ Average lease duration remains in line with sector average ♦ Reduced weighted average cap rate by 8.21% to 8.10% reflecting quality enhancement Property State Improves avg age Reduces avg cap rate Improves occupancy 60 Castlereagh St NSW ✔ ✔ 56 Pitt St NSW ✔ ✔ 197 St Georges Tce WA ✔ ✔ 300 Queen St QLD 14-18 Lee St NSW ✔ 45 Pirie St SA ✔ ✔ 150 George St NSW ✔ ✔ Brandon Office Park VIC ✔ ✔ Improves avg lease term ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 30 CPA portfolio impact Lease expiry profile (by income) Average lease duration (years) 1 6 60% 55.9 51.2 5.0 4 40% 3 30% 18.3 14.8 14.6 14.0 9.4 8.9 6.1 6.8 2 1 0 0% FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 Pre Post Pre FY 2007+ Rent review type 36 36 31 29 30% 80% 41 40 38 Post Peer average Exposure to top 10 tenants 1 50% 40% 4.8 5 50% 20% 10% 5.2 1 32 35 33 34 70.6% 54.1% 60% 28 40% 20% 10% 20% 0% 0% FY03 Pre FY03 Post FY04 FY04 Pre Post Mkt Fixed Note: 1. Core portfolio only FY05 Pre FY05 Post Pre 31 Post CPA management team Fund Manager Carmel Hourigan Portfolio Management Fund Analyst Charles Wong Portfolio Managers— Office Charles Moore and Nicola Jones Portfolio Manager— Industrial Peter Neville Asset Managers Michael Scott Richard Dehn Asset Managers Robert Culf David Hancock Finance Manager Jenny Benjafield 32 Treasury Jo Wakefield Investor Relations Manager Susie Graham CPA fee structure ♦ ♦ Existing fee waivers retained (A$2.5 million) ♦ Consistent outperformance required to earn maximum performance fee1% outperformance each half to get to 0.55% Base fee reduced to 0.45% p.a of total assets and capped performance fee introduced to reinforce incentive to outperform peer group Performance fee Benchmark: S&P / ASX 200 Commercial Property Accumulation (ex CPA) Basis: 5% of first 1% outperformance per six months and 15% thereafter (up to cap level) Calculated: Six monthly, using 20 day VWAP to end of period Cap: Total performance fee no higher than 0.15% per 6 mths Cumulative: Prior period underperformance must be earned back Overperformance above the cap in prior periods is also carried forward Consideration: In units, at higher of NTA and market (further performance hurdle) 33 CPA non core assets ♦ CPA will acquire CFT’s industrial / HTI (non core) assets ♦ CPA proposes to divest the non core assets over time ($451 million book value) and reinvest the proceeds in office assets consistent with the current strategy — expect strong demand in a sector which is difficult to obtain critical mass ♦ Forecasts assume non core assets retained for 18 months ♦ As a prudent capital management initiative, CPA will retain earnings while the non core assets are held — ♦ $9 million (0.7 cpu) of retained earnings at end of forecast period Distributions do not reduce on sale and reinvestment assuming reinvestment yield of 7.35% and sale at book value — — below weighted average cap rate post proposal (8.1%) below average net yield of last 3 acquisitions by CPA (8%) 34 CPA balance sheet impact Pro forma balance sheet (Jun 02) ($m) Pre deal Post deal 924.3 18.0 942.3 2,101.4 30.8 2,132.2 Borrowings Other liabilities 239.4 34.4 273.8 538.0 75.6 613.6 Net assets 668.5 1,518.6 621.7 25.4% 1.08 1,361.5 25.2% 1.12 Property assets Other assets 1 Issued units (m) Gearing (%) NTA ($) ♦ NTA increases from $1.08 to $1.12 ♦ Reduced gearing ♦ Greater opportunity to fund acquisitions ($105 million debt capacity) ♦ Reduced cost of debt — ♦ Increased liquidity — Note: 1 Includes assets held in associates — 35 benefit from unrated to rated vehicle S&P / ASX 200 Property Index weighting 1.7% to 3.7% possible MSCI inclusion Conclusion ♦ Opportunity to purchase a $726 million office portfolio and a $451 million industrial portfolio with limited transaction costs ♦ Reduced base fee and capped performance fee further aligns interests ♦ Strong accretion to EPU and DPU (+1.8%) ♦ NTA increase from $1.08 to $1.12 (+3.7%) ♦ Proven management team to focus on asset optimisation 36 Colonial First State Property Trust Group SECTION 3 CFT overview ♦ CFS & CBA property businesses were integrated in early 2001 — CFSP has spent a considerable amount of time reviewing fund strategy including CFT’s strategy in the context of the group’s philosophies and market dynamics ♦ Sector specific funds with focussed, high quality management are believed to provide the optimal structure ♦ CFSP / Gandel Group JV creates an opportunity to specialise in retail and office — ♦ specialised management teams Restructuring CFT will provide enhanced medium to long-term growth 38 Current profile of CFT ♦ Below average EPU / DPU growth, with income support required Low DPU growth forecasts 6% 5% Ongoing EPU / DPU gap (pre proposal) 1 9.5 4.8% 4.3% 4% 2.6% 8.5 2.3% 2% 1.3% 0% SGP GPT ADP DDF — — 8.77 8.81 9.05 9.05 9.05 8.97 8.55 Dec-01 Jun-02 Dec-02 DPU Source: CFT Note: 1 June 2002 EPU and DPU are estimates Contributing factors: — 8.75 EPU CFT Source: UBS Warburg Note: 1 2001 to 2006 compound annual growth ♦ 9.05 8.0 Jun-01 1% MGR 9.05 9.0 2.9% 3% 9.05 incentives and structured reviews industrial exposure without critical mass under-development of retail portfolio 39 8.72 Jun-03 Dec-03 Current profile of CFT (continued) ♦ Lower growth has contributed to high cost of capital despite the quality of the portfolio High cost of capital vs peers Despite reasonable average cap rate 10% 9.0% 9% 7.6% 8% 7% 6.7% 7.0% 7.9% 8.0% 7.0% 8.71% 8.90% 7.84% 7.5% 6% 7.0% 5% MGR Source: 8.40% 8.47% 8.5% 8.3% 8.61% SGP GPT ADP DDF GPT CFT Source: UBS Warburg 40 MGR UBS Warburg ADP CFT DDF SGP Addressing the issues ♦ Assets moving into two capital markets rated vehicles ♦ Retail opportunities better exploited by known retail property experts ♦ Industrial assets can now be sold in a vehicle without impacting upon distributions ♦ Ability to align CFT investors with CFSP philosophy — — — — performance (performance fee in CPA) alignment (GRM interest + strategic fit) innovation (GRM interest) corporate governance (listed vehicles not competing for assets) 41 Value of offer - short term ♦ ♦ Fixed offer ratio of 0.65 GAN units and 1.19 CPA units ♦ EPU increase of 1.2% (average for 18 months) Offer represents premium to current market with significant re-rate potential DPU impact 10.0 9.5 9.0 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.0 10.0 9.5 9.0 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.0 8.55 8.72 8.72 Dec 02 8.89 8.97 Jun 03 Pre 8.94 cpu cpu EPU impact Dec 03 GAN units CPA units Total 0.65 1.19 Post 8.60 Jun 03 Pre Price1 1.21 1.18 9.05 9.05 8.53 Dec 02 Market Ratio 9.05 30 day VWAP Offer value 0.79 1.40 Price1 1.24 1.20 2.19 Offer value 0.80 1.43 Dec 03 Post Average broker valuation Valuation2 1.28 1.25 2.23 Notes: 1 Prices are as at close of trading on 29 July 2002. CPA is cum distribution for 6 months ending 30 June 2002. Table assumes 50% of CPA distribution is carried 2 Based on Deutsche Bank AG, JBWere and UBS Warburg equities research 42 8.69 Offer value 0.83 1.49 2.32 Value of offer - long term ♦ Restructuring CFT into two sector focused funds — removes current uncertainty — considered to be best long term structure ♦ Both CPA and GAN considered to be strong performing, well managed trusts ♦ Significant upside in GAN — — — — ♦ Significant upside in CPA — — — ♦ capitalise on low occupancy costs long term development opportunities critical mass in assets under management more efficient access to debt and equity divestment of industrial ability to compete and grow via property acquisitions and developments lower MER Transaction aimed at delivering long term outperformance 43 Implementation SECTION 4 The offer ♦ For each CFT stapled security, CFT unitholders receive — — 0.65 GAN units; plus 1.19 CPA units ♦ CFT unitholders remain entitled to the June 02 distribution ♦ GAN and CPA units issued as consideration will rank from 1 July 2002 ♦ CFT unitholders can elect to receive cash via a bookbuild ♦ Proposal will be implemented by unitholders’ vote in each trust to be held on 3 September ♦ Independent expert concludes that transaction is fair and reasonable for all unitholders 45 Meetings required Resolution Approval GAN 1. Approval of Proposal 2. Issue of Units 3. Amendment of Constitution CPA 1. Approval of Proposal and issue of CPA units 2. Amend Constitution— new fees 3. Ratification of previous issues 4. Amend Constitution— placements CFT 1. Amend Constitution 2. Approve Proposal Restrictions 50% 75% 75% Gandel Group, CBA & related entities Gandel Group None 50% CBA and related entities 75% CBA and related entities 50% Investors who participated in the issue 75% None 75% 50% None CBA and related entities Proposal must be approved by unitholders in all trusts 46 Timetable1 2002 Announcement GAN meeting Tuesday 30 July Tuesday 3 September CPA meeting Tuesday 3 September CFT meeting Tuesday 3 September Note: 1 Dates are indicative only. 47 Contact information CFT CPA GAN Colonial First State Property Level 10, 46 Market Street Sydney NSW 2000 Colonial First State Property Level 10, 46 Market Street Sydney NSW 2000 Gandel Group of Companies 1341 Dandenong Road Chadstone VIC 3148 Tel: +61-2-9378 4423 Fax: +61-2-9378 4523 Tel: +61-2-9378 4423 Fax: +61-2-9378 4523 Tel: +61-3-9205 1222 Fax: +61-3-9205 1333 Fund manager: Bevan Towning Tel: +61-2-9378 2885 [email protected] Fund manager: Carmel Hourigan Tel: +61-2-9378 4562 [email protected] Managing Director Gandel Retail Trust: Clive Appleton Tel: +61-3-9205 1244 [email protected] 48
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