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24 08 06 interim result 2006 presentation.pdf - Astrojapanproperty.com
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Funds Platform - Recent Significant Achievements cont…<br />
• BJT’s distribution for the 12 month period to 30 June 2006 was 12% higher than forecast at the<br />
time of its IPO in April 2005 driven by:<br />
- accretive acquisitions expanding its property portfolio from interests in 12 properties at<br />
IPO to interests in 31 properties at 30 June 2006;<br />
- a strong leasing performance; and<br />
- upward revaluation of portfolio assets.<br />
The recently announced acquisition of interests in 5 additional properties will take the portfolio<br />
to interests in 36 properties and is forecast to drive further growth in distributions.<br />
• The business plan for the GPT joint venture has been delivered, including outperformance by the<br />
much maligned German residential portfolio, and has in our view contributed to the strong market<br />
performance by GPT.<br />
• The successful execution of an $8bn takeover offer for Irish telecommunications company eircom<br />
Group plc coupled with the implementation of an attractive funding structure for BCM.<br />
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