Performance

Key results to 31 December 2010

  • Half year operating earnings of $64.1 million equating to 13.0 cents per unit (cpu)
  • Interim distribution of 9.25 cents per unit, (estimated 100% tax deferred)
  • Net tangible assets (NTA) of $3.96 per unit
  • Balance sheet gearing1 of 33.3%
  • Look-through cash of $218 million
  • Occupancy in Australia of 95%, United States of 82% and global occupancy of 87%
  • WALE of 5.1 years, comprising 4.4 years in Australia and 5.8 years in the United States
  • Portfolio value of $3.63 billion
  • 66 leases agreed over 12% of the portfolio

1 Net of cash.

Key financial results for the half year ended 31 December 2010

  31 December 2010 30  June 2010
Operational    

Number of properties

33

37

Average capitalisation rate

7.75%

7.8%

Occupancy

87% 

88%1 

Like-for-like NOI growth

(1%)

1%

Weighted average lease expiry

5.1 years

4.7 years

Financial

   

Net property income

$129.9m

$310m

Operating earnings

$64.1m

$146m

Operating earnings per unit

13.0c

3.03c

Distributions per unit

9.25c

1.85c

Total assets (look-through)

$4,074m

$4,550m

Cash and deposits (Look-though)

$218m

$340m

Total debt (look-through)2

$1,904m

$2,277m

Balance sheet gearing (net of cash)

33.3%

33.5%

Look-through gearing (net of cash)

42.6%

44.9%

Net tangible assets (NTA) $ per unit

3.96

42.4

Units on issue (m)3 

493m

487m

All amounts referred to are in Australian dollars unless otherwise stated.

1 Excluding AT&T vacancy 91%
2 Net of borrowing costs
3 Prior period comparative information has been restated to a post unit-consolidation basis

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