Tishman Speyer Australia Limited (ABN 43 106 909 871) Responsible Entity of Tishman Speyer Office Fund ARSN 108 809 534
Level 12, The Chifley Tower
2 Chifley Square Sydney NSW 2000 www. tsof.com.au Ph: 61 2 9921 3900
Fax: 61 2 9921 3999
3 April 2012
The Manager
Company Announcements
ASX Limited
20 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Tishman Speyer Australia Limited (ABN 43 106 909 871)
("TSAL"), in its capacity as responsible entity of Tishman
Speyer Office Fund (ARSN 108 809 534) ("TSO"), today
announces the completion of the sale of 100% of TSO's
interest in Tishman Speyer U.S. Office, Inc. to U.S. Office
Holdings, L.P. ("Completion").
Pursuant to the termination notice which was included as
Appendix 3 in the Explanatory Memorandum dispatched to TSO
unitholders on 27 February 2012 ("Explanatory Memorandum"),
TSO terminated immediately following Completion.
As TSO has now been terminated, the net proceeds of the Sale
will be distributed to TSO unitholders in accordance with the
terms of the deed poll dated 10 February 2012 which was
included as Appendix 4 in the Explanatory Memorandum. The
distribution is expected to be made today. TSAL will release
a further announcement once the distribution is complete.
As previously announced, TSO will make a distribution of
US$0.986659341 per TSO unit to
TSO unitholders who made valid currency elections to receive
the distribution in US$.2
TSO unitholders who did not make a valid election to receive
the distribution in US$ will receive the distribution in A$.
Accordingly, the distribution of US$0.98665934 per TSO unit
will be converted from US$ to A$ (at the A$/US$ exchange rate
of 1.0394) such that TSO
unitholders who receive the distribution in A$ will receive
A$0.94925856 per unit.3
TSO is a managed investment trust for the purposes of
subdivision 12-H of the Taxation Administration Act 1953
(Cth) in respect of the financial year ending 30 June 2012.
None of the distributions described above should comprise a
"Fund Payment" pursuant to Subdivision
12-H of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953
(Cth), in respect of the financial year ending 30 June 2012.
1 The aggregate distribution that each TSO unitholder will receive will be rounded down to the nearest whole cent as described in the Explanatory Memorandum.
2 The distribution will be made in accordance with the Explanatory Memorandum, which stated that the distribution will be at least US$0.985 per TSO unit, but will not exceed
US$0.99 per TSO unit.
3 The aggregate distribution that each TSO unitholder will receive will be rounded down to the nearest whole cent as described in the Explanatory Memorandum.
However, final confirmation will be provided in the annual
tax statements that will be sent to
TSO unitholders by 30 June 2012 ("Annual Tax
Statements").
Australian resident unitholders should not rely on this
announcement for the purposes of completing their income tax
returns. Details of the full year tax components of
distributions will be provided in the Annual Tax
Statements.
For further information please contact:
Sandra McAloon
Sydney
61 2 9921 3906
Nicole Moodie
Sydney
61 2 9921 3902
Tishman Speyer Office Fund (ASX: TSO) has an interest in 16
high-quality assets in 10 markets across the U.S. TSO is
managed by Tishman Speyer, one of the leading owners,
developers, operators and fund managers of first-class real
estate in the world. Tishman Speyer maintains in-house
acquisitions and development; design and construction;
property management; investment management; leasing; tax and
risk management professionals. Since 1978, Tishman Speyer has
acquired, developed and operated over 325 projects totaling
over 116 million square feet and a property portfolio of over
US$54.2 billion in total value across the United States,
Europe, Latin America and Asia, including signature
properties such as New York's Rockefeller Center and
Chrysler Center, Berlin's Sony Center and Torre Norte in
Sao Paolo, Brazil.
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