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Thursday, August 30 2012 - 13:00
AsiaNet
Goodman and CPPIB Increase Commitment to China Partnership to US$1 billion
SYDNEY, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ --

Goodman Group (Goodman or Group) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board 
(CPPIB) are pleased to announce that they have increased their equity 
allocation to Goodman China Logistics Holding (GCLH) by an additional US$500 
million, with US$400 million contributed by CPPIB and US$100 million by Goodman.

GCLH was formed in 2009 to invest in high quality logistics properties in prime 
locations across mainland China. As of June 30, 2012, GCLH has invested in 12 
logistics projects in 6 Chinese markets: Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Kunshan, 
Chengdu and Suzhou. The portfolio has an occupancy rate of 100% with a strong 
tenant base.

The new equity commitment announced today doubles the total equity allocated to 
GCLH to US$1 billion, reflecting the platform's increasing acquisition and 
development momentum. 

Greg Goodman, Group CEO said, "Demand for high quality logistics facilities in 
the major Chinese markets continues to be strong. In the past three months, we 
have concluded approximately 100,000 sqm of leasing transactions across 
projects in Shanghai, Kunshan, Beijing and Tianjin. We believe the undersupply 
of logistics space will continue to underpin demand from our major customers 
over the medium-term. Our footprint in China is expanding rapidly and we now 
have in excess of 4 million sqm of land available in key strategic locations, 
including land secured and under negotiation. We have customer demand to 
facilitate over 1 million sqm of space, with approximately 400,000 sqm of 
developments in progress currently and the ability to commence over 800,000 sqm 
of new logistics facilities in the next 12 months."

Mark Machin, President, CPPIB Asia Inc. said, "CPPIB's additional equity 
investment reflects our belief that China's logistics sector will continue to 
grow as demand for modern, efficient logistics facilities is being fuelled by a 
rising domestic demand for consumer goods. Together with Goodman, we expect 
that GCLH will continue to perform well over the long term through its 
participation in the rapid growth of this market."

Mr. Goodman added, "This announcement further builds on the strength of our 
global relationship with CPPIB. Our highly experienced local team of 315 in 
Greater China will work closely with our customers to deliver modern, high 
quality logistics space across the key markets."

About Goodman

For more information please visit www.goodman.com.

About Canada Pension Plan Investment Board 

For more information, please visit www.cppib.ca.

For further information, please contact:

Goodman
Besy Leung
Marketing Director, Asia
+852-2249-3149 
besy.leung@goodman.com

CPPIB
Linda Sims
CPPIB
+1-416-868-8695
lsims@cppib.ca 

SOURCE  Goodman Group
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