･ 22,000 sqm leased at GLPShinsunato a major logistic company in Japan.  The space serves as a distribution centre of a retailer for Tokyo CBD area.  This customer is a new relationship for GLP.

・ 18,500 sqm leased at GLP Funabashi II to a local logistics company. With growing business, this company has expanded their space requirements with the Group.

・ 11,500 sqm leased at GLP Narashinoto one of the largest logistic firms in Japan and an advertising production company which delivers printed marketing materials to retail stores. 

The renovations to the three properties included upgraded external facades, functional improvements to both distribution and office spaces, updated common areas, increased electrical capacity and partitioning to enhance customer usage flexibility.
 

[1]   As at 31 March 2012

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Appendix

About GLP Shinsuna

 
Name:            GLP Shinsuna
Location:        2-5-20 Shinsuna, Koto-ku, Tokyo
GFA:                47,014sqm
Structure:       5-floor reinforced concrete
 
  
 
About GLP Narashino

Name:            GLP Narashino
Location:        2-6-6 Shibazono, Narashino City,Chiba Prefecture, Greater Tokyo
GFA:                23,564sqm
Structure:       5-floor steel construction
            
 
 
About GLP Funabashi II

Name:            GLP Funabashi II
Location:        Shiomicho, Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, Greater Tokyo
GFA:              　37,502sqm
Structure:        5-floor steel construction
 

・ Seismic isolation is the most advanced technology that helps protect a building’s structure from earthquakes

Singapore/Tokyo, 2 April 2012 – Global Logistic Properties Limited (“GLP”), the market leader in modern logistics facilities in China and Japan, announced that it has developed and obtained a patent for the “GLP Pile Cap seismic isolation construction method”2, a technology that helps protect a building’s structure from earthquakes while significantly reducing construction costs of earthquake resistant logistic facilities. This new construction method will be adopted for the GLP Misato III project, a 94,000sqm large scale multi-tenant logistics facility development located in Greater Tokyo.

Masato Miki, President of GLP Japan said, “The “GLP Pile Cap seismic isolation construction method” makes it possible to achieve high seismic isolation effectiveness at more affordable prices and allows our structures to withstand large earthquakes. As a result, our new patented technology will lower construction costs of the foundation by about 30% and overall construction costs by about 5% as compared to other seismic isolation construction methods.”

GLP is adopting this new construction method for future developments in Japan. These facilities will be equipped with a seismometer that will make it possible to accumulate data to evaluate the degree of seismic shock absorption. This data will be utilised for further developing GLP’s seismic isolation technologies for logistics facilities.

Mr. Masato concluded, “As a leading provider of logistics facilities, GLP will continue to push for the development and management of high-functionality and sustainable logistics facilities to support our customers’ need to maintain business continuity in the event of disasters.”

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Appendix

Image for the completion of “GLP Misato III” that will be built using the “GLP Pile Cap seismic isolation construction method”

How the “GLP Pile Cap seismic isolation construction method” works

The “GLP Pile Cap seismic isolation construction method” combines the use of seismic isolation device and flat foundation beams with a semi-rigid connection at pile top to achieve high seismic isolation effectiveness with extremely simplified foundations.

This prevents the seismic force from travelling to the building’s foundations and makes it possible for structures to withstand large earthquakes even with lower construction costs of foundation.


About Global Logistic Properties (www.glprop.com)
Global Logistic Properties (GLP) is Asia’s largest provider of modern logistics facilities. It owns, manages and leases out 435 completed properties in 162 logistics parks spread across 33 major cities in China and Japan, forming an efficient logistics network with properties strategically located in key logistics hubs, industrial zones and urban distribution centres. By providing flexible solutions of Multi-tenant, Build-to-Suit and Sale-and-Leaseback, GLP is dedicated to improving the supply chain efficiency for strategic expansion goals of the most dynamic manufacturers, retailers and 3rd party logistics companies in the world. The Group was listed on the Mainboard of Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited on 18 October 2010 (Stock code: MC0.SI).

About GLP Japan (www.glprop.co.jp)
GLP Japan is the Japanese arm of Global Logistic Properties, the largest provider of logistics infrastructure in Asia, which manages 84 facilities in 7 cities to cover the major distribution centres of Japan. With a total floor area of more than 3.6 million sqm, GLP Japan is an important infrastructure that supports the lives of people and the economic activities in the city, providing logistics facilities that are highly functional as they are sustainable.

Investor relations & Media Team
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Ambika Goel, CFA
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Artist’s impression of Ichikawa Shiohama Project

Name of facility: Ichikawa Shiohama Project
Location: Shiohama, Ichikawa city, Chiba prefecture (Greater Tokyo)
Total site area: approximately 53,000 sqm
Total floor area: approximately 121,000 sqm
Commencement of construction: September 2012 (planned)
Completion of construction: September 2013 (planned)

・    Planned development site
The Project is located alongside Tokyo Bay, which is about 15 km from Tokyo’s city centre.  The Project is located near Chidoricho Interchange Exit of the Metropolitan Expressway Wangan Line, providing convenient access to Haneda and Narita International Airports.  Access to the inland areas of Saitama prefecture is also expected to dramatically improve in 2015, when the Takaya Junction of the Tokyo Outer Ring Road opens up. Moreover, the site is walking distance from Ichikawa Shiohama station of JR Keiyo line, providing excellent access for employees.

・   Characteristics of the facility
The Project will be a multi-tenant modern logistics facility consisting 5 floors above ground with a total floor area of 121,000 sqm.

・   Securing business continuity during a disaster
The Project will provide the following advanced features to support the business continuity plans of tenants in the event of natural disasters.  The facility offers advanced features such as:   
・    Seismic isolation structure;
・    Counter-measures for high-tides in the electric room; and
・    Employment of a back-up power supply that makes it possible to use disaster control centres, office lighting, and electricity outlets as well as to preserve the security function of the entire building at the time of a power failure.

・    Environmentally-friendly design
The Project is scheduled to acquire an A-class certification by CASBEE (Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency) acknowledging that it is an environmentally-friendly logistics facility. CASBEE was introduced to Japan in 2005 as a tool for checking the environmental performance of buildings and is widely used in Japan by construction companies, design offices, real-estate developers and local governments to assess and measure the level of “greenness” of buildings.


About Global Logistic Properties (www.glprop.com)
Global Logistic Properties (GLP) is Asia’s largest provider of modern logistics facilities. It owns, manages and leases out 420 completed properties in 145 logistics parks spread across 32 major cities in China and Japan, forming an efficient logistics network with properties strategically located in key logistics hubs, industrial zones and urban distribution centres. By providing flexible solutions of Multi-tenant, Build-to-suit and Sales-and-leaseback, GLP is dedicated to improving the supply chain efficiency for strategic expansion goals of the most dynamic manufacturers, retailers and 3rd party logistics companies in the world. The Group was listed on the Mainboard of Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited on October 18, 2010 (Stock code: MC0.SI).

About GLP Japan (www.glprop.co.jp)
GLP Japan is the Japanese arm of Global Logistic Properties, the largest provider of logistics infrastructure in Asia, which manages 84 facilities in 7 cities to cover the major distribution centres of Japan. With a total floor area of more than 3.6 million sqm, GLP Japan is an important infrastructure that supports the lives of people and the economic activities in the city, providing logistics facilities that are highly functional as they are sustainable.

Investor Relations & Media Team
Email: investor.relations@glprop.com
 
Ambika Goel, CFA
SVP - Capital Markets and Investor Relations   
Tel: +65 6643 6372
Email: agoel@glprop.com