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10 November 2021
Market Announcements Office
Australian Securities Exchange
Exchange Centre
20 Bridge Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Dear Sir/Madam
Constitution of Vicinity Centres Trust
In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 15.4.2, please find attached the current constitution of Vicinity Centres Trust incorporating the general amendments approved by securityholders at the Annual General Meeting held today.
Authorised for lodgement by:
Rohan Abeyewardene
Group Company Secretary
Vicinity Centres | ||
National Office | Vicinity Limited ABN 90 114 757 783 | |
Level 4, Chadstone Tower One | and Vicinity Centres RE Ltd | |
1341 Dandenong Road | T +61 3 7001 4000 | ABN 88 149 781 322 |
PO Box 104 | F +61 3 7001 4001 | As responsible entity for: |
Chadstone VIC 3148 | vicinity.com.au | Vicinity Centres Trust ARSN 104 931 928 |
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Vicinity Centres Trust
ARSN 104 931 928
Constitution
Consolidated Constitution at 10 November 2021
Consolidates:
- Constitution dated 29 May 2003;
- First Supplemental Deed dated 12 December 2003;
- Second Supplemental Deed dated 31 March 2004;
- Deed of Retirement or Appointment dated 31 March 2004;
- Third Supplemental Deed dated 5 April 2004;
- Fourth Supplemental Deed dated 1 June 2004;
- Fifth Supplemental Deed dated 4 July 2005;
- Sixth Supplemental Deed dated 10 August 2005;
- Seventh Supplemental Deed dated 12 August 2005:
- Deed of Retirement or Appointment dated 12 August 2005;
- Eighth Supplemental Deed lodged with ASIC on 9 November 2005;
- Ninth Supplemental Deed dated 7 September 2007;
- Tenth Supplemental Deed dated 30 June 2010;
- Eleventh Supplemental Deed dated 10 October 2011;
- Twelfth Supplemental Deed dated 30 November 2011;
- Thirteenth Supplemental Deed dated 12 December 2011;
- Fourteenth Supplemental Deed dated 22 January 2013;
- Fifteenth Supplemental Deed dated 10 November 2014;
- Sixteenth Supplemental Deed dated 28 October 2015;
- Seventeenth Supplemental Deed dated 1 November 2018; and
- Eighteenth Supplemental Deed dated 10 November 2021.
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Table of Contents
1. | Meaning of words and interpretation | 6 | |
1.1 | Definitions.................................................................................................................. | 6 | |
1.2 | Interpretation ........................................................................................................... | 11 | |
1.3 | Market Price ............................................................................................................ | 11 | |
1.4 | General compliance provision and ASIC Exemptions............................................. | 11 | |
1.5 | Inconsistency with the Listing Rules........................................................................ | 12 | |
1.6 | Additional Listing Rule requirements....................................................................... | 12 | |
1.7 | Acquisition of an investment.................................................................................... | 13 | |
1.8 | Paramountcy of provisions ...................................................................................... | 13 |
2. | The Trust | 13 | |
2.1 | Trustee .................................................................................................................... | 13 | |
2.2 | Declaration of Trust ................................................................................................. | 13 | |
2.3 | Trust ........................................................................................................................ | 14 | |
2.4 | Name of Trust.......................................................................................................... | 14 |
3. | Interest of Unit Holder | 14 | |
3.1 | Division into Units .................................................................................................... | 14 | |
3.2 | Fractions and splitting ............................................................................................. | 14 | |
3.3 | Issue of Partly Paid Units ........................................................................................ | 15 | |
3.4 | Joint Holders............................................................................................................ | 15 | |
3.5 | Classes of Units....................................................................................................... | 15 | |
3.6 | Benefits and obligations of Unit Holders and Option Holders ................................. | 16 | |
3.7 | No further liability..................................................................................................... | 16 | |
3.8 | Failure to pay instalment on Partly Paid Unit .......................................................... | 16 | |
3.9 | Sale of Forfeited Unit............................................................................................... | 17 | |
3.10 | Income and Capital of a Forfeited Unit.................................................................... | 17 | |
3.11 | Notice of sale of Forfeited Unit ................................................................................ | 17 | |
3.12 | Cancellation of Forfeiture ........................................................................................ | 17 | |
3.13 | Consequences of sale and continuing liability ........................................................ | 18 | |
3.14 | Proceeds of sale of Forfeited Unit ........................................................................... | 18 | |
3.15 | Lien for Amounts Owing .......................................................................................... | 19 | |
3.16 | Trustee Units ........................................................................................................... | 19 | |
3.17 | Capital Reallocation................................................................................................. | 19 |
4. | Application Procedures | 19 | |
4.1 | Number of Units issued ........................................................................................... | 19 | |
4.2 | Application for Units or Options............................................................................... | 20 | |
4.3 | Payments to the Trustee ......................................................................................... | 20 | |
4.4 | Allotment.................................................................................................................. | 21 | |
4.5 | Trustee's discretion on Application.......................................................................... | 21 | |
4.6 | Certificates............................................................................................................... | 21 | |
4.7 | Foreign Unit Holders................................................................................................ | 21 |
5. | Issues and Redemptions | 22 | |
5.1 | Powers Cumulative.................................................................................................. | 22 | |
5.2 | Underwriting of Issue............................................................................................... | 22 | |
5.3 | Issues of Options..................................................................................................... | 22 | |
5.4 | Stapled Securities.................................................................................................... | 23 | |
5.5 | Issue of Units under Options ................................................................................... | 23 | |
5.6 | Issue of Units and Options ...................................................................................... | 23 | |
5.6A | Financial Instruments .............................................................................................. | 24 | |
5.7 | Issues pursuant to a bookbuild................................................................................ | 24 | |
5.8 | Buy-back.................................................................................................................. | 24 | |
5.9 | Transfer of Assets ................................................................................................... | 24 | |
5.10 | Compulsory redemption of small parcels ................................................................ | 25 | |
5.11 | Effect of Stapling ..................................................................................................... | 25 |
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6. | Trustee's Powers | 25 | |
6.1 | General powers ....................................................................................................... | 25 | |
6.2 | Contracting powers.................................................................................................. | 25 | |
6.3 | Investment powers .................................................................................................. | 25 | |
6.4 | Power of delegation................................................................................................. | 25 | |
6.5 | Exercise of discretion .............................................................................................. | 25 | |
6.6 | Power to seek information....................................................................................... | 25 |
7. | Trustee's responsibilities and indemnities | 26 | |
7.1 | No limitation of other undertakings.......................................................................... | 26 | |
7.2 | Limitation of liability ................................................................................................. | 26 | |
7.3 | Indemnities .............................................................................................................. | 26 | |
7.4 | Trustee may rely on advice ..................................................................................... | 26 | |
7.5 | Interested dealings by Trustee ................................................................................ | 27 | |
7.6 | Effect of Stapling ..................................................................................................... | 27 |
8. | Valuation of Assets | 27 | |
8.1 | Valuation of assets .................................................................................................. | 27 | |
8.2 | Currency Conversion............................................................................................... | 28 | |
8.3 | Trustee to determine Current Unit Value................................................................. | 28 |
9. | Income and Distributions | 28 | |
9.1 | Income and reserves of the Trust............................................................................ | 28 | |
9.2 | Distributable Amount ............................................................................................... | 28 | |
9.3 | Distribution of income .............................................................................................. | 28 | |
9.4 | Separate Accounts .................................................................................................. | 29 | |
9.5 | Composition of Distribution Entitlements ................................................................ | 29 | |
9.6 | Distribution reinvestment arrangements.................................................................. | 29 | |
9.7 | Tax........................................................................................................................... | 30 | |
9.8 | Excess amounts ...................................................................................................... | 30 | |
9.9 | Capital distribution ................................................................................................... | 30 | |
9.10 | Ancillary Powers ...................................................................................................... | 30 |
10. | Remuneration of Trustee | 31 | |
10.1 | Trustee's remuneration ........................................................................................... | 31 | |
10.2 | Waiver of remuneration ........................................................................................... | 31 | |
10.3 | Form of remuneration .............................................................................................. | 31 | |
10.4 | Priority of Trustee's remuneration ........................................................................... | 31 | |
10.5 | Indemnity ................................................................................................................. | 32 | |
10.6 | Effect of Stapling ..................................................................................................... | 32 | |
10.7 | Proper performance of duties.................................................................................. | 32 |
11. | Indemnity and insurance | 32 | |
11.1 | Persons to whom clauses 11.2 to 11.4 apply.......................................................... | 32 | |
11.2 | Indemnity ................................................................................................................. | 32 | |
11.3 | Extent of indemnity .................................................................................................. | 32 | |
11.4 | Insurance................................................................................................................. | 32 | |
11.5 | Savings.................................................................................................................... | 33 |
12. | Transfers | 33 | |
12.1 | Transfer ................................................................................................................... | 33 | |
12.2 | Effect of Stapling ..................................................................................................... | 33 | |
12.3 | Transaction advice after transfer............................................................................. | 34 | |
12.4 | No general restriction on transfer ............................................................................ | 34 | |
12.5 | Restricted securities ................................................................................................ | 34 | |
12.6 | Death, legal disability .............................................................................................. | 34 | |
12.7 | Recognition of Holder .............................................................................................. | 34 | |
12.8 | Participation in transfer systems ............................................................................. | 34 | |
12.9 | Sale by majority of Unit Holders .............................................................................. | 35 | |
12.10 | Exchange of Units deemed accepted...................................................................... | 35 | |
12.11 | Partial takeovers...................................................................................................... | 35 |
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13. | Options | 36 | |
13.1 | Terms and subscription ........................................................................................... | 36 | |
13.2 | Nominees ................................................................................................................ | 36 | |
13.3 | Exercise................................................................................................................... | 36 | |
13.4 | Option Holder's rights and interest .......................................................................... | 36 | |
13.5 | Redemption or repurchase...................................................................................... | 36 |
14. | Retirement or removal of Trustee | 37 | |
14.1 | Retirement of Trustee.............................................................................................. | 37 | |
14.2 | Name of Trust to be changed.................................................................................. | 37 | |
14.3 | Payment of outstanding or deferred fees ................................................................ | 37 | |
15. | Alterations to this deed | 37 | |
16. | Term of Trust and termination of Trust | 37 | |
16.1 | Term of Trust ........................................................................................................... | 37 | |
16.2 | Procedure on winding up of Trust ........................................................................... | 38 | |
16.3 | Audit of accounts of Trust........................................................................................ | 39 | |
17. | Meetings | 39 | |
17.1 | Meetings .................................................................................................................. | 39 | |
17.2 | Resolutions in writing............................................................................................... | 39 | |
17.3 | Passing of resolution ............................................................................................... | 39 | |
17.4 | Effect of Stapling ..................................................................................................... | 39 | |
18. | Complaints | 40 | |
19. | Small holdings | 40 | |
19.1 | Sale or redemption of small holdings ...................................................................... | 40 | |
19.2 | Procedure ................................................................................................................ | 40 | |
20. | Stapling | 41 | |
20.1 | Power to staple Securities and give effect to the Stapling ...................................... | 41 | |
20.2 | Applications, transfers and distributions in specie .................................................. | 41 | |
20.3 | Operation of Stapling provisions ............................................................................. | 42 | |
20.4 | Units to be Stapled .................................................................................................. | 42 | |
20.5 | Paramountcy of Stapling ......................................................................................... | 42 | |
20.6 | Unstapling Date ....................................................................................................... | 43 | |
20.7 | Transfer of Stapled Securities ................................................................................. | 43 | |
20.8 | Stapled Security Register........................................................................................ | 43 | |
20.9 | Variation of Stapling provisions ............................................................................... | 44 | |
20.10 | Apportionment of application price .......................................................................... | 44 | |
21. | Proposal Approved by Members | 44 | |
21.1 | Power to implement a Proposal and limitation of liability ........................................ | 44 | |
21.2 | Appointment of Trustee as agent and attorney ....................................................... | 44 | |
21.3 | Payment of fees....................................................................................................... | 45 | |
21.4 | Paramountcy ........................................................................................................... | 45 | |
22. | General | 45 | |
22.1 | Service of notices .................................................................................................... | 45 | |
22.2 | GST ......................................................................................................................... | 46 | |
22.3 | Method of payment, repayment or redemption ....................................................... | 47 | |
22.4 | Binding conditions ................................................................................................... | 47 | |
22.5 | Governing law and jurisdiction ................................................................................ | 48 | |
22.6 | Severability .............................................................................................................. | 48 | |
22.7 | Schedule.................................................................................................................. | 48 |
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