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About the Trust

Japara Aged Care and Retirement Property Trust is a wholesale Trust that invests in freehold properties that are specifically designed for aged care and retirement living. The core elements of the Trust are:

Established: April 2005
Structure: Unlisted property trust via a registered managed investment scheme (ARSN 117 176 048) authorized to invest in real property
Nature of fund: Open
Target return: 8% p.a. income
> 3% p.a. capital growth
Return as: Cash distribution plus movement in unit price
Liquidity mechanism: Yes – redemptions possible / exit in 2010
Fees: 0.275% of property value plus 3.75% of net
rental income
5% on acquisition & project management
2.5% on sale of property
3% on removal of manager
(except for non-performance)
Distributions: Quarterly
Portfolio valuations: Annually, or earlier on any capital raising –
Using independent valuations
Unit pricing: Annually – or earlier on acquisitions
Detailed reporting: Six monthly
Maximum holding: 15% of the issued units in the Trust unless Manager approves
Higher Manager cannot approve above 19.9%
Manager and Responsible Entity The Responsible entity and manager of the Trust is Japara Property Management Ltd (AFSL Licence no. 287324)