$500m debut green bond oversubscribed

Sydney, 21 October 2020: Lendlease’s oversubscribed debut green bond has raised $500 million to support the delivery of its $113 billion development pipeline – and follows the Group’s recent commitment to become a 1.5ºC aligned company.

The transaction is the largest green bond issued by an Australian non-financial corporate. The seven-year fixed rate bond pays a coupon of 3.40%.

The proceeds of the bond will be focused on green buildings and earmarked to eligible projects in Lendlease’s global portfolio of 22 major urbanisation projects which includes ’s Barangaroo, the UK’s International Quarter , Singapore’s Paya Lebar Quarter and ’s Southbank.

These buildings will drive a range of market leading initiatives from the lowering of carbon emissions, to reducing the environmental impact of materials and delivering health and wellbeing benefits.

This bond issue follows Lendlease’s recent announcement of two new sustainability targets which reflect the Group’s commitment to tackle the climate crisis and create measured social value:

1. The environmental target sets a global benchmark for the real estate industry by becoming a 1.5ºC aligned company and committing to ‘Net Zero Carbon’ for scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2025, and ‘Absolute Zero Carbon’ across all operations, including the supply chain, by 2040.

2. The social target signposts Lendlease’s aspiration for delivering social benefit by committing to the creation of A$250 million of measured social value by 2025.

Quotes attributable to Tarun Gupta, Group Chief Financial Officer: “Sustainability is a key strategic priority for Lendlease. It is core to our belief that great places deliver positive environmental and social outcomes and are a differentiator and driver of value creation.

“The significant demand for this bond is incredibly exciting as it clearly demonstrates the strong interest the investment community has in supporting sustainably driven projects.

“It marks another sustainability benchmark for Lendlease which also includes Barangaroo being named ’s first carbon neutral precinct, and APPF Commercial the world’s most sustainable fund.”

Additional background The bond has been developed under a Sustainable Finance Framework aligned with the ICMA Green Bond Principles 2018, the Social Bond Principles 2020 and the Sustainability Bond Guidelines 2018.

The success of the bond paves the way for future issuance under the new Sustainable Finance Framework which has been established to facilitate future green, sustainable and social financing initiatives across Lendlease’s global portfolio.

ANZ, of Australia, HSBC, NAB and SMBC Nikko were mandated as Joint Lead Managers of the transaction. ANZ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and HSBC were mandated as Green Bond Advisors.

For more information Stephen Ellaway Executive General Manager, Corporate Communications +61 417 851 287

About Lendlease Lendlease is a leading international property and investment group with operations in Australia, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, Lendlease has approximately 11,000 employees internationally. Our core capabilities are reflected in our operating segments of Development, Construction and Investments. The combination of these three segments provides us with a sustainable competitive advantage and allows us to provide innovative integrated solutions for our customers. Lendlease has 22 major urbanisation projects located across 10 global gateway cities in Australia, the US, Europe and Asia.