Colonial First State Global Asset Management and CRI Australia joint venture launches first property development fund

5 December 2007: Colonial First State Global Asset Management and CRI Australia launched the first of what is anticipated to be a series of wholesale property development funds
as part of a new joint venture arrangement between the two groups. The CFS/CRI Property Development Fund aims to provide institutional investors with higher, risk adjusted
returns by investing in a diverse range of property development projects within Australia.

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Colonial First State Global Asset Management acquires United Utilities Electricity

26 November 2007: Colonial First State Global Asset Management has led a consortium in
the successful acquisition of United Utilities Electricity Limited (“UUE”), one of only 14
regulated electricity distribution networks in England, Wales and Scotland, and will be the
only such asset directly owned by infrastructure investors.

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Launch of Australian Share Alpha Plus Fund - Core

1 November 2007: Colonial First State Global Asset Management has launched the Colonial First State Wholesale Australian Alpha Plus Fund - Core. This fund aims to provide long-term capital growth with some income by investing predominantly in a broad selection of Australian companies, as well as taking short positions in order to invest more and expand investment returns. The Fund will invest long and short in Australian equities, primarily within the S&P/ASX 100 Accumulation Index, and may also use derivatives to obtain market exposure. For more information on the fund, or for a copy of the Information Memorandum, please contact any member of our institutional business development team.

First State Media Group set to launch media fund

24 October 2007: First State Media Group announced today that it will launch its first media fund, FS Media Works, to Australian and international institutional investors by the end of 2007. First State Media Group is Colonial First State Global Asset Management’s media funds management joint venture.

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Colonial First State Global Asset Management bolsters global transaction capability

20 June 2007: Colonial First State Global Asset Management is pleased to announce the establishment of Transactions and Capital Projects teams for the United Kingdom and New York, increasing the business’ global transaction capability.

The Transactions and Capital Projects team is a separate, but wholly dedicated, transaction origination and execution team that works closely with the investment management teams to secure new investment opportunities for the funds and mandates in the Property and Alternative Investments division. The team’s establishment forms part of a strategy to focus on providing the institutional market with access to global property and infrastructure investment opportunities, particularly via significant corporate transactions.

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Colonial First State Global Asset Management and CRI Australia join forces to create new property development funds

6 June 2007: Colonial First State Global Asset Management and CRI Australia today announced the establishment of a joint venture which proposes to launch a series of unlisted closed-end diversified property development funds targeting investment opportunities throughout Australia.

Colonial First State Global Asset Management and CRI Australia are planning to establish co-branded funds that are specifically designed to meet the increasing demand of institutional investors seeking enhanced returns from the Australian property market. The joint venture will bring together the investment philosophy, skills and experience of Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Australia’s largest asset manager of Australian-sourced funds, and CRI Australia, one of Australia’s leading property development and services companies which has successfully developed billions of dollars worth of property over the past 26 years.

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Launch of Global Listed Infrastructure Securities Fund

Colonial First State Global Asset Management has launched the Colonial First State Wholesale Global Listed Infrastructure Securities Fund. This Fund offers wholesale and institutional investors the opportunity to invest in listed infrastructure securities with Australia’s largest fund manager for the first time.

We believe that infrastructure offers steady capital growth and inflation-protected income. Additionally, for those investors seeking greater liquidity or diversification than is typically offered by a portfolio of physical assets, investing in global listed infrastructure securities may offer this solution.

The Fund will invest in global infrastructure and infrastructure related securities including equities and hybrids, cash and derivatives.

Supported by the investment expertise of Peter Meany and the Global Listed Infrastructure team, the Fund aims to outperform the S&P Global Infrastructure Index (hedged in AUD) over a rolling three-year period.