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Directors and Management

Directors - Austock Property Management Ltd

Victor Cottren – Chairman and Non-Eecutive Independent Director

Michael Johnstone - Non Executive Independent Director

Nicholas Anagnostou - Executive Director

Adrian Hill - Joint Company Secretary

Amanda Gawne - Joint Company Secretary

Management

Nicholas Anagnostou - Chief Operating Officer & Fund Manager

Travis Butcher - Chief Financial Officer

Directors

Victor Cottren, B.Com FAII FCPA FAICD ASIA

Chairman and Non-Executive Director

Vic was appointed on 22 December 2004. Vic has an extensive background in financial planning, life insurance & superannuation and investment management gained with such companies as AMP, Williams Tolhurst, Australian Eagle, Norwich Union, Investors Life Group and National Australia Bank. Vic filled various senior management posts, including chief executive and directorship positions within these companies and their subsidiaries prior to commencing his consulting business in 1995. He is a director of Austock Group Ltd and several of its subsidiaries. Vic was also appointed as a Professorial Fellow at RMIT University in 1993 with responsibility for researching and establishing Australia’s first undergraduate degree in financial planning.

Michael Johnstone, BTRP, LS, AMP (Harvard)

Non-Executive Director

Michael was appointed on 22 December 2004. Michael has over 35 year’s global experience in real estate finance, investment and development. Michael is currently a non-executive director of the Dennis Family Corporation and DFC China, a non-executive director and Chairman of bWired Pty Ltd, non-executive director and Chairman of State Equity Group and a member of the Investment Committee of APN Development Fund. Michael is also a member of the Audit, Risk Management and Compliance Committee of the Trust.

Nicholas Anagnostou, B. Bus (Prop), AAPI

Executive Director

Nick joined Austock in 2005 as the Fund Manager for the Australian Education Trust. He is responsible for the performance and management of AET Fund including acquisition and disposal activity as well as key funding arrangements and asset management. He is also the Fund Manager for the Austock Childcare Fund. Nick holds a Bachelor of Business in Property and is an Associate of the Australian Property Institute. He is a Certified Practicing Valuer and a Licensed Estate Agent.

Nick has been involved in the property industry since 1989 in the areas of property investment, development and acquisitions, with groundings in valuation, transactions and consultancy. Nick was previously a Director of Jones Lang LaSalle and has extensive experience in commercial and industrial real estate and the identification and analysis of property investment opportunities.

Adrian Hill, BSc, LLB (Monash University), Joint Company Secretary

Adrian joined Austock Group in 1998 as General Counsel.  Austock Group is the parent of Austock Property Management Ltd the Responsible Entity of the Australian Education Trust.  During his time at Austock, Adrian has served on boards and compliance committees for funds management businesses.  He was also the Chief Executive Officer of the Australia Pacific Exchange.  Before joining Austock, Adrian was a Partner at Deacons Graham & James (now Norton Rose) where he gained 7 years experience working in a large legal practice.  While at Deacons, Adrian was seconded to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

Amanda Gawne, BCom, LLB (Melbourne University) Grad Dip CSP, ACIS Joint Company Secretary

Amanda was appointed company secretary in December 2004, having joined Austock Group in April 2003. Amanda has over 13 years legal and company secretarial experience gained from working in private legal practice and large private and publicly listed organisations. Amanda is responsible for the company secretarial function for all companies within the Austock Group.

Management

Nicholas Anagnostou, B. Bus (Prop), AAPI

Chief Operating Officer & Fund Manager

Nick joined Austock in 2005 as the Fund Manager for the Australian Education Trust. He is responsible for the performance and management of AET Fund including acquisition and disposal activity as well as key funding arrangements and asset management. He is also the Fund Manager for the Austock Childcare Fund. Nick holds a Bachelor of Business in Property and is an Associate of the Australian Property Institute. He is a Certified Practicing Valuer and a Licensed Estate Agent.

Nick has been involved in the property industry since 1989 in the areas of property investment, development and acquisitions, with groundings in valuation, transactions and consultancy. Nick was previously a Director of Jones Lang LaSalle and has extensive experience in commercial and industrial real estate and the identification and analysis of property investment opportunities.

Travis Butcher BAcc, CA, Grad Dip AFI SIA

Chief Financial Officer

Travis is a Chartered Accountant with over 10 years financial experience in Australia and overseas including working in London as Financial Controller with Coller Capital a leading global investor in private equity secondaries with committed capital in excess of US$6 billion and international group Apax Partners. He previously spent 7 years working in transaction and audit services at PricewaterhouseCoopers.  Travis was previously Associate Director of Austock Private Equity.