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Dexus Finance Pty Limited: 2020 AGM Chair and CEO address - Seite 3

Our financial strength provides us with the funding needed for committed projects in the development pipeline and also for future opportunities where we see an efficient use of our capital and the ability to drive higher returns.

When the pandemic took hold, our number one priority was the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and the people in our buildings.

When the government restrictions started to ease in July 2020, our team ensured that the buildings we manage had detailed COVID-Safe plans in place in order to help people to return to our buildings in a safe manner.

We followed the government guidelines for our building operations, and also engaged the services of independent consultants and a health expert to review our processes for the common areas like food courts and end-of-trip bathrooms to ensure their safe operation.

On behalf of the entire Board, I would like to acknowledge the extraordinary effort by Management and all of our Dexus employees involved in working with our customers, preparing our buildings and reducing the financial impact to the group.

Over the past six months, we have seen workforces globally forced to work from home. We believe that the office workplace plays a crucial role in driving business productivity, and ultimately, the financial success of a business.

Customer surveys have revealed there are three key areas where the physical office can positively impact business performance - facilitating collaboration; fostering culture; and providing learning and personal growth opportunities. It is clear that these activities are best done face-to-face in the office.

You have probably seen media reports reflecting on surveys that many people have enjoyed working from home and would like to continue doing that. We have proven that we can all work from home, but that is not the point.

We believe, notwithstanding the technology we have today, that people are at their most productive in their workplaces. Clients get better service; people learn more and things get done more effectively. As a company director, I have seen boards work more effectively when they meet in one room. That is one of the reasons why cities and urbanisation have grown over the last century.