Update on residual Communities land parcels
| Stock | Lendlease Group (LLC.ASX) |
|---|---|
| Release Time | 8 Apr 2025, 6:02 p.m. |
| Price Sensitive | Yes |
Lendlease provides update on residual Communities land parcels
- Certain land parcels excluded from the completed Communities transaction
- Discussions with landowner ongoing, but court judgment does not support Lendlease's contractual rights
- Lendlease to appeal the court's decision and continue discussions for a revised agreement
Lendlease refers to its previous announcement on 29 November 2024, which advised the completion of the Communities transaction. In that announcement, Lendlease noted that certain land parcels had been excluded from the completed transaction, as the relevant conditions required to secure Lendlease's contractual rights had not been met. These land parcels were acquired in 2015 as part of the overall Figtree Hill project. While discussions with the landowner regarding Lendlease's contractual rights or to secure a revised agreement have been ongoing, the matter proceeded to court. A judgment was handed down today that does not support Lendlease's ability to exercise its contractual rights over the land parcels. Lendlease believes that a revised agreement is in the best interests of both parties, and discussions between Lendlease and the landowner continue. Concurrently, Lendlease will appeal the court's decision. The land parcels were impacted by various environmental issues that delayed timing, including issues relating to maintaining and constructing the appropriate movement corridors for the local koala population. The value at risk to Lendlease, should it be unable to secure the land parcels through the appeal process or a revised agreement, is currently estimated to be up to ~$100 million (post-tax), representing the write-off of capitalised costs incurred over the past 10 years in relation to planning, rezoning and site-wide infrastructure spend.