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Macquarie Office Trust Distribution and Tax Components Confirmation Quarter Ended 30 June 2008

20 August 2008

Macquarie Office Management Limited, Manager of Macquarie Office Trust (ASX:MOF) confirms that a distribution of 2.80 cents per ordinary unit for the quarter ended 30 June 2008 is expected to be paid tomorrow.

Macquarie Office Trust is a Managed Investment Trust for the purposes of Subdivision 12-H of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth). These components are provided solely for the purposes of Subdivision 12-H and should not be used for any other purpose.

 Component   Cents per unit
 Capital Gains concession amount - TARP  0.66794
 Capital Gains discount amount - TARP  0.66794
 Sub total ‘grossed up’ amount  1.33588
 Capital Gains – ‘other’   0.00000
 Sub total Capital Gains     1.33588
 Other Income    1.13478
   2.47066
 Interest Income   0.09882
 Foreign Income – ‘other’     0.55449
 Tax Deferred    (0.32397)
 Total Distribution  2.80000

For the purposes of section 12-415 of Schedule 1 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth), this distribution includes a ‘fund payment’ amount of 2.47066 cents per unit in respect of the income year ended 30 June 2008.

Australian resident unit holders should not rely on this notice or the information contained in the table above for the purpose of completing their income tax returns. Details of the full year components of distributions are provided in the annual tax statements which will be mailed to holders tomorrow.

Macquarie Office Trust is a listed property trust with assets under management of over A$7.0 billion (including associates) located within Australia, the United States, Western Europe and Japan.  More than A$32 billion of real estate assets are managed globally by Macquarie Real Estate and its associates, across a portfolio of listed and unlisted property trusts, unlisted development funds and property investment syndicates. Macquarie's real estate investment management expertise has been recognised internationally, voted No. 1 in Investment Management in Asia, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and the US in the 2007 Euromoney Liquid Real Estate Awards.

For further information please contact 1300 365 585 or reits@macquarie.com 

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  This information has been prepared by Macquarie Office Management Limited ABN 75 006 765 206 (MOML), a wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited ABN 94 122 169 279 (Macquarie Group) and the responsible entity of Macquarie Office Trust (Macquarie Office or Trust) for general information purposes only, without taking into account any potential investors' personal objectives, financial situation or needs. Before investing, you should consider your own objectives, financial situation and needs or you should consider whether you should obtain financial, legal and/or taxation advice.

MOML does not receive fees in respect of the general financial product advice it may provide, however it will receive fees for operating the Trust which, in accordance with the Trust's constitution, are calculated by reference to the value of the assets and the performance of the Trust. Entities within the Macquarie Group may also receive fees for managing the assets of, and providing resources to the Trust. For more detail on fees, see the Trust's latest annual report. To contact us, call 1300 365 585 (local call cost).

Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Due care and attention has been exercised in the preparation of any forecast information, however, forecasts, by their very nature, are subject to uncertainty and contingencies, many of which are outside the control of MOML. Actual results may vary from any forecasts and any variation may be materially positive or negative.

Macquarie Office Management Limited (MOML) is not an authorised deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act (Cth) 1959, and MOML's obligations do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (MBL). MBL provides a limited $17.5 million guarantee to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in respect of MOML's Corporations Act obligations as a responsible entity of managed investment schemes. Neither MBL nor any other Macquarie Group entity otherwise provides assurances in respect of the obligations of MOML.