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Gunns
Plantations Woodlot 2009 Project |
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Cash Rebate |
8.25% |
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Closing Date |
CLOSED |
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Investment |
$6,800 (ex
GST) |
| Term of Project |
13 years -
Option 1
25 years - Option 3
25 years - Blended Option |
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Research |
Adviser Edge (Option 1) |
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Adviser Edge (Option 3) |
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Adviser Edge (Blended Option) |
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Lonsec (Option 1) |
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Lonsec (Option 3) |
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Lonsec (Blended Option) |
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ATO Product Rulings |
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Fax applications
to:
1800 703 323
AND
Express Post to:
Gunns Plantations
Attention: Maree Walker
P.O Box 572
Launceston TAS 7250 |
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Gunns Response to Timbercorp
& Great Southern Voluntary
Liquidations |
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Gunns Finance offers the following finance options for this project:
• 12 month Interest Free loans;
• Principal and Interest loans for 3, 5, 10 and 15^ years
SPECIAL OFFER:
GPL is currently offering AUTOMATIC APPROVAL to all individuals investing up to $300,000* under the 12 month Interest Free Loan.
^ The 15 year principal and interest loan is not available for investment in Option 1 of the Project.
Please note that finance will be made available to approved applicants only.
* per applicant and related parties and related entities. Companies and trusts are still required to provide assets and liabilities and guarantee section |
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The GPL Woodlot Project 2009
Gunns Plantations Limited's (GPL) new Woodlot Project 2009 is NOW OPEN. Investors in the Project will become growers of ONE hectare ‘Woodlots’ in one of the most competitively priced projects of its kind currently available in the market. Growers have the choice of investing in short rotation Eucalypt plantations grown for sale as pulp wood (Option 1), Eucalypt plantations for sale as high value clearwood veneer logs (Option 2) - not available initially, Radiata pine plantations grown for sale as pulp wood and saw logs (Option 3) or a blend of the three (3) planting options above.
Costs to Growers per Woodlot (one hectare)
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Option 1 |
Option 3 |
Blended Option |
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Term |
13 years |
25 years |
25 years |
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Application Fee |
$7,480 (incl. GST) |
$7,480 (incl. GST) |
$28,424 (incl. GST)
for four (4) Woodlots, which is a 5%
discount on the single unit price |
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Pruning Fees |
N/A |
N/A |
Year 4 (approx.) $810*
Year 6
(approx.) $867*
Year 7 (approx.) $924* |
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Rent, maintenance and sales
commission |
16.5% of any wood sale
proceeds (inc GST) |
16.5% of any wood sale
proceeds (inc GST) |
16.5% of any wood sale
proceeds (inc GST) |
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* Indexed annually to CPI
and inclusive of GST. These are baseline
costs only. |
Planting Options
An investor may choose from the following options
available in the Project. Note: Option 2 will
initially only be available in the Blended Option.
Finance
Available
•12 month Interest Free loans
• Principal and Interest loans for 3, 5, 10 and 15^ years
SPECIAL OFFER:
GPL is currently offering AUTOMATIC APPROVAL to all individuals investing up to $300,000* under the 12 month Interest Free Loan.
^ The 15 year principal and interest loan is not available for investment in Option 1 of the Project.
Please note that finance will be made available to approved applicants only.
* per applicant and related parties and related entities. Companies and trusts are still required to provide assets and liabilities and guarantee section
Taxation
The application fee to acquire
an interest in the Project and any interest and insurance costs should
be 100% tax deductible in the year in which they are paid. Please refer
to the relevant product ruling for each option of the Project for full
details in this regard.
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Option 1 |
Option 3 |
Blended Option |
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Term |
13 years |
25 years |
25 years |
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Species |
Eucalyptus nitens or Eucalyptus globulus |
Pinus radiata (Radiata Pine) |
Eucalyptus nitens or Eucalyptus Globulus & Pinus
Radiata (Radiata Pine) |
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Nature of Investment |
Pulpwood |
High Quality Sawlog & Pulpwood |
High Quality Sawlog, Pulpwood & Veneer |
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Location |
Tasmania |
Tasmania and the Southern Highlands region of
New South Wales. |
Tasmania and the Southern Highlands region of
New South Wales. |
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Harvest Times (approx) |
Year 9 (thinning) and Year 13 (clearfell) |
Years 13 and 18 (thinning) and Year 25 (clearfell) |
Years 9, 13 & 18 (thinning) and Years 13,20 & 25
(clearfell) |
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Guaranteed Stocking Level |
90% of the average initial planting density for
the first 2 years |
90% of the average initial planting density for
the first 2 years |
90% of the average initial planting density for
the first 2 years |
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Insurance |
Available upon request at Growers' expense |
Available upon request at Growers' expense |
Available upon request at Growers' expense |
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Off-take agreement |
Yes. With Gunns Limited. |
With Gunns Limited for all wood grown in
Tasmania, Other off-takes being negotiated for wood grown in NSW |
With Gunns Limited for all wood grown in
Tasmania, Other off-takes being negotiated for wood grown in NSW |
Is this an
environmentally friendly investment?
Growing trees is environmentally friendly as they sequester greenhouse
gases, which helps to combat the “greenhouse effect”. Greenhouse gases
are measured in ‘carbon dioxide equivalents’ (CO2e).
Approximate CO2e levels sequestered by each of Option 1 and
Option 3 is indicated in the table below.
These amounts of CO2e can be equated into the following
energy use equivalents:
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Project Lifetime |
CO2e sequestered per woodlot over 2
project lifetime |
Running a car for |
Running a household for |
An Australian living for |
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Option 1 |
13 Years |
400 t/ha |
100 years |
29 yrs |
14 yrs |
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Option 3 |
25 Years |
690 t/ha |
172 years |
49 yrs |
25 yrs |
Note: It is not known whether there will be any
potential financial value arising from carbon sequestered by a Growers
Woodlot during the life of the Project
*DISCLAIMER: Gunns Plantations Limited ACN 091 232 209
(GPL) will soon be issuing a product disclosure statement (PDS) offering
investors an opportunity to subscribe for interests in the Gunns
Plantations Ltd Woodlot Project 2009 ARSN 135 490 292. (the Project).
Once available, a copy of the PDS may be obtained here. The information
contained in this document is general in nature and does not take into
account the individual investment objectives, financial situation or
particular needs of any potential investor. All prospective investors
should read the PDS and any supplementary PDS in full prior to making a
decision regarding an investment in the Project. Allocations of Woodlots
will only be made to successful applicants that have properly completed
an Application and Power of Attorney Form attached to a current PDS. We
recommend you obtain personal financial and legal advice before making a
decision to invest. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued
product rulings for the Project (Product Rulings) which will apply to
investors accepted into the Project on or before 30 June 2009 and which
confirm the tax deductibility for the initial application fee and other
costs which may be incurred by investors as referred to in the Product
Rulings. The Product Rulings are only binding on the ATO insofar as the
Project is carried out in the specific manner identified in the Product
Rulings. The Product Rulings are only a ruling on the application of
taxation law and are in no way expressly or impliedly a guarantee or
endorsement of the commercial viability of the Project, the soundness or
otherwise of the Project as an investment or the reasonableness or
commerciality of any fees charged in connection with the Project. |
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Simply download an Investment
Brochure/PDS above. It’s that easy!
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