Macquarie Atlas Roads International Limited. TOLL REVENUE AND TRAFFIC STATISTICS 3 rd Quarter 2013

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1 Macquarie Atlas Roads Limited ACN Macquarie Atlas Roads International Limited EC43828 No. 1 Martin Place SYDNEY NSW 2000 GPO Box 4294 SYDNEY NSW 1164 AUSTRALIA Telephone Facsimile Internet: DX SSE 26 Burnaby Street Hamilton HM11 BERMUDA 21 October ASX RELEASE Macquarie Atlas Roads TOLL REVENUE AND TRAFFIC STATISTICS 3 rd Quarter Macquarie Atlas Roads (MQA) today released its September quarter toll revenue and traffic statistics for each of its portfolio toll roads. Weighted average toll revenue for the September quarter increased by 5.3% on the prior corresponding period () reflecting higher traffic volumes and revised toll schedules implemented over the past 12 months. Weighted average traffic for the period was 2.6% higher than primarily as a result of higher M6 Toll traffic volumes which were positively impacted by roadworks on competing sections of the M6 motorway. For the nine months to 30 September, weighted average toll revenue grew 4.5% while traffic over the same period was 2.0% above. The table below provides a summary of the revenue and traffic performance against. Traffic Metric 1 Toll Revenue vs Traffic vs Qtr YTD Qtr YTD Jan-Sep Jan-Sep APRR Total VKT 3.3% 2.4% 0.8% 0.4% Dulles Greenway ADT 5.3% 3.4% 2.7% 1.1% M6 Toll ADT 14.7% 14.1% 13.3% 12.6% Chicago Skyway ADT 13.6% 14.2% (1.1%) (2.6%) Indiana Toll Road FLET 6.0% 6.2% 3.0% 2.0% Warnow Tunnel ADT 10.3% 6.3% 6.7% 3.5% 1. Measured as Total Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (VKT), (ADT) and Full Length Equivalent Trips (FLET). None of the entities noted in this document is an authorised deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia). The obligations of these entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN (MBL). MBL does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these entities. =

2 Macquarie Atlas Roads 2 1 AUTOROUTES PARIS-RHIN-RHÔNE (APRR) MQA owns a 19.44% interest in APRR, in France. Table 1: Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhône APRR Traffic Statistics Pcp Toll Revenue Revenue ( m) % Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (m) Light Vehicles 5,687 5, % Heavy Vehicles % Total 6,465 6, % Workdays in Period Non Workdays in Period During the September quarter, total traffic (VKT) increased by 0.8% compared to. Light vehicle traffic was 0.5% above, performing in line with the previous two quarters. Heavy goods vehicle traffic was 2.5% above, reflecting a gradual improvement in the underlying trend since the beginning of the year as well as positive calendar effects. Toll revenues for the quarter were 3.3% above with a total of 586.2m collected during the period. The higher revenue reflects the impact of the annual tariff increases which came into effect on 1 February. MQA ASX Traffic Release September Quarter

3 Macquarie Atlas Roads 3 2 DULLES GREENWAY, VIRGINIA MQA owns an estimated 50% economic interest in TRIP II LP, the owner of the concession for the Dulles Greenway in Virginia, United States. Table 2: TRIP II Dulles Greenway Traffic Statistics Revenue (US$) 208, , % Average Workday Trips 55,692 54, % Weekends/Public Holidays 29,601 28, % All Days 47,751 46, % Non-cash transactions 90.9% 90.1% 0.8% Workdays in Period Non Workdays in Period Average daily traffic during the September quarter increased by 2.7% on. Average workday traffic was up 1.9% and non-workday traffic was up 2.7%. Overall YTD traffic grew by 1.1% on. Average daily traffic on the adjoining Dulles Toll Road was flat compared to third quarter levels. Average daily toll revenue increased by 5.3%, reflecting the increased traffic and the toll change implemented on 21 January. Traffic and toll revenue for 4Q is expected to be negatively impacted by shutdown of non-essential US government services during October. MQA ASX Traffic Release September Quarter

4 Macquarie Atlas Roads 4 3 MIDLAND EXPRESSWAY LIMITED M6 TOLL MQA owns a 100% interest in Midland Expressway Limited, the owner of the concession for the M6 Toll in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. Table 3: Midland Expressway Limited M6 Toll Traffic Statistics t t Revenue ( ) 206, , % Average Workday Trips 48,309 43, % Weekends/Public Holidays 35,201 30, % All Days 44,462 39, % Non-cash transactions 67.4% 66.2% 1.1% Workdays in Period Non Workdays in Period Average daily traffic during the quarter was 13.3% above mostly as a result of the positive impact of the roadworks on competing sections of the M6 motorway which is continuing through as expected. The works include the use of narrow lanes, reduced speed zones enforced by camera and occasional night time lane closures. Average daily revenues were 14.7% up on. Tolls were last revised on 1 March. MQA ASX Traffic Release September Quarter

5 Macquarie Atlas Roads 5 4 CHICAGO SKYWAY, ILLINOIS MQA owns a 22.5% interest in Skyway Concession Company LLC, the owner of the concession for the Chicago Skyway in Illinois, United States. Table 4: Skyway Concession Company LLC Chicago Skyway Traffic Statistics Revenue (US$) 246, , % Average Workday Trips 45,655 46,683 (2.2%) Weekends/Public Holidays 54,453 53, % All Days 48,333 48,885 (1.1%) ETC transactions 63.5% 62.4% 1.1% Workdays in Period Non Workdays in Period Average daily traffic during the September quarter decreased 1.1% on. Light vehicle traffic (which accounted for more than 91% of total traffic) was 0.3% below. Heavy vehicle traffic decreased by 9.9%. Average daily toll revenue increased 13.6% for the quarter as a result of the toll change implemented on 1 January. Tolls for light vehicles increased from $3.50 to $4.00 and tolls for peak period five-axle heavy vehicles increased from $16.80 to $ MQA ASX Traffic Release September Quarter

6 Macquarie Atlas Roads 6 5 INDIANA TOLL ROAD, INDIANA MQA owns a 25% interest in ITR Concession Company LLC, the owner of the concession for the Indiana Toll Road in Indiana, United States. Table 5: ITR Concession Company LLC Indiana Toll Road Traffic Statistics Revenue (US$) 603, , % Ticket FLET 2 29,093 27, % Barrier FLET 2 57,908 57, % ETC transactions Ticket 68.8% 66.8% 1.9% ETC transactions Barrier 70.9% 69.4% 1.5% Workdays in Period Non Workdays in Period Full Length Equivalent Trips (FLET) for Indiana Toll Road is derived by taking a weighted average of the Ticket and Barrier systems average daily traffic. During the quarter, system-wide average daily traffic (FLET) on the Indiana Toll Road was 3.0% above despite the impact of the toll changes implemented on 1 July. Barrier traffic was further impacted by the 1 January toll increase on the adjoining Chicago Skyway. Average daily ticket system traffic was up 4.1% on. Light vehicle traffic increased 5.0%, while heavy vehicle traffic grew by 2.3% during the quarter. Average daily barrier traffic was up 0.1% on with light vehicle traffic increasing 0.5% and heavy vehicle traffic decreasing 3.4% on. Average daily toll revenue was up 6.0% for the quarter, reflecting the higher toll rates. MQA ASX Traffic Release September Quarter

7 Macquarie Atlas Roads 7 6 WARNOW TUNNEL MQA owns a 70% interest in Warnowquerung GmbH & Co. KG, the owner of the concession for the Warnow Tunnel in Rostock, Germany. Table 6: Warnowquerung GmbH & Co. Warnow Tunnel Traffic Statistics Revenue ( ) 29,944 27, % Workdays 13,331 12, % Weekends/Public Holidays 9,857 8, % All Days 12,349 11, % Workdays in Period Non Workdays in Period Average daily traffic for the quarter ending September was 6.7% above. Performance during the quarter was positively impacted by construction disruptions on alternative routes during the first half of July and the month of September. Toll revenues for the quarter increased by 10.3% on, reflecting the strong traffic performance and the tariff increases that were introduced over the last twelve months. For further information, please contact: Mary Nicholson Amanda Mitchell Chief Financial Officer Public Affairs Manager Tel: Tel: +44 (0) Mary.Nicholson@macquarie.com Amanda.Mitchell@macquarie.com MQA ASX Traffic Release September Quarter