2008

2007

2006

Stockland sells 25% stake in Perth's Karrinyup Shopping Centre
Westfield Group to acquire interest in the Wold Trade Center retail facilities joint venture with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Westfield and Hermes open £340 million Westfield Derby
Establishment of a £530 million Westfield UK Shopping Centre Wholesale Fund
Raised A$3.0 billion of ordinary equity from the issue of non-renounceable Rights
Divested 4 assets in the US for US$1.04 billion
Acquired 2 key US assets for US$400 million
Sold 50% interest in Westfield Doncaster (Aus) to LaSalle Investment Management Inc
Sold 50% interest in Westfield Parramatta (Aus) to GIC Real Estate Pte Ltd
Issued A$1.25 billion of Property Linked Notes - based on interests in 6 centres in the Australian Portfolio

Raised A$1.3 billion from new joint venture with QIC on Merry Hill (UK)
Assumed design and construction responsibility for White City project, London
Acquired futher 75% interest in Strafford, London
Westfield Group announces transactions with Centro Properties Group and Somera Capital Management - divested 8 centres in US for US$550 million
Westfield Group announces Nordstrom and JC Penney to take former Federated sites at Westfield Palm Desert and Westfield Main Place
Westfield Group announces first full year result - strong performance in all markets
Westfield Group acquires 16 Federated Department Store sites

2005

Westfield Group expands portfolio in Chicago Illinois
Westfield Group increases investment in Los Angeles, California Shopping Centre
Westfield announces acquisition of GPT Shopping Centres
Westfield Group sells Brunel Centre, Swindon, United Kingdom
Westfield purchases additional 25% interest in White City Development in the United Kingdom
Westfield Group expands portfolio in New York
Westfield Group raises A$2.35 billion in the Eurobond Market
Westfield Group opens new centre in Helensvale, Queensland
Westfield Group unveils plans for world-class retail and office complex for Sydney CBD

2004

Westfield Group closes US$4.0 billion global syndicated facility
Westfield, Multiplex and Reuben Brothers' bid for Deulguide plc goes unconditional
Westfield Group prices US$2.6 billion of fixed and floating rate notes in the US market
Westfield Group joint bid for Duelguide Plc resulting in expansion of the UK portfolio to nine plus three significant development sites
Westfield to buy Skygarden and Imperial Arcade
Westfield in $790 million four-way property transaction with Deutsche Diversified Trust
Westfield buys remaining 50% Newmarket stake
Westfield Group commences trading on ASX on 5 July (ASX code: WDC)
Westfield Holdings Limited, Westfield Trust and Westfield America Trust merge to become Westfield Group
Receives outline planning consent for Guildford in the UK

2003

Receives outline planning consent for third UK redevelopment of Swindon
Acquires Sydney Central Plaza
Westfield Trust makes $1.9 billion takeover offer for AMP Shopping Centre Trust
Entered Joint Ventures for Bay City Plaza, Geelong and Airport West, Melbourne with Perron Group
Westfield North Lakes in Brisbane opens
Acquires Sarasota Square in Sarasota, Florida
Opening of redeveloped Westfield Shoppingtown Oakridge
Acquires Louis Joliet Mall in Joliet, Illinois
Agrees to sell World Trade Center retail interest

2002

Acquistion of Rodamco North America portfolio
Unveils plans for billion dollar world-class Bondi Junction Centre Sydney
West County centre reopens in Missouri in the US after $US237 million redevelopment
Westfield Eastgardens, Sydney, redevelopment project completed
Receives outline planning consent for $A1.1 billion Nottingham development in UK
Acquires Southgate Plaza in Sarasota, Florida USA

2001

Selected for retail component of World Trade Center in New York
Westfield Holdings purchases strategic interest in Rodamco North America for A$920 million
Westfield Fountain Gate redevelopment in Victoria completed
Westfield Trust & AMP in A$555 million, 3-property transaction
Westfield Hornsby redevelopment completed
US$760 million transaction to acquire nine shopping centres from the Richard E. Jacobs Group
De-listing of Westfield America, Inc
Redevelopment at Valley Fair, San Jose, California completed

2000

Westfield expands into the UK
Westfield Trust and St Lukes Group amalgamate
Redevelopments completed in Burwood in Sydney and Chermside in Brisbane.
40 year anniversary dinner
Westfield Premiers' Scholarships announced
Peter and Steven Lowy are appointed joint managing directors

1999

Branding of Westfield in the US
Westfield appointed manager of Carindale in Brisbane
Redevelopments completed at Airport West and Southland in Melbourne and Chatswood in Sydney

1998

Invests in Suria Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Malaysia
Redevelopments completed at Tea Tree Plaza in Adelaide and Strathpine and Indooroopilly in Brisbane
Westfield America Inc purchases the TrizecHahn portfolio of 12 shopping centres in the US for US$1.4 billion

1997

10 St Lukes centres in NZ under management
IPO Westfield America, Inc.
Westfield manages 66 centres
Redevelopment of Marion in Adelaide completed
John Saunders passes away, aged 75

1996

Westfield America Trust listed in Australia
Major property deal between Westfield and Coles Myer

1995

Westfield takes over management of Bondi Junction in Sydney
Tuggerah, north of Sydney, opens
Redevelopments of Parramatta and Mt Druitt in Sydney and Indooroopilly in Brisbane completed

1994

Westfield awarded management of Fountain Gate in Melbourne
Westfield acquires the CentreMark portfolio of 19 shopping centres in the US for US$1 billion

1993

Westfield takes over management of Carousel in Perth
Westfield manages 31 centres (seven in the US)

1992

Redevelopments of Miranda and Liverpool in Sydney and Doncaster in Melbourne completed
Westfield awarded management of Mt Druitt in Sydney

1991

Development phase in Australia

1990

John Saunders retires from the board
Redevelopments of Indooroopilly and Toombul in Brisbane and Hurstville in Sydney completed
Westfield manages 21 shopping centres

1989

Westfield International privatised
WCC delisted

1988

Westfield International established to hold the US assets
Warrawong in Wollongong opens
Redevelopments of Parramatta in Sydney, Marion in Adelaide, Belconnen in the ACT and Strathpine in Brisbane completed

1987

Chatswood and Eastgardens in Sydney open
John Saunders relinquishes active management in Westfield
WCC invests in Northern Star
Redevelopments of Figtree in Wollongong and Southland in Melbourne completed

1986

Half share of Belconnen in Canberra acquired
Westfield Capital Corporation (WCC) floated on ASX
Three new US centres bought
Westfield acquires Macy's' portfolio of three shopping centres in the US for US$363 million.

1985

Extensions to US centres get underway and a reconstructed Westside Pavilion opens. One-for-four preference share issue

1984

Redevelopment of Westside Pavilion, Los Angeles

1983

Joint venture with Myer to redevelop Southland in Melbourne and Tea Tree Plaza
Joint venture with Bridge Oil
Strathpine in Brisbane opens

1982

Redevelopments completed at Marion in Adelaide and Airport West in Melbourne

1981

Westfield enters natural resources sector

1980

Three new US centres acquired in California, Michigan and Conneticut

1979

Westfield Holdings and Westfield Property Trust formed and listed
Additions to Shore Motel
Toombul and Hornsby completed

1978

Hurstville opens
Westfield moves into South Australia

1977

Westfield expands into the US with the acquisition of Trumbull in Connecticut.

1976

Airport West opens in Melbourne

1975

Completed Parramatta opens as largest centre in Australia
North Rocks opens

1974

Stage One of Parramatta opens
Expanded Figtree opens

1973

Westfield Towers complete

1972

Liverpool opens ahead of schedule
Travelodge takes long-term lease of Boulevard Hotel

1971

Renovated Miranda opens as Australia's largest centre

1970

Land purchased in William St
Indooroopilly opens

1969

Miranda centre purchased
Doncaster Shoppingtown opens

1968

Hornsby centre enlarged to four times its original size

1967

Toombul opens

1966

Burwood opens

1965

Figtree opens

1963

Centres built at Yagoona, Dee Why and Eastwood

1961

Hornsby Shoppingtown opens

1960

Westfield Development Corporation lists on the Sydney Stock Exchange