Through active centre management and letting management, Corio France achieved an occupancy rate of 96.9% for the portfolio as a whole and increased rents by 26.9% on contracts that were extended or renewed in 2008 (4.8% of total gross rental income). March Acquisition of the supra-regional Grand Littoral shopping centre in Marseille, the fourth largest shopping centre in France, with a gross lettable floor area of 120,000 m2 and approximately 13 million visitors per year. The total acquisition cost of 57,000 m2 gross lettable floor area was € 412.6 million (including purchase costs).