Centro Properties to make announcement on debt

SYDNEY, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Centro Properties Group (CNP.AX), a high profile Australian victim of the global credit crisis, will make an announcement on debt refinancing negotiations with its lenders, it said in a statement on Thursday.

Its shares were placed on trading halt ahead of the announcement, which will be on talks to extend finance facilities that are due to expire on Thursday. (Reporting by Denny Thomas;) ((denny.thomas@reuters.com; +61 2 9373 1812; Reuters Messaging: denny.thomas.reuters.com@reuters.net))