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   Information on K-REIT Asia’s Rights Issue
This release is not an offer for sale of the securities in the United States. The Rights Units and "Nil-Paid Rights" may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act. Neither the Manager nor any seller of securities intends to register any portion of any offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United States.

Key Terms of the Rights Issue

Rationale for the Rights Issue
  • Position K-REIT Asia for acquisition growth across Asia
  • Facilitate diversification of K-REIT Asia's capital structure
  • Finance asset enhancement initiatives to maximise rental income
  • Provide greater financial flexibility, consistent with the Manager's long-term proactive capital management strategy
Structure of the Offer
  • Rights ratio of 1-for-1
  • S$0.93 per Rights Unit, representing approximately:
    • A discount of 21.2% to K-REIT Asia's closing price of S$1.18 per Unit on 30 September 2009
    • A discount of 11.8% to the theoretical ex-rights price of S$1.06 per Unit
  • Gross proceeds of approximately S$620 million
  • Number of Rights Units to be issued: approximately 666.7 million 1
Distribution The Rights Units will be entitled to any distribution which may accrue from 1 July 2009 to 31 December 2009 as well as all subsequent distributions
Distribution Per Unit Yield 7.5% pro forma yield 2
Aggregate Leverage 9.1% after the completion of the Rights Issue 3
Major Unitholders' Undertaking Keppel Corporation and Keppel Land have both provided irrevocable undertakings to subscribe for their aggregate 75.8% pro-rata entitlements 4.

  1. The actual number of Rights Units to be issued will be higher if additional Units are issued on or prior to the Rights Issue Books Closure Date.
  2. Based on pro forma annualised January-September 2009 DPU of 6.95 cents divided by the Rights Issue Price. Please refer to the Offer Information Statement for additional details.
  3. Aggregate leverage is expected to reduce from 33% (after taking into account the completion of the Prudential Tower Strata Acquisition and the Asset Revaluation) to 9.1% after the completion of the Rights Issue.
  4. BNP Paribas will underwrite the remaining 24.2% stake.


Timetable

Despatch of Circular to Unitholders 3 October 2009
Extraordinary General Meeting 21 October 2009 at 3 pm
Date on which the Transfer Books and Register of Unitholders will be closed to determine the provisional allotments of Eligible Unitholders under the Rights Issue 27 October 2009 at 5 pm
Despatch of the offer information to Eligible Unitholders 29 October 2009
Commencement of "nil-paid" rights trading 30 October 2009
Last date for "nil-paid" rights trading 9 November 2009
Last date for instructions to approved banks for acceptance of /application for and payment for Rights Units / Excess Rights Units under the Central Provident Fund ("CPF") Investment Scheme and/or the Supplementary Retirement Scheme ("SRS") 9 November 2009
Last date for acceptance/application of and payment for Rights Units and Excess Rights Units 13 November 2009
Expected date for issue of Rights Units 20 November 2009
Expected date for commencement of trading of Rights Units 23 November 2009


Announcements on Rights Issue

20 November 2009  Use of proceeds from the underwritten renounceable rights issue
20 November 2009  Underwritten renounceable rights issue - issue of 666,703,965 new units in K-REIT Asia
17 November 2009  Final results of the underwritten renounceable rights issue
27 October 2009  Lodgment and despatch of Offer Information Statement
27 October 2009  Offer Information Statement
21 October 2009  K-REIT Asia EGM Presentation Slides
21 October 2009  Results of Extraordinary General Meeting
3 October 2009  Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting
3 October 2009  Notice of Book Closure Date for Rights Issue
3 October 2009  Circular to Unitholders
30 September 2009  Proposed Underwritten Renounceable Rights Issue


Contact

For further queries, contact investor.relations@kreitasia.com or +65-6835 7477.

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