SINGAPORE – Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd (丰树产业私人有限公司) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust Management Ltd. (丰树大中华商业信托管理有限公司) (“MGCCTM”) has lodged a preliminary prospectus for Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust (丰树大中华商业信托) (“MGCCT”) today.
MGCCT, managed by MGCCTM, is a Singapore real estate investment trust established with the investment strategy of principally investing, directly or indirectly, in a diversified portfolio of income-producing real estate in the Greater China region which is used primarily for commercial purposes (including real estate used predominantly for retail and/or office purposes), as well as real estate-related assets, with its initial public offering asset portfolio consisting of (being its initial investment focus):
(a) Festival Walk (又一城), a landmark retail and lifestyle destination with an office component, located in the upscale residential area of Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. The development comprises a seven-storey territorial retail mall with a four-storey office tower and three underground carpark levels with an overall GFA of 1.2m sq ft .
(b) Gateway Plaza (佳程广场), a premier Grade A office building with a retail atrium located in the established and prime Lufthansa Area in Beijing. The development comprises two 25-storey towers connected by a three-storey atrium and three levels of underground car park, with an overall GFA of 1.1m sq ft1.
A prospectus in relation to the initial public offering of units in MGCCT (the “Prospectus”) will be made available when it is duly registered and an offering of units in MGCCT is made, and anyone wishing to acquire units will have to make an application in the manner set out in the Prospectus. A copy of the Prospectus may be obtained on request, subject to availability, from the underwriters appointed for the initial public offering.
This release is not for publication or distribution in the United States, Canada, Japan or Australia.
This release is not an offer for sale of the securities in the United States. Units in MGCCT may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the ‘Securities Act’). Any public offering of securities of MGCCT in the United States would be made by means of a prospectus that would contain detailed information about the company and its management, as well as financial statements. There is no intention to register any portion of the offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United States.
