G L O S S A R Y
ACPL
Ascendas (China) Pte Ltd
AFM
Ascendas Funds Management (S) Limited
AGM
Annual General Meeting
A-REIT
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust
ASPL
Ascendas Services Pte Ltd
Board
Board of Directors of the Manager
CBP
Changi Business Park
CDP
The Central Depository (Pte) Limited
CIS
The Code of Collective Investment
Schemes issued by the Monetary
Authority of Singapore
CMBS
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
CPF
Central Provident Fund
CPI
Consumer Price Index
DPU
Distribution per unit
ECS
Exchangeable Collateralised Securities
EDB
Economic Development Board
EPU
Earnings per unit
EUR
Euro
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GFA
Gross Floor Area which includes net
lettable area and common areas, such as
common corridors
Group
A-REIT and its subsidiaries
HKD
Hong Kong Dollar
HQ
Headquarter
IBP
International Business Park
IDAR
Integrated Development, Amenities
& Retail
Interbank GIRO
General Interbank Recurring Order
IPT
Interested Person Transaction
Interested
Person
Transaction
Transaction made between the Trustee
(as trustee of A-REIT) and an “interested
person”, under the Listing Manual and
the Property Funds Appendix
JPY
Japanese Yen
JTC
JTC Corporation
Lease
Management
Agreement
The agreement made between the
Trustee and the Manager, AFM,
pursuant to which AFM will provide
lease management services to all
properties held by A-REIT located in
Singapore and the PRC with effect
from 1 October 2012.
Listing Manual
The Listing Manual of SGX-ST
Manager
Ascendas Funds Management (S)
Limited, as manager of A-REIT
MAS
Monetary Authority of Singapore
MNC
Multinational corporation
Net
Lettable Area
Consists of the total gross floor area less
the common areas, such as corridors,
amenities’ area and management offices
Property
Management
Agreements
(i) The agreement made between the
Manager, the Trustee and ASPL pursuant
to which ASPL will provide certain
property management, marketing,
project management and car park
management services relating to all
properties of A-REIT located in Singapore
with effect from 1 October 2012 and
(ii) the agreement made between the
Manager, the Trustee and ACPL pursuant
to which ACPL will provide property
management, marketing and project
management services relating to all
properties of A-REIT located in the PRC
with effect from 1 July 2012
PRC
People’s Republic of China
Property Funds
Appendix
Appendix 6 of the CIS Code issued by the
MAS in relation to REITs
Property Managers
ASPL and ACPL
R&D
Research and development
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust
RMB
Chinese Yuan Renminbi
SFA
Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289
of Singapore
SGS
Singapore Government Securities
SGX-ST
Singapore Exchange Securities
Trading Ltd
SOR
Swap Offer Rate
Sqm
Square metres
S-REIT
Singapore-listed REIT
SRS
Supplementary Retirement Scheme
STI
Straits Times Index
TOP
Temporary occupation permit
Trust Deed
The Trust Deed dated 9 October
2002 made between the Trustee and
the Manager constituting A-REIT,
as amended, modified, re-stated or
supplemented, from time to time
Trustee
HSBC Institutional Trust Services
(Singapore) Limited, as trustee
of A-REIT
Unit(s)
An undivided interest in A-REIT as
provided for in the Trust Deed
Unitholder(s)
The Depositor whose securities account
with CDP is credited with Unit(s)
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