Glossary
3PL
Third-party logistics providers
AC
Audit Committee
ACPL
Ascendas (China) Pte Ltd
ACRA
Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority
AEC
ASEAN Economic Community
AFM
Ascendas Funds Management (S) Limited
AFMA
Ascendas Funds Management (Australia) Pty Ltd
AGM
Annual General Meeting
A-HBT
Ascendas Hospitality Business Trust
A-HREIT
Ascendas Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust
AIPL
Ascendas Investment Pte Ltd
A-REIT
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust
ASB
Ascendas-Singbridge Pte Ltd
ASPL
Ascendas Services Pte Ltd
AUD
Australian Dollars
AUM
Assets under management
BTS
Build-to-Suit
Board
Board of Directors of the Manager
CAAS
Civil Aviation Authority Singapore
CBP
Changi Business Park
CCS
Cross Currency Swaps
CDP
The Central Depository (Pte) Limited
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CIS
The Code of Collective Investment Schemes issued
by the Monetary Authority of Singapore
CMBS
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
CMS
Capital Markets services
CODM
Chief Operating Decision Maker
CPF
Central Provident Fund
CPI
Consumer Price Index
DPU
Distribution per unit
ECS
Exchangeable Collateralised Securities
EDB
Economic Development Board
EPU
Earnings per unit
ERM
Enterprise Risk Management
EUR
Euro
FRS
Singapore
Financial Reporting Standards
FCCA
Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified
Accountants UK
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
HDB
Housing Development Board
HKD
Hong Kong Dollar
HQ
Headquarter
IBP
International Business Park
IC
Investment Committee
IDAR
Integrated Development, Amenities & Retail
IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards
IGLS
Industrial Government Land Sales
Interbank GIRO
General Interbank Recurring Order
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
IPT
Interested Person Transaction
IRAS
Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
ISDA
International Swaps and Derivatives Association
JPY
Japanese Yen
JTC
Jurong Town 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
MNCs
Multinational corporations
NAV
Net Asset Value
Net Lettable
Area
Consists of the total gross floor area less the
common areas, such as corridors, amenities’ area
and management offices
NHRRC
Nominating, human Resource & Remuneration
Committee
NPI
Net Property Income
ORMC
Operational risk Management Committee
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
RAP
Statement of Recommended Accounting Practice
RBA
Reserve Bank of Australia
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
SMEs
Small-and Medium Enterprises
SOR
Swap Offer Rate
Sqm
Square metres
S-REIT
Singapore-listed REIT
SRS
Supplementary Retirement Scheme
SSAs
Singapore Standards on Auditing
SSD
Sellers’ Stamp Duty
STI
Straits Times Index
TDSR
Total Debt Servicing Ratio
TOP
Temporary occupation permit
TPP
Trans-Pacific Partnership
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
TUR
Total Unit holders Return
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)
URA
Urban Redevelopment Authority
WALE
Weighted Average Lease Expiry
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A-REIT ANNUAL REPORT
2015/2016
