INVESTOR RELATIONS
ENGAGING THE INVESTMENT COMMUNITY
Guided by the principles of Timeliness, Objectivity, Clarity
and Consistency, the Manager takes a proactive approach
in engaging the investment community. The Manager
communicates key updates on A-REIT’s performance,
strategies and initiatives to Unitholders, prospective
investors, analysts and the media on a regular basis through
multiple channels including conferences and meetings, print
publications and online platforms.
During the financial year, the Manager met with over 300
fund managers and analysts through its participation in
local and overseas conferences, one-on-one meetings,
post results investor luncheons and teleconferences. The
Manager also organised site visits for investors and analysts
to facilitate better understanding of A-REIT’s business and
property portfolio.
In conjunction with the release of A-REIT’s half and full-year
results, briefings were organised for the media and analysts
and these were helmed by the Chief Executive Officer,
Head of Capital Markets & Corporate Development and
Head of Reporting, Compliance and Corporate Services of
the Manager. Additional briefings were also conducted for
key corporate announcements such as the briefing held for
A-REIT’s announcement of its maiden acquisition in Australia
in September 2015. The Manager’s intention was to share
its rationale for entering a new market and to address any
concerns that the investment community had.
Other than video recordings of the briefings, the Manager
has started to provide transcripts of the Question and Answer
segments for greater transparency and accessibility. The
recordings and transcripts are all archived on A-REIT’s website.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM), held in June,
is attended by the Board of Directors and the senior
management of the Manager. During these meetings, the
Manager provides participants with a review of A-REIT’s
recent financial and operational performance, business
outlook and strategy. Participants have the opportunity to
raise questions, communicate their feedback and interact
with the management during these meetings.
The Manager has adopted the use of electronic voting
by poll for all resolutions put forth at its AGMs and
Extraordinary General Meetings. This has resulted in time
savings and enhanced accuracy in polling. All financial
results, announcements, press releases and detailed results
of all resolutions put forth at the General Meetings are made
available on the SGX-ST portal on the same day.
The Manager regularly updates A-REIT’s website,
reit.com, which houses all the materials relating to its
quarterly financial results, investments, corporate actions and
disclosures submitted to the SGX-ST. Investors may sign up
for email alerts to receive latest updates on A-REIT.
RECOGNITION FOR INVESTOR RELATIONS
AND MANAGEMENT
A-REIT has been recognised by the investment community
for its good investor relations practices during the year.
A-REIT was the Winner of the “Most Transparent Company
Award” in the REITs and business trusts category at the
Securities Investors Association (Singapore) Investors’ Choice
Awards 2015. This is the eleventh time that A-REIT has been
recognised for its transparency since the inauguration of the
award in 2004, and the fifth consecutive year it has been
named the winner. In addition, A-REIT was also the runner-up
of the ‘Singapore Corporate Governance Award’ in the REITs
and business trusts category.
In recognition of its good financial and business disclosures,
A-REIT received the Gold Award for Best Annual Report in
the REITs and business trusts category at the prestigious
Singapore Corporate Governance Awards 2015.
The Manager will continue to proactively communicate
corporate information on A-REIT, including announcements,
financial results, to investors and the media to drive awareness
and promote interest in A-REIT through various platforms.
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2015/2016
