Disclosure of Interests in Securities - MAS letter to trustee-managers of listed BTs

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(i) Registered Business Trusts Listed on the SGX-Mainboard ; and (ii) Recognised Business Trusts with a Primary Listing on the SGX￾Mainboard Attn: Authorised Representatives Dear Sirs DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS REQUIREMENTS FOR TRUSTEE-MANAGERS OF BUSINESS TRUSTS UNDER SECTION 137R OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT (CAP. 289) (THE "SFA") We refer to the email from SGX-ST to you entitled "Disclosure of interests provisions for listed entities" dated 8 October 2012. As indicated in that email, Part VII of the SFA, as amended, will be brought into force on 19 November 2012. We set out in this letter the details of the amended legal provisions as they apply to trustee-managers and the new administrative arrangements for you to disseminate disclosures of interests by various parties. Disclosure requirements for trustee -managers in respect of its own interest in securities of a business trust 2 Section 137R(1)(a) of the SFA requires a trustee-manager of a business trust to announce or disseminate the particulars of its acquisition or disposal of (any) interests in units or derivatives of units in, or debentures or units of debentures of, the business trust (hereafter referred to as "securities"). The trustee-manager should give notice of such acquisition or disposal using Form 6 and Form C (a particulars and contact details form) , which are prescribed by the MAS. Both forms are available in electronic format and may be downloaded from the MAS' internet website". 1 At http://www.mas.gov.sg(under ..RegulationsandFinanciaIStability.. -7 .. Regulations .Guidance and Licensing " -7 "Securities, Futures and Fund Management" -7 "Forms" -7 "Disclosure of Interests"). Prior to filling in the notification forms , trustee-managers should always check this website to ensure that the forms they will be using are the latest versions.

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3 Trustee-managers are required to disseminate the information contained in Form 6 and Form C by way of an SGXNet announcement using the announcement template - Disclosure of Interest/Changes in Interests. Such announcement must be made by the end of the business day following the day on which the trustee￾manager became aware of the acquisition or disposal. 4 Having disclosed its interests in securities using Form 6, if a trustee-manager is also a substantial unitholder, it will be exempted from making a separate disclosure i.e. Form 3 for substantial unitholders need not be filed . Disclosure requirements for trustee-managers in respect of notices received from directors, chief executive officers, shareholders of the trustee-managers or substantial unitholders of the business trusts 5 Section 137R(1 )(b) of the SFA requires a trustee-manager of a business trust to announce or otherwise disseminate to the securities market any notice it has received from reporting persons. The form to be used for each category of reporting person is set out below:
Reporting Person Form Number
A director or chief executive officer of the trustee-manager Form 1 and Form C pursuant to the requirement imposed under section 137N A substantial unitholder of the business trust pursuant to Form 3 and Form C the requirements imposed under sections 135, 136 and 137 (as applied by section 137J(1)) A shareholder of the trustee-manager pursuant to the Form 5 and Form C requirement imposed under section 137P 6 The announcement must be made by attaching the relevant Form and Form C, that has been submitted to you, to the SGXNet announcement template entitled "Disclosure of Interest/Changes in Interests" [also known as Form 7], within one business day of receipt of the forms. You will also be required to submit a Form C for the trustee-manager. Only the electronic format of the notification forms may be attached to the SGXNet announcement. Where the reporting persons have sent you the non-electronic format of the forms (e.g . a fax or scanned copy of the forms), you are required to transpose the information contained therein onto the electronic format of the respective forms", Although Form C is not for dissemination to the market, you must attach Form C to the SGXNet announcement as it will be made available to us for regulatory review purposes. 7 Timely disclosure of your interests and the interests of reporting persons is necessary for the proper functioning of a fair, efficient and transparent market. Such information will enable investors to make decisions in respect of their acquisition or disposal of units with full knowledge of the changes in ownership and voting control of the business trust and its trustee-manager. Trustee-managers must, at all times , exercise due care and diligence in complying with the requirements. In this regard, 2 The electronic forms may be downloaded from the MAS' internet website at http://www.mas.gov.sg.Prior to filling in the notification forms , trustee-managers should always check the MAS' Internet website to ensure that the forms they will be using are the latest versions.

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Monetary Authority ofSingapore trustee-managers must provide reporting persons with an e-mail address for them to send their notification forms to. There are penalties under the SFA for contravention of these provlslons", If you have any enquiries, please call Ms Eileen Soh at +65 6229 9222 or Mr Ho Yew Yee at +65 6229 9956 or send your queries to SFA_Notifications@mas.gov.sg. Yours faithfully, AUL YUEN DIRECTOR (CORPORATE FINANCE) CAPITAL MARKETS DEPARTMENT 3 A trustee-manager which contravenes section 137R is liable (i) in cases where the contravention is committed intentionally or recklessly , for fines of up to 8$250,000 or (ii) for all other cases , for fines of up to 8$25,000, with additional penalties for continuing offences. Where a trustee-manager has contravened section 137R, any officer of the trustee-manager who causes the trustee-manager to contravene the requirement is liable (i) in cases where he had acted intentionally or recklessly, for fines of up to 8$250 ,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both, or (ii) for all other cases, for fines of up to 8$25,000, with additional penalties for continu ing offences .