The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

CLARIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT

The Link Management Limited (the Manager), as manager of The Link Real Estate Investment Trust (The Link REIT), noted certain press articles published today in relation to the submission by the Manager of an expression of interest (the EOI) in respect of a proposed mixed-use development at Tai Wai MTR Station (the Tai Wai Development) and confirmed that it had submitted the EOI on 15
September 2014. The EOI does not oblige, bind or commit the Manager to proceed with any tender.
Currently, the investment strategy of The Link REIT does not include property development. In order for The Link REIT to make such kind of investments, the unitholders of The Link REIT (the Unitholders) must first approve the expansion of The Link REIT's investment strategy to include property development (the Property Development Expansion). Such expansion will require the approval of Unitholders by special resolution at an extraordinary general meeting of Unitholders (the EGM).
Further announcements will be made by The Link REIT regarding any EGM to be held as and when appropriate and in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Code on Real Estate Investment Trusts.

Unitholders and potential investors in the units of The Link REIT should note that the EOI does not oblige, bind or commit the Manager to proceed with any tender in respect of the Tai Wai Development. Further, Unitholders must first approve (by way of special resolution) the Property Development Expansion. There is no guarantee that such approval will be sought by the Manager, and if sought, will be obtained from the Unitholders. ACCORDINGLY, UNITHOLDERS AND POTENTIAL INVESTORS OF THE LINK REIT ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DEALING WITH THE UNITS OF THE LINK REIT.

Hong Kong, 16 September 2014
By order of the board of directors of

The Link Management Limited (as manager of The Link Real Estate Investment Trust) Ricky CHAN Ming Tak

Company Secretary

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As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Manager comprises:

Chairman (also an Independent Non-Executive Director)

Nicholas Robert SALLNOW-SMITH

Executive Directors

George Kwok Lung HONGCHOY (Chief Executive Officer)
Andy CHEUNG Lee Ming (Chief Financial Officer)

Non-Executive Director

Ian Keith GRIFFITHS

Independent Non-Executive Directors

William CHAN Chak Cheung Eva CHENG LI Kam Fun Anthony CHOW Wing Kin May Siew Boi TAN
Peter TSE Pak Wing Nancy TSE Sau Ling David Charles WATT Richard WONG Yue Chim
Elaine Carole YOUNG

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