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COMPLETION OF ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY


The Board of the Manager announces that Completion of the acquisition of the Property (as mentioned below) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Tender Agreement took place on 15 April 2016.


Reference is made to the announcement dated 19 February 2016 (the Announcement) of Link Real Estate Investment Trust (Link) regarding acquisition by Link of the Property (currently known as Trade and Industry Department Tower of No. 700 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong) through Government tender. Capitalised terms herein have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Announcement unless the context requires otherwise.


The Board of the Manager announces that Completion of the acquisition of the Property pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Tender Agreement took place on 15 April 2016.


The Manager has made a submission to the SFC pursuant to Note to 7.5(d) of the REIT Code and has been allowed by the SFC for Link to hold the Property upon Completion through more than two layers of SPVs (subject to the condition that there will be no change to the maximum number of layers of SPVs used by Link without further approval of the SFC) as set out in the Announcement.


By order of the board of directors of

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

Company Secretary


Hong Kong, 15 April 2016

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of the Manager comprises: Chairman (also an Independent Non-Executive Director)

Nicholas Charles ALLEN


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 Ed CHAN Yiu Cheong

Blair Chilton PICKERELL Poh Lee TAN

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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