INVESTOR PRESENTATION

January 2023

D I S C L A I M E R

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O R G A N I S AT I O N A L S T R U C T U R E ( 1 )

69.6%

PROPERTY

RESOURCES

HOSPITALITY

Straits Developments

STC Property

Straits Investment

Straits Real Estate

Malaysia Smelting

Far East Hospitality

Management

Private Ltd

Management Pte. Ltd.

Pte. Ltd.

Corporation Berhad

Holdings Pte Ltd

Sdn. Bhd.

("SDPL")

("SIM")

("SRE")

("MSC")

("FEHH")

("STCPM")

100% Stake

100% Stake

100% Stake

52.0% Stake

30.0% Stake

100% Stake

Corporate and operational

Developer of Straits City

Fund management

Investment vehicle seeking

Largest independent

An established

arm for the Group; new

Project Penang

specialising in global

out real estate related

custom tin smelter

international hospitality

business and property

real estate securities

opportunities globally

in the world

owner and operator

business, excluding SRE

ESR Cayman

Limited

Suntec REIT

SDAX Financial

("ESR")

1.9% Stake

14.3% Stake

4.8% Stake

APAC's largest real

One of the largest

An integrated digital

estate and real

commercial REITs

financial services

assets fund

in Singapore

platform

manager

  1. As of 30 June 2022.

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I N T R O D U C T I O N

Straits Trading is an

Active Investment Company

rooted in the Principles of Value Investing and Disciplined Capital Allocation and Recycling

S$3.9b

S$1.5b /

S$1.3b

Asset value as of

10 Divestments /

30 June 2022

(NAV of S$2.4b)

16 Investments

since 2014

69.6%1

Strong Shareholder

support

(via Tecity

ownership)

~80%2

12.3%

ROE

Assets in Real

Avg. returns via

Estate segment

value-added real

(85% in Developed

estate strategies

Market)

(2018-2021)

  1. Note that Tecity currently holds 67.3% stake in STC post distribution in specie of shares to shareholders of STC in accordance with special dividend offered by STC, which completed on 28 Oct 2022.
  2. Based on asset value.

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S T R A I T S T R A D I N G I S I N V E S T E D I N A P O R T F O L I O O F AT T R A C T I V E R E A L A S S E T S

Our business model is to create value - directly as well as with partners - and recycle capital at the appropriate time

Key Themes

  • 85%MarketsDeveloped
  • RecurringIncome Rental
  • Secular Demand for Modern Logistics Assets
  • China Reopening Upside
  • Investment in Developed Market Office with Value- Add Potential

SINGAPORE

Most Exclusive

Freehold Residential

Good Class

Bungalows

(S$165.3m)

JAPAN

Office

Japan Value

Fund II

(S$172.3m)

ASSET HIGHLIGHTS

SOUTH KOREA

UNITED KINGDOM

AUSTRALIA

State-of-the-art

Business & Warehouse

Office & Logistics

Modern Logistics

Retail Parks

Arenas Yeongjong

Bourne Business

1010 La Trobe,

Innovation Building,

Logistics

Park

Melbourne

Melbourne

(S$229.1m)

(S$133.3m)

(S$155.9m)

Anseong

UK Warehouse

45 St. Georges

320 Pitt Street,

Logistics

Retail Parks

Terrace, Perth

Sydney

(S$45.1m)

(S$99.1m)

(S$62.9m)

(S$393.8m)

Gloucester Business

Logistics Portfolio in

Park

Victoria & South Australia

(S$222.1m)

(S$355.6m)

CHINA

Retail, Leisure, Entertainment

Chongqing Retail Mall (S$174.2m)

Suntec Place -

Sanlin Mall (S$226.0m)

Note: Figures represent Company's pro-rata share of property value as of June 30, 2022.

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