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<ul><li>AREIT redeveloping Science Park Drive; 10M21 new home sales take-up rate at 181%; KEP final offer for SPH; SDPR new launches sold out; Phils Sep21 remittances rebounded</li><li>New private home sales rose 9% MoM in Oct21; Robust take-up rate (above 100%) for the past 9mo</li><li>Keppel Corp (KEP SP) says its final offer for Singapore Press Holdings (SPH SP) is compelling - KEP stated that its final offer is a compelling one and a win-win proposition which would be put to both KEP’s and SPH’s shareholders for their respective decisions.</li></ul>

AREIT redeveloping Science Park Drive; 10M21 new home sales take-up rate at 181%; KEP final offer for SPH; SDPR new launches sold out; Phils Sep21 remittances reboundedNew private home sales rose 9% MoM in Oct21; Robust take-up rate (above 100%) for the past 9moKeppel Corp (KEP SP) says its final offer for Singapore Press Holdings (SPH SP) is compelling - KEP stated that its final offer is a compelling one and a win-win proposition which would be put to both KEP’s and SPH’s shareholders for their respective decisions.

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (16Nov21) - AREIT Redeveloping Science Park Drive

<h2>Singapore  </h2>SREITs results in a glance (see detailed spreadsheet and calendar attached)<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/240/912/original/image_9006419321636552670499.png?1636552673" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="240912"></figure><h3><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ec-world-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22842" rel="noopener">EC World Reit (ECWREIT SP)</a> 3Q21 DPU +19.7% YoY; Driven largely by partial DI release and lower retention ratio</h3><ul><li>3Q21 revenue and NPI grew by 10.9% and 9.4% YoY to S$31.6m and S$28.6m, respectively, mainly due to positive straight-line adjustment and strengthening of RMB by 5.2% YoY. 9M21 revenue and NPI grew faster at 16.6% and 15.2% YoY to S$93.5m (78.2% of BB est.) and S$84.2m, respectively, given the absence of one-off rental rebates. On a QoQ basis, revenue and NPI also increased by 1.2% and 2.4% YoY, respectively</li></ul>

Singapore  SREITs results in a glance (see detailed spreadsheet and calendar attached)EC World Reit (ECWREIT SP) 3Q21 DPU +19.7% YoY; Driven largely by partial DI release and lower retention ratio3Q21 revenue and NPI grew by 10.9% and 9.4% YoY to S$31.6m and S$28.6m, respectively, mainly due to positive straight-line adjustment and strengthening of RMB by 5.2% YoY. 9M21 revenue and NPI grew faster at 16.6% and 15.2% YoY to S$93.5m (78.2% of BB est.) and S$84.2m, respectively, given the absence of one-off rental rebates. On a QoQ basis, revenue and NPI also increased by 1.2% and 2.4% YoY, respectively

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US markets remained closed for labor day celebrations. European markets notched the best day in six weeks – DAX, CAC and FTSE were up 1%, 0.8% and 0.7% respectively. Saudi’s TASI was also up 0.6% while UAE’s ADX was down 0.1%. Brazil’s Bovespa also closed 0.8% higher. The Chinese Vice President said that Beijing will back private business in a bid to boost investor confidence. Asian markets had a mixed start – HSI and Nikkei gained 1% and 0.9% in early trade. Shanghai was broadly flat. Singapore’s STI was down 0.2%. US 10Y Treasury yields climbed another 2bp to 1.34%. EU Main CDS and Crossover CDS spreads tightened by 0.5bp and 2.7bp respectively. Asia ex-Japan CDS spreads widened 0.1bp.

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<h2>Singapore</h2><h3>SREITs results in a glance (see detailed spreadsheet and calendar attached)</h3><table class="table table-striped"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 146.859px; height: 12px;"> </td><td style="width: 143.312px; height: 12px;">AREIT</td><td style="width: 147.344px; height: 12px;">MINT</td><td style="width: 145.031px; height: 12px;">AAREIT</td><td style="width: 143.453px; height: 12px;">EREIT</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 146.859px; height: 13px;">Period</td><td style="width: 143.312px; height: 13px;">1H21</td><td style="width: 147.344px; height: 13px;">1Q22</td><td style="width: 145.031px; height: 13px;">1Q22</td><td style="width: 143.453px; height: 13px;">2Q21</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 146.859px; height: 13px;">Gross Revenue (S$ m)</td><td style="width: 143.312px; height: 13px;">586.0 (+12.4% YoY)</td><td style="width: 147.344px; height: 13px;">128.1 (+29.2% YoY)</td><td style="width: 145.031px; height: 13px;">31.8 (+16.8% YoY)</td><td style="width: 143.453px; height: 13px;">59.5 (+6.25% YoY)</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 146.859px; height: 12px;">NPI (S$ m)</td><td style="width: 143.312px; height: 12px;">445.6 (+14.8% YoY)</td><td style="width: 147.344px; height: 12px;">104.7 (+33.1% YoY)</td><td style="width: 145.031px; height: 12px;">23.1 (+23.9% YoY)</td><td style="width: 143.453px; height: 12px;">42.9 (+9.4% YoY)</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 146.859px; height: 12px;">DPU (S$ c)</td><td style="width: 143.312px; height: 12px;">7.66 (+5.4% YoY)</td><td style="width: 147.344px; height: 12px;">3.35 (+16.7% YoY)</td><td style="width: 145.031px; height: 12px;">2.25 (+12.5% YoY)</td><td style="width: 143.453px; height: 12px;">0.754 (13.9% YoY)</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 146.859px; height: 12px;">NAV per Unit (S$)</td><td style="width: 143.312px; height: 12px;">2.27</td><td style="width: 147.344px; height: 12px;">1.75</td><td style="width: 145.031px; height: 12px;">1.35</td><td style="width: 143.453px; height: 12px;">0.398</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 146.859px; height: 12px;">P/B (x)</td><td style="width: 143.312px; height: 12px;">1.37</td><td style="width: 147.344px; height: 12px;">1.65</td><td style="width: 145.031px; height: 12px;">1.15</td><td style="width: 143.453px; height: 12px;">1.1</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 146.859px; height: 12px;">Occupancy (%)</td><td style="width: 143.312px; height: 12px;">91.3</td><td style="width: 147.344px; height: 12px;">94.3 (Overall); 97.8 (North American); 93.4 (Singapore)</td><td style="width: 145.031px; height: 12px;">95.7</td><td style="width: 143.453px; height: 12px;">91.7</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 146.859px; height: 6px;">Reversion (%)</td><td style="width: 143.312px; height: 6px;">6.4</td><td style="width: 147.344px; height: 6px;">Not Disclosed</td><td style="width: 145.031px; height: 6px;">Not disclosed</td><td style="width: 143.453px; height: 6px;">-0.2</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 146.859px; height: 12px;">Gearing (%)</td><td style="width: 143.312px; height: 12px;">37.6</td><td style="width: 147.344px; height: 12px;">31</td><td style="width: 145.031px; height: 12px;">34.3</td><td style="width: 143.453px; height: 12px;">42.9</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 146.859px; height: 12px;">Cost of Debt (%)</td><td style="width: 143.312px; height: 12px;">2.4</td><td style="width: 147.344px; height: 12px;">2.7</td><td style="width: 145.031px; height: 12px;">2.8</td><td style="width: 143.453px; height: 12px;">3.24</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 146.859px; height: 12px;">1 Yr Fwd Yield (%)</td><td style="width: 143.312px; height: 12px;">5.06</td><td style="width: 147.344px; height: 12px;">4.69</td><td style="width: 145.031px; height: 12px;">6.1</td><td style="width: 143.453px; height: 12px;">7.05</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 146.859px; height: 12px;">Debt Hedged (%)</td><td style="width: 143.312px; height: 12px;">75.2</td><td style="width: 147.344px; height: 12px;">95.8</td><td style="width: 145.031px; height: 12px;">77.2</td><td style="width: 143.453px; height: 12px;">75</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 146.859px; height: 12px;">Target Price</td><td style="width: 143.312px; height: 12px;">Under Review</td><td style="width: 147.344px; height: 12px;">N/A</td><td style="width: 145.031px; height: 12px;">Under Review</td><td style="width: 143.453px; height: 12px;">N/A</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 146.859px; height: 13px;">Rating</td><td style="width: 143.312px; height: 13px;">Under Review</td><td style="width: 147.344px; height: 13px;">N/A</td><td style="width: 145.031px; height: 13px;">Under Review</td><td style="width: 143.453px; height: 13px;">Under Review</td></tr></tbody></table>

SingaporeSREITs results in a glance (see detailed spreadsheet and calendar attached) AREITMINTAAREITEREITPeriod1H211Q221Q222Q21Gross Revenue (S$ m)586.0 (+12.4% YoY)128.1 (+29.2% YoY)31.8 (+16.8% YoY)59.5 (+6.25% YoY)NPI (S$ m)445.6 (+14.8% YoY)104.7 (+33.1% YoY)23.1 (+23.9% YoY)42.9 (+9.4% YoY)DPU (S$ c)7.66 (+5.4% YoY)3.35 (+16.7% YoY)2.25 (+12.5% YoY)0.754 (13.9% YoY)NAV per Unit (S$)2.271.751.350.398P/B (x)1.371.651.151.1Occupancy (%)91.394.3 (Overall); 97.8 (North American); 93.4 (Singapore)95.791.7Reversion (%)6.4Not DisclosedNot disclosed-0.2Gearing (%)37.63134.342.9Cost of Debt (%)2.42.72.83.241 Yr Fwd Yield (%)5.064.696.17.05Debt Hedged (%)75.295.877.275Target PriceUnder ReviewN/AUnder ReviewN/ARatingUnder ReviewN/AUnder ReviewUnder Review

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