Fortune REIT: Hong Kong based Fortune REIT is exploring the possibility of changing its listing status on the main board of SGX from a primary listing to a secondary listing, whilst retaining its primary listing on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK).
The REIT noted that since its dual primary listing on SGX and the SEHK, it had to comply with the stricter requirements of the two exchanges, resulting in higher cost of compliance, of which such compliance burden and costs have to be borne by all unitholders.
The proposed conversion will reduce legal and compliance costs for the REIT, as well as free up resources for growth and operations.
Additionally, Fortune REIT has experienced a continuous migration of its unitholders from Singapore to Hong Kong since its dual-listing in 2010. As at 31 July ‘15, 74.3% of the units of Fortune REIT are Hong Kong registered and only 25.7% of the units are Singapore registered.
The trading liquidity of the Units on the SEHK has also been generally been better than Singapore and the unit prices have consistently closed higher in Hong Kong versus Singapore. As Fortune REIT’s operations are mainly carried out in Hong Kong, the REIT expects a continuing trend where a large proportion of trades are executed on the SEHK rather than SGX.
Fortune REIT’s properties are all located in Hong Kong and the listing currency is HKD, as such the REIT believes that maintaining the primary listing on the SEHK and the reclassification of the listing on the SGX as a secondary listing would better reflect the geographical asset profile of Fortune REIT.
At the current price, Fortune REIT trades at 0.6x P/B and 6.2% forward yield.
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