(Constituted in the Republic of Singapore pursuant to
a trust deed dated 12 July 2007 (as amended))
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2021
RESPONSES TO THE SUBSTANTIAL AND RELEVANT QUESTIONS
Parkway Trust Management Limited, as manager of Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust ("Parkway Life REIT", and the manager of Parkway Life REIT, the "Manager"), refers to:
- Parkway Life REIT's notice of extraordinary general meeting ("EGM") dated 8 September 2021; and
- the accompanying general announcement released on 8 September 2021 setting out, inter alia, the alternative arrangements relating to attendance at the EGM via electronic means.
The Manager would like to thank all Unitholders who have submitted their questions in advance of the EGM.
Please refer to the Annex hereto for the Manager's responses to the substantial and relevant questions which have been submitted by Unitholders.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD Parkway Trust Management Limited (Company Registration no. 200706697Z)
As manager of Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust
Chan Wan Mei
Company Secretary
29 September 2021
ANNEX
LIST OF SUBSTANTIAL AND RELEVANT QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES
No. | Question | Response | ||||||||
1 | Given the ROFR over Mount | The right of first refusal over the Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital | ||||||||
Elizabeth Novena Hospital, how | Property to be granted to Parkway Life REIT ("ROFR") is in | |||||||||
possible is ParkwayLife in terms of | connection with the Proposed Transaction, which is subjected to | |||||||||
commitment | and | financial | Unitholders' approval at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 30 | |||||||
considering the debt headroom to | September 2021. The period of which shall be for 10 years and will | |||||||||
acquire the property. If so, how is | commence from the date of ROFR agreement. Currently, the | |||||||||
the fund raising and also the | parties have yet to initiate any formal discussion and evaluation of | |||||||||
estimated timeline. | the proposed acquisition of the ROFR asset. Proposed timing and | |||||||||
decision will be subject to various considerations including but not | ||||||||||
limited to the financial viability of the deal etc. Regardless, given the | ||||||||||
high quality attributes of the ROFR asset, Parkway Life REIT is | ||||||||||
committed to proactively explore the proposed acquisition of the | ||||||||||
ROFR asset as part of its strategic portfolio expansion. Funding | ||||||||||
decision will have to accordingly take into account the then | ||||||||||
prevailing market conditions and Parkway Life REIT will seek out | ||||||||||
the most optimal available funding options. We will keep the market | ||||||||||
apprised when there are further developments. | ||||||||||
2 | The rental renewal is based on | The | annual | rent | review | formula | is based on the higher of | |||
either base rent + variable rent or | {(1 + (CPI+1%) | X | total | rent payable for the immediately | ||||||
base rent + CPI. Which formula will | preceding year} or {Base Rent + Variable Rent} for the respective | |||||||||
provide a better yield? Could the | properties. Depending on which tabulations provide a higher rent | |||||||||
management give some highlights | figure i.e. better yield, it will accordingly be adopted as the actual | |||||||||
on the delta between both and also | annual rent payable for the respective properties for the particular | |||||||||
how often each of the formula was | year. | |||||||||
achieved during the previous rental | In general, the tabulations under the rent review formula each year | |||||||||
agreement? | ||||||||||
are subjected to various attributing factors such as Singapore CPI | ||||||||||
trends, performance of the hospital operations etc. In terms of the | ||||||||||
past statistics, we would like to share that with Singapore's high | ||||||||||
inflationary trends particularly in the initial few years of the existing | ||||||||||
15-year term, the annual rent reviews for the Singapore hospitals | ||||||||||
were | largely | dominated | by the | CPI + 1% tabulation. The | ||||||
{Base Rent | + | Variable | Rent} tabulation had kicked in for the | |||||||
Gleneagles Hospital and Parkway East Hospital at the start of the | ||||||||||
15-year term with Parkway East Hospital property continuing to | ||||||||||
register variable rent growth in the last few years as well. | ||||||||||
With the Singapore hospitals continue to be underpinned by the | ||||||||||
annual rent review formula from Year 4 of the Renewal Term, this | ||||||||||
will guarantee a minimum rental growth of 1.0% for the Singapore | ||||||||||
hospitals annually while providing the opportunity for Parkway Life | ||||||||||
REIT to ride on the variable rent growth following completion of the | ||||||||||
Renewal Capex Works. | ||||||||||
No. | Question | Response |
3 | The ROFR previously was based | In line with the key principles in driving the strategic expansion of |
on assets over Asia-Pacific | Parkway Life REIT, we seek to invest in more developed markets | |
Region. Why is the ROFR this time | with mature healthcare systems. As such, we have selectively | |
only based on a single Novena | negotiated for a ROFR over the high quality Mount Elizabeth | |
property instead of Asia-Pacific or | Novena Hospital Property in Singapore. Singapore, being a | |
better still based on global assets | developed country, remains a key market for Parkway Life REIT | |
as the sponsor's assets are | given its political stability and developed healthcare system. The | |
present globally? | healthcare sector is poised for strong growth, driven mainly by the | |
rapidly ageing population, the rising number of chronic disease | ||
patients and medical tourism. | ||
4 | Please highlight the progress of | We understand that "the 3rd mandate" mentioned in the question |
the 3rd mandate as mentioned last | here refers to a third key market which Parkway Life REIT could | |
year. | expand into. | |
Parkway Life REIT is continually looking for a suitable third key | ||
market to invest, but with the current uncertain external | ||
environment, we remain cautious and will only invest into new | ||
market when we are sufficiently comfortable with the improvement | ||
in the economic environment. | ||
We will keep the market apprised when there are further | ||
developments. | ||
Important Notice
This Announcement is for information only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for units in Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust ("Parkway Life REIT" and the units in Parkway Life REIT, the "Units").
The value of the Units and the income from them may fall as well as rise. The Units are not obligations of, deposits in, or guaranteed by, Parkway Trust Management Limited, as manager of Parkway Life REIT (the "Manager") or any of its affiliates. An investment in Units is subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of the principal amount invested.
Investors have no right to request the Manager to redeem their Units while the Units are listed. It is intended that unitholders of Parkway Life REIT may only deal in their Units through trading on Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the "SGX-ST"). Listing of the Units on the SGX- ST does not guarantee a liquid market for the Units.
The past performance of Parkway Life REIT or the Manager is not necessarily indicative of the future performance of Parkway Life REIT or the Manager.
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements that involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Actual future performance, outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Representative examples of these factors include (without limitation) general industry and economic conditions, interest rate trends, cost of capital and capital availability, competition, shifts in expected levels of property rental income, changes in operating expenses, property expenses, governmental and public policy changes and the continued availability of financing in the amounts and on the terms necessary to support Parkway Life REIT's future business. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on the Manager's current view of future events.
Attachments
- Original document
- Permalink
Disclaimer
Parkway Life REIT published this content on 29 September 2021 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 29 September 2021 10:11:15 UTC.