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Sunday, April 18, 2010

Starhill REIT acquires KL retail properties

YTL Pacific Star, the manager of Starhill Global REIT, said it is buying two properties in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur for a total of S$450 million.

The two properties are the Starhill Gallery and Lot 10 Shopping Centre along KL’s main shopping street, Jalan Bukit Bintang.

Starhill Gallery will be acquired for about S$275 million and Lot 10 will be bought for S$175.2 million.

The acquisitions will be made through an asset-backed securitisation structure.

It will be funded by cash of S$131 million, the issuance of S$177 million in convertible preferred units, and about S$144 million in five-year senior term notes.

The properties will be leased to a master tenant, Katagreen Development.

Executive Chairman of YTL Pacific Star Francis Yeoh said a master tenant will provide Starhill REIT with strong and stable cash flow over the next 6 to 9 years.

YTL Pacific Star expects the acquisitions to be accretive to Starhill Global REIT’s distribution per unit.

With the acquisition, Starhill Global REIT’s portfolio will grow to S$2.6 billion comprising 13 properties across Singapore, Australia, China, Japan and Malaysia.

Source : Channel NewsAsia – 16 Apr 2010
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