Circular to Unitholders - Suntec REIT
Circular to Unitholders - Suntec REIT
Circular to Unitholders - Suntec REIT
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APPENDIX B<br />
PRINCIPAL TERMS OF THE CONVERTIBLE BONDS<br />
By approving the Issue of Convertible Bonds, <strong>Unitholders</strong> will be deemed <strong>to</strong> have also approved<br />
the principal terms of the Convertible Bonds as set out below, <strong>to</strong>gether with the terms which are<br />
incidental or ancillary <strong>to</strong> such terms.<br />
Issuer : <strong>Suntec</strong> <strong>REIT</strong><br />
Convertible Bonds : Up <strong>to</strong> S$450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of<br />
Convertible Bonds convertible in<strong>to</strong> Units.<br />
Issue Price : The Convertible Bonds will be issued at 100.0% of their<br />
aggregate principal amount.<br />
Method of Issue : Placement <strong>to</strong> institutional and other inves<strong>to</strong>rs pursuant <strong>to</strong><br />
sections 274 and 275 of the Securities and Futures Act,<br />
Chapter 289 of Singapore and in offshore transactions<br />
pursuant <strong>to</strong> Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.<br />
Interest : The Convertible Bonds will bear interest from the Issue Date at<br />
the rate of 2.0% – 4.0% per annum, payable semi-annually in<br />
arrears.<br />
Yield-<strong>to</strong>-Put/Maturity : 2.0% – 4.0% per annum, calculated on a semi-annual basis.<br />
Maturity Date : Up <strong>to</strong> 7 years from the date of issue of the Convertible Bonds.<br />
Status of the Convertible<br />
Bonds<br />
: The Convertible Bonds will constitute direct, unsubordinated,<br />
unconditional and unsecured obligations of the Issuer and will<br />
at all times rank pari passu and without any preference or<br />
priority among themselves. The payment obligations of the<br />
Issuer under the Convertible Bonds shall, save for such<br />
exceptions as may be provided by manda<strong>to</strong>ry provisions of<br />
applicable law, at all times rank at least equally with all of its<br />
other present and future direct, unsubordinated, unconditional<br />
and unsecured obligations other than subordinated obligations<br />
and priorities created by law.<br />
Conversion Period : Subject <strong>to</strong> certain conditions, the Convertible Bonds are<br />
convertible at any time on and after 41 days after the closing<br />
date <strong>to</strong> 10th day before Maturity Date or, if the Convertible<br />
Bonds shall have been called for redemption before a date <strong>to</strong><br />
be fixed, then up <strong>to</strong> a date no later than seven business days 1<br />
(at the place where the certificate evidencing such Bonds is<br />
deposited for conversion) prior <strong>to</strong> the date fixed for redemption<br />
thereof.<br />
Conversion Premium : 25% – 50% premium over the closing Unit price on the last<br />
business day prior <strong>to</strong> launch of the Issue of Convertible Bonds.<br />
1<br />
The term “business day” means, in relation <strong>to</strong> any place, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which commercial<br />
banks are open for general business in such place.<br />
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