INTERIM REPORT - The Link REIT

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)24 Connected party transactions and significant related party transactions andbalancesInformation required to be disclosed concerning related party transactions is set out in this note unless disclosedelsewhere in these condensed consolidated interim financial information.(a)Nature of relationship with connected/related partiesThe table set forth below summarises the names of the connected/related parties, as defined in the REITCode/HKAS 24 (Revised) “Related Party Disclosures”, and nature of their relationship with the Group as at 30September 2011:Connected/related partyHSBC Institutional Trust Services (Asia) Limited (the “Trustee”) *The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited andits subsidiaries (excluding the Trustee and its proprietarysubsidiaries) (the “HSBC Group”) *Jones Lang LaSalle Limited (the “Principal Valuer”)Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation *Wing Hang Bank, Limited (“Wing Hang Bank”) *Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited(“ICBC (Asia)”)Aedas Limited and its subsidiaries (the “Aedas Group”) *Hong Kong Securities Institute *Asia Pacific Real Estate AssociationDah Sing Bank, Limited (“Dah Sing Bank”)BEAM Society Limited *DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited *Relationship with the GroupThe Trustee of The Link REITAssociates # of the TrusteeThe Principal Valuer of The Link REITDirector in commonDirector in commonDirector in commonAssociates # of directorDirector in commonAssociate # of directorsDirector in commonDirector in commonAssociate # of director* These connected parties are also considered as the related parties of the Group.#“Associate” has the meaning ascribed to it under the REIT Code.64The Link Real Estate Investment Trust