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PRI reporting framework 2019

Asset class implementation gateway indicators [OO 10 - 12] Peering questions [OO LE 01 - HF 01]

Investment policy [SG 01 - 04] Objectives and strategies [SG 05 - 06] Governance and human resources [SG 07 - 08] Promoting responsible investment [SG 09 - 11] Outsourcing to fiduciary managers and investment consultants [SG 12] ESG issues in asset allocation [SG 13 - 15] Communication [SG 19]

Direct - Property

Overview [PR 01] Fundraising of property funds [PR 02 - 03] Pre-investment (selection) [PR 04 - 06] Post-investment (monitoring and active ownership) [PR 08 - 14] Overview [PR 08] Property monitoring and management [PR 09 - 10] Property developments and major renovations [PR 11] Occupier engagement [PR 12 - 13]

Confidence building measures

Confidence building measures [CM1 01 - 07]

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Basic information

OO 01. Signatory category and services

01.1. Select the services and funds you offer

Select the services and funds you offer	% of asset under management (AUM) in ranges
Fund management	0% <10% 10-50% >50%
Fund of funds, manager of managers, sub-advised products	0% <10% 10-50% >50%
Other	0% <10% 10-50% >50%	Please specify Real Estate Investment Trust
Total 100%

Further options (may be selected in addition to the above)

Hedge funds

Fund of hedge funds

01.2. Additional information. [Optional]

Link Real Estate Investment Trust (“Link REIT”) is the first real estate investment trust listed in Hong Kong, and currently Asia’s largest REIT and one of the world’s largest retail focused REITs in terms of market capitalisation. Wholly owned by private and institutional investors, with 100% free float, Link REIT has been listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”) since 25 November 2005 (stock code: 823). Link REIT is a constituent stock of the Hang Seng Index.

Spanning Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the portfolio owned by Link REIT consists of properties with about 8 million sq ft of retail space, around 61,000 car park spaces, and a project under development in Hong Kong, as well as properties with about 5 million sq ft of retail and office space in Mainland China *. The portfolio’s retail facilities primarily serve the daily needs of our shoppers, while office properties support corporate tenants to develop their business. The car parks mainly serve tenants and customers of the retail facilities and residents of the surrounding neighbourhoods.

*portfolio data are as at March 2019

OO 02. Headquarters and operational countries

02.1. Select the location of your organisation’s headquarters.

Hong Kong

02.2. Indicate the number of countries in which you have offices (including your headquarters).

2-5

6-10

>10

02.3. Indicate the approximate number of staff in your organisation in full-time equivalents (FTE).

900 FTE

02.4. Additional information. [Optional]

OO 03. Subsidiaries that are separate PRI signatories

03.1. Indicate whether you have subsidiaries within your organisation that are also PRI signatories in their own right.

Yes

03.3. Additional information. [Optional]

OO 04. Reporting year and AUM

04.1. Indicate the year end date for your reporting year.

31/03/2019

04.2. Indicate your total AUM at the end of your reporting year.

Include the AUM of subsidiaries, but exclude advisory/execution only assets, and exclude the assets of your PRI signatory subsidiaries that you have chosen not to report on in OO 03.2

Total AUM
Total AUM	trillions	billions	millions	thousands	hundreds
Currency
Assets in USD
Assets in USD	trillions	billions	millions	thousands	hundreds

Not applicable as we are in the fund-raising process

04.4. Indicate the total assets at the end of your reporting year subject to an execution and/or advisory approach.

Not applicable as we do not have any assets under execution and/or advisory approach

04.5. Additional information. [Optional]

OO 06. How would you like to disclose your asset class mix

06.1. Select how you would like to disclose your asset class mix.

as percentage breakdown

	Internally managed (%)	Externally managed (%)
Listed equity	0 0	0 0
Fixed income	0 0	0 0
Private equity	0 0	0 0
Property	>50% 100	0 0
Infrastructure	0 0	0 0
Commodities	0 0	0 0
Hedge funds	0 0	0 0
Fund of hedge funds	0 0	0 0
Forestry	0 0	0 0
Farmland	0 0	0 0
Inclusive finance	0 0	0 0
Cash	0 0	0 0
Money market instruments	0 0	0 0
Other (1), specify	0 0	0 0
Other (2), specify	0 0	0 0

as broad ranges

06.2. Publish asset class mix as per attached image [Optional].

06.3. Indicate whether your organisation has any off-balance sheet assets [Optional].

Yes

06.5. Indicate whether your organisation uses fiduciary managers.

Yes, we use a fiduciary manager and our response to OO 5.1 is reflective of their management of our assets.

No, we do not use fiduciary managers.

06.6. Provide contextual information on your AUM asset class split. [Optional]

OO 07. Fixed income AUM breakdown (Not Applicable)

OO 08. Segregated mandates or pooled funds (Not Applicable)

OO 09. Breakdown of AUM by market

09.1. Indicate the breakdown of your organisation’s AUM by market.

100 Developed Markets

0 Emerging Markets

0 Frontier Markets

0 Other Markets

Total 100% 100%

09.2. Additional information. [Optional]

Spanning Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, ad Shenzhen the portfolio owned by Link REIT consists of properties with about 8 million sq ft of retail space, around 61,000 car park spaces, and a project under development in Hong Kong, as well as properties with about 5 million sq ft of retail and office space in Mainland China *. The portfolio’s retail facilities primarily serve the daily needs of our shoppers, while office properties support corporate tenants to develop their business. The car parks mainly serve tenants and customers of the retail facilities and residents of the surrounding neighbourhoods.

*portfolio data are as at March 2019

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