SINGAPORE--Far East Organization, Singapore's largest privately held developer by assets,
has priced an initial public offering of its hospitality trust at S$0.93, the top of a range indicated earlier, according to people familiar with the transaction.
Far East Hospitality Trust plans to sell over 705.7 million stapled securities to cornerstone, institutional and retail investors at a price range of S$0.86 to S$0.93 a security, according to a preliminary prospectus filed on Aug. 3 with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
The REIT will register its final prospectus with the Singapore central bank on Thursday and the offer opens to public on Friday. Listing is planned for Aug. 27, according to one of the sources.
The IPO is part of Far East Organization's plans to restructure and grow its hospitality and health-care businesses, and comes at a time when equity markets remain volatile amid uncertainties over global growth.
Far East Hospitality will hold seven hotels and four serviced residences in its initial portfolio, including Orchard Parade Hotel, Albert Court Village Hotel and Central Square Village Residences.
DBS Group Holdings, Goldman Sachs and HSBC are handling the offering.
The trust, which is sponsored by units of Far East Organization including hospitality arm Far East Orchard Ltd. (O10.SG), comprises a real-estate investment trust and a business trust. A stapled security is a combination of a REIT unit and a business trust unit.
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