Massive announcement, highlights only:
UPDATE ON FESTIVAL WALK AND IMPACT ON MNACT
...There are major recovery and repair works to be carried out on multiple levels and locations within the mall. These include repairs and/or replacements to the glass entrances, glass curtain walls, portion of the skylight, escalators, lifts, and glass balustrades along the common areas. All efforts are being made to re-open the mall as soon as possible and we are working closely with our consultants and contractors to
re-open, either partially or fully, in the first quarter of calendar year 2020.... With the mall closure,
rental from the retail tenants at Festival Walk (the “Festival Walk Retail Revenue”) will not be collected over the duration that the mall remains closed.
For the office tower, it was closed from 13 to 25 November 2019 due to damage sustained at the office lobby. Rental was not collected from the office tenants during the aforementioned period. Since 26 November 2019, the office tower has re-opened and rental collection from the office tenants has also resumed.
Impact on MNACT’s Distribution Policy
Subject to the quantum of revenue loss recoverable and until such time the same is received by MNACT and payable to Unitholders,
MNACT’s distribution per Unit (“DPU”) for the six-month period from 1 October 2019 to 31 March 2020 (“2H FY19/20”) is expected to be significantly lower compared to the same period last year (“2H FY18/19”) and the six-month period from 1 April 2019 to 30 September 2019 (“1H FY19/20”).
To mitigate the above impact on the distributable income payable to Unitholders, the Manager will implement a top-up to the distributable income... to enable a certain level of distributable income to be made until such time the loss of revenue is recovered through the insurance claims... based on approximately 40% of the Festival Walk Retail Revenue...
Proposed Acquisitions to Reduce the Income and Asset Concentration of Festival Walk and Accelerate Income Diversification of MNACT
To reduce the income and asset concentration of Festival Walk and accelerate the income diversification of MNACT, the Manager has announced the proposed acquisition of two office properties in Greater Tokyo (the “Proposed Acquisitions”) on 4 December 2019.
Distribution Reinvestment Plan (“DRP”)
As part of the Manager’s proactive capital management efforts to maintain an optimal overall aggregate leverage for MNACT, the Manager will be applying for the DRP for MNACT’s distribution for the quarter starting from 1 October 2019 to 31 December 2019.
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