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Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT) IPO

Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT) announced that it will raise at least $893 million in an initial public offering (IPO). This will be the second biggest listing in Singapore this year.

The Reit will have 713 million units priced at 88 cents each giving a forecast yield of 5.7% (4.97 cents) for next year and 6.2% (5.42 cents) for 2012.

MCT owns PSA building, Vivocity mall and office complexes including the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Harbourfront and PSA Building.

The public offer for the Mapletree Commercial Trust IPO opens on 19th April 2011 and closes at 9am on 25th April 2011.

Trading of MCT on the Singapore Exchange is expected to start two days later on 27th April 2011.

You can find the MCT prospectus below:

Mapletree Commercial Trust Prospectus (9 Mb)

Investors in Reits might want to read this other article that I wrote:

Are Singapore Reits a Good Investment?

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27 comments
rookie says 12 years ago

Hi Lioninvestor,

MCT is trading below IPO price but seem to be holding from drifting to far from IPO price. Any view why it trading below water and what duration before it will trade over IPO price? Thanks

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Blur says 12 years ago

Dear Lioninvestor,

I read the SGX announcement and Citigroup is the dealer for the stabilizing action for the IPO.

Can you advise what does stabilizing action means?

Thank you!

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    lioninvestor says 12 years ago

    Dear Blur,

    It means they will help to buy if the price falls too low. “stabilizing the price”

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rookie says 12 years ago

What is the expected trading price for tomorrow?

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derek says 12 years ago

Dear Lioninvestor,

Thanks for your website. I want to invest in some unit trusts for short term interest, but I dont know how to find them in singapore.

Pls help

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    lioninvestor says 12 years ago

    Dear derek,

    can try dollardex, fundsupermart or poems.

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Lin says 12 years ago

Hi Lion,
Do you know how to read the data on http://reitdata.com/ ?
I don’t understand the DPU cts, Mkt, Yield, NAV

So in your opinion, we shouldn’t invest in REITS?

so what should we do with our money? cannot leave in bank and let inflation “eat” up right?

Any suggestion?

Thanks!

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    lioninvestor says 12 years ago

    Hi Lin,

    those are quite standard terms.

    there’s a reit seminar coming up. maybe you can attend that.

    http://www.sgxacademy.com/index.php?option=com_sgx&scom=view_event_detail&event_id=404

    Any not invested funds (while waiting for opportunities) should be left in money market funds rather than left in the banks.

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      Tarzan says 12 years ago

      Dear Lion,

      Share market is very toppish & sentiment is very choppy now. I would hesitate to invest in the market right now.

      What are money market funds?

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        lioninvestor says 12 years ago

        Dear Tarzan, these are unit trusts that invests into short term interest bearing instruments.

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isaac says 12 years ago

hi, it says the dividend will be payable in FY11, so may i know when exactly we will receive the dividend? thanks!

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Jack says 12 years ago

Perhaps someone can share what are the risks associated with REITS.

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Tan says 12 years ago

Then we can buy cheap share and reit. with highest return.

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    Nuts says 12 years ago

    Yes, but most people cannot sit still. They cannot leave their money in money mkt funds earning less than 1% yield or even in corporate bond funds for 2, 3, 4 years. They *feel* that they *must* do something *now* to get *higher return* on their money.

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      Lim says 12 years ago

      that sound like me haha

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Nuts says 12 years ago

It’s just another REIT. REITs need to distribute at least 90% of net profits in order to qualify for lower corporate taxes.

And sure got mgmt fees and other costs — just look at all of the other REIT annual reports. Previously before the 2008 GFC, many investors not happy with mgmt fees being paid with extra shares created as this dilutes existing shareholders w/o share offer for them too.

Conventional wisdom is that commercial and industrial properties still got legs to run for next 2-3 years. Before the next big recession hits again.

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    Jasmin says 12 years ago

    So others milk us first before we get the dividends?
    I start to see a familiar trend people going crazy after IPOs like some years ago.

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    woo says 12 years ago

    Heard from market talk that it would be so much more profitable investing in a REIT administrator than investing in the REIT itself.

    Rights placement issues tend to dilutes existing shareholders.
    What i understand from MCT is that there will be no purchases or additional of assets for next 2 years; ie no diluting rights.

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      lioninvestor says 12 years ago

      Yes woo, I prefer to invest in the Reits manager than the Reits.

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      Wilfred Ling says 12 years ago

      Long REIT manager short REITs? LOL

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        lioninvestor says 12 years ago

        Actually, one of the Reit manager has been selling all the Reits units it gets from the management fees. Go figure.

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Tan says 12 years ago

Read is 100% payout. is that good ?

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    Jasmin says 12 years ago

    What is the meaning of 100% payout?
    Also, does this work like a unit trust where we have to pay management or other misc fees embedded somewhere?

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Jasmin says 12 years ago

May I ask what are the main differences between the above and Mapletree Reit launched at 93 cents some time ago?
Thanks.

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    lioninvestor says 12 years ago

    Jasmin,

    this one consists of commercial properties. The previous one, Mapletree Industrial Trust, is more for industrial properties.

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