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Southeast Asia IPO market

Southeast Asia IPO market
Southeast Asia performance
Capital markets across Southeast Asia achieved market capitalisation of US$25.2                             billion,
having produced 161 initial public offerings (IPOs) and raising US$7.3                        billion of funds in 2019.
                                 Amount raised, market capitalisation and number of IPOs (2016-2019)

                 200                                                                                                  50,000
                                                                           46,070
                 180                                   178                                                            45,000

                                                                                                                               Amount raised/IPO Market Cap (US$ million)
                 160                                                                              161                 40,000
                                                                             152

                 140                               33,243                                                             35,000
Number of IPOs

                 120                                                                                                  30,000
                                 113

                 100                                                                                                  25,000
                                                                                                 25,163
                 80                                                                                                   20,000
                                   18,631
                 60                                                                                                   15,000

                 40                                   9,921                 9,538                                     10,000
                                                                                                 7,349

                 20                                                                                                   5,000
                                    5,479
                   -
                                 2016                 2017                  2018                 2019                Total

                   No. of IPOs    113                  178                  152                   161                 604

                   Amt Raised    5,479                9,921                 9,539                7,349               32,288

                   Market Cap    18,631               33,243               46,070                25,163             123,107

Although IPO market capitalisation in Southeast Asia decreased by 45% from 2018’s US$46.1
billion to 2019’s US$25.2 billion, the total fund raised decreased by only 23% from
US$9.5 billion to US$7.3 billion.

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IPO Market by Country
                                                                                                                  Number of IPOs in Southeast Asia (2016-2019)
                                                                                               Indonesia   Malaysia         Philippines         Singapore          Thailand        Vietnam        Total
                                                                              2016                16         12                    4               16                27              38            113
                                                                              2017                37         13                    4               20                46              58            178
                                                                                                                  Number of IPOs in Southeast Asia (2016-2019)
                                                                              2018                57         23                  1                  15                23              33           152
                                                                              2019             Indonesia
                                                                                                  55       Malaysia
                                                                                                             30             Philippines
                                                                                                                                 4              Singapore
                                                                                                                                                    11             Thailand
                                                                                                                                                                      34           Vietnam
                                                                                                                                                                                      27          Total
                                                                                                                                                                                                   161
                                                                              2016                16         12                    4               16                27              38            113
                                                                              2017                37         13                    4               20                46              58            178
                                                                                                                                 IPO Market by Country
                                                                              2018                57         23                    1               15                23              33            152
                                                                                                                          2016          2017    2018        2019
                                                                              2019                55         30                    4               11                34              27
                                                                                                                                                                                    31,103         161
                         Cap (US$ million)

                                                        15,000

                                                        13,000
                                                                                                                                 IPO Market by Country
                                                        11,000                                                            2016          2017    2018        2019
                                                         9,000                                                                                                                      31,103
                     million)

                                                        15,000
                                                         7,000
                 Market

                                                        13,000
                                                         5,000
             IPO(US$

                                                        11,000
                                                         3,000
                                                         9,000
 IPO Market Cap

                                                         1,000
                                                         7,000
                                                                                               Indonesia   Malaysia         Philippines         Singapore          Thailand        Vietnam        Total
                                                                     5,000
                                                                                   2016          4,348       942                 3,911            3,229             4,497           1,704         18,631
                                                                     3,000
                                                                                   2017          3,249      3,938                2,470            6,219             13,537          3,830         33,243
                                                                     1,000
                                                                                   2018          5,998       683                763                2,168            5,355           31,103        46,070
                                                                                               Indonesia   Malaysia         Philippines         Singapore          Thailand        Vietnam         Total
                                                                                   2019          5,071      1,955             1,337                3,176            12,685           939          25,163
                                                                                   2016          4,348       942              3,911                3,229            4,497           1,704         18,631
                                                                                   2017          3,249      3,938                2,470            6,219             13,537          3,830         33,243
Thailand
     2018
          produced  the highest
                5,998
                                IPO Amount
                              683
                                    market763
                                            capitalisation
                                           raised             of US$12.7
                                                  by country (2016-2019)
                                                          2,168          5,355
                                                                                                                                                                             billion   in 2019, accounting
                                                                                                                                                                                   31,103        46,070
for 50%
                                                                                                                          2016           2017    2018       2019
       5,000of the 5,071
                   total IPO market
                               1,955 capitalisation
                                              1,337 for the 3,176
                                                             region in 2019.
                                                                raised (US$ million)

     2019                                                                12,685                                                                                                      939          25,163

                                                                                       4,000                          Amount raised by country (2016-2019)
                                                                                                                          2016           2017    2018       2019
                                                                                                                                                                       2,996
                                                           (US$ million)

                                                                                       3,000
                                                                                       5,000
                                                                                                                                                         2,263
                                                                                       2,000
                                                                                       4,000
                                                        Amount

                                                                                                  1,052
                                                                                       1,000                                                                           2,996
                                                                                       3,000
                                             Amount raised

                                                                                                                    459                  407
                                                                                                                                                         2,263                              172
                                                                                       2,000
                                                                                               Indonesia   Malaysia         Philippines         Singapore          Thailand        Vietnam        Total
                                                                                                   1,052
                                                                              2016
                                                                                1,000             922        277                  921             1,662             1,502            195          5,479
                                                                              2017               1,024      1,716 459             473 407         3,492             2,912            304          9,921
                                                                                                                                                                                            172
                                                                              2018               1,132       186                153                 551              2,850           4,667        9,539
                                                                 2019                          Indonesia
                                                                                                 1,052     Malaysia
                                                                                                             459            Philippines
                                                                                                                                407             Singapore
                                                                                                                                                   2,263           Thailand
                                                                                                                                                                     2,996         Vietnam
                                                                                                                                                                                      172         Total
                                                                                                                                                                                                  7,349
                                                                 2016
                                                                Total                             922
                                                                                                 4,130       277
                                                                                                            2,638               921
                                                                                                                              1,954                1,662
                                                                                                                                                  7,968              1,502
                                                                                                                                                                    10,260            195
                                                                                                                                                                                    5,338         5,479
                                                                                                                                                                                                  32,288
                                                                              2017               1,024      1,716                 473             3,492             2,912            304          9,921
                                                                              2018               1,132       186                  153              551              2,850           4,667         9,539
                                                                              2019               1,052       459                  407             2,263             2,996            172          7,349
                                                                Total                            4,130      2,638                1,954            7,968             10,260          5,338         32,288

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Southeast Asia IPO market

Thailand emerged top performer
in Southeast Asia with largest funds
raised in 2019

This performance was led by Thailand, followed by Singapore, which respectively accounted for 41% and 31% of total funds raised in 2019.

Thailand
Thailand IPO capital market raised a total of US$3.0 billion in 2019, placing first amongst all Southeast Asian countries. With a stable
and positive economic environment suitable for initial public offerings (IPOs), companies in Thailand want to go public to raise funds for
expansions and restructuring. Furthermore, this environment has also strengthened the Thai real estate sector which contributed to 70%
of the capital funds raised this year. Consistent performance of the Stock Exchange of Thailand has also attracted the interest of foreign
investors, with 40% of investors in the Thai capital market being foreign investors in 2019.

Singapore
Singapore came in second with US$2.3 billion funds raised for 2019. During the year, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Property
Trusts listings dominated the Singapore Exchange (SGX) with four major listings which accounted for 98% of all funds raised. There is an
increasing trend of REITs and Property Trusts with foreign assets seeking to list on SGX. As at the end of 2019, REITS and Property Trusts
with portfolios comprising purely of foreign assets took up 38%, while those with a mix of Singapore-based and foreign assets made up
48% of all REITs and Property Trusts listed on SGX to date.

Indonesia
Indonesia was the third best performer with US$1.1 billion worth of funds raised from a total of 55 IPOs in 2019, the highest number of
completed IPO deals in the region. The country’s consistent growth rate reflects in its IPO market with funds raised from IPOs each year
being fairly consistent. The main driver of the IPO market in Indonesia comes from consumer business enterprises. Since 2017, at least
50% of the funds raised from IPO coming from the consumer business industry. In particular, the consumer business industry was the
main contributor to funds raised in IPOs in Indonesia, with the sector raising US$503 million in 36 IPO deals.

Vietnam
Vietnam raised US$172 million worth of funds from a total of 27 IPOs in 2019. The Vietnam stock markets enjoyed tremendous success in
2018 achieving top performer in Southeast Asia for the year with US$4.7 billion funds raised that is mainly attributed to the privatisation
of state-owned enterprises (SOEs). In 2019 the government slowed down equitisation of its SOEs which led to the significantly lower funds
raised for the year due to factors such as political uncertainties, lack of corporate transparency as well as poor post-IPO performance.
However, in the third quarter of 2019, the government issued Decision 26 approving a list of 93 SOEs to be equitised by end of 2020. As
such, the Vietnam stock markets will likely see an improvement in performance in the coming year.

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Top 3 IPOs in Southeast Asia in 2019
The top three blockbuster listings in Southeast Asia for 2019 came from Thailand and Singapore:

 S/N      Country of Company name                                 Date of listing     IPO market cap           Amount raised         Industry
          listing                                                                     (US$’mil)                (US$’mil)

          Thailand          Asset World Corp Public               10 October 2019     6,151                    1,382                 Real Estate
                            Company Limited

          Singapore         Prime US REIT                         19 July 2019        813                      612                   Real Estate

          Singapore         Eagle Hospitality Trust               24 May 2019         677                      566                   Real Estate

                                                                                                                                       HOTEL
                                                                                                                     HOTEL

                                                                                                                                               $
                                                                                                                                $
                                                                                                                       $

Asset World Corp Public Company Limited               Prime US REIT is the largest IPO on the              Eagle Hospitality Trust raised US$566
is the hospitality and property firm of Thai          Singapore Exchange year-to-date raising              million is the first US hospitality pure-play
billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakd. It              US$612 million. The portfolio consists of            REIT. The portfolio consists of 41 upper
raised US$1.4 billion making it the largest           11 high-quality, Class A and freehold office         midscale to upscale hotels located in nine
listing of an individual company on the Stock         properties which are located in nine key             states across the US.
Exchange of Thailand. Foreign investors               office markets across the US.
took up 53% of share sales, with Singapore’s
GIC purchasing US$300 million worth of
shares.

                                                                                                         Malaysia
                                                       Energy and Resources                                   5%
            Consumer Business                          4%                                  Philippines
                         10%                                                                       5%
                                                                                        Indonesia
                                                                                               7%
         Financial Services
                        7%
                                                                                                                                         Thailand
                                  Top 10 IPOs by                                                          Top 10 IPOs by                 37%
                                   Industry in                                                            Southeast Asia
                                                                 Real Estate
                                  Southeast Asia                 79%                                        Exchanges
                                                                                      Singapore
                                                                                           46%

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Outlook for Southeast Asia
IPO market in 2020
SEA remains an economic powerhouse, with all six countries’ forecast GDP growth exceeding that of the 2019 World GDP at 2.5%.

           Malaysia: 4.5%                                        The Philippines: 6.1%                                  Vietnam: 6.5%
  Weakening export growth is partly offset               Domestic demand will continue to benefit               Growth in commodity importers remains
  by strong domestic demand, underpinned                 from supporting financing conditions and               solid due to robust private consumption
  by favourable financing conditions and low             public infrastructure projects are coming              and supportive policies.
  inflation.                                             on-stream.

          Singapore: 2.5%                                        Thailand: 2.7%                                         Indonesia: 5.1%
  Manufacturing sector is expected to return             Domestic demand will continue to benefit               Growth has been supported by continuous
  to positive growth and growth in all other             from supporting financing conditions and               support from private consumption,
  sectors are expected to remain healthy.                public infrastructure projects are coming              pickup in investment, solid growth on the
                                                         on-stream however it is impacted by                    working-age population, and improving
                                                         weaker exports.                                        labour markets.

In comparison to:
          China                       USA                          EU                          Japan                      Hong Kong                 Australia

       China:                 United States:                   Europe:                      Japan:                   Hong Kong:                  Australia:
        5.9%                      1.8%                          1.0%                         0.7%                      1.0%                        0.9%

*Extracted from these sources:
MY, PH, VN, TH, ID, China, Japan, Europe and US GDP forecast for 2020: http://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/global-economic-prospects#data
SG GDP Estimates 2020: The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI).
HK and Australia GDP Forecast 2020: https://tradingeconomics.com/hong-kong/forecast and https://tradingeconomics.com/australia/forecast

Other highlights of SEA capital markets to look out for

  Philippines: Proposed gradual reduction of transaction                                               • Encourage entry of more players
  tax rate on listed stocks from 0.6% to 0.1% in 2024, and
  proposed cut on interest income tax from 20% to 15%.                                                 • Boost domestic capital market

  Indonesia: Proposed gradual reduction of corporate tax
                                                                                                       • On par with Singapore’s and lower than
  from 25% to targeted 20% starting 2021. Listed firms can
                                                                                                         neighbouring countries such as Malaysia,
  enjoy a lower-than-normal 17% corporate tax rate in the
                                                                                                         Thailand and Vietnam.
  first five years following their IPOs.

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Thailand’s IPO market in 2019
In spite of changing market landscape and emerging challenges, Thailand maintained its strong
IPO performance for the past 4 years and is Southeast Asia’s hottest capital market in 2019, having
produced the highest IPO market capitalisation and in IPO amount raised in 2019.

Thailand saw  34 listings in 2019, with the amount of funds raised totalling US$3.0 billion.
The total IPO market capitalisation was US$12.7 billion in 2019 which is 2.4 times more than
US$5.4 billion in 2018.
                                                            Thailand IPO performance in 2016-2019

                                            3,500                                                                       16,000

                                                                  13,537                                       12,685

                                                                                                                                 IPO Market Capitalisation (US$ million)
                                            3,000                                    5,355                              14,000
              Amount Raised (US$ million)

                                                                                                                        12,000
                                            2,500

                                                                                                                        10,000
                                            2,000

                                                    4,497                            2,850                     2,996    8,000
                                                                   2,912
                                            1,500
                                                                                                                        6,000
                                            1,000
                                                                                                                        4,000
                                                    1,502
                                             500
                                                                                                                        2,000

                                                -                                                                       -
                                                    2016          2017              2018                       2019

                                                            Amount Raised              Market Capitalisation

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Performance of Thailand’s
IPO market in 2019

                                                                                    Technology, Media
                                      Financial Services, 3
                                                                                    and Telecommunications, 3

                  Energy and Resources, 3

              Industrial Products, 2
                                                               34 IPOs
                                                              breakdown                                 Real Estate, 11

                                                              by industry

                        Consumer Business, 12

Of the 34  completed IPOs in 2019, 35% of the IPOs were in the Consumer Business,
followed by Real Estate accounting for 32% of the completed IPOs.

                                                                 Amount Raised/Market Cap by Industry

                        Financial Services

                   Energy and Resources

                      Industrial Products

                      Consumer Business

                              Real Estate

Technology, Media and Telecommunications

                                             0           2,000         4,000             6,000                  8,000            10,000
                                                                               (US$ million)
                                                                   Amount Raised        Market Capitalisation

However, Real Estate took the top spot in terms of funds raised and market capitalisation. Raising
US$2.1 billion which amounted to 70% of the total sales proceeds and a market capitalisation
of US$7.5 billion which is 59% of the total market capitalisation of IPOs in Thailand in 2019.

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Top 10 IPO Companies
in Thailand in 2019

The top 10 IPOs accounted for 90% of the total funds raised in Thailand with a collective total of
US$2.7 billion. Asset World Corp Public Company Limited, the top IPO in Southeast Asia, alone
raised US$1.4 billion which constitutes 46% of the total funds raised.

 No   Company                                                       Listing     Industry      Amount raised   IPO Market Cap.
                                                                    date                      (US$ million)   (US$ million)

 1    Asset World Corp Public Company Limited                       10-Oct-19   Real Estate   1,382           6,151

 2    S Hotels And Resorts Public Company Limited                   12-Nov-19   Real Estate   247             618

 3    Super Energy Power Plant Infrastructure Fund                  21-Aug-19   Energy and    168             168
                                                                                Resources

 4    Bangkok Commercial Asset Management Public Company            16-Dec-19   Financial     164             1,767
      Limited                                                                   Services

 5    Bualuang K.e. Retail Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust   12-Dec-19   Real Estate   156             281

 6    Absolute Clean Energy Public Company Limited                  13-Nov-19   Energy and    148             1,481
                                                                                Resources

 7    S Prime Growth Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust         23-Jan-19   Real Estate   143             143

 8    Dohome Public Company Limited                                 06-Aug-19   Consumer      118             472
                                                                                Business

 9    Aim Commercial Growth Leasehold Real Estate Investment        12-Jul-19   Real Estate   94              94
      Trust

 10   Index Living Mall Public Company Limited                      26-Jul-19   Consumer      75              361
                                                                                Business

“The performance of Thailand’s IPO market in 2019 is largely driven by home grown
companies and both foreign and domestic investor liquidity is high, which continues to
generate strong appeal for investors and fund managers. We are seeing a strong deal
pipeline for Thailand and we expect capital market activity to continue to increase the total
market capitalisation of the Stock Exchange of Thailand.”
Ms Wilasinee Krishnamra, Disruptive Events Assurance Leader, Deloitte Thailand.

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Singapore’s IPO market in 2019
Singapore’s capital market experienced an improvement in performance in 2019, compared to
2018. Singapore saw  11 listings in 2019, with the amount of funds raised totalling S$3.1 billion
(US$2.3 billion), an increase of 425% as compared to 2018’s S$730 million (US$551
million). This includes 4 trusts on SGX Mainboard with S$3.0 billion (US$2.2 billion)
funds raised. On the Catalist board, 7 deals raised S$59 million (US$43 million).

                                              Singapore IPO performance (2016–2019)
                                                                 Singapore IPO performance (2016 – 2019)

                                                                                                                                                                  Market Capitalisation (S$ million)
                                      5,000                                                                                                            10,000
         Amount Raised (S$ million)

                                                                                 8,474
                                      4,000                                                                                                            8,000
                                                                                                                                    4,353
                                      3,000                                                                                                            6,000
                                                      4,392
                                                                                                          2,883
                                      2,000                                                                                                            4,000

                                      1,000                                                                                                            2,000
                                                      1,919                298 4,171 273                422
                                                235           106                               134            174
                                                                                                                                 0 3,045 59
                                          0                                                                                                            0
                                                      2016                      2017                   2018                         2019

                                               Amount Raised - Mainboard                              Amount Raised - Catalist
                                               Amount Raised - Mainboard (REITs & Trusts)             Total Market Capitalisation

Singapore remains attractive for foreign issuers to list with 37% of IPOs between 2016 to 2019
being companies with operations or assets located overseas. Furthermore, foreign issuers are able
to raise large amounts of funds on the Singapore Exchange, raising S$7.5                                                               billion equivalent to
69% of the total funds raised.
                                                                    Total amount raised by geography (2016 – 2019)

                                  45                                                                                                                       4500
                                               40 4129
                                  40                                                                                                                       4000
                                                                                  3594
                                                                                                                                                                     Sale Proceeds (S$ million)

                                  35                                                                                                                       3500
        Number of deals

                                  30                                                                                                                       3000
                                  25                                                                                                                       2500
                                  20                                                                                                                       2000
                                  15                                                                                                                       1500
                                  10                                                               9                    913                     1140       1000
                                                                950                  5
                                      5                                                                                                     4              500
                                                                 2                                                      2
                                      0                                                                  111                                               0
                                          Singapore            Europe               USA        Malaysia            Australia        People's Republic
                                                                                                                                        of China
                                                                               No. of IPOs   Total Amount Raised

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Singapore IPOs in 2019

 No Company          Mainboard/ Date of              Amount       Amount IPO                IPO   PE/PB IPO Offer    Current Price        %      Industry Country of
                     Catalist   listing              Raised        Raised Market Cap   Market     Ratio Price        (31/12/2019)     Change              operations
                                                     (million)     (S$’m) (million)  Cap (S$’m)
                                                     in source            in source
                                                     currency             currency

 1 Grand Venture     Catalist       23/01/2019       S$13.20        13.20 S$64.42         64.42    8.76 S$0.275      S$0.265             -4%    Industrial   Singapore
   Technology                                                                                                                                    Products
   Limited
 2 Sim Leisure       Catalist       01/03/2019       S$5.81          5.81 S$29.53         29.53   56.40 S$0.22       S$0.22               0%   Consumer       Malaysia
   Group Ltd.                                                                                                                                   Business
 3 Reclaims          Catalist       11/03/2019       S$4.60          4.60 S$30.13         30.13    8.07 S$0.23       S$0.31              35%    Industrial   Singapore
   Global Limited                                                                                                                                Products
 4 Fortress          Catalist       27/03/2019       S$15.00        15.00 S$100.00       100.00    n.m. S$0.20       S$0.235             18%   Energy and     Malaysia
   Minerals                                                                                                                                     Resources
   Limited
 5 ARA US            Mainboard      09/05/2019       US$498.00     686.69 US$672.59      927.43   1.020 US$0.88      US$0.87             -1%         Real          USA
   Hospitality       - Trusts                                                                                                                      Estate
   Trust
 6 Eagle Hospitality Mainboard      24/05/2019       US$565.83     780.23 US$676.95      933.45   0.890 US$0.78      US$0.545           -30%         Real          USA
   Trust             - Trusts                                                                                                                      Estate
 7 Alliance          Catalist       31/05/2019       S$6.40          6.40 S$41.58         41.58   11.40 S$0.20       S$0.14             -30%          Life   Singapore
   Healthcare                                                                                                                                    Sciences
   Group                                                                                                                                       and Health
                                                                                                                                                     Care
 8 TrickleStar       Catalist       18/06/2019       S$3.90         3.90   S$21.27        21.27   6.53   S$0.26      S$0.31             19%     Industrial   Malaysia
   Limited                                                                                                                                       Products
 9 ST Group        Catalist         03/07/2019       S$9.62         9.62   S$63.96        63.96 18.60    S$0.26      S$0.26              0%    Consumer      Australia
   Food Industries                                                                                                                              Business
   Holdings
   Limited
 10 Prime US         Mainboard      19/07/2019       US$612.00    838.07   US$813.00    1,113.32 1.048   US$0.88     US$0.965           10%    Real Estate       USA
    REIT             - REIT
 11 Lendlease        Mainboard      02/10/2019       S$740.31     740.31   S$1,027.79   1,027.79 1.082   S$0.88      S$0.93              6%    Real Estate Singapore
    Global           - REIT
    Commercial
    REIT
Total count: 11                     2019 Total:                  S$3,104                S$4,353          *Average:                    2.00%
Total count: 15                     2018 Total:                  S$730                  S$2,883          *Average:                   -21.07%
Total count: 20                     2017 Total:                  S$4,742                S$8,474          *Average:                   35.34%
Total count: 16                     2016 Total:                  S$2,261                S$4,392          *Average:                   11.61%

                                            Amount          IPO Market
                                No. of        Raised      Capitalisation
                                 IPOs    (S$ million)       (S$ million)

Mainboard Trusts                    4             3,045           4,002
Catalist                            7               59              351
Total                               11            3,104           4,353

* Average for the respective year

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REITs and Property Trusts in Singapore
The IPO market in Singapore in 2019 witnessed the launch of two stapled hospitality trusts and two REITs.

Singapore is seen as the Asian Hub for REITs and Property Trusts in Asia (excluding Japan). Much credit can be lauded to an early mover
advantage, having being the first in the region to roll out regulations for REITs. The achievement enjoyed in this sector can also be
attributed to the stable business environment in Singapore and its progressive regulatory framework, for example, being the first in the
Southeast Asia region to roll out a Business Trust framework in 2004.

Early mover advantage
                                                                                                                                                   2016

                                                                                S
                                                         Hong Kong

                                      Japan                                                                           2015
                            SG
                                                                                      2009                                                          Indonesia

                                                                     2005
                                                                                E
       Australia

                                    2000
                                                         2003
                                                                                      Philippines
                                                                                                                 S
                                                                                                           Thailand
                                                                                                                                  Vietnam

      1971
                       1999                                          Malaysia

                                                                                A                                E
                                                                                                                 A
In Asia (excluding Japan), Singapore has the highest number of REITs and Property Trusts and the largest market capitalisation. REITs and
Property Trusts are highly sought after as they offers higher returns than fixed income in Singapore. Investors are also inclined to the
stability and security that REITs and Property Trusts offer.

REITs and Property Trusts

                                                      Singapore                 Hong Kong                             Australia                                 Japan

 Market Cap                                            US$83.6B                  US$36.6B                         US$121.7B                              US$148.6B

 Average Dividend Yield                                    6.20%                    5.26%                                4.42%                                  4.00%

 Asset location                               Domestic + Offshore      Mainly China assets          Mainly Domestic assets                  Mainly Domestic assets

 Average P/B                                                  1.1x                   0.6x                                  1.1x                                  1.5x

 No. of REITs and Property Trusts                               44                     12                                    52                                   64

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Singapore’s 44 REITs and Property
Trusts as at 31 December 2019
Singapore-listed REITs and Property Trusts are well-diversified with assets located domestically and internationally.

In 2019, 3 of the REITs were pure-play US REITs while Lendlease was a combination of commercial properties in Singapore and Italy.

                                                                                                      Healthcare
                                                                                                      7%
                                                Singapore 14%                 Specialised 2%
                                                                                                                          Industrial
                                                                                                                          20%

                                                                                 Office 18%
                      Overseas                                                                       Number
                          38%         Asset              Singapore +
                                                                                                    of Trusts by
                                    Ownership            Overseas                                                             Hospitality
                                                         48%                                           sector                 16%

                                                                                      Retail 23%
                                                                                                                     Diversified
                                                                                                                     14%

Sufficient liquidity in the market allows REITs and Property Trusts in Singapore to hold successful secondary fundraisings for acquisitions
and expansion of the existing portfolio to reap even more long-term benefits for their shareholders.

                                             Total amount raised by geography (2010-2019)
                                            Total amount raised by geography (2010 to 2019)

               18.0
               16.0
                                 2.4
               14.0
               12.0                                     2.3                                                        3.1
                                 4.1                                   0.9
(S$ billion)

               10.0   2.2
                                                        4.3
                8.0                       0.9                                                                      5.9                      7.7
                      2.3                                              6.7
                                                                                      1.3            2.3
                6.0                       2.8                                                                                     4.1
                                 9.5
                4.0                                                                                  3.4                                    1.2
                      6.4                               6.6                           5.5                                         2.0
                2.0                       4.9                          4.0                                         4.7
                                                                                                     2.5                                    3.1
                                                                                      0.6                                         2.0
                0.0
                      2010       2011    2012          2013            2014          2015           2016           2017           2018      2019

                                                REITs and Property Trusts' Secondary Fund Raised

                                                Secondary Fund Raised excluding REITs and Property Trusts

                                                Funds Raised from New Listings

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Catalist listings and the changing
landscape of fundraising
Singapore Exchange (SGX) Catalist listings in 2019 experienced a slowdown with only 7 IPOs, the lowest number of deals in the past
4 years with total funds raised only one-third of last year’s S$174 million (US$131 million).
                                        Amount raised, market capitalisation and number of IPOs 2016-2019
                                 14                                                                                                 $1,600
                                                                  13
                                                                                               12
                                                                                                                                    $1,400

                                                                                                                                               Total Amount Raised/Market Cap
                                 12
                                         11                      $1,473
                                                                                                                                    $1,200
                                 10
            Number of listings

                                                                                                                                    $1,000

                                                                                                                                                         (S$ million)
                                  8
                                                                                                    $952             7
                                                                                                                                    $800
                                  6
                                                                                                                                    $600
                                  4    $529
                                                                                                                                    $400
                                                                  $273                                                   $351
                                  2                                                       $174
                                       $106                                                                                         $200
                                                                                                                     $59
                                  0                                                                                                 $-
                                        2016                     2017                     2018                    2019
                                      Number of IPOs              Total Amount Raised (S$ m)           Total Market Cap (S$ m)

With the changing landscape of fundraising, companies now have more options to meet their fundraising needs.

SGX Catalist Board                                                                    Other fundraising options
                                               Support acquisitive
 Proven access to capital                      strategies through friendly
                                               regulatory framework
                                                                                                                                            Overseas Stock
                                                                                                                   SGX
                                                                                                                                              Exchanges
                                                                                          Public

 Well-established sponsor                      Speed-to-market
 supervised regime                                                                                              Venture                                    Private
                                                                                                                Capital                                    Equity

                                                                                         Private
                                                                                                                                  Private
                                               4-5 weeks                                                                         Exchange
                                               Notification processing time

The Catalist board is an established platform for growth companies                    The local bourse now faces a more competitive environment with
to tap on the capital market to support their expansion strategies.                   more fundraising options for issuers that incur lower costs than
It benefits growth companies who regularly engage their investor                      traditional methods of listing on the SGX, and a greater variety of
pool through fundraising for continual growth initiatives. These                      investment opportunities for investors.
companies could eventually step up to the Mainboard to access
larger pool of capital.

  Given the numerous fundraising options in the market available, companies now have more choices for fundraising to suit their needs.

  Companies with sound business plans would weigh out their options and tap into resources that are most beneficial for them.

  These companies would also get themselves ready so as to strike when the market opportunity arise.

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Key Highlights for Singapore
IPO market in 2019

Singapore IPO market performed well in 2019 with the listing of four REITs/Property Trusts and seven listings on the Catalist
board. Our local exchange has also seen active secondary fundraising from existing listed companies/trusts to aid them in
their expansions.

Singapore possesses a strong reputation as a REIT and Property Trust hub
Singapore has the highest number of REITs and Property Trusts and the largest market capitalisation in Asia (excluding Japan) with well-
diversified portfolio of assets located domestically and internationally. In 2019 the local bourse had four REIT and Property Trusts listed of
which one was the 2nd highest fund raised in Southeast Asia.

Singapore is attractive to foreign issuers
Companies with foreign operations accounted for 98% of funds raised in Singapore IPO market for 2019. Furthermore, the highest fund
raised in Singapore for 2019 was by Prime US REIT, a pure-play US commercial REIT, at S$838 million.

What is the outlook for 2020?

“For Singapore, we are expecting a strong pipeline of listings from the REITs and service-
based companies in 2020. While there is no lack of liquidity in Singapore’s capital market,
as evident from the strong secondary fundraising market of US$6.1 billion, and the sizeable
funds raised of US$2.3 billion from IPOs in 2019, we foresee that companies will be more
discerning in weighing the pros and cons of an IPO vis-à-vis a private capital raising option”
Ms Tay Hwee Ling, Disruptive Events Assurance Leader, Deloitte Southeast Asia and Singapore.

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Contact us
To find out more, please contact the respective DEA Country Leaders:

                                  Southeast Asia and Singapore
                                  Tay Hwee Ling
                                  Leader, Disruptive Events Assurance
                                  hwtay@deloitte.com
                                  +65 6216 3258

Cambodia                          Guam                                 Indonesia
Kimleng Khoy                      Tung Wei-Li                          Joe Lai
kkhoy@deloitte.Com                wtung@deloitte.com                   joelai@deloitte.com
+855 23 963 788                   +1 671 646 3884                      +62 21 5081 8009

Laos                              Malaysia                             Myanmar
Surachutikarn Choopong            Wong Kar Choon                       Cho Aye
csurachutikarn@deloitte.com       kcwong@deloitte.com                  aycho@deloitte.com
+66 2034 0114 ext 40114           +60 3 7610 8820                      +95 96 7980 6766

Philippines                       Thailand                             Vietnam
Baltazar Wilfredo                 Krishnamra Wilasinee                 Nam Pham Hoai
wbaltazar@deloitte.com            wkrishnamra@deloitte.com             npham@deloitte.com
+63 2 581 9000 ext 011            +66 2034 0149                        +84 24 710 50599

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