GuocoLand says no plan to set up REIT

SINGAPORE: Singapore-listed developer GuocoLand, a firm linked to Malaysian billionaire Quek Leng Chan, said today it had no plans to set up a real estate investment trust (REIT), dismissing a report in the Business Times newspaper.

GuocoLand rose as much as 2.7 per cent today after paper said it may float two real estate investment trusts with assets of up to S$8 billion (US$6.2 billion) in the next 3-5 years.

“GuocoLand wishes to clarify that the group currently has no plans to establish a real estate investment trust,” it said in a filing to the Singapore Exchange.

“The group will review this as a possible strategy to extract value from its property portfolio, at the appropriate time,” it added.

By Reuters