LISTING PROSPECTUS / SHAREHOLDERS' CIRCULARS

THE STRAITS TRADING COMPANY LIMITED

Shareholders' Circulars 23 Dec 2013

Acquisition and Joint Venture

Description:

CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS IN RELATION TO: (1) THE ACQUISITION, BEING THE ACQUISITION BY THE COMPANY OR ITS NOMINEE(S) OF: (I) 118,930,000 SHARES IN ARA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED (“ARA SHARES”) FROM JL INVESTMENT GROUP LIMITED, REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 14.07% OF THE ISSUED ARA SHARES; AND (II) 50,970,000 ARA SHARES FROM CHEUNG KONG INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED, REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 6.03% OF THE ISSUED ARA SHARES, AMOUNTING IN AGGREGATE TO 169,900,000 ARA SHARES, REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 20.10% OF THE ISSUED ARA SHARES; AND (2) THE REAL ESTATE CO-INVESTMENT, BEING THE JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN STC CAPITAL PTE. LTD., A SUBSIDIARY OF THE COMPANY, JL INVESTMENT HOLDING (2012) LTD AND JL EQUITY II LIMITED IN RELATION TO THE INCORPORATION OF ONE OR MORE REAL ESTATE CO-INVESTMENT VEHICLE(S) (AS DEFI NED HEREIN) WHICH SHALL CARRY ON THE BUSINESS OF A REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANY TO INVEST IN REAL ESTATE AND REAL ESTATE RELATED INVESTMENTS ACROSS SPECIFI C GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS.