19 สิงหาคม 2548
Information Memorandum:CPNRF
(1) To hold a unitholders' meeting in order to obtain a resolution
which must be passed by a majority vote representing at least three-fourths
of the Investment Units held by the unitholders attending the meeting, or to
send written notice to the unitholders to obtain a resolution by a majority
vote based upon the total number of Investment Units sold by the Fund. In
obtaining a resolution of the unitholders, the Management Company shall
specify the objective of the capital increase, real properties to be invested
in the case of a specific fund, amount of capital and number of Investment
Units to be increased, procedures for determination of the price of Investment
Units offered for sale and the procedures for allotment of Investment Units,
as well as the procedures for listing the Investment Units on the Stock
Exchange of Thailand.
(2) To seek the approval of the Office of SEC by specifying the details
at least as in the case of obtaining a resolution of the unitholders under (1).
(3) To deliver, distribute, or make available the prospectus in
accordance with the criteria prescribed by the SEC.
(4) To register the increase of capital of the Fund according to the
notification regarding rules and procedures for registration of a pool of
assets as a property fund. If the documents of right in Investment Units have
been issued in the form of investment unit certificates, the Management Company
shall issue the investment unit certificates to every unitholder upon request.
Such investment unit certificates must contain the particulars as prescribed
by the SEC.
Decrease of Capital of the Fund
The Management Company may decrease the capital of the Fund by reducing
the number of Investment Units when there is an excess of liquidity due to the
amortization of depreciated real properties of the Fund or of the leasehold
rights of real properties of the Fund, and the Management Company will
proceed as follow
(1) To close the register and suspend transfer of Investment Units and
calculate the net asset value of the Fund as of the date of closing the
register.
(2) To distribute money from the Fund to the unitholders whose names
appear in the register on the date of closing the register and suspending
transfer of Investment Units in order to redeem the Investment Units in
proportion to the unitholding of the respective unitholders. The unit value
shall be calculated from the net asset value of the Fund as at the date of
closing the register and suspending transfer of Investment Units.
(3) To file an application to register the decrease of capital of the
Fund with the Office of SEC in the form prescribed by the Office of SEC
within 5 business days from the day following the date of distribution of
money from the Fund to the unitholders.
Transferring Restriction
Subject to the provisions of Clause 5 above and the rules of the Stock
Exchange of Thailand, there is no restriction on the transfer of Investment
Units.
Procedures for transfer of Investment Units if unitholders have investment
unit certificates or passbooks
If a unitholder who has evidence of rights in Investment Units in the
form of a passbook wishes to transfer the Investment Units, the unitholder
must notify the Investment Unit Registrar of the desire to transfer the
Investment Units by filling complete details in an application form for
transfer of Investment Units which is signed by both the transferor and the
transferee and attaching thereto the documents for transfer of Investment
Units as prescribed by the Investment Unit Registrar. If a unitholder who
has evidence of rights in Investment Units in the form of investment unit
certificates wishes to transfer the Investment Units, the unitholder must
produce the investment unit certificates endorsed by both the transferor and
the transferee to the Investment Unit Registrar. A transfer of Investment
Units may be validly set up against third persons and shall be deemed
verified by the Investment Unit Registrar only after the Investment Unit
Registrar duly enters the name of the transferee in the register of
unitholders. The transferor must also pay a transfer fee (if any) as prescribed
by the Investment Unit Registrar.
Procedures for transfer of Investment Units in the scripless system
A unitholder who wishes to transfer Investment Units in the scripless
system must comply with the rules prescribed by the Investment Unit Registrar
and/or the Stock Exchange of Thailand or Thailand Securities Depository Co.,
Ltd., and must pay a transfer fee (if any) as prescribed by the Investment
Unit Registrar and/or the Stock Exchange of Thailand and/or Thailand
Securities Depository Co., Ltd.
No. of Unitholders and Distribution of Units
As of August 11, 2005
No. of No. of % of
Unitholders Units Outstanding
Units
Holding > 5/1000 of total 1 360,195,000 33.00
outstanding units
Holding > 5/1000 of total 1,567 731,305,000 67.00
outstanding units and
not < 1 Trading unit
Holding < 1 Trading Unit 0 0 0.00
Total 1,568 1,091,500,000 100.00
Major Unitholders As of August 11, 2005
NO. NAME Amount unit % Amount
Listed
1 CENTERAL PATTANA PUBLIC 360,195,000 33.0000
COMPANY LIMITED
2 R I S COMPANY LIMITED 5,286,700 0.48435
3 Government of Singapore investment 5,286,700 0.48435
Corp
4 Indus Capital Partners LLC 5,286,700 0.48435
5 HSBC Asset Management (H.K) 5,286,700 0.48435
6 Mapletree Investment 5,286,700 0.48435
7 Laxey Partners 5,286,700 0.48435
8 ABN Amro (UK) 5,286,700 0.48435
9 Everest Capital 5,286,700 0.48435
10 Lehman Brothers Securities,H.K. 5,286,700 0.48435
Total 407,775,300 37.35917
Restrictions on Unitholding
1. In the offer for sale of Investment Units, the Management Company
may sell not more than one-third of the total number of Investment Units
offered for sale to the owners of real properties to be invested by the Fund
(the "Owners") if the Fund invests in those real properties in excess of
one-third of its net asset value. The number of Investment Units and the
value of the invested properties of the Related Persons shall be included.
If the Management Company consents to allow the owners of real
properties to be invested by the Fund to hold Investment Units in excess
of the ratio stipulated in the paragraph above through nominees, or connives
with the Owners in doing so, the Office of SEC may order the dissolution of
the Fund.
2. Before any additional investment in real property or leasehold right
in real property, which will have the value in excess of one-third of the net
asset value of the Fund after including such additional investment, the
Management Company shall ensure that a unitholder, who owns the additional
real property, will not hold Investment Units in excess of one-third of the
total number of Investment Units sold of the Fund. The number of Investment
Units shall be inclusive of the number of Investment Units and the value of the
invested properties of the Related Persons.
3. Whether any persons are Related Persons for the purposes of sections
5.1 and 5.2 shall be determined in accordance with the notification of the
Office of SEC regarding persons related to unitholders of property and
claim funds.
Calculation Method, Schedule of Calculation and Announcement of Net Asset
Value and Unit Value
1. The Management Company shall calculate and announce the asset value,
net asset value and unit value of the Fund at least as at the last day of June
and December within 45 days from the last business day of June and December,
as the case may be, or within a period under relaxation by the Office of SEC.
The Trustee must verify that such values have been calculated in accordance
with the criteria prescribed by the Office of SEC.
2. In making an announcement of the values obtained from the calculation
under 23.1, the Management Company shall make such announcement in at least
1 daily newspaper and post it at an open place at all offices of the Management
Company and the head office of the Trustee.
3. If any circumstance or change materially affecting the value of real
properties arises after the date of calculation under 23.1, the Management
Company shall also disclose such circumstance or change in the announcement
under 23.1. If such circumstance or change further arises after the date of
announcement under 23.1, the Management Company shall make an additional
announcement thereof at once.
4. In the calculation of the net asset value of the Fund, the Management
Company shall calculate by using the following method:
(1) For real properties and utilities system, the Management Company
shall use the price obtained from the Appraisal Report or latest report on the
Review of Appraisal, as the case may be, (the Fund will not recognize
depreciation and amortization of such investment in balance sheet and profit
and loss account of the Fund, which is in accordance with the generally
accepted accounting standards of Thailand with respect of mutual funds)
except for the first calculation of the net asset value of the Fund, for which
the Management Company shall use the price of purchase or rental of such
real properties.
(2) For other assets, the Management Company shall fix the values
in accordance with the rules and procedures prescribed by the Association
of Investment Management Companies with approval of the Office of SEC.
Additional Conditions:
For the calculation method, schedule of calculation and announcement
of the net asset value and unit value of the Fund, the Management Company
shall proceed in accordance with Clause 23, unless it is amended, supplemented,
announced, prescribed, instructed, approved and/or relaxed by the SEC, the
Office of SEC and/or any other competent authority under law.
Preparation of Report to the Office of SEC and Unitholders
1. Reports of Fund
The Management Company shall, within 4 months from the day following
the last day of financial year, prepare a report of the Fund at the end of
every financial year, and send it to the unitholders whose names appear in the
register of unitholders as well as the Office of SEC. Such report shall at
least consist of the following particulars:
(1) List of assets categorized by type, namely, real properties,
leasehold rights in real properties, debt instruments and deposits, together
with the asset value, net asset value and unit value as at the last business
day of the accounting year.
(2) Details concerning every real property of the Fund, specifying
at least the name, location, condition, type of use, size of area, lease term,
value obtained from the latest Appraisal Report, annual income and various
encumbrances etc.
(3) Details concerning the purchase or lease of real properties and/
or leasehold right in each real property during the accounting year,
specifying at least the significant information as follows:
(3.1) Date, price, reason for purchase or lease, and the
seller of real properties or transferor of leasehold right in real properties.
(3.2) Details concerning the Appraisals of both Appraisal
Firms before the purchase or lease, such as the date of Appraisal, price
obtained from Appraisal Report and method of Appraisal etc.
(3.3) Expenses concerning the purchase or lease.
(4) Details concerning the disposal of real properties or transfer of
leasehold rights in each real property during the accounting year which shall
at least specify the following significant information:
(4.1) Date, price, reason for purchase or transfer of leasehold
rights, and the seller of real properties or transferor of leasehold rights
in real properties.
(4.2) Details concerning the Appraisals of both Appraisal Firms
before the disposal or transfer of leasehold rights, such as the date of
Appraisal, prices obtained from Appraisal Report, method of Appraisal etc.
(4.3) Profits or loss from the disposal of real properties or
transfer of leasehold rights and related expenses.
(4.4) Book value of real properties or leasehold rights in real
properties sold or transferred.
(5) Report of the Management Company showing the situation of the
real property business and trends in such business.
(6) Audited balance sheet and profit and loss statements with the
opinion of the auditor.
(7) Ratio of consolidated expenditures to consolidated assets.
(8) Comments of the Trustee concerning the operation of the Fund of
the preceding one-year period.
(9) Any other item as prescribed by the Securities Law.
2. Reports of Purchase, Lease, Disposal or Transfer of Leasehold Rights
in Real Property of Fund
The Management Company shall deliver the summary of significant
information concerning the purchase, lease, disposal, transfer or acceptance
of transfer of ownership and/or leasehold rights in real properties of the
Fund to the unitholders and the Office of SEC within 15 days from the date
of such purchase, lease, disposal, transfer or acceptance of transfer of
ownership and/or leasehold rights and display such significant information
at an open place at all offices of the Management Company and the head office
of the Trustee within 30 days from the date of purchase, lease, disposal or
transfer of leasehold rights for inspection of unitholders. Such summary
of information must have significant particulars as prescribed by the SEC.
If the Investment Units of the Fund have been approved to be listed
securities on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, the Management Company
may deliver the summary of significant information under the preceding
paragraph to the Stock Exchange of Thailand in lieu of taking action under
the first paragraph within the next business day from the date of purchase,
lease, disposal or transfer of leasehold rights in real properties of the Fund
or within such other period as prescribed by the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
Disclosure of Information to the Stock Exchange of Thailand
The Management Company will disclose the net asset value ("NAV")
as at the last business day of each month to the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
The NAV will be submitted to the SET through the SET's electronic system
for further announcement to investors not later than the last business day of
the following month.
The NAV as of Aug19, 2005 will not be calculated because The Fund has
invested in the leasehold rights which will accrue its revenue and expense on
a monthly basis so the NAV will be calculated at the last business day of
each month. The Fund began to invest in the leasehold right of Central Rama II
Shopping Complex and Central Rama III Shopping Complex on August 15 and 16, 2
005 respectively
Rights and Benefits of Unitholders
1. Right to Receive Dividends
The unitholders whose names appear in the register of unitholders on
the date of closing of the register for dividend payment shall have the right
to receive dividends in accordance with the rules and procedures as specified
in this Project.
2. Right to Transfer Investment Units
The unitholders may transfer Investment Units under the part
"Transfer of Investment Units".
3. Right to Pass a Resolution to Amend the Project or the Management
Procedures
Each unitholder has the right to pass a resolution in order to amend
the Project or the management procedures. The Management Company must
implement the amendment of the Project or the management procedures upon
obtaining a resolution passed by the majority vote of the unitholders holding
more than half of the total number of the Investment Units sold of the Fund.
The amendment of the Project or management procedures shall be in
accordance with the part "Amendment of Project or Management Procedures".
4. Right to Receive a Refund upon Dissolution of the Project
Each unitholder has the right to a pro rata refund upon dissolution of
the Project. The Management Company shall appoint a liquidator approved by
the Office of the SEC in order to proceed with the disposition of assets of the
Fund, payment of debts of the Fund, collection and distribution of money and/or
other assets to unitholders pro rata to the total number of Investment Units
sold upon the dissolution of the Fund.
5. Other Rights and Benefits
5.1 Right to Receive a Refund upon a Capital Decrease
The unitholders of the Fund shall have the right to a refund
upon a capital decrease as specified in the Project.
5.2 Right to Pledge Investment Units
The unitholders of the Fund can pledge the Investment Units
under law in accordance with the rules and procedures prescribed by the
Management Company and/or Investment Unit Registrar. The Investment
Unit Registrar shall issue an investment unit certificate in lieu of a passbook
for use in the pledge, provided that the Investment Unit Registrar may register
the pledge only when the pledgee is a financial institution.
5.3 Request for Issuance of Investment Unit Certificate for use
in Pledge
A unitholder who desires to pledge the Investment Units must
present the investment unit certificate or the passbook evidencing rights in
Investment Units and complete the application form for the issuance of an
investment unit certificate for use in a pledge personally at the offices of the
Management Company or the head office or branch offices of the Agents
for submission to the Investment Unit Registrar in order to issue an
investment unit certificate for use in a pledge. The Investment Unit Registrar
may suspend the transaction of purchase and sale of the Investment Units
being pledged before the registration of the pledge with the Investment Unit
Registrar has been made.
Risk Factors
Investors should thoroughly study the risk factors of the Fund together
with the information disclosed in the Prospectus before making an investment
decision. This Prospectus incorporates forward-looking statements, including
income and expense projections of the Fund which are related to risk factors,
uncertainties and assumptions. The actual results of operation may be
different from the estimates due to several factors including the risk facts
specified herein, including there may be other risks that the fund manager
may not realize or consider of its materiality, which may become material
risk in the future.
The investment in this Property Fund is intended for a long-term stable
returns. Investors should not expect a short-term gain from the increase in
price of investment units.
1. Risk Relating to Real Properties to be Invested in by the Fund
1.1 Risk of Domestic Economic Volatility or Other Macro Factors
The Shopping Complexes to be invested by the Fund are subject to the
risk from volatility in domestic economy and may suffer from an impact of the
change in economic system as a whole.
The Shopping Complexes may also suffer from an impact from
change in other macro factors such as city planning, change in demographic
structure or community relocation, which would affect the purchasing power
or spending volumes of consumers in the Shopping Complexes.
1.2 Risk of Necessary Refurbishment and Renovation of the Shopping
Complexes
Each Shopping Complex requires frequent refurbishment and
renovation maintain modernity, to reflect customers' lifestyle, and to attract
customers to use its services regularly. Refurbishment or maintenance, which
are normally carried out every year, will not affect the results of operation
of the Fund. However, in case of major renovation in order to change internal
and external appearance of the Shopping Complex and to change the major
systems, which normally takes place every 10 years without the close of
business of the Shopping Complex as such renovation will be carried out on
an as-needed basis only, and impact may be caused to the income of the Fund
especially in respect of the areas under renovation.
Nonetheless, before each major renovation, the management of the
Shopping Complex will set up a plan to minimize the impact on the shops and
customers and will study the impacts on income and returns. Major renovation
is necessary for the operation of the Shopping Complexes in order to maintain
its modernity and keep pace with continual change in the market, as well as to
develop attraction of the Shopping Complexes and to satisfy the needs of
customers. The consequential increase in number of customers would mean
the maintenance and the growth of income and cash flow of the Fund on a
long-term basis.
1.3 Risk from Higher Competition
The results of operation of the Fund may be affected by market
condition of the Shopping Complexes, including the entry of more shopping
complex operators, the increase or decrease in demand for retail space and the
increase in retail space. The increase in the number of shopping complexes
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