Corporate Profile
CapitaMall Trust (CMT) is the first Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) listed on Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST) in July 2002. CMT is also the largest REIT by market capitalisation and asset size in Singapore, with a market capitalisation and asset size of approximately S$5.7 billion and S$7.4 billion respectively as at 31 December 2009.
CMT owns and invests in quality income-producing assets which are used, or predominantly used, for retail purposes primarily in Singapore. As at 31 December 2009, CMT's portfolio comprised a diverse list of over 2,300 leases with local and international retailers and achieved an average committed occupancy of close to 100.0%. CMT's portfolio comprises 14 quality retail properties which are strategically located in the suburban areas and downtown core of Singapore – Tampines Mall, Junction 8, Funan DigitaLife Mall, IMM Building, Plaza Singapura, Bugis Junction, Sembawang Shopping Centre, Jurong Entertainment Centre, Hougang Plaza, Raffles City Singapore (40.00% interest), Lot One Shoppers' Mall, Bukit Panjang Plaza (90 out of 91 strata lots), Rivervale Mall and The Atrium@Orchard.
CMT also owns approximately 19.70% stake in CapitaRetail China Trust, the first China shopping mall REIT listed on the SGX-ST in December 2006.
CMT has been assigned an ‘A2' rating by Moody's Investors Service. The ‘A2' rating is the highest rating assigned to a Singapore REIT. CMT is the only REIT constituent of the Straits Times (ST) Index and is also a constituent of various key global indices which include the FTSE4Good Global Index, FTSE/ASEAN Index, FTSE European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA)/National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) Global Real Estate Index, FTSE ST Index and its sub-indices, Global Property Research (GPR) General Index and its sub-indices, GPR 250 Index and its sub-indices, GPR 250 REIT Index and its sub-indices, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Singapore Standard, MSCI World Standard Index, Standard and Poors (S&P) BMI Global Index, S&P Global Property and S&P Global REIT Index.
CMT is managed by an external manager, CapitaMall Trust Management Limited, which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CapitaMalls Asia Limited, one of Asia's largest listed shopping mall developers, owners and managers.