Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0928N

Aseana Properties Limited

10 February 2009

 



Date:            10 February 2009

On behalf of: Aseana Properties Limited ('Aseana' or 'the Company')

Immediate Release

Aseana Properties Limited

Holdings in Company

Aseana Properties Limited has been notified that on 6 February 2009, New Star Asset Management Limited ('New Star'), as investment manager on behalf of discretionary clients, has increased its interest in ordinary shares in the Company ('Ordinary Shares'). New Star previously held 11,550,000 Ordinary Shares and as at the date of the notification, being 9 February 2009, New Star now holds 14,000,000 Ordinary Shares representing 5.60% of the issued share capital of the Company being 250,000,000 Ordinary Shares.

Aseana is listed on the Main List of the London Stock Exchange.

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Further information, please contact:

Enquiries:

Redleaf Communications	Tel: [phone]
Samantha Robbins / Adam Leviton / Kathryn Hurford	Email: [e-mail]
Fairfax I.S. PLC	Tel: [phone]
James King / Gillian McCarthy

Notes to Editors

• Ireka Development Management, the Development Manager for Aseana Properties Limited, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ireka Corporation Berhad, a company listed on the Bursa Malaysia since 1993, which has over 40 years of experience in construction and property development.

• Aseana Properties Limited typically invests in development projects at pre-construction stage, with a primary focus on locations within the major cities of Malaysia and Vietnam.  

• Investment is made in projects where it is believed there will be a minimum 30% annualised return on equity ('ROE') on investments in Vietnam and a minimum 20% ROE on investments in Malaysia.

• No one underlying single asset will account for more than 30% of the gross assets of the Company at the time of investment.

• The Directors believe the following factors should provide sustainable growth in the real estate sectors of both Malaysia and Vietnam:
  • An increasing standard of living and urbanisation driven by a burgeoning young and middle class population
  • Clear Government role in encouraging participation of private sectors in real estate development, as well as encouraging and promoting land and property ownership
  • Improving availability of mortgages to encourage property ownership
  • Favoured Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) destinations driving demand for commercial and industrial properties

 

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