FORM 2 - Corporate Substantial Shareholder Notice
 
Form Serial No: CS20141203000009
1. Name of listed corporation: The Link Real Estate Investment Trust 
2. Stock code: 00823
3. Class of shares: REIT Units 
4. Number of issued shares in class: 2,293,242,269
5. Name of substantial shareholder: BlackRock, Inc. 
6. Registered office: 55 East 52nd Street,New York, NY 10055
7. Principal place of business in Hong Kong: N/A 
13. Exchange on which listed: New York Stock Exchange
14. Name of listed parent and exchange on which parent is listed:  
15. Date of relevant event: 28/11/2014
(dd/mm/yyyy)
16. Date when the substantial shareholder became aware of the relevant event/ interest in the shares (if later): 01/12/2014
(dd/mm/yyyy)
17. Details of relevant event:
  Relevant event code describing circumstances Code describing capacity in which shares were/are held Number of shares bought/sold or involved Currency of transaction On Exchange Off Exchange
Before relevant event After relevant event Highest price per share Average price per share Average consideration per share Consideration code
Long position 103 205 205 108,000 HKD 49.425 49.174
18. Total shares immediately before the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long Position160,519,9946.99
Short Position1,166,5000.05
19. Total shares immediately after the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long Position160,627,9947.00
Short Position1,045,0000.05
20. Capacity in which interests disclosed in Box 19 are held:
Code describing capacityNumber of shares
205
Long position160,627,994
Short position1,045,000

21. Further information in respect of derivative interests:
Code describing derivativesNumber of shares
404
Long position120,387
Short position613,000
22. Further information in relation to interests of corporations controlled by substantial shareholder:
Name of controlled corporationAddress and place of incorporationName of controlling shareholder% controlDirect interestNumber of shares
Trident Merger, LLC1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)Blackrock Inc.100.00N
Long position3,595,151
Short position458,000
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)Trident Merger, LLC100.00Y
Long position3,595,151
Short position458,000
BlackRock Holdco 2 Inc.1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)Blackrock Inc.100.00N
Long position157,032,843
Short position587,000
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)BlackRock Holdco 2 Inc.100.00N
Long position156,182,343
Short position587,000
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)BlackRock Holdco 2 Inc.100.00Y
Long position850,500
BlackRock Holdco 4 LLC1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.100.00N
Long position97,019,568
Short position432,000
BlackRock Holdco 6 LLC1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)BlackRock Holdco 4 LLC100.00N
Long position97,019,568
Short position432,000
BlackRock Delaware Holdings, Inc.1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)BlackRock Holdco 6 LLC100.00N
Long position97,019,568
Short position432,000
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.1225 17th Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202 (Colorado, USA) BlackRock Delaware Holdings, Inc.100.00Y
Long position52,125,724
Short position432,000
BlackRock Fund Advisors400 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105, United States (California, USA)BlackRock Delaware Holdings, Inc.100.00Y
Long position44,893,844
BlackRock Advisors Holdings Inc.1635 Market Street, Philadelphia PA 19103 (Pennsylvania, USA)BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.100.00N
Long position59,162,775
Short position155,000
BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)BlackRock Advisors Holdings Inc.100.00N
Long position4,893,987
Short position142,500
BlackRock Advisors, LLC1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.100.00Y
Long position4,893,987
Short position142,500
BlackRock International Holdings Inc.1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)BlackRock Advisors Holdings Inc.100.00N
Long position54,268,788
Short position12,500
BR Jersey International LP13 Castle Street, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands JE4 5UT (Jersey) BlackRock International Holdings Inc.100.00N
Long position54,268,788
Short position12,500
BlackRock Cayco Ltd.c/o Walkers SPV Limited, P.O. Box 908GT, Walker House, Mary Street, George Town, British West Indies, Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands)BR Jersey International LP100.00N
Long position3,448,012
BlackRock Trident Holding Company LimitedTaney Hall, Eglington Terrace, Dundrum, Dublin 14, Ireland (Ireland)BlackRock Cayco Ltd.100.00N
Long position3,448,012
BlackRock Japan Holdings GKMarunouchi Trust Tower Main, 1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8217 (Japan)BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited100.00N
Long position3,448,012
BlackRock Japan Co LtdMarunouchi Trust Tower Main, 1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8217 (Japan)BlackRock Japan Holdings GK100.00Y
Long position3,448,012
BlackRock (Institutional) Canada Ltd250 Yonge Street, Suite 2400, Toronto ON M5B 2M6, Canada (Ontario, Canada)BR Jersey International LP100.00N
Long position2,853,000
BlackRock Holdings Canada Limited161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, Canada (Ontario, Canada)BlackRock (Institutional) Canada Ltd100.00N
Long position2,853,000
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, Canada (Ontario, Canada)BlackRock Holdings Canada Limited100.00Y
Long position2,853,000
BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty LtdLevel 26, 101 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia (Victoria, Australia)BR Jersey International LP100.00N
Long position819,114
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) LimitedLevel 26, 101 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia (Victoria, Australia)BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty Ltd100.00Y
Long position819,114
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited13th Floor, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)BR Jersey International LP100.00N
Long position419,971
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited16/F, Cheung Kong Center, No. 2 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)BlackRock HK Holdco Limited100.00Y
Long position419,971
BlackRock Group Limited12 Throgmorton Avenue. London, EC2N 2DL, United Kingdom (England & Wales, United Kingdom)BR Jersey International LP100.00N
Long position46,728,691
Short position12,500
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)BlackRock Group Limited100.00Y
Long position378,324
Blackrock Advisors (UK) Limited12 Throgmorton Avenue. London, EC2N 2DL, United Kingdom (England & Wales, United Kingdom)BlackRock Group Limited100.00Y
Long position6,079,844
BlackRock International LimitedExchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, United Kingdom (Scotland, United Kingdom)BlackRock Group Limited100.00N
Long position6,834,677
BlackRock International LimitedExchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, United Kingdom (Scotland, United Kingdom)BlackRock Group Limited100.00Y
Long position2,050,307
BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco S.a.r.l.6D, Route de Trèves, Senningerberg, L-2633, Luxembourg (Luxembourg)BlackRock Group Limited100.00N
Long position20,609,719
Short position5,000
BlackRock Investment Management Ireland Holdings LtdJP Morgan House, International Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1, Ireland (Ireland)BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco S.a.r.l.100.00N
Long position18,543,980
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland LimitedJP Morgan House, International Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1, Ireland (Ireland)BlackRock Investment Management Ireland Holdings Ltd100.00Y
Long position18,543,980
BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A.6D, Route de Trèves, Senningerberg, L-2633, Luxembourg (Luxembourg)BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco S.a.r.l.100.00Y
Long position2,065,739
Short position5,000
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd12 Throgmorton Avenue. London, EC2N 2DL, United Kingdom (England & Wales, United Kingdom)BlackRock Group Limited100.00N
Long position5,085,296
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd12 Throgmorton Avenue. London, EC2N 2DL, United Kingdom (England & Wales, United Kingdom)BlackRock Group Limited100.00Y
Long position5,690,524
Short position7,500
BlackRock Holdings Deutschland GmbHOpernTurm, Bockenheimer Landstraße 2-4 , 60306 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Germany)BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd100.00N
Long position2,200,000
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AGMax-Joseph-Straße 6, D-80333, München, Germany (Germany)BlackRock Holdings Deutschland GmbH100.00N
Long position2,116,500
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AGMax-Joseph-Straße 6, D-80333, München, Germany (Germany)BlackRock Holdings Deutschland GmbH100.00Y
Long position83,500
BlackRock Fund Managers Ltd12 Throgmorton Avenue. London, EC2N 2DL, United Kingdom (England & Wales, United Kingdom)BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd100.00Y
Long position2,885,296
BlackRock Life Limited12 Throgmorton Avenue. London, EC2N 2DL, United Kingdom (England & Wales, United Kingdom)BlackRock International Limited100.00Y
Long position6,834,677
IShares (DE) I InvAG mit TeilgesellschaftsvermogenMax-Joseph-Straße 6, 80333 Munich Germany (Germany)BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG100.00Y
Long position2,116,500

23. Further information in relation to interests held by substantial shareholder jointly with another person:
Name of joint shareholderAddressNumber of shares
Nil 
24. Further information from a trustee, or beneficiary of a trust, or a founder of a Discretionary Trust:
Names of TrustAddressStatus codeNumber of shares
Nil  
25. Further information from a party to an agreement under Section 317:
Names of other partiesAddressNumber of shares
Nil 
Total number of shares in which substantial shareholder is interested under section 317 and 318:
26. Details of person(s) in accordance with whose directions the substantial shareholder or its directors are accustomed to act:
NamesAddressRelationship Code%
Nil  
 
27. Date of filing this Form 2: 02/12/2014
(dd/mm/yyyy)
29. Number of attachments: