FORM 2 - Corporate Substantial Shareholder Notice
Form Serial No
:
CS20150822000030
1.
Name of listed corporation
:
The Link Real Estate Investment Trust
2.
Stock code
:
00823
3.
Class of shares
:
Ordinary Shares
4.
Number of issued shares in class
:
2,283,521,136
5.
Name of substantial shareholder
:
BlackRock, Inc.
6.
Registered office
:
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801
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
:
N/A
15.
Date of relevant event
:
19/08/2015
(dd/mm/yyyy)
16.
Date when the substantial shareholder became aware of the relevant event/ interest in the shares (if later)
:
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
106
205
205
247,000
HKD
18.
Total shares immediately before the relevant event
:
Total number of shares
Percentage figure (%)
Long Position
162,473,315
7.12
Short Position
708,500
0.03
19.
Total shares immediately after the relevant event
:
Total number of shares
Percentage figure (%)
Long Position
162,473,315
7.12
Short Position
708,500
0.03
20.
Capacity in which interests disclosed in Box 19 are held
:
Code describing capacity
Number of shares
205
Long position
162,473,315
Short position
708,500
21.
Further information in respect of derivative interests
:
Code describing derivatives
Number of shares
404
Long position
805,000
Short position
265,000
22.
Further information in relation to interests of corporations controlled by substantial shareholder
:
Name of controlled corporation
Address and place of incorporation
Name of controlling shareholder
% control
Direct interest
Number of shares
Trident Merger, LLC
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)
BlackRock, Inc.
100.00
N
Long position
2,899,145
Short position
265,000
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)
Trident Merger, LLC
100.00
Y
Long position
2,899,145
Short position
265,000
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)
BlackRock, Inc.
100.00
N
Long position
159,574,170
Short position
443,500
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
100.00
N
Long position
157,904,670
Short position
443,500
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
100.00
Y
Long position
1,669,500
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
100.00
N
Long position
100,089,681
Short position
443,500
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
100.00
N
Long position
100,089,681
Short position
443,500
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
100.00
N
Long position
100,089,681
Short position
443,500
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
1225 17th Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202 (Colorado, USA)
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
100.00
Y
Long position
55,417,337
Short position
443,500
BlackRock Fund Advisors
400 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105, United States (California, USA)
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
100.00
Y
Long position
44,672,344
BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
100.00
N
Long position
2,535,414
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)
BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.
100.00
Y
Long position
2,535,414
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
100.00
N
Long position
55,279,575
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
13 Castle Street, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands JE4 5UT (Jersey)
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
86.00
N
Long position
55,279,575
BlackRock Cayco Limited
c/o Walkers SPV Limited, P.O. Box 908GT, Walker House, Mary Street, George Town, British West Indies, Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands)
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
100.00
N
Long position
3,364,908
BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited
Taney Hall, Eglington Terrace, Dundrum, Dublin 14, Ireland (Ireland)
BlackRock Cayco Limited
100.00
N
Long position
3,364,908
BlackRock Japan Holdings GK
Marunouchi Trust Tower Main, 1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8217 (Japan)
BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited
100.00
N
Long position
3,364,908
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
Marunouchi Trust Tower Main, 1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8217 (Japan)
BlackRock Japan Holdings GK
100.00
Y
Long position
3,364,908
BlackRock Canada Holdings LP
161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, Canada (Ontario, Canada)
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
99.90
N
Long position
2,995,000
BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC
161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, Canada (Ontario, Canada)
BlackRock Canada Holdings LP
100.00
N
Long position
2,995,000
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, Canada (Ontario, Canada)
BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC
100.00
Y
Long position
2,995,000
BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.
Level 26, 101 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia (Victoria, Australia)
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
100.00
N
Long position
694,300
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
Level 26, 101 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia (Victoria, Australia)
BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.
100.00
Y
Long position
694,300
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.
20 Anson Road #18-01 079912 Singapore (Singapore)
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
100.00
N
Long position
12,095,525
BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801, United States (Delaware, USA)
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.
100.00
N
Long position
12,061,025
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
13th Floor, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC
100.00
N
Long position
12,061,025
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited
16/F, Cheung Kong Center, No. 2 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
100.00
Y
Long position
8,696,117
BlackRock Group Limited
12 Throgmorton Avenue. London, EC2N 2DL, United Kingdom (England & Wales, United Kingdom)
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
90.00
N
Long position
39,494,750
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
Rembrandt Tower, 17th floor, Amstelplein, Amsterdam Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
BlackRock Group Limited
100.00
Y
Long position
470,324
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
12 Throgmorton Avenue. London, EC2N 2DL, United Kingdom (England & Wales, United Kingdom)
BlackRock Group Limited
100.00
Y
Long position
1,774,344
BlackRock International Limited
Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, United Kingdom (Scotland, United Kingdom)
BlackRock Group Limited
100.00
N
Long position
6,921,677
BlackRock International Limited
Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, United Kingdom (Scotland, United Kingdom)
BlackRock Group Limited
100.00
Y
Long position
2,318,307
BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco S.à r.l.
6D, Route de Trèves, Senningerberg, L-2633, Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
BlackRock Group Limited
100.00
N
Long position
16,708,480
BlackRock Investment Management Ireland Holdings Limited
JP Morgan House, International Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1, Ireland (Ireland)
BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco S.à r.l.
100.00
N
Long position
15,772,480
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
JP Morgan House, International Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1, Ireland (Ireland)
BlackRock Investment Management Ireland Holdings Limited
100.00
Y
Long position
15,772,480
BLACKROCK (Luxembourg) S.A.
6D, Route de Trèves, Senningerberg, L-2633, Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco S.à r.l.
100.00
Y
Long position
924,500
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
12 Throgmorton Avenue. London, EC2N 2DL, United Kingdom (England & Wales, United Kingdom)
BlackRock Group Limited
100.00
N
Long position
4,937,812
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
12 Throgmorton Avenue. London, EC2N 2DL, United Kingdom (England & Wales, United Kingdom)
BlackRock Group Limited
100.00
Y
Long position
6,363,806
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
Max-Joseph-Straße 6, D-80333, München, Germany (Germany)
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
100.00
N
Long position
1,689,516
BlackRock Fund Managers Limited
12 Throgmorton Avenue. London, EC2N 2DL, United Kingdom (England & Wales, United Kingdom)
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
100.00
Y
Long position
3,248,296
BlackRock Life Limited
12 Throgmorton Avenue. London, EC2N 2DL, United Kingdom (England & Wales, United Kingdom)
BlackRock International Limited
100.00
Y
Long position
6,921,677
iShares (DE) I Investmentaktiengesellschaft mit Teilgesellschaftsvermögen
Max-Joseph-Straße 6, 80333 Munich Germany (Germany)
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
100.00
Y
Long position
1,689,516
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
20 Anson Road #18-01 079912 Singapore (Singapore)
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.
100.00
Y
Long position
34,500
BlackRock UK Holdco Limited
12 Throgmorton Avenue. London, EC2N 2DL, United Kingdom (England & Wales, United Kingdom)
BlackRock Luxembourg Holdco S.à r.l.
100.00
N
Long position
11,500
BlackRock Asset Management (Schweiz) AG
Bahnhofstrasse 39 8001 Zurich, Switzerland (Switzerland)
BlackRock UK Holdco Limited
100.00
Y
Long position
11,500
23.
Further information in relation to interests held by substantial shareholder jointly with another person
:
Name of joint shareholder
Address
Number of shares
Nil
24.
Further information from a trustee, or beneficiary of a trust, or a founder of a Discretionary Trust
:
Names of Trust
Address
Status code
Number of shares
Nil
25.
Further information from a party to an agreement under Section 317
:
Names of other parties
Address
Number 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
:
Names
Address
Relationship Code
%
Nil
27.
Date of filing this Form 2
:
21/08/2015
(dd/mm/yyyy)
29.
Number of attachments
: