Stocks to watch: Suntec Reit, ESR-Reit, Straits Trading Company, Fu Yu

[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jun 16):

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) ; ESR-Reit : ESR Group, which is the sponsor of Suntec Reit and ESR-Reit, is expected to delist from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Jul 3 as its shareholders on Friday approved a scheme resolution to privatise it. The real estate fund manager received a privatisation proposal from a consortium of investors comprising Starwood Capital Operations, Sixth Street Partners, and SSW Partners in April 2024. On Friday, units of Suntec Reit ended unchanged at S$1.14; units of ESR-Reit closed down 1.3 per cent or S$0.03 at S$2.31.

: A cash consideration of around S$359.7 million from the disposal of its 4 per cent stake in ESR Group will be used to pare down debt, the investment company said on Monday. This comes as shareholders of ESR Group approved a scheme to privatise it on Friday. The group added that it was in its best interest to vote in favour of the privatisation scheme given that the value of ESR shares has been maximised. The counter closed Friday 0.7 per cent or S$0.01 lower at S$1.46.