The Ascott Limited

The Ascott Limited is a Singapore company that has grown to be the largest international serviced residence owner-operator. It has more than 22,000 operating serviced residence units in key cities of Asia Pacific, Europe and the Gulf region, as well as over 8,000 units which are under development, making a total of more than 31,000 units in over 200 properties.

The company operates three award-winning brands – Ascott, Citadines and Somerset. Its portfolio spans over 70 cities across more than 20 countries, 14 of which are new cities in Ascott's portfolio where its serviced residences are being developed. Ascott's properties can be found in cities including London, Paris, Brussels, Berlin and Barcelona in Europe; Singapore, Bangkok, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong in Asia; Melbourne and Perth in Australia, Bangalore and Chennai in India as well as Dubai, Doha and Manama in the Gulf region.

Ascott, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CapitaLand Limited, pioneered Asia Pacific's first international-class serviced residence with the opening of The Ascott Singapore in 1984. In 2006, it established the world's first Pan-Asian serviced residence real estate investment trust, Ascott Residence Trust. Today, the company boasts a 29-year industry track record and award-winning serviced residence brands that enjoy recognition worldwide.

Ascott's achievements have been recognised internationally.

Recent awards include DestinAsian Readers’ Choice Awards 2012 for ‘Best Serviced Apartment’, TTG Travel Awards 2012 for ‘Best Serviced Residence Operator’, TTG China Travel Awards 2012 for ‘Best Serviced Residence Operator in China’, Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards 2012 for ‘Best Serviced Residence Brand’ and ‘Best Serviced Residence in Asia-Pacific’, and Business Traveller UK Awards 2012 for ‘Best Serviced Apartment Company’. For a full list of awards, please visit http://www.theascottlimited.com/aboutus/awards.

Ascott's parent company, CapitaLand Limited, is one of Asia's largest real estate companies. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, the multi-local company's core businesses in real estate, hospitality and real estate financial services are focused in growth cities in Asia Pacific and Europe. The company's real estate and hospitality portfolio, which includes homes, offices, shopping malls, serviced residences and mixed developments, spans more than 110 cities in over 20 countries.

For more information on Ascott's property listings, please visit http://www.theascottlimited.com/aboutus/group_directory.html.

For more information on Ascott’s portfolio in China, please visit http://www.ascottchina.com.

Ascott Residence Trust

Ascott Reit was established with the objective of investing primarily in real estate and real estate-related assets which are income-producing and which are used or predominantly used, as serviced residences or rental housing properties.

Ascott Reit’s asset size has more than tripled to about S$2.81 billion since it was listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST) in March 2006. Following the acquisition of Citadines Karasuma-Gojo Kyoto, its international portfolio comprises 66 properties with 6,724 units in 24 cities across 12 countries in Asia Pacific and Europe. Ascott Reit’s serviced residences are operated under the Ascott, Citadines and Somerset brands, and are mainly located in key gateway cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, London, Paris, Berlin, Brussels, Barcelona, Munich, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Manila, Melbourne and Perth.

Ascott Reit is managed by Ascott Residence Trust Management Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Ascott Limited and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CapitaLand Limited, one of Asia’s largest real estate companies. ARTML is the winner of World Finance Magazine’s "Best Real Estate Investment Fund Manager 2011" in South Eastern Asia in their inaugural Real Estate Awards.