First Real Estate Investment Trust : Payment Of Acquisition Fees By Way Of Issue Of Units In First Real Estate Investment Trust

(Constituted in the Republic of Singapore pursuant to a trust deed dated 19 October 2006 (as amended))

ANNOUNCEMENT PAYMENT OF ACQUISITION FEES BY WAY OF ISSUE OF UNITS IN FIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST

Bowsprit Capital Corporation Limited, in its capacity as manager of First Real Estate Investment Trust ("First REIT", and as manager of First REIT, the "Manager"), refers to:

1. the announcement dated 7 November 2016 in relation to the proposed acquisition of Siloam Hospitals Labuan Bajo ("SHLB" and the acquisition of SHLB, the "Acquisition") from PT Pancuran Intan Makmur;

2. the circular to unitholders of First REIT ("Unitholders") dated 9 December 2016 in relation to the Acquisition;

3. the announcement dated 28 December 2016 in relation to the approval of Unitholders for the Acquisition; and

4. the announcement dated 30 December 2016 in relation to the completion of the Acquisition.

The Manager wishes to announce that 154,475 units in First REIT ("Units") 1 have been issued to the Manager on 27 January 2017 at an issue price of S$ 1.2947 per Unit. These Units were issued to the Manager as payment of acquisition fees of S$200,000.00 (the "Acquisition Fees"), which is equal to 1% of the purchase consideration for the Acquisition.

The issue price of the Units was determined based on the volume weighted average price for all trades done on Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("SGX-ST") in the ordinary course of trading on the SGX-ST from 13 January 2017 to 26 January 2017 which is 10 business days immediately preceding the date of issue of the Units to the Manager.

With the above-mentioned issue of Units, the Manager holds an aggregate of 45,123,279 Units, representing 5.84% of the total number of Units in issue of 772,474,966.

By Order of the Board

Dr Ronnie Tan Keh Poo Chief Executive Officer

Bowsprit Capital Corporation Limited (Company Registration No: 200607070D)

As Manager of First Real Estate Investment Trust 27 January 2017

1. As the Acquisition constitutes an Interested Party Transaction under Appendix 6 of the Code on Collective Investment Schemes ("Property Funds Appendix"), the Acquisition Fees were paid to the Manager in the form of Units, which shall not be sold within one year from the date of issuance, in accordance with Paragraph 5.7 of the Property Funds Appendix.

Important Notice

The value of Units and the income derived from them may fall as well as rise. The Units are not obligations of, deposits in, or guaranteed by, the Manager or any of its affiliates. An investment in Units is subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of the principal amount invested. Investors have no right to request the Manager to redeem their Units while the Units are listed. It is intended that Unitholders may only deal in their Units through trading on the SGX-ST. Listing of the Units on the SGX-ST does not guarantee a liquid market for the Units.

This document is for information only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for the Units. The past performance of First REIT is not necessarily indicative of the future performance of First REIT.

This document may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual future performance, outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements as a result of a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Representative examples of these factors include (without limitation) general industry and economic conditions, interest rate trends, cost of capital and capital availability, competition from similar developments, shifts in expected levels of property rental income, changes in operating expenses (including employee wages, benefits and training costs), property expenses and governmental and public policy changes. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on the Manager's view of future events.