Constituted in the Republic of Singapore pursuant to a trust deed dated 28 November 2005 (as amended) ANNOUNCEMENT

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1 THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER FOR SALE OF THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES ABSENT REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"). THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE, REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. NO PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE SECURITIES IS BEING, OR WILL BE MADE IN THE UNITED STATES. Constituted in the Republic of Singapore pursuant to a trust deed dated 28 November 2005 (as amended) ANNOUNCEMENT FINAL RESULTS OF THE UNDERWRITTEN RENOUNCEABLE RIGHTS ISSUE Unless otherwise defined, all terms and references used herein shall bear the same meaning ascribed to them in the offer information statement dated 17 November 2011 (the "Offer Information Statement") in relation to the underwritten renounceable rights issue. 1. RESULTS OF THE RIGHTS ISSUE 1.1 Level of Subscription The Board of Directors and the management of K-REIT Asia Management Limited (as the manager of K-REIT Asia (the "Manager")) wish to thank Unitholders for their support in the successful completion of the Rights Issue. Valid acceptances and excess applications for a total of 1,144,949,780 Rights Units were received as at the close of the Rights Issue on 5 December 2011 (the "Closing Date"), representing approximately 98.73% of the total number of 1,159,694,000 Rights Units to be issued pursuant to the Rights Issue. The balance 14,744,220 Rights Units, representing approximately 1.27% of the Rights Units to be issued under the Rights Issue, will be subscribed by DBS Bank Ltd. and United Overseas Bank Limited, in their capacity as Joint Managers and Underwriters, in equal proportion as set out in the Management and Underwriting Agreement. Details of the valid acceptances and excess applications received are as follows: % of Total Number of Number of Rights Units Rights Units Valid acceptances 1,094,160, Excess applications 50,788, Total 1,144,949, The valid acceptances received include the acceptances by wholly-owned subsidiaries of KCL and KLL, being Keppel Real Estate Investment Pte. Ltd. and K-REIT Asia Investment Pte. Ltd. respectively, of their aggregate entitlements of 885,695,152 Rights Units, which includes the pro rata entitlement of the Manager that was renounced in favour of K-REIT Asia Investment Pte. Ltd., representing approximately 76.37% of the total number of Rights Units to be issued under the Rights Issue. 1

2 Keppel Real Estate Investment Pte. Ltd. has also made an application for 12,900,000 Excess Rights Units, representing approximately 1.11% of the total number of Rights Units to be issued under the Rights Issue. 1.2 Allotment of Rights Units for Excess Rights Units Applications All excess rights applications will be satisfied in full. Subject to the requirements of the SGX-ST, in the allotment of Excess Rights Units, preference will be given to the rounding of odd lots, followed by allotment to Unitholders who are neither Substantial Unitholders nor Directors. The Manager, Substantial Unitholders, including Keppel Corporation Limited, Keppel Land Limited and their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries, and Directors will rank last in priority for the rounding of odd lots and in the allotment of Excess Rights Units. 2. ALLOTMENT OF RIGHTS UNITS 2.1 Allotment CDP will despatch to successful subscribers of the Rights Units with Securities Accounts with CDP, including those who have elected to receive their Rights Units in their respective Securities Accounts, a notification from CDP stating the number of Rights Units that have been credited to their respective Securities Accounts, at their mailing addresses in Singapore as maintained with CDP via ordinary post, on or about 14 December Boardroom Corporate & Advisory Services Pte. Ltd. (the "Unit Registrar") will also despatch to other successful subscribers of the Rights Units, at their mailing addresses in Singapore as maintained with them, letter(s) of entitlement evidencing title to the Rights Units allotted to them within 10 business days after the Closing Date. 2.2 Refunds When any acceptance for Rights Units and/or excess application for Excess Rights Units is invalid or unsuccessful, the amount paid on acceptance and/or application will be returned or refunded to such applicant without interest or any share of revenue or other benefit arising therefrom within 14 days after the Closing Date, by any one or a combination of the following: (a) (b) (c) where the acceptance and/or application had been made through CDP, by means of a crossed cheque drawn on a bank in Singapore by ordinary post, at his own risk, to his mailing address as maintained with CDP, or in such other manner as he may have agreed with CDP for the payment of any cash distributions (where the acceptance and/or application is through CDP); where the acceptance and/or application had been made through Electronic Applications, by means of crediting his bank account with the relevant Participating Bank at his own risk, the receipt by such Participating Bank being a good discharge to the Manager, the Trustee and CDP of their obligations; or where the acceptance and/or application had been made through the Unit Registrar, by means of a crossed cheque drawn on a bank in Singapore by ordinary post, at his own risk, to his mailing address as maintained with the Unit Registrar, or in such other manner as he may have agreed with the Unit Registrar for the payment of any cash distributions. 2

3 2.3 The "Nil-paid" Rights of Ineligible Unitholders A total of 781,392 Rights Units, which would otherwise have been provisionally allotted to Ineligible Unitholders were sold "nil-paid" on the SGX-ST. The net proceeds from such sales of the provisional allotments of Rights Units, after deduction of all expenses therefrom, will be pooled and thereafter distributed to such Ineligible Unitholders in proportion to their respective unitholdings as at the Rights Issue Books Closure Date and sent to them at their own risk by ordinary post, without interest or any share of revenue or other benefit arising therefrom, provided that where the amount to be distributed to any Ineligible Unitholder is less than S$10.00, the Manager shall be entitled to retain or deal with such net proceeds as the Manager may, in its absolute discretion, deem fit for the sole benefit of K-REIT Asia and no Ineligible Unitholder shall have any claim whatsoever against the Manager, the Joint Managers and Underwriters, the Trustee or CDP in connection herewith. 3. ISSUE AND LISTING 3.1 Issue and Listing of Rights Units The Manager expects that the Rights Units will be issued on 13 December 2011, and will be listed and quoted on the Main Board of the SGX-ST with effect from 9.00 a.m. on 14 December The Manager will announce the issuance of the Rights Units on the SGX-ST in due course. 3.2 Status of the Rights Units The Rights Units will, upon allotment and issue, rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Units in issue as at the date of issue of the Rights Units, including the right to any distributions which may accrue for the period from 1 July 2011 to 31 December 2011 as well as all distributions thereafter. 3.3 Trading of Odd Lots For the purposes of trading on the Main Board of the SGX-ST, each board lot of Units comprises 1,000 Units. As the Rights Ratio is on a 17 for 20 basis, approval has been obtained from the SGX-ST for a temporary counter to be set up to allow Unitholders and investors to trade Units (for the avoidance of doubt, this includes Rights Units) in board lot sizes of 50 Units for the period from 14 December 2011 to 13 January 2012 (the "Concession Period"). To provide Unitholders a more economical avenue to trade and/or round up their odd lots of Units, the Manager has arranged for DBS Vickers Securities (S) Pte Ltd, OCBC Securities Private Limited and UOB Kay Hian Private Limited to offer concessionary brokerage rates for trading in Units during the Concession Period. The brokerage payable by those who trade on the temporary odd-lot counter and the SGX-ST's Unit Share Market during the Concession Period through the three securities houses above are as follows: 3

4 Minimum brokerage fee, provided the number of Units traded in any one contract does not exceed 999 Units DBS Vickers Securities (S) Pte Ltd OCBC Securities Private Limited UOB Kay Hian Private Limited For trades in board lots of 1,000 Units or higher, the usual brokerage fee applies. Unitholders who wish to trade in odd lots of Units are also able to do so on the SGX-ST's Unit Share Market. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD K-REIT ASIA MANAGEMENT LIMITED (Company Registration No K) as manager of K-REIT Asia Choo Chin Teck / Jacqueline Ng Joint Company Secretaries Singapore 7 December

5 IMPORTANT NOTICE This announcement is for information only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for Units. This announcement is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States and should not be distributed, forwarded to or transmitted in or into any jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation of applicable securities laws or regulations. The value of Units and the income derived from them may fall as well as rise. 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. The past performance of K-REIT Asia is not necessarily indicative of the future performance of K- REIT Asia. This Announcement may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Please refer to the section "Forward-looking Statements" of the Offer Information Statement for more information. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on the Manager's current view of future events. All forecasts are based on a specified range of issue prices per Unit and on the Manager's assumptions as explained in Appendix B of the Offer Information Statement. Such yields will vary accordingly for investors who purchase Units in the secondary market at a market price higher or lower than the issue price range specified in the Offer Information Statement. The major assumptions are certain expected levels of property rental income and property expenses over the relevant periods, which are considered by the Manager to be appropriate and reasonable as at the date of the Offer Information Statement. The forecast financial performance of K-REIT Asia is not guaranteed and there is no certainty that it can be achieved. Investors should read the whole of the Offer Information Statement for details of the forecasts and consider the assumptions used and make their own assessment of the future performance of K-REIT Asia. 5