PROSPECTUS
Dated 23 April 2019

DATED 23 APRIL 2019

Application was made to the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("SGX-ST")on 22 July 2005 for permission to list and deal in and for quotation of all the Units of the
ABF SINGAPORE BOND INDEX FUND (the "Fund") which may be issued from time to time.
Such permission has been granted by SGX-ST and the Fund has been admitted to the
Official List of the SGX-ST. SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for the correctness of anyof the statements made or opinions expressed in this Prospectus or any of the reports
referred to in this Prospectus and admission to the Official List is not to be taken as anindication of the merits of the Fund or its Units. The Fund is not promoted, sponsored,
recommended, issued or guaranteed by any member of the EMEAP member central banks
and monetary authorities.
If you are in any doubt about this Prospectus, you should consult your stockbroker,
solicitor, professional accountant or other professional adviser.

____________________________________________________________________________ABF SINGAPORE BOND INDEX FUND
a Singapore unit trust authorised under
Section 286 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore

PROSPECTUS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO DIVISION 2
OF PART XIII OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT,CHAPTER 289 OF SINGAPORE________________________________________________________________

ABF SINGAPORE BOND INDEX FUND

MANAGERSOLICITORS TO THE MANAGER

Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited(Company Registration No. 198202562H)
12 Marina View
#18-02, Asia Square Tower 2
Singapore 018961

Chan & Goh LLP
50 Craig Road
#03-01
Singapore 089688

TRUSTEE & REGISTRARSOLICITORS TO THE TRUSTEEHSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited(Company Registration No. 194900022R)
21 Collyer Quay #13-02
HSBC Building
Singapore 049320

Clifford Chance Pte Ltd
Marina Bay Financial Centre
25th Floor, Tower 3
12 Marina BoulevardSingapore 018982

AUDITORSCUSTODIAN

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
7 Straits View, Marina One
East Tower, Level 12
Singapore 018936

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited
1 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

This Prospectus describes and offers for sale in Singapore units in the ABF Singapore Bond Index Fund(the "Fund"), a unit trust established under Singapore law by a trust deed dated 12 August 2005
between DBS Asset Management Ltd (now known as Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited) (the"Manager") and HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited (the "Trustee") (as amended
from time to time) (the "Trust Deed"). You should be aware of certain risks relating to an investment in
the Fund. See the section entitled "Risks" as described in paragraphs 18 and 19 of this Prospectus.
The Fund seeks investment results that correspond closely to the total return of the iBoxx ∗ ABF
Singapore Bond Index (the “Index”) compiled by Markit Indices Limited (formerly known as International
Index Company Limited) (the "Index Provider"), before fees and expenses.
The units of the Fund, called "Units" throughout this Prospectus, are listed on the Singapore Exchange
Securities Trading Limited ("SGX-ST"). Units are traded on SGX-ST at market prices throughout thetrading day. Market prices for Units may, however, be different from their net asset value ("NAV").
The Fund issues and redeems Units at NAV on any Dealing Day as described in paragraphs 22 and 29of this Prospectus. However, Units are generally only issued and redeemed in blocks of 20,000,000
Units (each a "Creation Unit") or in whole multiples thereof (save that on each Cash Dealing Day, Units
need not necessarily be issued or redeemed in Creation Unit aggregations). You may only acquire lessthan a Creation Unit on the secondary market (unless you subscribe for Units using cash on a Cash
Dealing Day). You may buy and sell Units on the SGX-ST through brokers in the same way as how you
may trade shares in companies listed on the SGX-ST. You may buy Units on the SGX-ST using cash
or your CPF monies or SRS monies. An issue or redemption of Units in Creation Unit size or multiples
thereof must be made by submission of a Creation Request or Redemption Request, as the case may
be, to the Manager by a Participating Dealer. Except when aggregated in Creation Unit sizes, Units are∗ iBoxx is a registered trade mark of Markit Indices Limited.

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generally not redeemable securities (save for investors who redeem in cash on any Cash Dealing Day).
On every Cash Dealing Day, the issue and redemption of Units in cash will be permitted.
As a practical matter, it is expected that only securities dealers or other large investors willpurchase or redeem Creation Units, while most smaller investors will buy and sell Units on the
SGX-ST.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit nor is it insured or guaranteed by the Singapore
government or any other Singapore government agency or by the government or government agencyof any other country. The Fund is not promoted, sponsored, recommended, issued or guaranteed byany member of the EMEAP member central banks and monetary authorities.
The collective investment scheme offered in this Prospectus is an authorised scheme under the
Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the "Securities and Futures Act"). A copy ofthis Prospectus has been lodged with and registered by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (the"Authority").
The Authority assumes no responsibility for the contents of this Prospectus. Registration of thisProspectus by the Authority does not imply that the Securities and Futures Act, or any other legal or
regulatory requirements have been complied with. The Authority has not, in any way, considered theinvestment merits of the Fund.
This Prospectus does not constitute an offer or solicitation to anyone in any jurisdiction in which suchoffer or solicitation is not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer orsolicitation and may only be used in connection with the offering of Units as contemplated herein.
The directors of the Manager collectively and individually accept full responsibility for the accuracy of
the information given in this Prospectus and confirm after making all reasonable enquiries that, to thebest of their knowledge and belief, this Prospectus constitutes full and true disclosure of all material
facts about the Fund and the Manager, and the directors of the Manager are not aware of any facts theomission of which would make any statement in this Prospectus misleading. Where information in thisProspectus has been extracted from published or otherwise publicly available sources or obtained froma named source, the sole responsibility of the directors of the Manager has been to ensure that suchinformation has been accurately and correctly extracted from those sources and/or reproduced in thisProspectus in its proper form and context.
You should seek professional advice to ascertain (a) the possible tax consequences, especially inconnection with the receipt of any distributions intended to be made by the Fund, (b) the legal
requirements which may be relevant to the subscription, holding or disposal of Units and (c) any foreignexchange restrictions or exchange control requirements which you may encounter under the laws of
the country of your citizenship, residence, domicile and which may be relevant to the subscription,
holding or disposal of Units.
Unless otherwise stated, all terms not defined herein have the same meanings as used in the Trust
Deed.
You should direct all enquiries about the Fund to the Manager.

3Personal Data Protection
You consent and acknowledge that any personal data provided to the Manager, the Trustee, theCustodian, the Registrar and/or such other appointed representatives, agents and/or service providersof the Manager and/or each of their affiliates and related corporations (as defined under Section 6 of
the Companies Act, Chapter 50 of Singapore (“Companies Act”)) (“Recipients”, each a “Recipient”)
whether directly or through appointed agents or Participating Dealers or otherwise collected by a
Recipient or on behalf of a Recipient (by any person including but not limited to the Central Depository(Pte.) Limited) in connection with the subscription for Units, including any personal data relating to third
party individuals (e.g. your beneficial owners, directors or authorised signatories, if you are not an
individual) (“Data”) may be collected, used and disclosed by a Recipient for the following purposes: (i)updating and maintaining the register of unitholders of the Fund; (ii) processing instructions from you or
persons acting on your behalf or processing your trades or those of persons acting on your behalf; (iii)complying with any applicable rules, laws or regulations, regulatory policies, guidelines or industry
codes, orders, directions or requests issued by any court, legal or regulatory bodies (whether in
Singapore or otherwise) including rules and regulations relating to anti-money laundering andcountering the financing of terrorism and the carrying out of audit checks, surveillance and investigation;(iv) preventing, detecting and investigating crime, offence or unlawful activity including but not limited
to fraud, money-laundering, terrorist financing and bribery, and analysing and managing commercial
risks; (v) complying with any applicable treaty or agreement with or between Singapore and a foreign
jurisdiction; (vi) fulfilling a judgment or order of court or of any other tribunal within Singapore and in an
applicable foreign jurisdiction; (vii) providing client-related services, including providing customer
support, responding to queries or feedback given by you or persons acting on your behalf, andgenerating, communicating with and disseminating notices, reports, correspondence, statements,
invoices, confirmations and advices to you or persons acting on your behalf; (viii) verifying your identity
or the identity of persons acting on your behalf; (ix) reviewing and approving your account(s), and the
conduct of initial and anticipatory credit checks and assessments, relevant checks, ongoing assessment
and verification of ongoing credit worthiness and standing; (x) legal claims, actions or proceedings
including but not limited to drafting and reviewing documents, obtaining legal advice and facilitating
dispute resolution or exercising or enforcing the rights of a Recipient under contract or pursuant toapplicable laws and regulations; (xi) administering, operating, processing or managing the Units or theFund; (xii) meeting or complying with the Recipient’s internal policies and procedures; (xiii) handling
feedback, queries or complaints; (xiv) maintaining the security of the Recipient’s premises including but
not limited to the use of forms of surveillance such as security cameras; (xv) facilitating any proposedor actual business assignment, transfer, participation or sub-participation in any of the Recipient’s rights
or obligations in respect of your relationship with the Recipient; (xvi) all purposes reasonably related to
one or more of the foregoing; and (xvii) conducting general administration in relation to the foregoing.
Where you provide personal data relating to third party individuals to a Recipient, you warrant that theprior consent of such third party individual, which will allow a Recipient to collect, use and disclose that
personal data in the manner and for the purposes described above, has been obtained, and consent
and acknowledge to all such collection, use and disclosure on behalf of that third party individual.
You consent and acknowledge that Data may be disclosed and transferred to the following parties, in
Singapore or in a foreign jurisdiction, for the purposes set out above: (i) any person or entity including
government authorities, regulatory bodies, courts and tribunals to whom a Recipient is under anobligation to make disclosure pursuant to any domestic or foreign legal process, legal obligation or
regulatory obligation; (ii) related corporations of the Manager, the Trustee, the Custodian or theRegistrar; and (iii) any agent, contractor or third party service provider who provides administrative,
mailing, data processing, business process, human resource, information technology or other services
to a Recipient in connection with the operation of the business of a Recipient or the administration andoperation of the Fund.

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You may, after consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your Data, withdraw your consent bygiving notice in writing to the Manager, whether directly or through its appointed agents or theParticipating Dealers. You should note that the Manager (in consultation with the Trustee) could deema notice of withdrawal of consent submitted by you to be a request for redemption of all Units by you
for cash.
You undertake to ensure that all information provided to the Recipient is true, accurate and complete
and that changes to any such information shall be notified to the Recipient in a timely manner.
Foreign Account Tax Compliance
You acknowledge that you shall notify the Manager immediately in writing if you are a US Person or if
you have subscribed for or hold any Units on behalf of any US Person. You shall further notify theManager not later than thirty (30) days of any change under FATCA or any laws or regulations that
affects your tax status or the tax status of any US Person on whose behalf you have subscribed for or
hold any Units.
You represent and warrant that you have provided or shall provide to the Manager all documentationor other information required for compliance with FATCA and in connection with any change in tax
status and shall otherwise provide all required documentation (including the completion of any FATCA
related forms and documents) and other information not later than seven (7) days of any request in
writing by the Manager.
You acknowledge that if you fail to provide accurate and timely information the Manager (in consultation
with the Trustee) has the right to deem you recalcitrant and/or reportable and shall be entitled to takeall necessary action(s) against you to be compliant with requirements under FATCA, including but notlimited to any local legislation enacted in connection with FATCA as the same may be modified,amended, supplemented, re-enacted or re-constituted from time to time.
You consent to the collection, storage, and disclosure of any confidential information including personal
data to persons to whom payments are made or from whom payments are received for your accountand to governmental authorities as required by laws and regulations or other agreement by or between
governments pursuant to FATCA. You represent that you have secured from any third party whose
information may be provided to the Manager all necessary consents and/or waivers to permit theManager to carry out the actions required pursuant to FATCA, and that you shall secure such consents
and waivers prior to furnishing such information to the Manager.
You acknowledge that the Manager (in consultation with the Trustee) is entitled to take all necessary
action determined by the Manager to be and remain compliant with FATCA as is required by law orother agreement by or between governments. You authorise the Manager to withhold or otherwise
deduct from any payment any required tax or other government assessment, including but not limited
to any requirement to withhold or deduct an amount pursuant to FATCA.
The Manager (in consultation with the Trustee) shall have the right to determine and carry out any action
which they consider to be appropriate to meet any obligations or requirements, whether in Singapore
or elsewhere, for the purpose of the prevention of tax evasion. Such actions may include, but shall not
be limited to, investigating and intercepting payments into and out of your account(s) (particularly in thecase of international transfer of funds), investigating the source of or intended recipient of funds, sharing
information and documents with any tax or regulatory authorities and withholding income from youraccounts and transferring it to such tax authorities. If there is any doubt as to whether a payment in orout of your account is lawful, the Manager reserves the right to cease all dealings with you in relation
to such account.
For the purposes of this section relating to foreign account tax compliance, the following words andexpressions shall have the following meanings:"FATCA" means sections 1471 through 1474 of the United States Internal Revenue Code and any
regulations and other guidance issued in connection thereto or any other agreement entered into with5

or between authorities and governments arising out of or in connection with FATCA or the
implementation thereof, as each may be modified, amended, supplemented, re-enacted or reconstituted from time to time.
"US Person" means a United States citizen or resident individual, a partnership or corporation
organised in the United States or under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States,
or a trust if (i) a court within the United States would have authority under applicable law to render
orders or judgments concerning substantially all issues regarding administration of the trust, and (ii) one
or more US Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or an estate of a
decedent that is a citizen or resident of the United States. This definition shall be interpreted inaccordance with the United States Internal Revenue Code. Please note that persons who have losttheir United States citizenship and who live outside the United States may nonetheless in somecircumstances be treated as US Persons.
Common Reporting Standard and Automatic Exchange of Information
Following the development by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development of acommon reporting standard (“CRS”) to achieve a comprehensive and multilateral automatic exchange
of information, the Income Tax (International Tax Compliance Agreements) (Common ReportingStandard) Regulations 2016 (the “CRS Regulations”) have been promulgated to allow Singapore to
implement the CRS with effect from 1 January 2017. Singapore has committed to commence exchange
of information under the CRS in 2018.
The CRS Regulations require certain Singapore financial institutions (as defined in the CRS
Regulations) to identify financial asset holders and establish if they are resident for tax purposes incountries with which Singapore has a tax information sharing agreement. Singapore financial
institutions will then report financial account information of the asset holder to the Singapore tax
authorities, which will thereafter automatically transfer this information to certain competent foreign tax
authorities on a yearly basis.
Accordingly, the Manager and/or the Trustee will require you to provide, amongst other things,
information in relation to your identity and tax residence(s) of your account(s) (and the controllingpersons, if any), account details, reporting entity, account balance/value and income/sale or redemption
proceeds and any additional documentation or information, which will then be reported to the Inland
Revenue Authority of Singapore and the other relevant tax authorities for purposes of complying with
FATCA, the CRS Regulations and any similar automatic exchange of tax information regimes.
You should consult your professional advisers on the possible tax and other consequences with respect
to the implementation of FATCA and CRS.

6OVERVIEW OF THE ABF SINGAPORE BOND INDEX FUND
The meanings of terms not defined in this section can be found in other sections of this Prospectus orin the Trust Deed constituting the Fund.
ABF SINGAPORE BOND INDEX FUND
The Fund is a collective investment scheme authorised under Section 286 of the Securities and Futures
Act and is established under the terms of a trust deed dated 12 August 2005 (as amended from time totime) made between DBS Asset Management Ltd (now known as Nikko Asset Management Asia
Limited) as Manager and HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited as Trustee.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, FOCUS AND APPROACH
The Fund is an index fund which seeks investment results that correspond closely to the total return of
the Index before fees and expenses. The Index is an indicator of investment returns of debt obligations
denominated in Singapore dollars issued or guaranteed by the government of Singapore or any
government of People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippinesor Thailand (collectively, the "Asian Governments"), by an agency or instrumentality of the Singapore
government (or any other Asian Government), by a Singapore government (or any other Asian
Government) sponsored entity or a quasi-Singapore government (or any other Asian Government)
entity and Singapore dollar denominated debt obligations issued by supranational financial institutions.
The Index Provider determines the composition of the Index in accordance with its rules and proceduresfor the Index (which may change from time to time), and publishes information regarding thecomposition, investment characteristics and return of the Index. The Index is discussed more fully inparagraph 12.2 of this Prospectus.
The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its assets in Index
Securities in the same approximate proportion as their weightings within the Index (i.e. using a full
replication strategy). However, various circumstances may make it impossible or impracticable topurchase each component Index Securities in such weightings. In those circumstances, the Manager
may employ a combination of one or more investment techniques, such as optimisation and sampling,in seeking to closely track the Index. In addition, given that Index Securities may be and are added toor removed from the Index from time to time, the Manager may sell or purchase securities that are notyet represented in the Index in anticipation of their removal or addition to the Index.
The Fund is suitable for investors who seek an "index-based" approach to investing in a portfolio of
Singapore government (or any other Asian Government) sovereign and quasi-sovereign bond securities
in a cost effective and easy to access manner. Units may also be used as an asset allocation tool or asa trading instrument. Whilst the Fund invests in a portfolio of bonds issued by the Singapore government(or any other Asian Government) and quasi-sovereign Singapore (or any other Asian Government)
entities, the Fund itself is not guaranteed by the Singapore government, any Singapore government
agency or any government or government agency of any other country.
You should note that the Units are Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA
04/N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on
Recommendations on Investment Products) and prescribed capital markets products (as defined in the
Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018).
LISTING ON THE SGX-ST
The Fund made an application to the SGX-ST on 22 July 2005 for permission to deal in and for quotationof all its Units which may be issued from time to time, and received in-principle approval for its admission
to the Official List of the SGX-ST on 5 August 2005. The Units are currently listed, quoted and tradedon the SGX-ST and such a listing on the SGX-ST is intended to provide benefits to investors not7

available in unlisted collective investment schemes. Unlike conventional unit trusts offered in Singapore
which are typically bought and sold only at closing NAV (which are unknown at the time of dealing), theFund’s Units are tradeable on the SGX-ST throughout the trading day. Units are quoted and traded on
the SGX-ST in board lots of 100 Units.
Units will be transacted on the SGX-ST on a willing-buyer-willing-seller basis, and the trading in the
Units will be in accordance with SGX-ST’s rules and guidelines governing the clearing and settlementof trades in securities.
If you acquire Units directly from a Participating Dealer, you may request the Participating Dealer toapply to the Depository for your Units to be entered against your name in the depository register inaccordance with the Depository’s terms and conditions for the entering of off-market acquisitions of
securities in its records.
TRADING PRICE OF UNITS INTENDED TO CLOSELY REFLECT NAV PER UNIT
You should note that the Fund is not like a conventional unit trust offered in Singapore in that thecreation and redemption of Units with the Manager are effected through Participating Dealers for theaccount of investors and may either be made (i) in-kind, on any Dealing Day, in multiples of Creation
Units, or (ii) in cash, on any Cash Dealing Day, for at least 50,000 Units (or such other minimum
investment amount as may be determined from time to time by the Manager upon giving prior notice tothe Trustee and with the approval of the Supervisory Committee) at the NAV per Unit for the relevant
Dealing Day or Cash Dealing Day, as the case may be.
If you wish to purchase or sell less than 50,000 Units (the current minimum investment amount for acash subscription or redemption on a Cash Dealing Day), you will have to acquire or dispose of yourUnits through trading on the SGX-ST. These features are different from the features of conventional
unit trusts where units can be purchased and redeemed for cash directly from the Manager on eachdealing day in comparatively smaller multiples of units.
The arrangements for creation and redemption of Units in multiples of Creation Units are designed toprotect investors from the adverse effects which arise from frequent cash subscription and redemption
transactions that affect the NAV of conventional unit trusts. It is also designed to help to keep the trading
price of the Units close to the underlying NAV of those Units.
The listing of the Units does not guarantee a liquid market for the Units.
THE MANAGER
The Manager, Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited, is part of Nikko Asset Management group1, aleading independent Asian investment management franchise. The Manager has managed collective
investment schemes or discretionary funds in Singapore since 1982.
THE TRUSTEEThe Trustee, HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. The Trustee has been approved by the
Authority to act as a trustee of collective investment schemes pursuant to Section 289(1) of the
Securities and Futures Act.

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Nikko Asset Management group consists of Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries.

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CREATION AND REDEMPTION PROCEDURES
Units bought or sold on the SGX-ST will be transacted on a willing-buyer-willing-seller basis. Most of
the trading activity in the Units is expected to occur on the SGX-ST. You may buy or sell Units on the
SGX-ST through brokers in the same way as how you may buy or sell shares in companies listed on
the SGX-ST. You may pay for Units that are bought on the SGX-ST in cash or with your CPF monies
or SRS monies.
Cash Subscription and Redemption
You may apply to the Registrar through the Participating Dealers for the issue of Units on any Cash
Dealing Day by paying cash. The Issue Price for cash subscription shall be determined in the manner
described in paragraph 21 of this Prospectus.
Requests for subscription of Units using cash must reach the Registrar on or before the Dealing
Deadline for the Cash Dealing Day (12 noon (Singapore time) or such other time as the Manager may
determine with the prior approval of the Trustee and prior notification to the Holders at such time and insuch manner as the Trustee may require) on the relevant Cash Dealing Day. If the request for
subscription of Units using cash is received by the Registrar after the Dealing Deadline or on a day
which is not a Cash Dealing Day, it shall be deemed to be received by the Registrar before the Dealing
Deadline for the next Cash Dealing Day.
The Redemption Value for redemption of Units to be settled in cash shall be determined in the manner
described in paragraph 28 of this Prospectus. Requests for redemption of Units to be settled in cash
must reach the Registrar on or before the Dealing Deadline for the Cash Dealing Day. If the request forredemption of Units to be settled in cash is received by the Registrar after the Dealing Deadline or ona day which is not a Cash Dealing Day, it shall be deemed to be received by the Registrar before the
Dealing Deadline for the next Cash Dealing Day.
In-Kind Creation and Redemption
You may create Units directly from the Fund by requesting Participating Dealers to apply to the Registrar
on your behalf for the issue of Units on any Dealing Day by tendering Index Securities and Non-Index
Securities comprising a Deposit Basket (or multiples thereof) as approved by the Manager, plus orminus a cash payment as determined by the Manager. Units may only be created in-kind in Creation
Unit size of 20,000,000 Units or multiples of 20,000,000 Units. You may only request for creation ofUnits in-kind through Participating Dealers. Creation Requests received from Participating Dealers andaccepted by the Manager on or before the Dealing Deadline (5.30 p.m. (Singapore time) or such othertime as the Manager may determine with the prior approval of the Trustee and prior notification to theHolders at such time and in such manner as the Trustee may require) on each Dealing Day will be
issued at that Dealing Day’s Issue Price as calculated in accordance with paragraph 22 of thisProspectus. Creation Requests received from Participating Dealers after the Dealing Deadline or on a
day which is not a Dealing Day shall be deemed to be received by the Registrar before the Dealing
Deadline for the next Dealing Day.
If you hold Creation Unit size of 20,000,000 Units or multiples of 20,000,000 Units, you may request
Participating Dealers to apply to the Registrar on your behalf for the redemption of Units for theunderlying Index Securities and Non-Index Securities comprising a Deposit Basket (or multiples thereof)
as approved by the Manager, plus or minus a cash payment as determined by the Manager. Units may
only be redeemed in-kind in Creation Unit size of 20,000,000 Units or multiples of 20,000,000 Units.
You may only request for redemption of Units in-kind through Participating Dealers. Redemption
Requests received from Participating Dealers and accepted by the Manager on or before the Dealing
Deadline on each Dealing Day will be issued at that Dealing Day’s Redemption Value as calculated inaccordance with paragraph 29 of this Prospectus. Redemption Requests received from Participating

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Dealers after the Dealing Deadline or on a day which is not a Dealing Day shall be deemed to bereceived by the Registrar before the Dealing Deadline for the next Dealing Day.
RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND
You should note that there are risks involved in investing in the Units. You should carefully
consider the risk factors described in paragraphs 18 and 19 of this Prospectus together with allof the other information included in this Prospectus before deciding whether to invest in the
Units.
The market price of Units and the NAV per Unit may fall or rise. There can be no assurance that you
will achieve a return on your investment in the Units or a return on capital invested.
Some or all of the principal risks described in this Prospectus may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV,
each Unit’s Issue Price, Redemption Value, trading price, yield, total return and/or the ability of the Fundto meet its investment objectives.
DISCLAIMER BY THE CURRENT INDEX PROVIDER
The iBoxx ABF Singapore Bond Index (the “Index”) is the property of the Index Provider and has been
licensed for use in connection with the Fund. The Manager and the Holders acknowledge and agree that
the Fund is not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by the Index Provider. The Index Provider makes norepresentation whatsoever, whether express or implied, and hereby expressly disclaims all warranties(including, without limitation, those of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use), withrespect to the Index or any data included therein or relating thereto, and in particular disclaims any
warranty either as to the quality, accuracy and/or completeness of the Index or any data included therein,
the results obtained from the use of the Index and/or the composition of the Index at any particular timeon any particular date or otherwise and/or the creditworthiness of any entity, or the likelihood of theoccurrence of a credit event or similar event (however defined) with respect to an obligation, in the Index
at any particular time on any particular date or otherwise. The Index Provider shall not be liable (whether
in negligence or otherwise) to the parties or any other person for any error in the Index, and the Index
Provider is under no obligation to advise the parties or any person of any error therein.
The Index Provider makes no representation whatsoever, whether express or implied, as to theadvisability of purchasing or selling the Units, the ability of the Index to track relevant markets’
performances, or otherwise relating to the Index or any transaction or product with respect thereto, or ofassuming any risks in connection therewith. The Index Provider has no obligation to take the needs of any
party into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index. No party purchasing or selling
the Units, nor the Index Provider, shall have any liability to any party for any act or failure to act by theIndex Provider in connection with the determination, adjustment, calculation or maintenance of the Index.
The Index Provider and its affiliates may deal in any obligations that compose the Index, and may, wherepermitted, accept deposits from, make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any
kind of commercial or investment banking or other business with the issuers of such obligations or theiraffiliates, and may act with respect to such business as if the Index did not exist, regardless of whether
such action might adversely affect the Index or the Fund.
Neither the Index Provider, its Affiliates or any third party data provider makes any warranty, express or
implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the data contained herewith nor as to the results
to be obtained by recipients of the data. Neither the Index Provider, its Affiliates nor any data provider
shall in any way be liable to any recipient of the data for any inaccuracies, errors or omissions in the Index
Provider data, regardless of cause, or for any damages (whether direct or indirect) resulting therefrom.
The Index Provider has no obligation to update, modify or amend the data or to otherwise notify a recipient
thereof in the event that any matter stated herein changes or subsequently becomes inaccurate.

10Without limiting the foregoing, the Index Provider, its Affiliates, or any third party data provider shall haveno liability whatsoever to you, whether in contract (including under an indemnity), in tort (including
negligence), under a warranty, under statute or otherwise, in respect of any loss or damage sufferedby you as a result of or in connection with any opinions, recommendations, forecasts, judgments, or any
other conclusions, or any course of action determined, by you or any third party, whether or not based on
the content, information or materials contained herein.
Copyright © 2018, Markit Indices Limited.

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CLEARANCE AND SETTLEMENT
Introduction
The Units are listed, quoted and traded on the SGX-ST. For the purpose of trading on the SGX-ST, aboard lot for the Units will comprise 100 Units.
The Units are traded under the electronic book-entry clearance and settlement system of CDP. All
dealings in and transactions of the Units through the SGX-ST will be effected in accordance with theterms and conditions for the operation of Securities Accounts, as amended from time to time.
CDP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Exchange Limited, is incorporated under the laws ofSingapore and acts as a depository and clearing organisation. CDP holds securities for its accountholders and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between account-holders
through electronic book-entry changes in the Securities Accounts maintained by such account-holders
with CDP.
Clearance and Settlement under the Depository System
The Units will be registered in the name of CDP or its nominee and held by CDP for and on behalf ofpersons who maintain, either directly or through depository agents, Securities Accounts with CDP.
Persons named as direct Securities Account holders and depository agents in the depository register
maintained by CDP will be treated as Holders in respect of the number of Units credited to theirrespective Securities Accounts. You should note that as long as the Units are listed on the SGX-ST,
Units may not be withdrawn from the depository register kept by CDP.
Transactions in the Units under the book-entry settlement system will be reflected by the seller’s
Securities Account being debited with the number of Units sold and the buyer’s Securities Accountbeing credited with the number of Units acquired and no transfer stamp duty is currently payable for thetransfer of Units that are settled on a book-entry basis.
Units credited to a Securities Account may be traded on the SGX-ST on the basis of a price between awilling buyer and a willing seller. Units credited into a Securities Account may be transferred to any
other Securities Account with CDP, subject to the terms and conditions for the operation of Securities
Accounts and a transfer fee payable to CDP. All persons trading in the Units through the SGX-ST should
ensure that the relevant Units have been credited into their Securities Account, prior to trading in such
Units, since no assurance can be given that the Units can be credited into the Securities Account intime for settlement following a dealing. If the Units have not been credited into the Securities Accountby the due date for the settlement of the trade, the buy-in procedures of the CDP will be implemented.
Clearing Fees
When dealing on the SGX-ST, you will typically not bear any costs related to the creation andredemption of Units. However, you will need to pay brokers' commissions, clearing fees and other costs
associated with dealing on the SGX-ST. These amounts are subject to your individual agreement with,and are paid directly by you to, your broker, the CDP and your other service providers.
Dealings in the Units will be carried out in Singapore dollars and will be effected for settlement in CDP
on a scripless basis. Settlement of trades on a normal "ready" basis on the SGX-ST generally takes
place on the second Market Day following the transaction date. CDP holds securities on behalf ofinvestors in Securities Accounts. You may open a direct account with CDP or a sub-account with any
CDP depository agent. A CDP depository agent may be a member company of the SGX-ST, bank,merchant bank or trust company.

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PROSPECTUS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO DIVISION 2
OF PART XIII OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT,CHAPTER 289 OF SINGAPORE

The ABF Singapore Bond Index Fund (the "Fund") offered in this Prospectus is an authorised scheme
under the Securities and Futures Act. A copy of this Prospectus has been lodged with and registeredby the Monetary Authority of Singapore (the "Authority"). The Authority assumes no responsibility forthe contents of this Prospectus. Registration of this Prospectus by the Authority does not imply that the
Securities and Futures Act, or any other legal or regulatory requirements have been complied with. The
Authority has not, in any way, considered the investment merits of the Fund. The meanings of various
terms and expressions used in this Prospectus which are not defined herein can be found in the Trust
Deed constituting the Fund.

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CONTENTS
PARAGRAPHHEADING

PAGE

I

BASIC INFORMATION ........................................................................................................ 15

II

THE MANAGER ................................................................................................................... 15

III

THE TRUSTEE & CUSTODIAN ........................................................................................... 21

IV

OTHER PARTIES ................................................................................................................ 23

V

STRUCTURE OF THE SCHEME.......................................................................................... 27

VI

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, FOCUS & APPROACH ........................................................... 27

VII

CPF INVESTMENT SCHEME............................................................................................... 31

VIII

FEES AND CHARGES ......................................................................................................... 31

IX

RISKS .................................................................................................................................. 33

X

SUBSCRIPTION OF UNITS ................................................................................................. 38

XI

REALISATION OF UNITS .................................................................................................... 43

XII

OBTAINING PRICES OF UNITS .......................................................................................... 48

XIII

SUSPENSION OF DEALINGS ............................................................................................. 48

XIV

PERFORMANCE OF THE SCHEME AND THE BENCHMARK ............................................ 49

XV

SOFT DOLLAR COMMISSIONS/ARRANGEMENTS ........................................................... 51

XVI

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ................................................................................................. 51

XVII

REPORTS ............................................................................................................................ 54

XVIII QUERIES AND COMPLAINTS............................................................................................. 54
XIX

OTHER MATERIAL INFORMATION .................................................................................... 55

XX

GLOSSARY ......................................................................................................................... 70

APPENDIX 1: THE INDEX .............................................................................................................. 75

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I

BASIC INFORMATION

1.

The authorised collective investment scheme offered pursuant to this Prospectus is the ABF
Singapore Bond Index Fund (the "Fund"). The Fund was listed on the SGX-ST on 31 August
2005 and is currently traded on the SGX-ST in Singapore Dollars under the SGX-ST countername "ABF SG BOND ETF" and stock code "A35" (or such other counter name or stock code
as may be issued by the SGX-ST from time to time).

2.

The date of registration of this Prospectus by the Authority is 23 April 2019. This Prospectus
shall be valid for a period of 12 months after the date of registration of this Prospectus (i.e. up
to and including 22 April 2020) and shall expire on 23 April 2020.

3.

The Fund is constituted as a stand-alone unit trust in Singapore on 12 August 2005 pursuant
to the trust deed dated 12 August 2005 (the “Original Deed”) made between DBS AssetManagement Ltd (now known as Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited) (the “Manager”) and
HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited (the "Trustee"). The Original Deed has
been amended by a First Amended and Restated Deed dated 28 December 2009, a Second
Amended and Restated Deed dated 23 September 2011, a First Supplemental Deed dated 31
October 2011, a Third Amended and Restated Deed dated 29 April 2013, a Fourth Amended
and Restated Deed dated 7 June 2017 and a Fifth Amended and Restated Deed dated 24 April
2018, each made between the same parties (the Original Deed as amended by the First
Amended and Restated Deed, the Second Amended and Restated Deed, the First
Supplemental Deed, the Third Amended and Restated Deed, the Fourth Amended andRestated Deed and the Fifth Amended and Restated shall be referred to as the "Trust Deed").
You may inspect a copy of the Trust Deed at the business address of the Manager as indicatedin paragraph 5.1 below.

4.

You may obtain the latest semi-annual accounts and reports, annual report and audited
financial statements of the Fund from the Manager's website at www.nikkoam.com.sg.

II

THE MANAGER

5.1

The Manager is Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited (Company Registration No.:
198202562H). Its registered address and its business address is at 12 Marina View, #18-02,
Asia Square Tower 2, Singapore 018961. The Manager is licensed and regulated by the
Authority. The Manager was incorporated on 11 July 1982 in Singapore. The Manager is partof Nikko Asset Management group. As at 31 January 2019, the issued and paid-up share capitalof the Manager is S$29,000,000. The Manager is responsible for investing the assets of theFund in accordance with the Trust Deed.

5.2

The Manager has managed collective investment schemes or discretionary funds in Singapore
since 1982.

5.3

The other investment funds managed by the Manager include, but are not limited to, thefollowing:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)

Nikko AM Shenton Japan Fund
Nikko AM Shenton Thrift Fund
Nikko AM Shenton Income Fund
Nikko AM Shenton Asia Pacific Fund
Nikko AM Global Green Bond Fund
Nikko AM Shenton Emerging Enterprise Discovery Fund
Nikko AM Shenton Global Opportunities Fund
Nikko AM Shenton Horizon Investment Funds

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(ix)
(x)
(xi)
(xii)
(xiii)
(xiv)
(xv)
(xvi)
(xvii)(xviii)
(xix)
(xx)
(xxi)
(xxii)(xxiii)(xxiv)

5.4

Nikko AM Shenton Eight Portfolios
Nikko AM Asia Investment Funds
Nikko AM Shenton Short Term Bond Funds
The Solidarity Fund
Nikko AM Singapore STI ETF
Nikko AM Japan Dividend Equity Fund
Nikko AM Asia High Yield Bond Fund
MSIG Asian Bond Fund
Nikko AM Global Multi Asset Conservative Fund
Nikko AM Asia Healthcare Fund
Nikko AM China Onshore Fund Series
Nikko AM All China Equity Fund
Nikko AM ASEAN Equity Fund
NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia ex Japan REIT ETF
Nikko AM Asia Limited Investment Fund Series
Nikko AM SGD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

The names, descriptions and addresses of all the directors of the Manager are:(a)

Lim Soon Chong, of 12 Marina Boulevard, MBFC Tower 3, Singapore 018982, is a
non-executive director of the Manager.
Soon Chong is the Regional Head of Investment Products and Advisory, Consumer
Banking Group and Wealth Management in DBS Bank Ltd (“DBS”). In his current role,
Soon Chong oversees the discretionary portfolio management, investment advisory as
well as investment product teams responsible for designing and executing investment
solutions for DBS’ wealth customers.
Immediately prior to assuming his current role, Soon Chong headed the regionalbalance sheet management function within DBS Corporate Treasury withresponsibilities for group asset and liability composition, liquidity transfer pricing, termwholesale funding and structural portfolio management. As the Head of Regional
Balance Sheet Management, Soon Chong was a member of the DBS Group Asset andLiability Management Committee and a member of the DBS Singapore Country
Management Committee. Soon Chong also served in DBS’ Risk Management
Department, working on integrating risk management practices, risk capital
measurement and Basel II implementation, and partnering Group Finance on financial
planning and strategy.
Soon Chong also worked at Algorithmics Inc (now part of IBM) as well as at the
Authority and has experience in a range of areas including bank capital and prudential
policy, macroeconomic surveillance, monetary policy research and international
financial cooperation.
Soon Chong holds a degree in Economics from the National University of Singapore.

(b)

Seet Oon Hui Eleanor, of 12 Marina View, #18-02 Asia Square Tower 2, Singapore
018961.
Eleanor joined the Manager in 2011 as the President and as an executive director of
the Manager. She is also the Head of Asia ex-Japan at the Manager and is responsiblefor driving the growth of the Manager in the region. Additionally, she leads in the16management of Nikko Asset Management group’s joint venture relationships in China
and Malaysia. A pioneer in the asset management industry, Eleanor has a strong
background in the sales and marketing of investment products.
Prior to joining the Manager, Eleanor held the role of Senior Director for iShares,
Private Wealth Distribution, Asia ex-Japan from 2009. Previously, she spent 12 years
at AllianceBernstein, where she was responsible for building and developing the firm’s
distribution channels and business. She earned her role as Director of South East Asiawith her strong performance in business development and strategic outlook. In thatcapacity, she was responsible for the overall strategy and execution of the firm’s
product offerings in South East Asia via intermediaries.
Eleanor graduated with a Bachelor of Economics from the University of New South
Wales, Sydney. In 2017, she was conferred the IBF Fellow distinction by the Instituteof Banking and Finance Singapore.
Eleanor is also a director of Nikko Asset Management Hong Kong Limited, Nikko AssetManagement International Limited, Nikko Asset Management (Mauritius) Ltd and Affin
Hwang Asset Management Berhad.
(c)

Yu-Ming Wang, of Midtown Tower, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-6242, Japan,
is a non-executive director of the Manager.
He is a Deputy President, the Global Head of Investment and the Chief Investment
Officer - International at Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd (“Nikko AM”) and is
responsible for overseeing Nikko AM’s investment teams, which comprise more than
200 seasoned professionals spanning four continents and seven locations (Tokyo,
Singapore, Sydney, Auckland, Hong Kong, London and New York) and which cover all
global markets and asset classes. Joining Nikko AM as Chief Investment Officer International in January 2013, Yu-Ming assumed the additional position of Deputy
President in April 2014.
Based in Asia since 2007, Yu-Ming was previously Head of Fixed Income at Manulife
Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited. Prior to that, he worked at Wachovia Bankfor nine years in senior roles in the capital markets division in New York, before moving
to Hong Kong to head the global markets business for the Asian region.
Yu-Ming earned his Bachelor's degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and his Master of Business Administration from New York University. He is a UnitedStates national and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Yu-Ming is also a director of Nikko AM Equities Australia Pty Limited and Rongtong
Fund Management Co., Ltd.

(d)

Kiyotaka Ryu, of Midtown Tower, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-6242, Japan,
is a non-executive director of the Manager.
Kiyotaka was appointed as Chief Administrative Officer of Nikko AM in July 2018 andas Acting Chief Risk Officer of Nikko AM in December 2018. He is responsible foroverall business planning and management to support Middle and Back Office
functions, as well as leading the global risk management function in Nikko AM.

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Kiyotaka joined the Internal Audit Department of Nikko AM in September 2007 andwent on to become the Head of Internal Audit where he led the Nikko AM group’s
Internal Audit practice for three and a half years.
Before joining Nikko AM, he worked for KPMG, as a financial and technology auditor.
He served clients from various industries including the financial sector.
He is a qualified accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants.
He graduated from Waseda University with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Sciences andhas also received a Master of Professional Accounting degree from the University of
New South Wales.
Kiyotaka is also a director of Nikko Asset Management Hong Kong Limited and Nikko
Asset Management New Zealand Limited.
(e)

Hou Wey Fook, of 12 Marina Boulevard, MBFC Tower 3, Singapore 018982, is a nonexecutive director of the Manager.
Wey Fook joined DBS as Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”), Consumer Banking &Wealth Management in September 2017.
As the CIO, he leads a team of investment strategists in formulating portfolio strategies
that involve asset allocation across global equities, fixed income, alternatives
investments and foreign exchange. He also leads a team of communications specialists
in the Chief Investment Office that publishes DBS’ house view on market outlook, asset
and regional allocation, as well as thematic strategies.
Wey Fook has more than 30 years of fund management experience, and was mostrecently at Bank of Singapore where he held various senior management roles
including CIO and Head of Discretionary Portfolio Management. He started his careerat Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) followed by OCBC AssetManagement before joining ING Asia Private Bank, later renamed Bank of Singapore.
Wey Fook graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering from the National University ofSingapore and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.

5.5

The principal officer of the Manager and a key executive of the Manager in relation to the Fundis Ms. Seet Oon Hui Eleanor (whose description may be found in paragraph 5.4(b) of thisProspectus). The other key executives of the Manager in relation to the Fund are Mr Koh Liang
Choon and Mr Bertram Sarmago (whose description may be found in paragraph 5.6 of thisProspectus).
Liang Choon is the Head of Fixed Income at the Manager, and he leads a team of experienced
analysts and portfolio managers. He is responsible for managing active Asian fixed income
portfolios covering Asian local currency fixed income, Asian credits and Asian currencies.
An investment veteran with more than 25 years of investment experience, he has been with theManager since October 2010 when it was known as DBS Asset Management Ltd prior to its
acquisition by Nikko Asset Management Group. Prior to this, Liang Choon has worked withAPS Komaba Asset Management Pte Ltd (“APS”), DBS Asset Management Ltd, Nomura
Singapore Limited and Dresdner Bank. Liang Choon joined APS as a founding member in18

2005. Before that, Liang Choon spent four years with DBS Asset Management Ltd managing
institutional mandates covering Singapore, Asian and global bond markets. Liang Choon began
his career at the trading desks of Nomura Singapore Limited and Dresdner Bank where hegained trading experience in Asian fixed income and currency markets.
He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with majors in Finance and International
Business from Simon Fraser University, Canada, and a Master of Science (Applied Finance)from the National University of Singapore. Liang Choon is also a Chartered Financial Analyst
charterholder.
5.6

The principal portfolio manager of the Fund is Mr Bertram Sarmago.
Bertram Sarmago has a dual role as investment director and portfolio manager for Asian fixedincome strategies at Nikko AM Asia based in Singapore. He manages the indexed Singapore
fixed income portfolios and working closely with the rest of the investment team andrepresenting its capabilities, he is the conduit between the team and Business Development
and Marketing. He provides advice and consultation to both internal and external parties basedon the team’s outlook and strategies and also reports on performance in support of existing
businesses.
Bertram has more than 23 years of experience in the investment industry. Prior to Nikko AM,
he was with State Street Global Advisors (Singapore) from 2006 to 2014 as a productengineer/portfolio strategist covering global and Asian fixed income and currency strategies. He
was also involved with portfolio management of indexed Asian and global fixed income
strategies.
From 2004 to 2006, he was a financial markets analyst with the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
covering research on ASEAN+3 bond markets for the bank’s AsianBondsOnline project. He
was involved in investments/financial markets training for Present Value Interactive Training
from 2003 to 2004. Prior to this, he held various roles in commercial banking at the Bank of thePhilippine Islands.
Bertram holds a Master of Science in Financial Engineering from the Nanyang Technological
University, an MBA from the Ateneo de Manila University and a Bachelor of Science inAgricultural Engineering from the University of the Philippines. He has earned the Financial Risk
Manager designation and is a Chartered Financial Analyst® charterholder.

5.7

The Manager will remain as the manager of the Fund until it retires or is removed or replacedin accordance with the provisions of the Trust Deed.

6.

The following is a summary of the provisions in the Trust Deed governing the retirement,
removal and replacement of a manager of the Fund:(i)

Subject to applicable laws and the Listing Rules, the Manager may be removed bynotice in writing given by the Trustee:(a)if the Manager goes into liquidation (other than voluntary liquidation for the
purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation upon terms previously notified inwriting to the Trustee) or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or appoints
a liquidator or if a receiver shall be appointed in respect of the property or
undertaking of the Manager or any part thereof or the Manager is the subjectof any analogous proceedings or procedure in each case under the law ofSingapore or such other law as may be applicable in the circumstances;

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(b)

if (which may only be given subject to and upon the prior approval of theSupervisory Committee) for good and sufficient reason the Trustee is of thereasonable opinion (and the Trustee so states in writing to the Manager andthe Supervisory Committee) that a change of manager is desirable in theinterests of the Holders;(c)following a material breach of the Manager’s obligations under the Trust Deed
which, if the breach is capable of remedy, the Manager fails to remedy within
30 days of being specifically required in writing so to do by the Trustee, andthe Trustee is of the opinion and so states in writing to the Manager and theSupervisory Committee that a change of manager is desirable and in the bestinterests of Holders as a whole; or(d)if the Authority directs the Trustee to remove the Manager.

(ii)

The Manager shall also be removed on notice in writing given by the Trustee following
an Extraordinary Resolution passed to remove the Manager, and such notice is to beannounced on the SGXNET.

(iii)

The Manager may be removed, and shall retire, from office in accordance with Clause
30.2.4 of the Trust Deed, and in which case the Trustee or the Supervisory Committee
shall give notice to the Manager accordingly and such notice is to be announced on
the SGXNET. Under Clause 30.2.4 of the Trust Deed, the Supervisory Committee shallhave the power to recommend the removal of the Manager, in which case theSupervisory Committee shall give notice in writing to the Trustee. If the Trustee
approves the recommendation of the Supervisory Committee or fails to respond to theSupervisory Committee within seven (7) Business Days, the Supervisory Committee
may give notice in writing (such notice to be announced on the SGXNET) to theManager that it wishes the Manager to retire in favour of a new manager. If the Trustee
does not agree with the recommendation of the Supervisory Committee within seven(7) Business Days of its receipt of the Supervisory Committee's notice, the Manager
shall not be removed but the Supervisory Committee may convene, or the Trustee shallat the request of the Supervisory Committee convene, a meeting of Holders for the
purpose of proposing an Extraordinary Resolution to remove the Manager inaccordance with the Trust Deed.

(iv)

In the cases contained in paragraphs 6(i), 6(ii) and 6(iii), the Manager shall upon noticeby the Trustee cease to be the manager and as soon as practicable thereafter the
Trustee shall by writing under its seal appoint as manager some other company eligible
to be the manager of the Fund and acceptable to the Supervisory Committee and the
Authority and subject to such company entering into such deed or deeds (being a deedor deeds supplemental to the Trust Deed) as the Trustee may be advised to benecessary or desirable to be entered into by such company in order to secure the due
performance of its duties as manager. Nothing in this paragraph 6 shall be construed
as prejudicing the right of the Trustee to terminate the Fund in any of the events inwhich in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Deed the right of terminating theFund is vested in the Trustee.

(v)

Upon giving three (3) months’ written notice to the Trustee and the Supervisory
Committee, the Manager shall have power to retire in favour of some other company
eligible to be the manager of the Fund in accordance with the Securities and Futures
Act and approved by the Trustee, the Supervisory Committee and the Authority uponand subject to such company entering into such deed or deeds as mentioned inparagraph 6(iv). Upon such deed or deeds being entered into and upon payment to theTrustee of all sums due by the retiring Manager to the Trustee under the Trust Deed at20

the date thereof the retiring Manager shall be absolved and released from all further
obligations hereunder but without prejudice to the rights of the Trustee or of any otherperson in respect of any act or omission prior to such retirement.
(vi)

The Trustee shall, as soon as practicable after the appointment of the new manager of
the Fund pursuant to the provisions of the Trust Deed, give notice to the Holders
specifying the name and address of the office of the new manager. Any manager shallbe incorporated in Singapore or registered as a foreign company under Part XI of theCompanies Act and shall be carrying on business in Singapore. The manager shall be
duly licensed or registered to conduct a regulated activity under the Securities andFutures Act.

(vii)

Upon effective retirement under the Trust Deed, the retiring Manager shall use its
reasonable endeavours to assign or novate to the new manager, on terms reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee, (and to obtain the consent of its counterparts thereto) all
agreements to which it, as manager, is a party concerning the Fund.

6A.

The Manager may be removed by the Trustee, by notice in writing, if the Manager goes into
liquidation (other than voluntary liquidation for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation
upon terms previously notified in writing to the Trustee). Please refer to Clauses 29 and 31 of
the Deed for more details on what happens if the Manager becomes insolvent.

III

THE TRUSTEE & CUSTODIAN

7.1

The Trustee is HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited (Company Registration
No.: 194900022R) and its registered address is at 21 Collyer Quay, #13-02 HSBC Building,Singapore 049320. The Trustee is regulated in Singapore by the Authority. The Trustee wasincorporated on 24 February 1949 in Singapore. As at 13 July 2018, the issued and paid-up
share capital of the Trustee is S$5,150,000. Under the Trust Deed, the Trustee is responsible
for the safekeeping of the assets of the Fund. The Trustee does not have any material conflictof interest with its position as trustee of the Fund. Associates of the Trustee may be engaged
to provide banking, brokerage or financial services to the Fund. Such services, where provided,
will be on an arm’s length basis.
In accordance with the provisions of the Deed, in the event the Trustee becomes insolvent, theTrustee may be removed by notice in writing from the Manager and replaced by a new trustee
who shall be appointed by the Manager. Please refer to Clause 28 of the Deed for more details.

7.1A

The custodian of the Fund (the "Custodian") is The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited whose registered office is at 1 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong. The
Custodian is regulated by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and authorized as a registeredinstitution by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong. The Custodian wasincorporated on 14 August 1866 in Hong Kong.
The Custodian was established and has been based in Hong Kong since 1865, and is a wholly
owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc, the holding company of the HSBC Group.
As at 4 June 2018, its paid-up share capital constitutes an aggregate of
HK$116,102,479,495.00 and US$7,198,000,000 now represented by its 46,440,991,798
ordinary shares in issue.
The Custodian is appointed by the Trustee as the global custodian to provide custodial services
to the Fund globally and any custodian fee payable will be borne by the Fund. The Custodian
will remain as custodian of the Fund until its appointment is terminated in accordance with the21terms of its appointment. The Custodian is entitled to appoint sub-custodians to perform anyof the Custodian’s duties in specific jurisdictions where the Fund invests.
The Custodian is a global custodian with direct market access in certain jurisdictions. In respectof markets for which it uses the services of selected sub-custodians, the Custodian shall act ingood faith and use reasonable care in the selection and monitoring of its selected subcustodians.
The criteria upon which a sub-custodian is appointed is pursuant to all relevant governing laws
and regulations and subject to satisfying all requirements of the Custodian in its capacity as
global custodian. Such criteria may be subject to change from time to time and may include
factors such as financial strength, reputation in the market, systems capability, operational andtechnical expertise. All sub-custodians appointed shall be licensed and regulated underapplicable law to carry out the relevant financial activities in the relevant jurisdiction.
In the event the Custodian becomes insolvent, the Trustee may by notice in writing, terminate
the custodian agreement entered into with the Custodian and appoint such person as the newcustodian to provide custodial services to the Fund globally.
7.2

The following is a summary of the provisions in the Trust Deed governing the retirement,
removal and replacement of the Trustee:(i)

The Trustee shall not be entitled to retire voluntarily except upon the appointment of a
new trustee. Such new trustee shall be a company eligible, in accordance with Clause
28.5 of the Trust Deed and the Securities and Futures Act, to be the trustee of the Fundthat is acceptable to the Manager, the Supervisory Committee and the Authority andshall agree to enter into each such deed as referred to below to secure the due
performance of its duties as trustee. The Trustee, the new trustee and the Manager
shall by deed or deeds supplemental to the Trust Deed appoint such new trustee to be
the trustee of the Fund in the place of the retiring Trustee.

(ii)

If:
(a)

(which may only be given subject to and with the prior approval of theSupervisory Committee), the Manager gives notice in writing to the Trusteethat it wishes for good and sufficient reason, and is of the reasonable opinion(and so states in writing to the Trustee and the Supervisory Committee) that achange of the trustee is desirable in the interests of the Holders and the Trustee
to retire; or(b)following a material breach of the Trustee’s obligations under the Trust Deed
which, if capable of remedy the Trustee fails to remedy within 30 days, or such
number of days as may be agreed by the Manager and the Trustee of being
specifically required to do so by the Manager, and the Manager is of the opinion
and so states in writing to the Trustee and the Supervisory Committee that achange of the trustee is desirable and in the best interests of Holders as awhole, the Manager shall be entitled to give notice in writing to the Trustee that
it wishes the Trustee to retire; or(c)the Authority directs the removal of the Trustee,in each case in favour of a new trustee whose name is specified in such notice andwhich is a company eligible, in accordance with Clause 28.5 of the Trust Deed and the
CIS Code, to be the trustee of the Fund and is acceptable to the Authority and theSupervisory Committee, whereupon the Trustee shall, with effect on and from the date22

on which the appointment of such new trustee takes effect, by deed supplemental to
the Trust Deed retire as the Trustee of the Fund.
(iii)

If an Extraordinary Resolution is passed to remove the Trustee then the Trustee shallretire and in such case the Manager shall as soon as reasonably practicable use its
reasonable efforts to find a new trustee to be appointed in accordance with Clause 28.5of the Trust Deed.

(iv)

The Trustee may be removed, and shall retire, from office in accordance with Clause
30.2.3 of the Trust Deed and in which case the Manager or the Supervisory Committee
shall give notice to the Trustee accordingly.

(v)

Any trustee of the Fund shall be incorporated in Singapore, and shall be a publiccompany approved under Section 289 of the Securities and Futures Act.

(vi)

The new trustee of the Fund shall as soon as practicable after its appointment givenotice to the Holders specifying the name and the address of the offices of the newtrustee.

(vii)

To the extent permissible, the stipulation of any statute that a trustee shall not bedischarged from its trust unless there will be either a trust corporation or at least two(2) individuals to act as trustees to perform the trust is hereby excluded. In any event,each and every person actually or prospectively interested in the Deposited Property is
hereby excluded from asserting any claim against a trustee or any former trustee on
the basis of the said stipulation save to the extent of any trust moneys or other trust
assets actually in the possession or control of that trustee or former trustee.

(viii)

Every trustee which shall retire from its position as trustee of the Fund shall in respectof its period of trusteeship of the Fund and notwithstanding that it shall have retired
continue to have the benefit of all indemnities, powers and privileges given to such
trustee of the Fund by the Trust Deed and any deeds supplemental hereto executedduring such period in addition to the indemnities powers and privileges given by law to
a retiring trustee.

(ix)

Upon effective retirement under the Trust Deed, the retiring Trustee shall be discharged
and shall no longer be liable in any manner hereunder except as to acts or omissions
occurring prior to such retirement, and the new trustee shall thereupon undertake andperform all duties and be entitled to all rights and compensation as trustee under the
Trust Deed. The successor trustee shall not be under any liability hereunder foroccurrences or omissions prior to the execution of such instrument.

(x)Upon effective retirement under the Trust Deed, the retiring Trustee shall use its
reasonable endeavours to assign or novate to the new trustee on terms reasonably
acceptable to the Manager (and to obtain the consent of its counterparts thereto) of allagreements to which it, as trustee, is a party concerning the Fund including without
limitation, the Licence Agreement.

IV

OTHER PARTIES

8.1

The registrar of the Fund is HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited (Company
Registration No.: 194900022R) (the "Registrar"). The Registrar maintains the Register of
Holders which can be inspected at 20 Pasir Panjang Road (East Lobby), #12-21, Mapletree
Business City, Singapore 117439 during normal business hours (subject to such reasonable
restrictions as the Trustee may impose).

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8.2

For so long as the Units are listed, quoted and traded on the SGX-ST, the Manager shall appoint
The Central Depository (Pte.) Limited (Company Registration No.: 198003912M) (the "CDP")
as the Unit Depository for the Fund, and all Units issued and available for trading will be
represented by entries in the Register of Holders kept by the Registrar in the name of, anddeposited with, CDP as the registered Holder of such Units. The Manager or the Registrar shallissue to CDP not more than ten (10) Business Days after the issue of Units a confirmation note
confirming the date of issue and the number of Units so issued, and if applicable, also statingthat the Units are issued under a moratorium and the expiry date of such moratorium and forthe purposes of the Trust Deed, such confirmation note shall be deemed to be a certificate
evidencing title to the Units issued.

9.1

The current designated market makers of the Fund are Flow Traders Asia Pte. Ltd. and Phillip
Securities Pte Ltd. The auditors of the Fund are PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP of 7 Straits View,
Marina One, East Tower, Level 12, Singapore 018936 (the "Auditors").

9.2

The following is a summary of the provisions in the Trust Deed regulating the appointment,
retirement and replacement of the auditors of the Fund:(i)the auditors of the Fund shall be an accounting firm or corporation as defined in the
Accountants Act, Chapter 2 of Singapore and for the time being appointed as auditorsof the Fund by the Manager with the approval of the Trustee and the Supervisory
Committee;(ii)

the auditors of the Fund may voluntarily retire by notice in writing to the Manager. Uponthe retirement of the auditors, the Manager shall, with the prior written approval of theTrustee, appoint other auditors in their place;(iii)

the Manager, with the consent of the Trustee, may from time to time remove theauditors and appoint other auditors in their place; and(iv)

the auditors may be removed, and other auditors appointed, by Extraordinary
Resolution duly passed at a meeting of Holders or (as the case may be) the Depositors.

10.1

Under the terms of the Trust Deed, a supervisory committee (the "Supervisory Committee")has been constituted to direct and oversee the Trustee and the Manager on certain mattersrelating to the management and administration of the Fund including the power to direct theTrustee and the Manager on matters relating to the overall structure of the Fund and strategic
issues relating to its management and administration and the power to recommend that theManager or the Trustee should be removed.

10.2

Up to seven (7) members may be appointed to the Supervisory Committee. The initial membersof the Supervisory Committee were appointed by the Trustee. The Supervisory Committee itself
on an on-going basis shall make appointments to and removals from the Supervisory
Committee. The Supervisory Committee shall meet as and when required and at least annually.
The names and occupations of the current members of the Supervisory Committee are:(i)

Ms Christina Ong. Ms Christina Ong is the Co-Chairman and Senior Partner of Allen &Gledhill LLP, as well as Co-Head of its Financial Services Department. Her areas ofpractice include banking, securities, investment funds and capital markets.
Christina provides corporate and corporate regulatory and compliance advice,
particularly to listed clients. Further, she regularly reviews and provides feedback onlegal and securities developments, particularly amendments to Singapore company
and securities law and the listing rules.

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Christina sits on the Board of Directors of SIA Engineering Company Limited,
Singapore Telecommunications Limited, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation
Limited and Hongkong Land Holdings Limited.
She is a member of the SGX Catalist Advisory Panel which is established by the SGX
to review/advise on Catalist sponsor and registered professional applicants. She is alsoa member of the Corporate Governance Advisory Committee, a standing committee
established by The Monetary Authority of Singapore to advocate good corporate
governance practices among entities listed on the SGX.
(ii)

Professor Annie Koh. Professor Annie Koh is Vice President of Business Development,
V3 Group Professor of Family Entrepreneurship and Professor of Finance (Practice) at
Singapore Management University (SMU). She is also the Academic Director for twouniversity level institutes – the Business Families Institute and International Trading
Institute. Her previous portfolios at SMU included positions as Associate Dean, Lee
Kong Chian School of Business and Dean, Office of Executive & Professional
Education.
A notable conference speaker, panel moderator and commentator, Annie is a memberof the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on New Social Contract and, aboard member of Prudential Assurance Company Singapore Pte Ltd, and Family Firm
Institute, Inc. In addition, she chairs the finance and investment committee of GovTech
Singapore Board. She has been an appointed board member of Singapore’s Central
Provident Fund since 2012 and served on the SkillsFuture HR Sectoral Tripartite
Committee, HR Certification Taskforce. Annie is also a lead independent director of
Health Management International Ltd and advises a number of startup firms such as
Stashaway and Staff-on-Demand. Annie served on K1 Ventures board from 2013 to2017.
A Fulbright scholar, Annie earned her PhD in International Finance from Stern Schoolof Business, New York University (1988). Her research interests are in Family Officeand Family Business, Investor Behaviour, Alternative Investments and Enterprise Risk
Management. She co-authored Financial Management: Theory and Practice, An Asia
Edition (2014), and Financing Internationalisation – Growth Strategies for Successful
Companies (2004), and author of a number of Asian family business cases and survey
reports.
Annie is awarded the Singapore Public Administration Medal, Bronze (2010), Silver(2016), and the Adult Education Prism Award (2017) for her contributions to theeducation and public sectors.

(iii)

Ms Merilyn Ang. Ms Merilyn Ang is the Head of the External Fund Management Divisionof the Reserve Management Department in the Monetary Authority of Singapore(MAS), which is charged with the management of the portion of the reserves that is
outsourced to external fund managers and invested in a diverse range of asset fundmanagers and invested in a diverse range of asset classes across equities, fixedincome and commodities.

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10.3

The Supervisory Committee shall be entitled to, amongst other things:(i)direct the Trustee and the Manager on matters relating to the overall structure of theFund and strategic (but not day to day) issues related to the management andadministration of the Fund;(ii)(but without being obliged to) require the Trustee and the Manager to report to theSupervisory Committee on any matter, act or thing pertaining to their management oradministration of the Fund, and in relation to the exercise of any discretion by the Trustee
or the Manager pursuant to the Trust Deed, including without limitation, in respect of theappointment or removal of any service provider and the Manager’s current and future
marketing plan for the Fund;(iii)

consider and recommend to the Trustee and the Manager, and approve, proposals forthe registration or authorization of the Units or the Fund in any other jurisdiction;(iv)

approve, consent or agree, direct or make recommendations to the Trustee and/or theManager on such other matters as are set out in the Trust Deed requiring the approval,
consent or agreement of the Supervisory Committee or in respect of which theSupervisory Committee may direct or make recommendations to the Trustee and/or theManager; and(v)

recommend the removal of the Trustee and/or the Manager.

10.4

The members of the Supervisory Committee will be entitled to be indemnified out of the Fund’s
portfolio for any liabilities they may incur as a result of acting as members of the Supervisory
Committee, except to the extent of any fraud, recklessness, bad faith or wilful default on theirpart, and except to the extent provided by applicable law. None of the members of theSupervisory Committee shall be entitled to receive any remuneration from the Fund in respectof their appointment as members of the Supervisory Committee.

10.5

There is an established set of eligibility criteria for members of the Supervisory Committee in
the Trust Deed. Amongst other things, the members of the Supervisory Committee must havedemonstrable knowledge of financial affairs and must not have been convicted of any criminal
offence which is of direct relevance to their fitness and propriety as members of the Supervisory
Committee or have been found by a court or regulatory authority to have acted fraudulently or
dishonestly.

10.6

The members of the Supervisory Committee may by unanimous decision dissolve theSupervisory Committee permanently in which event any matter requiring the approval, consent
or agreement of the Supervisory Committee under the Trust Deed shall no longer require suchapproval.

10.7

The Manager has delegated its fund administration and valuation functions in respect of theFund to HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited, the administrator of the Fund,
whose registered office is at 21 Collyer Quay, #13-02 HSBC Building, Singapore 049320.

10.8Counterparties, brokers and/or prime brokers (if any) that are used by the Fund are selectedfrom an approved panel and their appropriateness for continuous use by the Manager isreviewed on a regular basis. The Manager must complete due diligence on the counterparties,
brokers and/or prime brokers and obtain the relevant internal approvals for their inclusion onto
the panel. However, for inclusion onto the panel of counterparties, brokers and/or prime brokers
to transact in foreign exchange, over-the-counter derivatives, secured/unsecured call loan or
securities lending, approval must also be sought from the risk management department of theManager’s parent company, Nikko AM.

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V

STRUCTURE OF THE SCHEME

11.1

The Fund is constituted as a stand-alone unit trust known as the ABF Singapore Bond Index
Fund pursuant to the Trust Deed. The interests issued or offered are represented by Units
comprised in the Fund, the property of which shall be invested in Investments (as defined in
the Trust Deed).

11.2

Each Unit represents an undivided interest in the underlying securities held by the Fund. The
rights, interests and obligations of Holders are contained in the Trust Deed.

VI

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, FOCUS & APPROACH

12.1

The investment objective of the Fund is to provide investors with investment returns that
correspond closely to the total return of the iBoxx ABF Singapore Bond Index (the "Index"),
before fees and expenses. This Fund is only suitable for investors who seek medium to longterm capital appreciation, believe that the Index will increase in value, are willing and able toaccept that their principal will be at risk and seek an "index-based" approach to investing in a
portfolio of Singapore government (or any other Asian Government) sovereign and quasisovereign bond securities in a cost effective and easy to access manner. You should consult
your financial advisers if in doubt as to whether the Fund is suitable for you.

12.2

The Index is created, maintained and calculated by the Index Provider. A Licence Agreement
has been entered into between the Manager and the Index Provider under which the Fund has
been licensed to use certain trademarks and any copyright in the Index. The Index is anindicator of investment returns of debt obligations denominated in Singapore dollars issued or
guaranteed by the government of Singapore (or any other Asian Government), by an agency
or instrumentality of the Singapore government (or any other Asian Government), by a
Singapore government (or any other Asian Government) sponsored entity or a quasi-Singapore
government (or any other Asian Government) entity and Singapore dollar denominated debt
obligations issued by supranational financial institutions. The Index Provider determines thecomposition of the Index in accordance with its rules and procedures for the Index (which may
change from time to time), and publishes information regarding the composition, investment
characteristics and return of the Index. Please refer to Appendix 1 of this Prospectus for more
information regarding the composition and index methodology of the Index.

12.3

If the Index ceases to be compiled or published by the Index Provider or if the Licence
Agreement with respect to the Index is terminated for any reason, the Manager with the priorapproval of the Trustee and the Supervisory Committee, shall select an alternate or successor
index (customized by the Index Provider, the other index provider for that alternate or successor
index or the Manager, if necessary) using in the opinion of the Manager the same or
substantially similar formula for the method of calculation as the Index. The Manager will
manage the Fund’s portfolio using this index, taking into account the interests of Holders.

12.4

If no such replacement index is immediately available, then the Manager shall consider the
possibility of seeking an index provider to create an index that is substantially similar to theIndex or, if necessary, to consider whether liquidating the Fund would be in the overall bestinterests of Holders. The consent of the Trustee and Supervisory Committee is required before
the Manager is permitted to proceed. During the period of transition when a benchmark index
is not available, the Manager will continue to manage the Fund’s portfolio in a mannerconsistent with the passive style of an index-tracking fund and in accordance with themethodology of the Index to the extent that the Manager is able to determine.

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13.1

The Manager will seek to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by causing the Fund to invest
substantially all of the Fund’s assets in debt obligations denominated in Singapore dollars
issued or guaranteed by the government of Singapore (or any other Asian Government), by anagency or instrumentality of the Singapore government (or any other Asian Government), by a
Singapore government (or any other Asian Government) sponsored entity or a quasi-Singapore
government (or any other Asian Government) entity and Singapore dollar denominated debt
obligations issued by supranational financial institutions, in each case as determined by theIndex Provider and which are for the time being constituent securities of the Index ("Index
Securities") in the same approximate proportion as their weightings within the Index (i.e. using
a full replication strategy). The composition and weightings of the constituent securities of theIndex are disclosed in Appendix 1 of this Prospectus. The Manager may also invest in certain
securities other than Index Securities ("Non-Index Securities") by adopting a representative
sampling strategy or similar strategy. Representative sampling is a strategy investing in a
representative sample of securities in the Index which have a similar investment profile as thatof the Index. Securities selected have aggregate characteristics (such as yield and duration)
similar to those of the Index. Under the representative sampling strategy, the Fund will generally
not hold all the securities that are included in the Index.

13.2

The Fund will invest substantially all of the Fund’s assets in debt obligations determined by theIndex Provider as being constituent securities of the Index. The Fund may therefore invest in
debt obligations denominated in Singapore dollars issued or guaranteed by any Asian
Government, by an agency or instrumentality of any Asian Government, by an Asian
Government sponsored entity or a quasi-Asian Government entity if such Asian Government
debt obligations are determined by the Index Provider as being constituent securities of theIndex.

13.3

In view of Singapore’s fixed income market liquidity, the Manager may cause the Fund to invest
in certain Non-Index Securities in order to minimise the Fund’s tracking error relative to theperformance of the Index. Eligible Non-Index Securities are Singapore dollar denominatedsecurities which are not Index Securities but which are issued by an issuer of Index Securities,
and having a minimum issue size of S$100 million (or such other amount as determined by theManager from time to time with the prior approval of the Trustee and the Supervisory
Committee) and in the opinion of the Manager, the Non-Index Securities are substantiallysimilar to comparable Index Securities and have characteristics that are consistent with theinvestment objective of the Fund. The total exposure to Non-Index Securities is limited to twenty
per cent. (20%) of the Value of the Fund’s Deposited Property.

13.4

The Manager will rebalance the Fund’s portfolio of investments from time to time to reflect any
changes to the composition of, or the weighting of securities in, the Index with a view tominimising tracking error of the Fund’s overall returns relative to the performance of the Index.
Such rebalancing may be in the form of investments in Non-Index Securities.

13.5

The Fund does not use or invest in any financial derivative instruments. The Fund does nothave exposures to commodities through financial derivatives or investments referred to inparagraph 2.10 or 2.12(b) of Appendix 1 – Investment: Core Requirements of the CIS Code.

13.6

The Fund does not engage in any securities lending and repurchase transactions.

13.7

You should note that the Units are Excluded Investment Products and prescribed capital
markets products. Accordingly, the Fund does not invest and will not invest in any product anddoes not engage and will not engage in any transaction which may cause the Units not to be
regarded as Excluded Investment Products and prescribed capital markets products.

13.8

The Manager has a dedicated and independent risk and performance management team which
oversees the individual portfolio risks. The Manager’s portfolio risk management philosophy

28encompasses the whole investment process from formulation to implementation. Risk
management and performance analysis is an integral part of the Manager’s investment
process. The risks are quantified and broken down into its components through tools employedby the risk and performance management team and monitored closely.
13.9

Neither the Manager nor the Trustee shall alter the investment objective of the Fund, unlessotherwise agreed by an Extraordinary Resolution in a meeting of Holders duly convened andheld in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Deed.

13.10

The investment policy has been adhered to for 3 years following the issue of the first prospectusof the Fund and will continue to be adhered to unless otherwise agreed by the Holders by an
Extraordinary Resolution in a meeting of Holders duly convened and held in accordance withthe provisions of the Trust Deed.

14.1

Unlike "actively managed" unit trusts and mutual funds, in its management of the Fund, theManager does not attempt to outperform the Index nor does it seek temporary defensive
positions when markets decline or appear overvalued by some standards. Accordingly, a fall in
the Index may result in a corresponding fall in the NAV of the Fund. The other aspects of thepassive management methodology to be employed by the Manager are described as follows:

14.2

Correlation. Correlation measures the degree to which the periodically measured total return of
one investment resembles that of another investment. An index is a theoretical financial
calculation while the Fund is an actual investment portfolio. The performance of the Fund andthe Index will vary somewhat due to fees and expenses, transaction costs, variations in theirconstituent securities, market impact and timing variances. You should therefore note that there
is no assurance that the Fund will be able to fully track the performance of the Index. The
Manager expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund’s total return and that of theIndex, before fees and expenses, will be ninety-five per cent. (95%) or better. A figure of onehundred per cent. (100%) would indicate perfect correlation. The Manager expects that the
tracking error between pre-expense total returns of the Fund and the Index will not be morethan 40 basis points on an annual basis. The tracking error is a measure of the variation
between the Fund’s total return and the total return of the Index; the Fund’s pre-expense total
returns should differ from the total return of the Index by less than this tracking error amount
most of the time. While the Manager expects to achieve the above correlation, neither theManager nor the Trustee shall be liable if the actual correlation of the Fund’s total returns,
before fees and expenses, and that of the Index is less than the anticipated correlation. The
Manager will make an announcement on the SGXNET if the tracking error for any monthexceeds 40 basis points on an annual basis. In order to minimize the tracking error, it is theintention of the Manager that the Fund will be passively managed with its portfolio’s duration,yield curve and credit risk matched closely to that of the Index at all times. The Fund’s portfolio
securities will be chosen in a way that the Fund’s average portfolio duration, sector, maturity
bucket distribution, yield curve risk and credit risk is similar to that of the Index, subject always
to availability of the relevant Index Securities in the market at the time of investment orpurchase. Index Securities are always preferred to Non-Index Securities as portfolio holdings
in order to match the Index. It is therefore the intention of the Manager to invest in Non-Index
Securities as a substitute for Index Securities when the required Index Securities areunavailable at a reasonable price in the market at the time of investment or purchase.

14.3

Investment restrictions. Under the CIS Code, the Fund is classified as an index fund and theFund will be subject to the investment guidelines for index funds set out in Appendix 5 of the
CIS Code as well as the investment guidelines in Appendix 1 of the CIS Code. As the Fund isregistered by the Central Provident Fund Board as an eligible investment under the CPF
Investment Scheme, the Trust Deed requires the Manager to also comply with the CPF
Investment Guidelines in the management of the Fund. In addition to the CIS Code and the29

CPF Investment Guidelines, the Fund is subject to a number of additional investment limitationsin the Trust Deed. The Fund shall:(i)hold Non-Index Securities not exceeding twenty per cent. (20%) of the Value of the
Deposited Property;(ii)hold cash and deposits not exceeding ten per cent. (10%) of the Value of the Deposited
Property (except upon receipt of cash subscriptions or in order to fund cash paymentson redemptions) or five per cent. (5%) of the Value of the Deposited Property with any
one single institution;(iii)

not invest in equities;(iv)

not use or invest in derivatives; and(v)

not invest in warrants, commodities and/or precious metals.

The Fund will also not invest in any product and/or engage in any transaction which may cause
the Units not to be regarded as Excluded Investment Products and prescribed capital markets
products.
14.4

The Manager will apply the following credit rating requirements for any counterparty or bankwith which it deposits or invests cash:(i)banks must be rated A3 and above by Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. ("Moody’s") or
its equivalent rated by Standard and Poor’s, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies,
Inc. ("S&P’s") or Fitch Inc., Fitch Ratings Ltd and its subsidiaries ("Fitch") for at least
one of the following rating types:(a)long-term senior unsecured debt or equivalent rating type;(b)

issuer rating from Moody’s; or(c)long-term issuer credit rating from S&P’s;(ii)

if a long-term senior unsecured debt or issuer rating is not available, banks in relation
to fixed deposits maturing in less than one (1) year must be rated Prime-1 and above
by Moody’s or its equivalent rated by S&P’s or Fitch; and(iii)

a bank which does not meet the rating requirements in paragraphs 14.4(i) or (ii) above
can still be appointed provided it is an approved counterparty as set out in the Trust
Deed (the list set out in the Trust Deed can be updated from time to time by the Manager
upon approval of the Trustee).

14.5

The Manager has established a set of internal credit assessment standards and has put inplace a credit assessment process to ensure that its investments are in line with thesestandards. Information on the Manager’s credit assessment process will be made available toinvestors upon request.

14.6

In order to achieve the Fund’s investment objective, the Manager may invest in both Index
Securities and Non-Index Securities. Such Index Securities and Non-Index Securities may
include both listed and unlisted securities.

15.1

Under the terms of the Trust Deed, the Fund may at any time and from time to time borrow, on
a temporary basis for a borrowing period not exceeding one (1) month, for the purposes of30

meeting redemption and bridging requirements. Aggregate borrowings for such purposes
should not exceed ten per cent. (10%) of the NAV of the Fund at the time the borrowing isincurred.
15.2

The base currency of the Fund is SGD and the Fund will issue Units denominated in SGD.

VII

CPF INVESTMENT SCHEME

16.1

The Fund is included under the Central Provident Fund (“CPF”) Investment Scheme ("CPFIS")– Ordinary Account (the "CPF Ordinary Account") for subscription by members of the publicusing their CPF monies and is classified under the category of Low to Medium Risk – Narrowly
Focused – Country Singapore.

16.2

The CPF interest rate for the CPF Ordinary Account is based on the 12-month fixed deposit
and month-end savings rates of the major local banks. Under the CPF Act, the CPF Board pays
a minimum interest of 2.5% per annum when this interest formula yields a lower rate.
Savings in the Special Account and Medisave Account (“SMA”) are invested in Special
Singapore Government Securities (SSGS) which earn an interest rate pegged to either the 12month average yield of 10-year Singapore Government Securities (10YSGS) plus 1%, or 4%
whichever is the higher, adjusted quarterly.
New Retirement Account (“RA”) savings are invested in SSGS which earn a fixed coupon rateequal to either the 12-month average yield of the 10YSGS plus 1% computed for the year, or
4%, whichever is the higher. The interest credited to the RA is based on the weighted averageinterest rate of the entire portfolio of these SSGS invested using new and existing RA savings
and is adjusted yearly in January.
As announced by the CPF Board, the Singapore government will maintain the 4% p.a. minimum
rate for interest earned on all SMA and RA monies until 31 December 2019. Thereafter, interest
rates on all CPF account monies will be subject to a minimum rate of 2.5% p.a..
The first $60,000 of a CPF member’s combined CPF accounts earns an extra 1% interest. To
enable members to earn extra interest, only monies in excess of $20,000 in a member’s CPF
Ordinary Account and $40,000 in the Special Account can be invested.
You should note that the applicable interest rates for each of the CPF accounts may bevaried by the CPF Board from time to time.

16.3

You may use your CPF monies in your CPF ordinary account to acquire Units on the SGX-ST.
Units acquired using CPF monies may only be disposed of through trading on the SGX-ST.

VIII

FEES AND CHARGES

17.1

You will have to pay the following fees and charges:
For purchase and sale of Units on the SGX-ST using cash, CPF monies or SRS monies(a)

Subscription fee or
preliminary charge

-

Nil.

(b)

Realisation Charge

-

Nil.

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(c)

Switching fee-

Not applicable.

(d)

Any other fee-

Cost of Dealing on the SGX-ST
If you deal on the SGX-ST, you will typically not bear
any costs related to the creation and redemption ofUnits. However, you will need to pay brokers'
commissions, clearing fees and other costs
associated with dealing on the SGX-ST. Theseamounts are subject to your individual agreement
with, and are paid directly by you to, your broker, the
CDP and your other service providers (including
CPF agent banks and SRS operators).

For subscription and/or redemption of Units in cash by or through Participating Dealers(a)Subscription fee or
preliminary charge

-

Nil.

(b)

Realisation Charge

-

Nil.

(c)

Switching fee-

Not applicable.

(d)Duties and Charges-

Up to a maximum of 0.50% of the subscription orredemption amount (as the case may be) will bepayable to the Manager.

Under the terms of the Trust Deed, for subscription and/or redemption of Units in cash,
the Manager is entitled to charge Duties and Charges for the account of the Fund which
would be used to defray the Fund’s costs in the form of stamp duties and taxes ininvesting cash for assets or realising Fund’s assets for cash, and where there are large
subscription or redemption requests, to prevent the NAV of the Fund from being dilutedby the high transactional costs which would be incurred by the Fund, the Manager has
the discretion to charge higher Duties and Charges. The Manager will waive the Duties
and Charges for Market Makers of the Fund for subscription and/or redemption by eachMarket Maker for not more than 10,000,000 Units. If a Market Maker subscribes and/or
redeems more than 10,000,000 Units on each Cash Dealing Day, Duties and Charges
will be imposed on the amount exceeding 10,000,000 Units. Investors may wish tocontact the Manager for guidance on the Duties and Charges payable in respect of large
subscription or redemption requests.
(e)Any other fee-

Nil. However, the Participating Dealers may charge
you a commission to act on your behalf in submitting
subscription and/or redemption requests to theRegistrar. Please contact the relevant Participating
Dealer for further details.

For subscription and/or redemption of Units in-kind by or through Participating Dealers(a)Subscription fee or
preliminary charge

-

Nil.

(b)

Realisation Charge

-

Nil.

(c)

Switching fee-

Not applicable.

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(d)

Transaction Fee for eachCreation Request-

Currently S$2,500 per request.
Maximum S$2,500 per request.

(e)Transaction Fee for each
Redemption Request-

Currently S$2,500 per request.
Maximum S$2,500 per request.

Under the terms of the Trust Deed, for subscription and/or redemption of Units in-kind,
the Manager is entitled to charge the Participating Dealers the Transaction Fee for theaccount of the Fund. The Transaction Fee would be used to defray the Fund’s expenses
in transfer and other administrative costs involved in creating Units. The Transaction Fee
is charged per request, regardless of the number of Creation Units being created orredeemed. The Manager will waive the Transaction Fee for Market Makers of the Fund.
The level of the Transaction Fee may be changed with the approval of the Manager, andin case such fee is increased, at least three months’ notice will be given to theParticipating Dealers. Participating Dealers may require the investors to bear theTransaction Fee.
(f)

17.2

Any other fee-

Nil. However, Participating Dealers may charge
you a commission to act on your behalf insubmitting Creation Requests and/or Redemption
Requests to the Registrar. Please contact therelevant Participating Dealer for further details.

The Fund will have to pay the following fees and charges out of its assets:
Payable by the Fund from invested proceeds(a)Annual Management Fee-

Currently 0.15% per annum of the Fund’s NAV;
maximum 0.15% per annum of the Fund’s NAV.
The Annual Management Fee is retained by theManager as the Manager does not pay any trailer
fees with respect to the Fund.

(b)

Annual Trustee Fee-

Currently up to 0.045% per annum of the Fund’s
NAV; maximum 0.15% per annum of the Fund’s
NAV.

(c)

Other fees and charges-

Other fees and charges including inter alia
Custodian fees and Registrar fees may amount toor exceed 0.10% per annum, depending on the
proportion that each fee or charge bears to the net
asset value of the Fund.

17.3

Save for the above, there is no other substantial fee or charge (i.e. 0.10% or more of the Fund’s
asset value) for the financial year ended 30 June 2018 to be disclosed.

IX

RISKS

18.

The general risks of investing in the Fund are as follows:(a)while the Manager believes that the Fund offers income revenue and potential for
capital appreciation, no assurance can be given that these objectives will be achieved.

33You should read this Prospectus and discuss all risks with your financial and legal
advisers before making an investment decision;

19.

(b)

investments in the Fund are designed to produce returns over the medium to long-term
and are not suitable for short term speculation. You should be aware that the price ofUnits, and the income from them, may go up as well as down, and that past
performance is not necessarily a guide to the future performance of the Fund. A
possible loss of the principal invested cannot be ruled out;(c)the risks of investments made by a collective investment scheme include economic,
political, foreign exchange, liquidity, regulatory, interest rate, default and repatriation
risks; and(d)dealings in the Units and the calculation of the NAV may be suspended in certain
circumstances and the redemption of Units may be suspended or deferred in certain
circumstances as provided for in the Trust Deed and described in the section entitled“Suspension of Dealings” in paragraph 34 below.

The specific risks of investing in the Fund are as follows:(a)Market risk. The Fund’s NAV and trading prices will react to securities markets
movements. You may lose money over short periods due to fluctuation in the Fund’s
NAV and trading price in response to market movements, and over longer periods
during market downturns.

(b)Interest rate risk. Because the Fund invests in fixed-income securities, the Fund issubject to interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Fund’s
portfolio will decline because of rising interest rates. Interest rate risk is generally lower
for shorter-term investments and higher for longer-term investments.

(c)

Income risk. There is a risk that the income from the Fund’s portfolio will decline
because of falling market interest rates. This can result when, in a declining interest
rate market, the Fund receives in-kind deposits of portfolio securities in connection withcreations of new Units, or reinvests proceeds of securities maturing or sold out of theportfolio in longer-term securities as part of the Fund’s attempt to match the maturity or
duration of the Index, at market interest rates that are below the portfolio’s then-current
earnings rate.

(d)Credit risk. The value of the Fund is subject to risk resulting from changes in the credit
worthiness of its underlying investments. For example, an issuer of a bond might not
be able to meet its obligation to make interest and principal payments, or bondinvestors as a whole may downgrade their view of the issuer resulting in a deteriorationof the price of the issuer’s debt.

(e)Tracking error risk. Changes in the NAV of the Fund are unlikely to replicate exactly
changes in the Index due to various factors. Factors such as fees and expenses of theFund, liquidity of the market, imperfect correlation of returns between the Fund’s
securities and those in the Index, changes to the Index and regulatory policies may
affect the Manager’s ability to achieve close correlation with the Index of the Fund.
Imperfect correlation between the returns of portfolio securities and the Index is more
likely to happen to the extent that the Fund invests in securities that are Non-Index
Securities or invests in those Index Securities with different weighting from that of theIndex. The Fund’s returns may therefore deviate from those of the Index. However, afall in the Index may result in a corresponding fall in the NAV of the Fund.

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(f)

Fees and expenses. The level of fees and expenses payable by the Fund may
fluctuate. Accordingly, no assurances can be given as to the actual level of the Fund’s
expenses.

(g)

Absence of prior active market. Although the Units are currently listed for trading on
the SGX-ST, there can be no assurance that an active trading market will be developedor be maintained. There is no certain basis for predicting the actual price levels at, or
sizes in, which Units may trade. Further, there can be no assurance that investors in
the Units will experience trading or pricing patterns similar to those of market-tradedshares which are issued by investment companies in other jurisdictions or which are
based upon indices other than the Index.

(h)Liquidity risk. The price at which portfolio securities may be purchased or sold by theFund upon any rebalancing activities or otherwise and the value of the Units will be
adversely affected if trading markets for the Fund’s portfolio securities are limited orabsent or if bid-offer spreads are wide.

(i)

Trading in Units on the SGX-ST may be suspended. You will not be able to purchaseor sell Units on the SGX-ST during any period that the SGX-ST suspends trading in
the Units. The SGX-ST may suspend the trading of Units whenever the SGX-ST
determines that it is appropriate in the interests of a fair and orderly market to protect
investors. The creation and redemption of Creation Units may also be suspended if the
trading of Units on the SGX-ST is suspended.

(j)

Units may be delisted from the SGX-ST. The SGX-ST imposes certain requirements
for the continued listing of securities, including the Units, on the SGX-ST. There is no
assurance that the Fund will continue to meet the requirements necessary to maintainthe listing of Units on the SGX-ST or that the SGX-ST will not change the listing
requirements. The Fund may be terminated if its Units are delisted from the SGX-ST.

(k)Units may trade at prices other than NAV. The NAV of the Fund represents the fair
price for buying or selling Units. As with any listed fund, the secondary market price ofUnits may sometimes trade above or below this NAV. There is a risk, therefore, that
Holders may not be able to buy or sell at a price close to this NAV. The deviation from
NAV is dependent on a number of factors, but will be accentuated when there is a large
imbalance between market supply and demand for Units on the SGX-ST. However,since Units can be created and redeemed (in Creation Unit aggregations at NAV), theManager believes that large discounts or premiums to the NAVs of Units should not besustained. The "bid/ask" spread (being the difference between the prices being bid bypotential purchasers and the prices being asked by potential sellers) is another sourceof deviation from NAV. The bid/ask spread can widen during periods of market volatility
or market uncertainty, thereby increasing the deviation from NAV.

(l)

Minimum creation and redemption size. Units will only be issued or redeemed in-kindin Creation Unit aggregations (currently 20,000,000 Units, and multiples thereof).
Currently, Units will only be issued and redeemed for cash at a minimum of 50,000
Units on a Cash Dealing Day. If you do not hold the minimum redemption number ofUnits (which is currently 50,000 Units), you may only be able to realise the value of
your Units by selling your Units on the SGX-ST at the prevailing trading price of theUnits or (if you hold at least such minimum redemption number of Units) by redeeming
your Units in multiples of the minimum redemption number of Units on a Cash Dealing
Day. However, you should note that the Participating Dealers are under no obligation
to redeem your Units. It is expected that most Holders will dispose of their Units byselling them on the SGX-ST.

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(m)

Maximum daily dealing limits. The Fund has maximum limits in respect of redemption
orders. If you wish to redeem a large number of Units, the order may not be, or may
only be partially, accepted on that Dealing Day if the size of the order exceeds the daily
limits, or if the combined size of the net redemptions requested for that Dealing Day
including those of other Holders exceed the daily limit.

(n)

Risk Associated with the Investment Strategy of the Fund/Lack of discretion of theManager to adapt to market changes. Unlike many conventional unit trusts, the Fundis not "actively managed". Therefore, the Fund will not adjust the composition of its
portfolio except in order to seek to closely correspond to the duration and total returnof the Index. The Fund does not try to "beat" the market it tracks and does not seek
temporary defensive positions when markets decline or is judged to be overvalued.
Accordingly, a fall in the Index may result in a corresponding fall in the NAV of the Fund.

(o)Reliance on Participating Dealers. The creation and redemption of Units may only beeffected through Participating Dealers. The number of Participating Dealers at any
given time will be limited. Participating Dealers are under no obligation to accept
instructions to apply for or redeem Units on your behalf, and may charge a fee forproviding this service. Participating Dealers will not be able to create or redeem Units
during any period when, amongst other things, dealings on the SGX-ST are restricted
or suspended, settlement or clearing of securities through the CDP is disrupted or theIndex is not compiled or published. In addition, Participating Dealers will not be able tocreate or redeem Units if some other event occurs which impedes the calculation of theNAV of the Fund or disposal of the Fund’s portfolio securities cannot be effected.

(p)Suspension of creations and redemptions. Dealings of Units on the SGX-ST may notnecessarily be suspended if the creation and redemption of Units is temporarilysuspended by the Manager in accordance with the terms of the Trust Deed. If thecreation and redemption of Units is temporarily suspended, the trading price of theUnits may be adversely affected and differ from the market value of the Fund’s
underlying assets.

(q)

Concentration of the Index in certain issuers. The Index and the investments of theFund may be concentrated in securities of a single or several issuers. Changes in thefinancial condition of an issuer, changes in specific economic or political conditions that
affect a particular issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions canaffect the value of an issuer’s securities. Such issuer-specific changes may have an
impact on the securities held by the Fund.

(r)

Asset class risk. The returns generated from the securities in which the Fund invests
may not provide returns equivalent to that of other classes of securities or different
asset classes. The securities in which the Fund invests may be subject to cycles ofunderperformance relative to that of other classes of securities.

(s)

EMEAP’s investment in the Fund. The Executives’ Meeting of East Asia and PacificCentral Banks ("EMEAP") member central banks and monetary authorities are like anyother investors in the Fund and each of them is entitled to dispose of their respective
interest in the Units they hold. There are no guarantees that the EMEAP member
central banks and monetary authorities will continue to be investors in the Fund. Should
the EMEAP member central banks and monetary authorities decide to sell or redeem
all or a portion of their Units, this may have a materially adverse effect on the Fund andthe price of the Units.

(t)

Minimum commercial size. The Fund is structured as an index fund with a low total
expense ratio (including such items such as Management Fee and Trustee Fee). As

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with any fund, in order to remain viable, the size of the Fund must be sufficient to coverat least its fixed operating costs; given the low fees, the size of the Fund needs to besignificantly larger than other typical unit trusts to remain viable.
(u)Illiquidity of Singapore dollar bonds. The Fund is invested in Singapore dollar bonds
and in certain markets, there may be low levels of liquidity. There is a risk, therefore,that creation or redemption orders (requiring the Manager to respectively buy or sellIndex Securities and Non-Index Securities) may have a high cost of dealing, or takesome time to be fully integrated into the portfolio holdings of the Fund and thereby
cause a disruption in the Fund’s asset allocation. Also, it is anticipated that the initialsize of the Fund will be relatively large, with the potential effect of more costly periodic
portfolio rebalancing.

(v)

Registration or cross-listing of Fund in other markets. There is a likelihood that the Fundmay in the future be registered on other markets, or cross-listed on other exchanges,
or otherwise offered in other jurisdictions. As this is expected to improve the liquidity
for existing Holders and result in more efficient secondary market pricing due toincreased scope for arbitrage, the Manager may be permitted by the Trustee and theSupervisory Committee to charge the related costs to the Fund.

(w)

Licence to use the Index may be terminated. The Manager has been granted a licenceby the Index Provider to use the Index in order to create the Fund based on the Index
and to use certain trademarks and any copyright in the Index. The Fund may not beable to achieve its objective and may be terminated if the licence agreement between
the Manager and the Index Provider is terminated. The Fund may also be terminatedif the Index ceases to be compiled or published and there is no replacement index using
the same or substantially similar formula for the method of calculation as used in
calculating the Index.

(x)Compilation of the Index. The securities which comprise the Index are determined andcomposed by the Index Provider without regard to the performance of the Fund. The
Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Index Provider. The Index
Provider makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to investors in theFund or other persons regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally orin the Fund particularly. The Index Provider has no obligation to take the needs of theTrustee, the Manager or investors in the Fund into consideration in determining,
composing or calculating the Index. There is no assurance that the Index Provider willcompile the Index accurately, or that the Index will be determined, composed or
calculated accurately, and consequently there can be no guarantees that its actions
will not prejudice the interests of the Fund, the Manager or investors.

(y)Composition of the Index may change. The composition of the Index will change as
Index Securities mature or are redeemed or as new securities are included in the Index.
When this happens the weighting or composition of the securities owned by the Fundwould be changed as considered appropriate by the Manager in order to achieve theinvestment objective. Thus, an investment in Units will generally reflect the Index as its
constituents change and not necessarily the way it is comprised at the time of aninvestment in Units. Appendix 1 of this Prospectus describes how the Index iscomputed.

(z)

Singapore Government Political, Economic and Social Risk. Any material changes in
the political, economic or social conditions prevailing in the Singapore economy could
have a material adverse effect on the NAV of the constituent securities of the Indexand consequently on the value of Units.

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(aa)

Emerging Market Risk. The Fund may invest in securities issued by certain Asian
Governments whose economies are considered to be emerging markets. These
markets are subject to special risks associated with foreign investment in theseemerging markets including, but not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient
securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations andexchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or otherassets; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of taxes; higher
transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss; difficulties inenforcing contracts; lesser regulation of securities markets; smaller market
capitalisation; different accounting and disclosure standards; governmental
interference; greater risk of market shutdown; the risk of expropriation of assets; higher
inflation; social, economic and political uncertainties; and the risk of war.

The above is not an exhaustive list of the risks which you should consider before
investing in the Fund. You should be aware that an investment in the Fund may be
exposed to other risks of an exceptional nature from time to time.

X

SUBSCRIPTION OF UNITS

20.

How to purchase Units with cash, CPF monies or SRS monies

20.1

You may apply for Units using cash (but not CPF monies or SRS monies) through Participating
Dealers on any Cash Dealing Day. You may, through the Participating Dealers, submit Creation
Requests to the Registrar on every Dealing Day for in-kind subscription of Units (seeparagraphs 22 to 23 of this Prospectus for more details) but it is expected that smaller investors
who wish to acquire Units will do so by trading in the Units on the SGX-ST. You may buy Unitson the SGX-ST through brokers in the same way as how you may buy shares in companies
listed on the SGX-ST. You may buy Units in the Fund on the SGX-ST using cash, CPF monies
or SRS monies. The use of CPF monies shall be subject to such regulations, directives,
requirements or terms and conditions as may be imposed by the CPF Board or the relevant
CPF agent bank. Subject to the applicable terms and conditions imposed by the relevant SRS
operator and any relevant competent authority, if you wish to subscribe for Units with your SRS
monies, you will have to give a written authorisation to the relevant SRS operator for monies tobe withdrawn from your SRS account to pay for the subscription of Units.

20.2

Payment for Units with cash may be made in such manner stipulated by the Participating
Dealers from time to time.

20.3

In respect of institutional clients, an investment form may also be obtained directly from theParticipating Dealers and, once duly completed, forwarded by the Participating Dealers to theRegistrar, together with the subscription monies in respect of the application for Units. You may
obtain a list of the Participating Dealers from the Manager.

20.4

Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph, the Manager shall retain the absolute discretion toaccept or reject any application for Units (including, but not limited to, rejecting any application
for Units that is received or deemed received by the Registrar on or before the Dealing Deadlineof a Cash Dealing Day that is also an Ex. Dividend Date). If an application for Units is rejectedby the Manager, the application monies shall be refunded (without interest) to you within areasonable time in such manner as the Manager shall determine. No certificates will be issued
by the Manager.

20.5

Currently, the minimum initial investment and subsequent minimum investment for the Fund inrespect of cash subscriptions through Participating Dealers is 50,000 Units or such otherinvestment amount as may be determined from time to time by the Manager upon giving prior38

notice to the Trustee and with the approval of the Supervisory Committee. If you wish to invest
more than the minimum initial investment and subsequent minimum investment, you may do
so in increments of 1,000 Units.
21.1

The amount that you will have to pay for the number of Units applied for is calculated bymultiplying the number of Units applied for by the Issue Price of the Units together with any
Duties and Charges and/or the Transaction Fee. The Issue Price of the Units shall be
ascertained as follows:(i)by dividing the Value of the Deposited Property as at the Valuation Point of the relevant
Cash Dealing Day on which applications for Units are deemed to be received by theManager by the number of Units then in issue and deemed to be in issue; and(ii)

by adjusting the resulting total per Unit to the nearest S$0.0001 (with fractions of
S$0.00005 being round up).

The Manager may add to the Issue Price calculated (but not include within it) such sum (if any)as the Manager may consider represents the appropriate provision for Duties and Charges
and/or the Transaction Fee, which shall be for the account of the Fund. The Issue Price shallbe calculated in Singapore dollars. The Issue Price shall be based on forward pricing whichmeans that the Issue Price of the Units shall not be ascertainable at the time of application for
Units.
21.2

Requests for subscription of Units using cash must reach the Registrar on or before the Dealing
Deadline (12 noon (Singapore time) or such other time as the Manager may determine with theprior approval of the Trustee and prior notification to the Holders at such time and in suchmanner as the Trustee may require) for the Cash Dealing Day. If the request for subscription ofUnits using cash is received by the Registrar after the Dealing Deadline or on a day which is
not a Cash Dealing Day, it shall be deemed to be received by the Registrar before the Dealing
Deadline for the next Cash Dealing Day. This means that if an application is received by theRegistrar on or before the Dealing Deadline on the relevant Cash Dealing Day, the Issue Priceyou pay will be based on the Value of the Deposited Property on the Dealing Day. You may
obtain the Issue Price on the next Business Day from the Manager’s website atwww.nikkoam.com.sg.

21.3

The following is an illustration of the amount that you will have to pay based on an investmentof 50,000 Units through a Participating Dealer and a notional Issue Price of S$1.05 (the actual
Issue Price of the Units will fluctuate according to the Value of the Deposited Property):
50,000 Units
Number ofUnits proposed
to besubscribedx

S$1.05
Issue Price= S$52,500+

S$262.50
Duties andCharges*=

S$52,762.50
Total amountpayable byinvestor* Assuming that you are charged 0.50% of the subscription amount by the Manager. You shouldnote that in addition to such Duties and Charges, you will also have to bear all commissions
charged by the relevant Participating Dealer.
You should note that there may be additional fees and charges (including brokerage fees andcharges) payable to the Participating Dealers (as may be determined by the relevant
Participating Dealer. The above numerical example has not included the applicable fees andcharges payable by you (if any). You should therefore consult the relevant Participating Dealer
for the actual amount of all fees and charges that would be payable to the Participating Dealer
for assisting you with your subscription application. You should also note that in addition to any

39additional fee and charges payable to the Participating Dealers, you will also have to bear all
brokerage fees charged by your stockbrokers.
The price of Units traded on SGX-ST shall be based on their market prices throughout thetrading day for SGX-ST.
You should note that all bank charges (if any) payable in connection with your subscription ofUnits and the refund of the balance subscription monies (if any) will be borne by you.
21.4

Applications for subscription of Units using cash will only be accepted and processed if theapplication monies and/or the Duties and Charges in respect of that application have been
received in full in cleared funds by or to the order of the Trustee by no later than the second
Dealing Day after the Cash Dealing Day, or such other number of Dealing Days after the Cash
Dealing Day as may be determined and agreed between the Trustee and the Manager ("CashSettlement Date").
If the above is not satisfied, the application for subscription of Units will be cancelled.
Participating Dealers will be liable for all direct and indirect losses incurred by the Fund resulting
from applications submitted by them that are cancelled, including, the Duties and Charges,
interest costs incurred by the Fund and any losses arising in respect of the Fund’s purchaseand sale of Investments in connection with such cancellation (including the difference between
the NAV on the Cash Settlement Date compared to the relevant Dealing Day).

21.5

The Issue Price excludes any subscription fee or preliminary charge as no subscription fee or
preliminary charge is payable.
How to subscribe for Units in-kind

22.1

For so long as the Units are listed, quoted and traded on the SGX-ST, the Manager may issueUnits in blocks of 20,000,000 Units (each a "Creation Unit") or multiples thereof on acontinuous basis on every Dealing Day to Participating Dealers at the Issue Price for that
Creation Unit. The Issue Price for the Creation Unit shall be ascertained as follows:(i)by dividing the Value of the Deposited Property at the Valuation Point of the relevant
Dealing Day on which applications for Creation Units are deemed to be received by theManager by the number of Units then in issue and deemed to be in issue;(ii)

by adjusting the resulting total per Unit to the nearest S$0.0001 (with fractions of
S$0.00005 being rounded up);(iii)

by multiplying the resulting total by the number of Units comprising a Creation Unit
aggregation; and(iv)

thereafter by adjusting the amount to the nearest S$0.01 (with fractions of S$0.005
being rounded up).

The Manager may add to the Issue Price calculated (but not include within it) such sum (if any)as the Manager may consider represents the appropriate provision for the Transaction Fee,
which shall be for the account of the Fund. The Issue Price for the Creation Unit shall becalculated in Singapore dollars. The Issue Price for the Creation Unit shall be based on forward
pricing which means that the Issue Price of the Units shall not be ascertainable at the time ofrequest to create the Creation Unit.

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Procedures for Creation of Units
22.2

If you wish to create Units by subscribing for Units in-kind, you must approach a Participating
Dealer to do so on your behalf. The Participating Dealer may require you to complete a form.
In addition, the Participating Dealer may request that you make certain representations or enter
into agreements with respect to the order, for example, to provide for payments of cash, whenrequired. You should be aware that your broker or dealer may not have executed a Participant
Agreement and that, therefore, your broker or dealer may have to place orders to create Units
through a Participating Dealer that has entered into a Participant Agreement. In such cases,
you may have to pay additional charges. At any given time, there may be only one or a limited
number of Participating Dealers.

22.3

Creation Requests received from Participating Dealers and accepted by the Manager on or
before the Dealing Deadline (5.30 p.m. (Singapore time) or such other time as the Manager
may determine with the prior approval of the Trustee and prior notification to the Holders at
such time and in such manner as the Trustee may require) on each Dealing Day will be issued
at that Dealing Day’s Issue Price as calculated in accordance with paragraph 22.1 of thisProspectus. Creation Requests received from Participating Dealers after the Dealing Deadline
or on a day which is not a Dealing Day shall be deemed to be received by the Registrar before
the Dealing Deadline for the next Dealing Day. If you place an order for Units, you should afford
sufficient time for the order to be properly submitted by the Participating Dealers to the Registrar
prior to the Dealing Deadline on the relevant Dealing Day.

22.4

When submitting the Creation Request, the Participating Dealer should tender to the Custodianof the Fund the Index Securities and Non-Index Securities as comprising a Deposit Basket foreach Creation Unit no later than two (2) Dealing Days following the relevant Dealing Date, orsuch other number of Dealing Days following the relevant Dealing Date as may be determined
and agreed between the Trustee and the Manager (the "Settlement Date") in accordance withthe terms of the Participant Agreement. The delivery of Units properly applied for will occur inaccordance with the terms of the Participant Agreement which is normally no later than the
Settlement Date in accordance with the terms of the Participant Agreement.

22.5

The creation of Units in Creation Unit aggregations will only be done if the following aresatisfied:(i)the Index Securities and Non-Index Securities delivered to the Custodian in respect ofthat issue of Creation Units have been approved by the Manager as comprising a
Deposit Basket with respect to the relevant Dealing Date and the Value of any NonIndex Securities does not exceed twenty per cent. (20%) (or such other percentage as
determined by the Manager from time to time and approved by the Trustee and theSupervisory Committee) of the Issue Price on the previous Dealing Day;(ii)

the aggregate of (a) the Value of the Index Securities and Non-Index Securities on therelevant Dealing Date delivered to the Custodian and (b) the amount of cash paid to or
to the order of the Trustee or Custodian in respect of the Cash Issue Component for
the Creation Unit aggregation (as described in paragraph 22.6 below) is equal to theIssue Price for that Creation Unit aggregation;(iii)

the Index Securities and Non-Index Securities have been vested upon the trusts hereofin the Trustee to the Trustee’s satisfaction or satisfactory evidence of title andinstruments of transfer shall have been produced to or to the order of the Trustee bysuch time and date as determined therefor by the Manager in its discretion, provided
that such date shall occur no later than the relevant Settlement Date; and

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(iv)

the full amount of the Cash Issue Component, the Duties and Charges and/orTransaction Fee in respect of that Creation Unit size shall have been received in full incleared funds by or to the order of the Trustee by such time and date as determined
therefor by the Manager in its discretion, provided that such date shall occur no later
than the relevant Settlement Date.

If any of the above is not satisfied, the creation order will be cancelled. Participating Dealers
will be liable for all direct and indirect losses incurred by the Fund resulting from creation orders
submitted by them, including, the Transaction Fee, interest costs incurred by the Fund and any
losses arising in respect of the Fund’s purchase and sale of Investments in connection withsuch cancellation (including the difference between the NAV on the Settlement Date comparedto the relevant Dealing Day).
22.6

The Cash Issue Component of a Creation Unit is the difference between the Value of the Index
Securities and Non-Index Securities constituting a Deposit Basket on the relevant Dealing Datedelivered to the Custodian and the Issue Price of the Creation Unit as calculated in paragraph22.1. If the Cash Issue Component, after taking into account of any Duties and Charges and/orTransaction Fee is a negative amount no cash shall be payable or paid by a Participating
Dealer, but a cash amount equal to the negative shall be paid by the Trustee to the Participating
Dealer no later than two (2) Dealing Days following the relevant Dealing Date, or such othernumber of Dealing Days following the relevant Dealing Date as may be determined and agreed
between the Trustee and the Manager.
Acceptance of Orders for Creation Unit aggregations

22.7

The Trustee and the Manager reserve the absolute right without giving any reason therefor to
reject a Creation Request transmitted to the Registrar (including, but not limited to, rejecting
any Creation Request that is received or deemed received by the Registrar on or before the
Dealing Deadline of a Dealing Day that is also an Ex. Dividend Date). The Manager currently
intends to reject a Creation Request if:(i)the order is not in proper form; or(ii)

under applicable law or regulation, the applicant (on whose behalf the Participating
Dealer is acting) is not eligible to subscribe for, purchase or hold Units, or in thediscretion of the Trustee or the Manager the purchase or holding of Units by theapplicant might result in the Fund, the Manager or the Trustee incurring any liability to
tax or suffering any other financial disadvantage or becoming subject to any law or
regulation which they might not otherwise have incurred or suffered or become subject
to.

The Registrar will notify the Participating Dealer of any rejection of an order placed by that
Participating Dealer. The Trustee, the Manager and the Custodian are under no duty to provide
reasons for rejecting a Creation Request in respect of the Fund.
23.

The Manager may, with the approval of the Trustee, at its discretion change the number of Units
comprising a Creation Unit aggregation for the purpose of effecting creations of Units.
The following Paragraphs 24 and 25 are applicable to subscribing for Units in cash and in-kind24.

For every successful application for Units, the Participating Dealer will be sent a confirmation
detailing the number of Units allotted within seven (7) Business Days of the receipt of theapplication by the Registrar. All Units created through subscription of Units through theParticipating Dealers will be entered on the records of CDP in the name of the Participating
Dealer or its nominee.

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25.

No Units will be issued and no Creation Requests will be accepted during any period when thecreation and redemption of Units is suspended (see paragraph 34 entitled "Suspension of
Dealings" below).

XI

REALISATION OF UNITS

26.

How to sell Units for cash or Units which were purchased with CPF monies or SRS monies

26.1

You may apply to redeem Units for cash (but not CPF monies or SRS monies) throughParticipating Dealers on any Cash Dealing Day. If you wish to dispose of less than the minimum
redemption number of Units (as set out in paragraph 27), you may only do so on the SGX-ST.
You may, through the Participating Dealers, submit Redemption Requests on every Dealing
Day for in-kind redemption of Units (see paragraph 29 of this Prospectus for more details) but
it is expected that smaller investors who wish to redeem Units will do so by trading in the Unitson the SGX-ST. You may sell your Units for cash or sell your Units which were purchased with
CPF monies or SRS monies on the SGX-ST through brokers in the same way as how you may
sell shares in companies listed on the SGX-ST.

26.2

You may redeem Units in cash through completing the realisation request (or such other form
as the Manager may approve from time to time) and forwarding the same to Participating
Dealers. However, if you have applied to subscribe for Units using cash on the Cash Dealing
Day in any week, you shall not be entitled to redeem the Units to be issued to you until thefollowing Cash Dealing Day.

27.

There is no minimum holding amount for the Units. The minimum redemption number of Units
in respect of cash redemptions through Participating Dealers is 50,000 Units or such othernumber of Units as may be determined from time to time by the Manager upon giving priornotice to the Trustee and with the approval of the Supervisory Committee. Holders with lessthan the minimum redemption number of Units may only sell their Units for cash by trading in
the Units on the SGX-ST.

28.1

The net redemption proceeds are calculated by multiplying the number of Units to be redeemedby the Redemption Value of the Units on the Cash Dealing Day which shall be ascertained asfollows:(i)by dividing the Value of the Deposited Property at the Valuation Point of each Dealing
Day on which applications to redeem Units are deemed to be received by the Manager
by the number of Units then in issue and deemed to be in issue; and(ii)

by adjusting the resulting total per Unit to the nearest S$0.0001 (with fractions of
S$0.00005 being round up).

The Manager may deduct from the redemption proceeds such sum (if any) as the Manager may
consider represents the appropriate provision for Duties and Charges and/or the Transaction
Fee, which shall be for the account of the Fund. The Redemption Value shall be calculated in
Singapore dollars and shall be based on forward pricing which means that the Redemption
Value of the Units shall not be ascertainable at the time of application to redeem Units.

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28.2

Applications to redeem Units for cash must reach the Registrar on or before the Dealing
Deadline (12 noon (Singapore time) or such other time as the Manager may determine with theprior approval of the Trustee and prior notification to the Holders at such time and in suchmanner as the Trustee may require) on the Cash Dealing Day. If the request to redeem Units
for cash is received by the Registrar after the Dealing Deadline or on a day which is not a Cash
Dealing Day, it shall be deemed to be received by the Registrar before the Dealing Deadline
for the next Cash Dealing Day. This means that if an application is received by the Registrar
on or before the Dealing Deadline on the Cash Dealing Day, the Redemption Value you will get
will be based on the Value of the Deposited Property on the Dealing Day. You may obtain the
Redemption Value on the next Business Day from the Manager’s website atwww.nikkoam.com.sg.

28.3

The following is an illustration of the net redemption proceeds that you will receive based on
the redemption of 50,000 Units through a Participating Dealer and a notional Redemption Valueof S$1.05 (the actual Redemption Value of the Units will fluctuate according to the Value of the
Deposited Property).
50,000No. of Units
Redeemedx

S$1.05
Redemption
Value

=

S$52,500
Gross
Redemption
Proceeds−

S$262.50
Duties andCharges*=

S$52,237.50
Net
Redemption
Proceeds* Assuming that you are charged 0.50% of the gross redemption proceeds by the Manager.
You should note that in addition to such Duties and Charges, you will also have to bear allcommissions charged by the relevant Participating Dealer.
28.4

Where Units are to be redeemed for cash, the Manager shall proceed to effect any sales ofInvestments necessary to provide the cash required to pay the realisation proceeds and notify
the Trustee that those Units are to be redeemed and cancelled. In such event the Fund shallbe reduced by the cancellation of those Units on the Cash Settlement Date and for settlementon that Cash Settlement Date the Trustee shall pay the realisation proceeds to the relevant
Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no realisation proceeds shall be paid unless Units, thesubject of the application to redeem Units for cash, have been delivered to the Trustee forredemption by such time on the Cash Settlement Date as the Trustee and the Manager shallfor the time being prescribe. If Units are not delivered to the Trustee for redemption inaccordance with the foregoing: (i) the application for redemption for cash shall be deemed neverto have been made (except that the Duties and Charges shall remain due and payable) and (ii)the Manager may, but shall not be bound to, charge the applicant (for the account of the Fund)a cancellation fee of such amount as it may from time to time determine to represent theadministrative costs involved in processing the redemption request, and any losses arising inrespect of the Fund’s sale and purchase of Investments and any interest costs incurred by theFund in connection with such failed redemption. In addition, the Manager may, but shall not bebound to require the Participating Dealer to pay to the Trustee for the account of the Fund inrespect of each Unit, the subject of the application for redemption of Units for cash, the amount(if any) by which the Redemption Value of each such Unit is less than the Issue Price which
would have applied in relation to each such Unit as if the Manager had received on the relevant
Cash Settlement Date in relation to such Units to be redeemed an application from suchapplicant for the subscription of such Units in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 21of this Prospectus.

28.5

The Redemption Value excludes Realisation Charge as no Realisation Charge is payable.

28.6

Payment will be made within two (2) Business Days after the Cash Dealing Day, or such othernumber of Business Days after the Cash Dealing Day as may be determined and agreed

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between the Trustee and the Manager, subject to the provisions of the Trust Deed. For Units
purchased with cash, the net redemption proceeds shall be paid to the Participating Dealer.
How to redeem Units in-kind
29.1

For so long as the Units are listed, quoted and traded on the SGX-ST, the Manager shalldetermine and designate the Index Securities and Non-Index Securities comprising the
Redemption Basket applicable to requests to redeem Units in Redemption Unit aggregations
submitted with respect to that Dealing Day. The Manager shall permit redemption of a Creation
Unit or whole-number multiples thereof on a continuous basis on every Dealing Day toParticipating Dealers at the Redemption Value for that Creation Unit. On receipt of a
Redemption Request by the Registrar from a Participating Dealer on behalf of a Holder which
complies with the requirements as set out in paragraph 29.7 below, the Manager shall effectthe redemption of the Units, in Redemption Unit aggregations, specified in the Redemption
Request for proceeds equivalent to the Redemption Value of each Creation Unit aggregation
to be redeemed, such proceeds to be by way of a transfer by or on behalf of the Trustee in
specie of the Redemption Securities (as defined in paragraph 29.4) and payment by or on
behalf of the Trustee in cash of the Cash Redemption Component (if positive) determined asat the Dealing Day. The Redemption Value for the Redemption Unit shall be ascertained asfollows:(i)by dividing the Value of the Deposited Property at the Valuation Point of each Dealing
Day on which applications to redeem the Creation Unit are deemed to be received by
the Manager by the number of Units then in issue and deemed to be in issue;(ii)

by adjusting the resulting total per Unit to the nearest S$0.0001 (with fractions of
S$0.00005 being rounded up);(iii)

by multiplying the resulting total by the number of Units comprising a Creation Unit
aggregation; and(iv)

thereafter by adjusting the amount to the nearest S$0.01 (with fractions of S$0.005
being rounded up).

The Manager may set off against any Cash Redemption Component payable to a Participating
Dealer such sum (if any) as the Manager may consider represents the appropriate provision for
the Transaction Fees, which deduction shall be for the account of the Fund. To the extent that
the Cash Redemption Component is insufficient to pay such Transaction Fees payable on such
redemption, the Participating Dealer shall promptly pay the shortfall in Singapore dollars to or
to the order of the Trustee and the Trustee shall not be obliged to deliver (and shall have ageneral lien over) the Redemption Securities until such shortfall is paid in full to or to the orderof the Trustee. The Redemption Value for the Redemption Unit shall be based on forward
pricing which means that the Redemption Value of the Units shall not be ascertainable at thetime of request to redeem the Redemption Unit.
Procedures for Redemption of Units in-kind
29.2

If you have applied to subscribe for Units in-kind on any Dealing Day, you will not be entitled toredeem the Units to be issued to you until after the Settlement Date in respect of that Dealing
Day. If you wish to redeem Units in-kind, you must approach a Participating Dealer to do so on
your behalf. The Participating Dealer may require you to complete a form. In addition, theParticipating Dealer may request that you make certain representations or enter into
agreements with respect to the order, for example, to provide for payments of cash, whenrequired. You should be aware that your broker or dealer may not have executed a Participant
Agreement and that, therefore, your broker or dealer would have to place orders to redeem

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Units through a Participating Dealer that has entered into a Participant Agreement. In suchcases, you may have to pay additional charges. At any given time, there may be only one or alimited number of Participating Dealers.
29.3

Redemption Requests received from Participating Dealers and accepted by the Registrar on or
before the Dealing Deadline (5.30 p.m. (Singapore time) or such other time as the Manager
may determine with the prior approval of the Trustee and prior notification to the Holders at
such time and in such manner as the Trustee may require) on each Dealing Day will be
redeemed at that Dealing Day’s Redemption Value as calculated in accordance with paragraph29.1 of this Prospectus. Redemption Requests received from Participating Dealers after the
Dealing Deadline or on a day which is not a Dealing Day shall be deemed to be received by
the Registrar before the Dealing Deadline for the next Dealing Day. If you place an order toredeem Units, you should afford sufficient time for the order to be properly submitted by theParticipating Dealers to the Registrar prior to the Dealing Deadline on the relevant Dealing Day.

29.4

The Index Securities and Non-Index Securities comprising the Redemption Basket("Redemption Securities") distributable and Cash Redemption Component (less any
Transaction Fees) in respect of the redemption of Units may be transferred or paid sooner but
shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph 32 of this Prospectus, be distributable and payable
no later than the Settlement Date provided that the Units, which are the subject of theredemption request, have been delivered to the Trustee by the Settlement Date and the fullamount of the Cash Redemption Component (if negative) and any additional sums payable
under paragraph 31 and/or the Transaction Fees payable have been deducted and set-off orotherwise paid in full by the Settlement Date. For the purposes of this paragraph 29.4, theHolder on whose behalf a Redemption Request is made by a Participating Dealer shall bedeemed to authorise (i) the transfer of the Redemption Securities by book entry to thedesignated stock account and (ii) the payment of the Cash Redemption Component by bookentry payment to the designated cash account or by telegraphic transfer to a bank account in
the name or to the order, in each case, of that Participating Dealer by or through whom that
redemption request was made. The Cash Redemption Component shall be paid in Singapore
dollars and, if paid by telegraphic transfer, shall be paid to a Singapore dollar account of a
Singapore bank, unless otherwise agreed by the Manager.

29.5

Where Units are to be redeemed, the Manager shall proceed to effect any sales of Investments
necessary to provide the cash required to pay the Cash Redemption Component and notify theTrustee that those Units are to be redeemed and cancelled. In such event the Fund shall be
reduced by the cancellation of those Units on that Settlement Date and for settlement on that
Settlement Date (or such later date as may from time to time be determined by the Manager
with the consent of the Trustee) the Trustee shall transfer the applicable Redemption Securities
out of the Deposited Property to or to the order of the Participating Dealer through which theredeeming Holder made his redemption request and shall pay the Cash Redemption
Component to the relevant Holder within two (2) Dealing Days after the relevant Dealing Day,or such other number of Dealing Days after the relevant Dealing Day as may be determined
and agreed between the Trustee and the Manager. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
Redemption Securities shall be delivered and no Cash Redemption Component shall be paid
unless Units, the subject of the Redemption Request, have been delivered to the Trustee forredemption by such time on the Settlement Date as the Trustee and the Manager shall for thetime being prescribe for such Redemption Request. The Manager, with prior approval of theTrustee, may at its discretion extend the settlement period, such extension to be on such terms
and conditions (including as to the payment of any fees it may determine to represent theadministrative costs involved in extending the Settlement Date) as the Manager may determine.
If Units are not delivered to the Trustee for redemption in accordance with the foregoing: (i) the
Redemption Request shall be deemed never to have been made (except that the Transaction
Fee therefor shall remain due and payable) and (ii) the Manager may, but shall not be boundto, charge the applicant (for the account of the Fund) a cancellation fee of such amount as it

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may from time to time determine to represent the administrative costs involved in processing
the redemption request, and any losses arising in respect of the Fund’s sale and purchase of
Investments and any interest costs incurred by the Fund in connection with such failed
redemption. In addition, the Manager may, but shall not be bound to require the Participating
Dealer to pay to the Trustee for the account of the Fund in respect of each Unit, the subject of
the Redemption Request, the amount (if any) by which the Redemption Value of each such
Unit is less than the Issue Price which would have applied in relation to each such Unit as if theManager had received on the relevant Settlement Date in relation to such Units to be redeemed
an application from such applicant for the creation of such Units in accordance with theprovisions of paragraphs 21 to 22 of this Prospectus.
29.6

The Cash Redemption Component of a Creation Unit is the difference between the Value ofthe Index Securities and Non-Index Securities constituting a Deposit Basket and theRedemption Value of the Creation Unit as calculated in paragraph 29.1 of this Prospectus.
Acceptance of Orders for Redemption of Creation Unit aggregations

29.7

To be effective, a Redemption Request:(i)must be given to the Participating Dealer in accordance with a Participant Agreement;(ii)

must specify the (round) number of Redemption Unit aggregations the subject of the
Redemption Request; and(iii)

may not be in respect of Units other than as comprising a Redemption Unit aggregation.

30.

A Redemption Request once given cannot be revoked or withdrawn without the consent of theManager.

31.

The Manager may from time to time in its absolute discretion substitute an amount of cash to
replace any Index Security or Non-Index Security comprised in a Redemption Basket inconnection with a request to redeem any Redemption Unit aggregation provided that theaggregate Value of all replaced Index Securities and Non-Index Securities substituted by cash
shall not exceed forty per cent. (40%) (or such other percentage as determined by the Manager
from time to time and approved by the Trustee and the Supervisory Committee) of the
Redemption Value. If the Manager exercises such discretion, the cash in lieu amount shall beequal to the Value of any substituted Index Security or Non-Index Security and shall comprisepart of the Cash Redemption Component and each such substituted Index Security or NonIndex Security shall be deemed not to be a Redemption Security comprising part of the
Redemption Basket. The Manager shall be entitled in its discretion to charge (for the accountof the Fund) to the applicant of any Units for which cash is paid in lieu of delivering any
Redemption Securities such additional sum it may consider represents the appropriate
provision for expenses incurred by the Fund.
Applicable to redeeming Units in cash and in-kind

32.

The Manager shall be entitled to limit the total number of Units which Holders are entitled toredeem on a Dealing Day to ten per cent. (10%) (or such higher percentage as the Manager
may determine in any particular case) of the total number of Units in issue (disregarding any
Units which have been agreed to be issued), such limitation to be applied (subject as provided
in the last sentence of this paragraph) pro rata to all Participating Dealers who have validly
requested redemptions to be effected on such Dealing Day so that the proportion redeemed ofeach holding so requested to be redeemed is the same for all Participating Dealers. Any Units
which, by virtue of the powers conferred on the Manager hereby, are not redeemed in respectof a particular Dealing Day (a "first relevant Dealing Day") shall be carried forward for47

redemption (subject to any further application of the provisions of this paragraph) on the Dealing
Day next following the first relevant Dealing Day (such Dealing Day shall be referred to as a"second relevant Dealing Day"). The Manager will inform the Participating Dealers of Units
the redemption of which has been deferred within one Business Day after the relevant Dealing
Day and that (subject as aforesaid) they shall be redeemed on the second relevant Dealing
Day. If on the second relevant Dealing Day the Manager shall decide to apply the limitation
described in the first sentence of this paragraph, Units the subject of redemption requests firstcarried forward from the first relevant Dealing Day shall then (subject to the application of such
limitation) be redeemed in priority to Units the subject of redemption requests received on thesecond relevant Dealing Day, and such second relevant Dealing Day shall be treated as thefirst relevant Dealing Day for Holders whose redemption requests are to be carried forward
hereunder after such second relevant Dealing Day.
XIIOBTAINING PRICES OF UNITS

33.

The Issue Price and Redemption Value of Units will be available on the Business Day following
each Dealing Day.
You may check such Issue Price and Redemption Value on the Manager’s website atwww.nikkoam.com.sg.

XIII

SUSPENSION OF DEALINGS

34.

Subject to the second proviso in Clause 14.3.1 of the Trust Deed and provisions in the CIS
Code, the Manager may at any time with the prior approval of the Trustee suspend the right of
the Holders to require the creation and/or redemption of Units and/or delay the payment of any
moneys and distribution of any Redemption Securities in respect of any redemption during anyof the following periods:(a)any period when the SGX-ST is closed;(b)

any period when dealings of the Units on the SGX-ST are restricted or suspended;(c)any period when settlement or clearing of securities in CDP is disrupted;(d)the existence of any state of affairs as a result of which delivery of Index Securities or
Non-Index Securities comprised in a Deposit Basket or Redemption Basket or disposalof Investments for the time being comprised in the Deposited Property cannot, in theopinion of the Manager, be effected normally or without prejudicing the interests ofHolders;(e)any period when, in the opinion of the Manager, funds cannot be normally remitted
from Deposited Property without prejudicing the interests of Holders;(f)any period when the Index is not compiled or published;(g)any breakdown in the means normally employed in determining the Value of the
Deposited Property or liability of the Fund or when for any other reason the Value of
any Investment or other property for the time being comprised in the Deposited
Property or the liabilities of the Fund cannot be promptly and accurately ascertained;(h)any 48 hours (or such longer period as the Manager and the Trustee may agree) prior
to the date of any meeting of the Holders or any adjourned meeting thereof;

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(i)

any period when the business operations of the Manager or the Trustee in relation tothe operations of the Fund are substantially interrupted or closed as a result of or arisingfrom pestilence, acts of war, terrorism, insurrection, revolution, civil unrest, riots, strikes
or acts of God;(j)

any period when the dealing of Units is suspended pursuant to any order or direction
issued by the Authority; or(k)such circumstances as may be required under the provisions of the CIS Code.

35.

Such suspension (which expression shall include the aforesaid right to delay payment) shalltake effect forthwith upon the declaration thereof by the Manager and thereafter there shall be
no redemption of Units and/or transfer of such Redemption Securities and payment of the Cash
Redemption Component or cash Redemption Value in respect of any such redemption until theManager shall declare the suspension at an end, except that subject to the provisions of the
CIS Code, the suspension shall terminate as soon as practicable when (a) the condition giving
rise to the suspension shall have ceased to exist and (b) no other condition under whichsuspension is authorised under the Trust Deed shall then exist, and in any event, within 21
days of the commencement of the suspension. The period of suspension may be extended if
the Manager satisfies the Trustee that it is in the best interest of the Holders for the dealing in
Units to remain suspended. Such extension should be subject to weekly review by the Trustee.
Each declaration by the Manager pursuant to the Trust Deed shall be consistent with suchofficial rules, regulations, codes and guidelines, if any, relating to the subject matter thereof as
shall have been promulgated by any authority having jurisdiction over the Fund and as shall bein effect at the time. To the extent not inconsistent with such official rules, regulations, codes or
guidelines and subject to the foregoing provisions hereof, the declaration of the Manager shallbe conclusive. During any such suspension by reason of any of the circumstances set out inparagraphs 34(a) to (k) above, the calculation of the Value of the Deposited Property and each
Unit (including the Issue Price and Redemption Value) may also be suspended and theManager shall be under no obligation to rebalance or adjust the Deposited Property, in eithercase at the discretion of the Manager and with the prior approval of the Trustee. The Manager
shall publish the fact that the calculation of the Value of the Deposited Property and each Unit
is suspended immediately following such suspension and at least once a month during theperiod of such suspension in such newspaper or newspapers in Singapore or elsewhere as theManager may from time to time think fit.

36.

Any Participating Dealer may at any time after such a suspension has been declared and before
termination of such suspension withdraw any redemption request or any application for theissue of Units by notice in writing to the Manager to whom the relevant request or application
had originally been submitted. If no such notification of the withdrawal of any such request or
application has been received by the Manager before termination of such suspension, theManager shall, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Deed, redeem
Units in respect of which Manager have received a valid Redemption Request and the Trustee
and the Manager shall consider applications for the issue of Units as at the Dealing Day next
following the termination of such suspension. In addition, the period for distributing any
proceeds the distribution of which has been delayed pursuant to the suspension shall be
extended by a period equal to the length of the period of the suspension.

XIV

PERFORMANCE OF THE SCHEME AND THE BENCHMARK

37.1

The performance of the Fund as at 28 February 2019 is shown in the table below:

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*FundBenchmarkReturnover 1 year

Return over
3 years(A.C.R.)

Return over
5 years(A.C.R.)

Return over
10 years(A.C.R.)

Return since
Inception(A.C.R.)

2.93%
3.15%

1.89%
2.23%

2.14%
2.44%

1.97%
2.27%

2.47%
2.75%

*Calculated on a NAV-to-NAV basis, S$, with all dividends and distributions reinvested (net ofreinvestment charges), if any.
Source: Markit Indices Limited & Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited.
Benchmark: iBoxx ABF Singapore Bond Index total return series
Inception Date of ABF Singapore Bond Index Fund: 31 August 2005
"A.C.R." means Average Annual Compounded Return37.2

The returns on the Fund as shown in the table in paragraph 37.1 above are calculated on asingle pricing basis. There is no subscription fee or Realisation Charge for the Fund payable
presently or during the duration of the periods for which the returns are calculated.

37.3

The returns for the Fund are calculated on the assumption that all dividends and distributions(if any) made by the Fund are reinvested, taking into account all charges which would havebeen payable upon such reinvestment.

37.4

You should note that the past performance of the Fund indicated in paragraph 37.1 above is
not necessarily indicative of the future performance of the Fund.

37.5

As required under the regulations made under the Securities and Futures Act, this Prospectus
does not contain any information on past performance based on simulated results of ahypothetical collective investment scheme.
Expense ratio

37.6

The expense ratio of the Fund (calculated in accordance with Investment Management
Association of Singapore's guidelines on the disclosure of expense ratios and based on figuresin the Fund's latest audited accounts) for the financial period ended 30 June 2018 is 0.25%.
The following expenses (where applicable) are excluded from the calculation of the expense
ratios:(a)brokerage and other transaction costs associated with the purchase and sales ofinvestments (such as registrar charges and remittance fees);(b)foreign exchange gains and losses of the Fund whether realised or unrealised;(c)front-end loads, back-end loads and other costs arising on the purchase or sale of aforeign unit trust or mutual fund;(d)

tax deducted at source or arising from income received, including withholding tax;(e)interest expenses; and(f)dividends and other distributions paid to Holders.

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37.7

The audited turnover ratio of the Fund (calculated based on the lesser of purchases or sales ofunderlying investments of the Fund expressed as a percentage of daily average NAV of theFund) for the financial period ended 30 June 2018 is 26.52%.
Benchmark38.

The benchmark against which the performance of the Fund is measured is the iBoxx ABF
Singapore Bond Index total return series.

XV

SOFT DOLLAR COMMISSIONS/ARRANGEMENTS

39.

In its management of the Fund, the Manager currently does not receive or enter into any soft
dollar commissions or arrangements.

XVI

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

40.1

Other than the Fund, the Manager is also the manager of other collective investment schemes
including but not limited to:(a) Nikko AM Shenton Japan Fund(b) Nikko AM Shenton Thrift Fund(c)

Nikko AM Shenton Income Fund(d) Nikko AM Shenton Asia Pacific Fund(e) Nikko AM Global Green Bond Fund(f)

Nikko AM Shenton Emerging Enterprise Discovery Fund(g) Nikko AM Shenton Global Opportunities Fund(h) Nikko AM Shenton Horizon Investment Funds(i)

Nikko AM Shenton Eight Portfolios(j)Nikko AM Asia Investment Funds(k)

Nikko AM Shenton Short Term Bond Funds(l)

The Solidarity Fund(m) Nikko AM Singapore STI ETF(n) Nikko AM Japan Dividend Equity Fund(o) Nikko AM Asia High Yield Bond Fund(p) MSIG Asian Bond Fund(q) Nikko AM Global Multi Asset Conservative Fund(r)

Nikko AM Asia Healthcare Fund(s)

Nikko AM China Onshore Fund Series(t)Nikko AM All China Equity Fund51

(u) Nikko AM ASEAN Equity Fund(v)

NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia ex Japan REIT ETF(w) Nikko AM Asia Limited Investment Fund Series(x) Nikko AM SGD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
40.2

The Manager may from time to time have to deal with competing or conflicting interests arisingfrom other funds managed by the Manager. For example, the Manager may make a purchaseor sale decision on behalf of some or all of the other funds managed by the Manager without
making the same decision on behalf of the Fund, as a decision whether or not to make thesame investment or sale for the Fund depends on factors such as the cash availability andportfolio balance of the Fund. However, the Manager will use its reasonable endeavours at all
times to act fairly and in the interests of the Fund. In particular, after taking into account theavailability of cash and the relevant investment guidelines of the other funds managed by theManager and the Fund, the Manager will endeavour to ensure that securities bought and soldwill be allocated proportionately as far as possible among the other funds managed by theManager and the Fund. The Manager may also transact on the Fund’s behalf with its affiliates.
The Manager intends to deal with any conflicts of interests in a manner consistent with any
applicable guidelines which may be issued from time to time by the Investment Management
Association of Singapore.

40.3

The Manager is of the view that it is not in a position of conflict in managing its other funds asthese funds and the Fund have different investment universes and investment restrictions. To
the extent that there are overlapping investment objectives, the Manager will, as far aspracticable, endeavour to have the same securities holdings for such overlapping areas withsuch securities allocated on a pro-rata basis among the funds. The Manager will conduct alltransactions with or for the Fund at arm’s length.

41.1

The Trustee, the Manager and any Connected Persons or associate of the Trustee or theManager may:(a)purchase, hold, deal in or dispose of Units and may contract or enter into any financial,banking, insurance, brokerage or other transaction with one another, the Holders,Participating Dealers or any corporation or body any of whose securities form part of
the Deposited Property, make profits from such contracts or other transactions and beinterested in any such corporation or body; and(b)invest in and deal with securities or any property of the kind included in the property of
the Fund or any other investments for their respective individual accounts or for theaccount of a third party or enter into contracts or other arrangements with one anotherand make profits from these activities.

41.2

Neither the Manager nor any of the directors of the Manager or any of their associates is or will
become entitled to receive any part of the brokerage charged to the Fund, or any part of thefees, allowances, benefits, etc received on purchases charged to the Fund.

41.3

Except in the case of a purchase for the account of the Fund of any unit, share or other interestin a money market fund managed by the Manager or any Connected Person of the Manager
for which the Trustee’s prior written consent has been obtained, neither the Trustee nor theManager shall as principal to buy or sell or otherwise deal in the purchase or sale of Investmentsfrom or to the Trustee for the account of the Fund or otherwise deal as principal with the Fund.
However, with the prior written consent of the Trustee, any Connected Person of the Manager
may as principal buy or sell or otherwise deal in the purchase or sale of Investments from or to52the Trustee for the account of the Fund or otherwise deal as principal with the Fund provided
that all such transactions are entered into on an arm’s length basis and at the best priceavailable to the Fund having regard to the kind, size and time of the transaction. If any
Connected Person of the Manager shall so buy, sell or deal, such Connected Person may retain
for its own absolute use and benefit any profit which it may derive therefrom or in connection
therewith.
41.4

Any cash of the Fund may be deposited with any Connected Person or invested in certificatesof deposit or banking investments issued by any Connected Person. Banking or similartransactions may also be undertaken with or through a Connected Person.

41.5

Subject to applicable law, regulations and the CIS Code, and with the prior written consent of
the Trustee, the Manager may effect transactions by or through the agency of another person
for the account of the Fund with whom the Manager or any of its Connected Persons have an
arrangement under which that party will from time to time provide to or procure for the Manager
or any of its Connected Persons goods, services or other benefits (such as research andadvisory services, computer hardware associated with specialized software or researchservices and performance measures) the nature of which is such that their provision canreasonably be expected to benefit the Fund as a whole and may contribute to an improvementin the performance of the Fund, provided that such transactions are executed at the best priceavailable to the Fund having regard to the kind, size and time of the transaction.

41.6

Where the Manager or any Connected Person of the Manager receives any cash rebate of allor any part of any commission paid out of the Fund, the Manager or that Connected Person
shall not be entitled to retain that cash rebate but shall account for and pay the same to theTrustee to be held as property of the Fund.

41.7

The Manager may effect agency cross transactions where both the sale and purchase of aninvestment are effected for clients (including the Fund on the one hand) of the Manager and/or
its Connected Persons. The Manager shall only undertake such transactions in accordancewith the CIS Code and applicable law and regulation and, specifically, may only do so if thesale and purchase decisions are in the interests of both clients, permitted within the investment
guidelines/objectives of both clients and the transactions are executed on an arm’s length basis
at the then prevailing market rates and at the best price available to the Fund having regard to
the kind, size and time of the transaction. The Manager will ensure that such transactions are
effected on terms which result in fair treatment to the Fund and ensure that the Fund is not at
any time disadvantaged.

41.8

The Manager may, in the course of its business, have potential conflicts of interest with theFund. In such circumstances, the Manager will have regard to their obligations under the Trust
Deed and, in particular, to their obligation to act in the best interests of the Fund and the Holders
so far as practicable, having regard to its obligations to other clients when undertaking any
investments where conflicts of interest may arise. If such conflicts do arise, the Manager willuse its best efforts to resolve such conflicts fairly and if material to report them to theSupervisory Committee.

41.9

In respect of voting rights where the Manager may face a conflict between its own interest andthat of the Holders, the Manager shall cause such voting rights to be exercised in consultation
with the Trustee.

41.10

The Trustee is presently also offering registrar and valuation services to the Fund. These
services are provided on an arm’s length basis and the fees for these services are permitted tobe paid out of the Deposited Property of the Fund under the provisions of the Trust Deed.

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41.11The Manager and the Trustee will conduct all transactions with or for the Fund on an arm’s
length basis.

41.12

The Manager or the Trustee or their respective affiliates (together the “Parties”) are or may be
involved in other financial, investment and professional activities which may on occasion cause
conflicts of interest with the management of the Fund. Each of the Parties will ensure that theperformance of their respective duties will not be impaired by any such involvement and thatany such activities will be conducted on an arm’s length basis. If a conflict of interest does arise,
the Parties will endeavour to ensure that it is resolved fairly and in the interest of the Holders.

41.13

Subject to the provisions of the Trust Deed, the Manager or the Trustee may purchase, hold,deal in or dispose of Units provided that any such transaction shall be on an arm's length basis.
If any conflict of interest arises as a result of such dealing, the Manager and the Trustee,following consultation with the other, will resolve such conflict in a just and equitable manneras they shall deem fit.

41.14

Markit Indices Limited is the Index Provider for the Index. The Index Provider and the Manager
are not related to each other, and the Index Provider is not a Connected Person of the Trustee,
the Manager or the SGX-ST. However, the Trustee and/or the Manager or their respective
affiliates may from time to time have an interest in or be connected with the Index Provider. The
Manager, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Registrar will act independently of the Index
Provider.

XVIIREPORTS

42.

The Fund’s financial year ends on 30 June in each year. Holders may obtain electronic copiesof the annual accounts of the Fund, reports of the auditors on the annual accounts of the Fundand the annual reports of the Fund for the relevant financial year (collectively, the “Reports”)
from the Manager’s website at www.nikkoam.com.sg. The Reports will be made available on
the Manager’s website within three (3) months of the financial year-end of the Fund and willremain on the Manager’s website for at least 12 months from the date of posting on theManager’s website. Printed copies of the Reports are not sent to Holders. However, Holders
who would like to receive printed copies of the Reports may submit the relevant request to theManager.

43.

Holders may obtain electronic copies of the semi-annual report and semi-annual accounts of
the Fund (collectively, the “Semi-Annual Reports”) from the Manager’s website atwww.nikkoam.com.sg. The Semi-Annual Reports will be made available on the Manager’s
website within two (2) months of the end of the period covered by the relevant report andaccounts and will remain on the Manager’s website for at least 12 months from the date of
posting on the Manager’s website. Printed copies of the Semi-Annual Reports are not sent to
Holders. However, Holders who would like to receive printed copies of the Semi-Annual Reports
may submit the relevant request to the Manager.

XVIII

QUERIES AND COMPLAINTS

44.

You may call the telephone number 1800 535 8025 to reach the Manager to raise any queries
or make complaints.

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XIX

OTHER MATERIAL INFORMATION
Trading Units on the SGX-ST

45.

Units are listed for trading on the secondary market on the SGX-ST. Units can be bought andsold throughout the trading day like other publicly traded shares. There is no minimum
investment. Although Units are generally purchased and sold in "board lots" of 100 Units,
brokerage firms may permit investors to purchase or sell Units in smaller "odd-lots", althoughprices of Units traded in "odd-lots" may differ slightly from Units purchased and sold in "board
lots". When buying or selling Units through a broker, investors will incur customary brokeragecommissions and charges and stamp duty, and investors may pay some or all of the spread
between the bid and the offered price in the secondary market on each leg of a round trip
(purchase and sale) transaction. Unit prices are reported in Singapore dollars and cents per
Unit.
Book-Entry Securities

46.

Units will be deposited, cleared and settled by the CDP. Units are held in book-entry form, whichmeans that no Unit certificates are issued. CDP is the registered owner (i.e. the sole Holder ofrecord) of all outstanding Units deposited with the CDP and is therefore recognised as the legal
owner of such Units. Investors owning Units are beneficial owners as shown on the records of
CDP or the Participating Dealers (as the case may be).
Units’ Trading Prices and Market Makers

47.

The trading prices of Units on the SGX-ST may differ in varying degrees from their daily NAVs
and can be affected by market forces such as supply and demand, economic conditions andother factors.

48.

It is the intention of the Manager to assist in the creation of liquidity for investors by appointing
Market Makers before the listing of the Fund to maintain a market for the Units. Units may bepurchased from and sold through the Market Makers. However, there is no guarantee orassurance as to the price at which a market will be made. You may obtain a list of appointed
Market Makers from the Manager. In maintaining a market for Units, the Market Makers may
realise profits or sustain losses in the amount of any differences between the prices at which
they buy Units and the prices at which they sell Units. Any profit made by the Market Makers
may be retained by them for their absolute benefit and they shall not be liable to account to theFund in respect of such profits.
Additional Listing49.

The Manager may, with the approval of the Supervisory Committee, seek a listing of the Unitson any other internationally recognised regulated stock or investment exchange or marketplace
having regard to such factors as commercial viability of the proposed listing, legal andregulatory readiness of the market concerned, prevailing market environment, operational
requirements and market development. Any costs associated with any such listing will befunded out of the Deposited Property.
Distributions

50.

Distributions, if any, will be determined by the Manager. The Manager currently intends to pay
out dividends, less the expenses of the Fund, to the Holders annually around January of eachyear. There is currently no dividend reinvestment service.

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On each distribution, in relation to each fiscal year period as determined by the Manager, theTrustee will allocate for distribution among the Holders of the Fund as at the Record Date suchamount that the Manager determine to be distributed in their absolute discretion. Amounts tobe distributed in respect of each Unit will be rounded down to the nearest S$0.01 per Unit. The
Record Dates may be changed, or added to, as determined by the Manager with the approvalof the Trustee. Distributions will only be paid to the extent that they are available for distribution
pursuant to the Trust Deed and covered by income received from the underlying investmentsof the Fund. Income received by the Fund pending distribution may be invested by the Manager
in a manner consistent with achieving the investment objective of the Fund. Any monies
payable to a Holder which remain unclaimed after a period of 12 months shall be accumulatedby the Trustee in a special account (the "Unclaimed Monies Account") and, subject to Clause
32 of the Trust Deed, the Trustee shall cause such sums which represent monies unclaimed
by a Holder for more than six (6) years and interest, if any, earned thereon to be paid into court
after deducting all fees, costs and expenses incurred in relation to such payment from the sum
thereof provided that if the said sum is insufficient to meet all such fees, costs and expenses,
the Trustee shall be entitled to have recourse to the Deposited Property.
Taxation Considerations
51.1

As with any investment, you should consider how your investment in Units will be taxed. The
tax information in this Prospectus is provided as general information and does not constitutetax or legal advice. You should consult your own tax advisers about the tax consequences ofan investment in Units.
Singapore Tax

51.2

The following summary of certain Singapore income tax consequences of the purchase,ownership and disposition of Units is based upon laws and regulations now in effect, all ofwhich are subject to change (possibly with retroactive effect). The summary does not purport
to be a comprehensive description of all the tax considerations that may be relevant to adecision to purchase, own or dispose of Units and does not purport to deal with theconsequences of application to all categories of investors, some of which may be subject tospecial rules. The comments herein are not binding on the Singapore tax authorities and there
can be no assurance that it will not take a position contrary to any of the comments herein. You
are advised to consult your own tax advisers concerning the application of Singapore tax laws
to your particular situation as well as any consequences of the purchase, ownership anddisposition of Units arising under the laws of any other tax jurisdictions.

51.3

Taxation of the Fund
The Fund was granted the Designated Unit Trust status by the Inland Revenue Authority ofSingapore ("IRAS") on 8 September 2005. With effect from 1 September 2014, the DesignatedUnit Trust scheme (“DUT scheme”) is administered on a self-assessment basis. The Fundmust meet the specified conditions of the DUT scheme throughout the basis period for eachyear of assessment and a declaration form is to be submitted to the IRAS on an annual basis.
The DUT scheme will lapse after 31 March 2019. Even though the DUT scheme will expire after
31 March 2019, the Fund may continue to enjoy the Designated Unit Trust status if it continues
to meet all the specified conditions of the DUT scheme and the annual declaration form is
submitted to the IRAS within the specified time limit. The discussion below is on the premisethat the Fund will be able to meet the specified conditions of the DUT scheme and benefit fromthe DUT scheme for the relevant year of assessment.
Under Section 35(12) of the Income Tax Act, Chapter 134 of Singapore (the "Income Tax Act"),
subject to certain conditions, the following income (hereinafter termed as "Designated56Income") will not form part of the statutory income of the Fund and is thus not taxable at theFund’s level:
•
•
•
•

•
•

•
•
•
•
•
•

gains or profits derived from Singapore or elsewhere from the disposal of securities;
interest (other than those where Singapore withholding tax has been deducted);
dividends derived from outside Singapore and received in Singapore;gains or profits derived from foreign exchange transactions, transactions in futurescontracts, transactions in interest rate or currency forwards, swaps or option contracts andtransactions in forwards, swaps or option contracts relating to any securities or financial
index;
distributions from foreign unit trusts derived from outside Singapore and received in
Singapore;fees and compensatory payments (other than those where Singapore withholding tax has
been deducted) from securities lending or repurchase arrangements with certain specified
counterparties;
rents and any other income derived from any immovable property situated outside
Singapore and received in Singapore;
discount derived from outside Singapore and received in Singapore;
discount from Qualifying Debt Securities ("QDS") (as defined under Section 13(16) of the
Income Tax Act) issued during the period from 17 February 2006 to 31 December 2023;
gains or profits derived from the disposal of debentures, stocks, shares, bonds or notes
issued by supranational bodies;
prepayment fee, redemption premium and break cost from QDS issued during the period
from 15 February 2007 to 31 December 2023; andsuch other income directly attributable to QDS issued on or after a prescribed date, as may
be prescribed by regulations.

Unless otherwise exempt from tax, any income not falling within the prescribed list of
Designated Income ("non-Designated Income") will generally be subject to tax at theprevailing corporate income tax rate, currently 17%. The tax on such income will be assessedon the Trustee in its capacity as the trustee of the Fund.
Distributions made by the Fund to all Holders will not attract Singapore withholding tax.
51.4

Taxation of Holders
Distributions from the Fund
Individuals
Individuals (whether resident in Singapore or not) are exempt from Singapore income tax on
distributions made by the trustee of any collective investment scheme constituted as a unit trust
authorised under Section 286 of the Securities and Futures Act and the units of which areoffered to the public for subscription. This tax exemption does not apply to distributions derived
by individuals through a partnership in Singapore or from the carrying on of a trade, businessor profession.
As the Fund is a collective investment scheme constituted as a unit trust authorised under
Section 286 of the Securities and Futures Act and the units of which are offered to the public
for subscription, the aforesaid tax exemption will apply to distributions made by the Fund.
Individuals who derive the distributions through a partnership in Singapore or from the carrying
on of a trade, business or profession will be subject to tax on distributions of Designated Income
at their own applicable tax rates.

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Non-individuals
Foreign investors
All distributions of Designated Income to Holders who are "foreign investors" are exempt fromSingapore income tax.
A "foreign investor" is defined in Section 10(23) of the Income Tax Act in relation to a nonindividual as:••

a company which is neither resident in Singapore nor carrying on business through apermanent establishment in Singapore where not less than 80% of the total number of its
issued shares are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by persons who are not citizensof Singapore and not resident in Singapore; anda trust fund where at least 80% of the value of the fund is beneficially held, directly or
indirectly, by individuals who are not resident in Singapore or by companies which areforeign investors or by both and, unless waived by the Singapore Minister for Finance orsuch person as he may appoint, where:
the fund is created outside Singapore; andthe trustees of the fund are neither citizens of Singapore nor resident in Singapore, nor
do they carry out duties as such trustees through a permanent establishment in
Singapore.

In general, any non-Designated Income is subject to a final tax at the Fund's level. Any
distributions made out of non-Designated Income will not be subject to further Singapore
income tax in the hands of a foreign investor.
Distributions paid by the Fund out of non-Designated Income that is exempt from income tax
will be exempt in the hands of a foreign investor. Non-Designated Income that is exempt fromincome tax includes Singapore one-tier tax exempt dividends (i.e. dividends received fromSingapore tax resident companies).
Other Holders
Other Holders (i.e. those who are neither individuals nor foreign investors) are generally subject
to Singapore income tax on the gross amount of the distributions paid out of Designated Incomeby the Fund. Such distributions are deemed to be income of such Holders and will be taxed at
the Holders’ own applicable tax rates. In the case of a corporate Holder, the current income tax
rate is 17%. In general, any non-Designated income is subject to a final tax at the Fund’s level.
Any distributions made out of non-Designated Income will not be subject to further Singapore
income tax in the hands of such Holders.
Distributions paid by the Fund out of non-Designated Income that is exempt from income tax
will be exempt in the hands of such Holders. Non-Designated Income that is exempt fromincome tax includes Singapore one-tier tax exempt dividends (i.e. dividends received fromSingapore tax resident companies).
Deeming of undistributed Designated Income as taxable income to certain Holders
Under Section 10(20B) of the Income Tax Act, any undistributed Designated Income as at theapplicable relevant date (which is a date on or after 1 June 2015) will be deemed as income
taxable on such relevant date in the hands of certain Holders under the following scenarios:(a)the unit trust is dissolved, and is a DUT for the year of assessment for the basis period
in which the dissolution occurred;

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(b)

the unit trust is not a DUT within the meaning of Section 35 for any year of assessment;(c)the trustee fails to elect under Section 35(12B) for Section 35(12) to apply to his income
for any year of assessment;(d)the trustee elects under Section 35(12B) for Section 35(12) to apply to his income
derived in only a part of the basis period for any year of assessment.

Section 10(20B) of the Income Tax Act applies to the following persons:(i)a Holder who is not an individual and not a foreign investor;(ii)

a Holder who is an individual and not a foreign investor, and who holds the Units forthe purposes of a trade, profession or business;(iii)

a partner who is not an individual and not a foreign investor, of a partnership which isa Holder;(iv)

a partner who is an individual and not a foreign investor, of a partnership in Singapore
which is a Holder.

An individual is not a foreign investor if the individual is resident in Singapore.
Such Holders will be taxed on their proportionate share of the undistributed Designated Income
based on the terms of the trust deed or their respective holdings in the Fund as at the aforesaid
relevant date. However, this does not apply to undistributed Designated Income that relates togains or profits derived from Singapore or elsewhere from the disposal of securities in the casewhere the Holder is an individual referred to in (ii) and (iv) above.
51.5

Disposal or redemption of Units
Singapore does not impose tax on capital gains. Any gains on disposal or redemption of Units
are not liable to Singapore income tax provided Units are held as investment assets. Where
Units are held as trading assets of a trade or business carried on in Singapore, any gains on
disposal or redemption of Units are liable to Singapore income tax under Section 10(1)(a) of
the Income Tax Act. Where Units were purchased with the intention or purpose of making a
profit by disposal or redemption and not with the intention to be held for long-term investment
purposes, any gains on disposal or redemption of Units could be construed as "gains or profits
of an income nature" liable to tax under Section 10(1)(g) of the Income Tax Act.
Holders who have adopted Singapore Financial Reporting Standard 39 – Financial Instruments:
Recognition and Measurement (“FRS 39”) or Financial Reporting Standard 109 – Financial
Instruments (“FRS 109”) (which replaces FRS 39) may, for Singapore income tax purposes, be
required to recognise gains or losses (not being gains or losses in the nature of capital) on
Units, irrespective of disposal.
The tax treatment of gains or losses in respect of financial instruments recognised under FRS
39 and/or FRS 109 is aligned with the accounting treatment unless exceptions apply.
Holders and prospective Holders should consult their own accounting and tax advisers on the
Singapore income tax treatment to understand the implications and consequences of theiracquisition, holding or disposal of Units arising from the adoption of FRS 39 and FRS 109.
Meetings of Holders

52.

The Trust Deed sets out procedures to be followed in respect of meetings of the Holders,
including provisions as to the giving of notice, appointment of proxies and quorum. The Holders
shall in addition to all other powers conferred upon them by statute or by the Trust Deed or59otherwise have the following powers exercisable by Extraordinary Resolution which includes,inter alia, the following:(i)power to assent to any modification or alteration of the provisions contained in the Trust
Deed;

(ii)

power to increase the maximum Management Fee and Trustee Fee;(iii)

power to permit other types of fees; or(iv)

power to terminate the Fund.

All expenses of and incidental to the holding of a meeting in accordance with the provisions of
the First Schedule of the Trust Deed or the circulation of resolutions shall be paid out of the
Deposited Property. The Manager, Trustee, Custodian, any investment adviser appointed by
the Manager or their respective Connected Persons are prohibited from voting their beneficiallyheld Units at or be counted in the quorum for a meeting at which they have a material interestin the business to be contracted.
Amending the Trust Deed without Holders’ Approval
53.1

Subject as hereinafter provided, the Trustee and the Manager (with the consent of theSupervisory Committee) may from time to time alter, modify or vary the terms of the Trust Deedby deed supplemental hereto in such manner and to such extent as they may consider
expedient for any purpose provided that unless the Trustee certifies in writing that suchalteration, modification or variation is in the opinion of the Trustee not materially prejudicial tothe interest of the Holders, does not to any material extent release the Trustee, the Manager or
any other person from any liability to the Holders (other than upon any retirement or removal of
the Trustee or the Manager) and does not increase the costs and charges payable out of theFund (other than costs incurred in altering, modifying or varying the Trust Deed), no suchalteration, modification or variation shall be made without the sanction of an Extraordinary
Resolution. All amendments to the Trust Deed (whether with or without approval of the Holders)shall be publicly announced on the SGXNET and such announcement shall be posted on theinternet at the SGX-ST website: http://www.sgx.com.

53.2

Without prejudice to paragraph 53.1, the Trustee and the Manager (with the consent of theSupervisory Committee) shall be entitled to alter, modify or vary the terms of the Trust Deed bydeed supplemental hereto (and without the sanction of an Extraordinary Resolution) if thealteration, modification or variation to be made thereby is:(i)made in order either that the Fund should comply with fiscal or other statutory or official
requirements (whether or not having the force of law) of any country or authority and
the Trustee certifies in writing that in its opinion such change is necessary to so comply;
or

(ii)

to correct a manifest error and the Trustee certifies in writing accordingly.

53.3

No alteration, modification or variation whether or not approved by Extraordinary Resolution
shall impose upon any Holder any obligation to make further payments in respect of any of theUnits held by him or to accept any liability in respect thereof.

53.4

Notwithstanding paragraph 53.1 above, provided that the Trustee shall certify in writing that any
modification, alteration or addition is directly or indirectly necessary or desirable in the Trustee’s
opinion for the purposes of listing or maintaining a listing of the Units on the SGX-ST or any
other recognised exchange approved by the Supervisory Committee, then the Trustee and the60Manager (with the consent of the Supervisory Committee) may by deed supplemental hereto
modify, alter or add to the provisions of the Trust Deed in such manner and to such extent asthey may consider expedient for that purpose without the sanction of an Extraordinary
Resolution.
53.5

All of the costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee or the Manager in connection with any
such supplemental deed referred to in this paragraph 53 or entered into to effect a modification,
alteration or replacement of a kind referred to in this paragraph 53 (including expenses incurredin the holding of a meeting of the Holders, where necessary) may be charged against the Fund.
Indemnities in favour of Trustee and Manager

54.

The Trust Deed contains the duties and responsibilities of the Trustee and the Manager. The
Trust Deed requires that (subject as provided in the Trust Deed) the Trustee and the Manager
shall in the exercise of their respective powers, authorities and discretions act in the exclusive
interests of the Holders. Neither the Trustee nor the Manager (and their respective directors,
officers and employees) shall be exempted from any liability to any of the Holders, under
Singapore law, for any fraud, negligence, bad faith or willful default on its (or their) part, nor
may they be indemnified against such liability by the Holders or at the expense of the Holders.
The Trust Deed includes certain exclusions of liability and indemnities in favour of the Trustee
and the Manager, other than in respect of the Trustee’s or Manager’s fraud, negligence, badfaith or wilful default.
Termination of the Fund

55.1

Notwithstanding the termination of the Fund, the Holder of any Unit in respect of which any
amount remains unpaid shall remain liable for such amount until payment to that Holder by theTrustee of the final distribution to be made in accordance with paragraphs 55.7 to 55.10 below.

55.2

The Fund is of indeterminate duration and can only be terminated as described in paragraphs
55.1 to 55.6. The Fund may be terminated by the Trustee, with the prior approval of theManager (except in the case of sub-paragraph (vii) below) and the Supervisory Committee(except in the case of sub-paragraphs (iii), (iv) and (ix) below) by notice in writing as hereinafter
provided in any of the following events, namely:(i)

if it becomes illegal, or in the opinion of the Trustee, impossible or impracticable tocontinue the Fund;(ii)

if the Fund shall become liable to taxation (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) inrespect of income or capital gains at a rate considered by the Manager to be excessive
in relation to the rate which would be borne by the Holders if they owned directly theIndex Securities and Non-Index Securities in question;(iii)

if the Units cease to be listed on the SGX-ST or any successor thereto;(iv)

if the Fund ceases to be authorised under the Securities and Futures Act;(v)

if the Index ceases to be compiled or published, and there is no successor index;(vi)

if the Licence Agreement is terminated and a new licence agreement relating to theIndex or any successor index is not entered into by the Manager;(vii)

if the Manager goes into liquidation (other than voluntary liquidation for the purpose ofreconstruction or amalgamation upon terms previously approved in writing by theTrustee) or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or appoints liquidators or if a
receiver shall be appointed in respect of the property or undertaking of the Manager or61any part thereof or the Manager is the subject of any analogous proceedings orprocedure in each case under the law of Singapore or such other law as may be
applicable in the circumstances where, after the expiration of a period of three (3)months, the Trustee has not appointed a new manager in accordance with Clause 29.4of the Trust Deed;(viii)

if on the expiration of three (3) months after notifying the Manager that in the Trustee’s
opinion a change of manager is desirable in the interests of the Holders pursuant toClause 29.1.2 of the Trust Deed the Trustee has not found another company ready toaccept the office of the manager of the Fund of which the Trustee and the Supervisory
Committee and the Authority shall approve; or(ix)

if the average of the daily Value of the aggregate Deposited Property is less than S$200
million over any rolling three (3) month period.

The decision of the Trustee and the Manager in any of the events specified in this paragraph(with the exception of sub-paragraph (vii)) shall be final and binding upon all parties concerned
but the Trustee and the Manager shall be under no liability on account of any failure to terminate
the Fund in any of the events described in paragraphs 55.1 to 55.6 or otherwise.
55.3

The Manager (failing which the Trustee) shall give written notice of termination of the Fund to
the Holders in the manner herein provided and shall by such notice fix the date at which suchtermination is to take effect, which date shall not be less than three (3) months after the serviceof such notice (except where the Fund is terminated by reason that it is illegal to continue as
described in paragraph 55.2(i) above in which case termination may take effect forthwith without
any prior notice to the Holders).

55.4

The Fund may be terminated at any time by Extraordinary Resolution of the Holders and suchtermination shall take effect from the date on which such Extraordinary Resolution is passed orsuch later date (if any) as the Extraordinary Resolution may provide.

55.5

The Manager shall give prior written notice of the termination of the Fund to the Authority inaccordance with the CIS Code and the Securities and Futures Act.

55.6

In the event of termination of the Fund, the Manager shall provide such information, documents
and assistance as may be necessary or reasonably requested by the Trustee to enable theTrustee to fulfil its duties and obligations under the Trust Deed, the CIS Code and the Securities
and Futures Act.
Liquidation of the Fund

55.7

Upon the Fund being terminated, the Trustee shall sell or realise all Investments in the manner
provided in Clause 32.1 of the Trust Deed. Subject to paragraph 55.8 below, the Trustee may
at such time or times as it may deem convenient distribute in specie to the Holders pro rata to
the number of Units held or deemed to be held by them respectively all Index Securities and
Non-Index Securities then remaining in its hands as part of the relevant Deposited Property.
Each Holder shall be entitled to receive approximately a proportionate amount of each type of
Index Security and Non-Index Security (provided that no fraction of any Index Security or NonIndex Security shall be distributed) available for distribution together with a balancing payment
in cash in the case of Holders who shall not receive the full proportionate amount of any Index
Securities and Non-Index Securities and for such purpose the Trustee may sell any Index
Securities and Non-Index Securities remaining in its hands as part of the Deposited Property.
Such distribution, and the distribution of any income from the Income Account (as defined in
the Trust Deed), shall be carried out and completed in such manner and within such period
after the termination of the Fund as the Trustee in its absolute discretion thinks advisable.

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55.8

The Trustee shall be entitled to retain any monies or Index Securities or Non-Index Securities
in its hands under the provisions of Clause 32 of the Trust Deed to the extent required, in its
absolute discretion, to make full provision for all costs, charges, expenses, claims and demands
incurred, made or apprehended by the Trustee being either in connection with or arising out of
the liquidation of the Fund or otherwise properly payable out of the Deposited Property inaccordance with the Trust Deed or law and out of the monies so retained to be indemnified andsaved harmless against any costs, charges, expenses, claims and demands.

55.9

Any unclaimed Index Securities and Non-Index Securities held by the Trustee as described inthis paragraph 55.9 may at any time after the expiration of twelve (12) months from the date on
which the same were to be distributed under Clause 32.2 of the Trust Deed be sold by theTrustee and the net proceeds together with any unclaimed cash held by the Trustee at suchtime be paid into Court subject to the right of the Trustee to deduct therefrom any expenses it
may incur in carrying out this provision.

55.10

No further Units shall be issued and no outstanding Units may be redeemed from the time ofand upon liquidation of the Fund.
Remuneration of Manager and Trustee

56.1

The Manager shall, in addition to any other amounts which it is entitled to receive or retain for
its own use and benefit under the Trust Deed, be entitled to receive for its own account out of
the Deposited Property as soon as practicable after the last Dealing Day in each month in eachyear, commencing with the month in which the Initial Issue Date falls (until, upon determinationof the Fund, the final distribution shall have been made as described in paragraphs 55.7 to55.10 above), the amount of Management Fee payable in respect of such month accrued andremaining unpaid. The Management Fee shall accrue on a daily basis. The amount of theManagement Fee shall not exceed a maximum of zero-point-one-five per cent. (0.15%) per
annum of the daily Value of the Fund provided that (i) the Manager may at any time charge asmaller percentage with authority, on giving notice to the Trustee and with the prior approval of
the Supervisory Committee, to increase it to a larger percentage, not greater than thepercentage permitted by the Trust Deed with effect from the expiry of three (3) months’ noticein writing given by the Manager to the Holders; (ii) the Manager may, on giving notice to theTrustee and with the prior approval of the Supervisory Committee, at any time alter the datesof payment and basis of accrual provided that, in the opinion of the Trustee, it does notmaterially prejudice the interests of the Holders; and (iii) the Manager may not increase theManagement Fee to a percentage greater than the percentage permitted by the Trust Deed orchange the structure of the fees payable to the Manager without the sanction of an
Extraordinary Resolution. The current and maximum level of the Management Fee is stated inparagraph 17 above. Neither the Manager nor the Trustee shall alter the investment objectiveof the Fund without the sanction of an Extraordinary Resolution.

56.2

The Trustee shall, in addition to any other amounts which it is entitled to receive or retain for its
own use and benefit under the Trust Deed, be entitled to receive for its own account out of the
Deposited Property as soon as practicable after the last Dealing Day in each month in eachyear, commencing with the month in which the Initial Issue Date falls (until, upon determinationof the Fund, the final distribution shall have been made as described in paragraphs 55.7 to55.10 above) the amount of Trustee Fee payable in respect of such month accrued andremaining unpaid. The Trustee Fee shall accrue on a daily basis. The amount of Trustee Fee(together with the fee of any Custodian, if payable out of the Deposited Property in addition to
the Trustee Fee) shall not exceed a maximum of zero-point-one-five per cent. (0.15%) per
annum of the daily Value of the Fund provided that (i) the Trustee may at any time charge asmaller percentage with authority, with the prior approval of the Manager and the Supervisory
Committee, to increase it to a larger percentage, not greater than the percentage permitted by63the Trust Deed with effect from the expiry of three (3) months’ notice in writing given by theTrustee to the Holders; (ii) the Trustee may, with the prior approval of the Manager and theSupervisory Committee, at any time alter the dates of payment and basis of accrual if, in theopinion of the Trustee, it does not materially prejudice the interests of the Holders; and (iii) the
Trustee may not increase the Trustee Fee to a percentage greater than the percentage
permitted by the Trust Deed or change the structure of the fees payable to the Trustee without
the sanction of an Extraordinary Resolution. The current and maximum level of the Trustee Fee
is stated in paragraph 17 above.
Costs and Expenses Payable by the Fund
57.1

The following is a summary of the fees, costs and expenses which under the provisions of theTrust Deed, the Trustee and the Manager shall be entitled to make payment out of the
Deposited Property to the extent they have been incurred in relation to the Fund:(i)all fees paid to the Authority in connection with or arising out of the Fund and/or its
authorisation pursuant to the Securities and Futures Act and, if and for so long as theFund is designated a CPFIS Included Fund, all fees paid to the CPF Board and its
agents in connection with the Fund being designated as a CPFIS Included Fund;(ii)

any costs, fees and expenses to be paid under any licence and data supply contracts
entered into by the Trustee and/or the Manager in respect of the Fund (including,
without limitation, the Licence Agreement);(iii)

all stamp and other duties, taxes, governmental charges, brokerage, commissions,exchange costs and commissions and bank charges in relation to transactions
involving the whole or any part of the Deposited Property or on the creation,
cancellation or redemption of Units;(iv)

all professional fees relating to the agreeing and/or contesting of taxation liabilities orrecoveries to be discharged out of or paid into the Fund;(v)

the fees and expenses of any person acting as the Registrar and the Custodian,pursuant to the terms of the agreements entered into by the Trustee and/or theManager with the Registrar or the Custodian respectively;(vi)

the charges, expenses and disbursements of any legal counsel, accountant, auditor,
investment adviser, valuer, broker or other professional person appointed by theTrustee or the Manager in connection with their respective duties in relation to theFund, the trusteeship and/or the management and administration of the Deposited
Property;(vii)

all charges, expenses and disbursements incurred in relation to the safe-custody,acquisition, holding, realisation of or other dealing with any Investment for the accountof the Fund (including bank charges, telex and facsimile and other communication
charges);(viii)

all charges and expenses incurred by the Manager and the Trustee insuring the assets
and property of the Fund;(ix)

all charges and expenses incurred by the Manager and the Trustee in conducting legal
proceedings or applying to any court for any purposes related to the Trust;

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(x)

all charges and expenses incurred by the Manager and the Trustee in communicatingwith each other and with the Holders, the Registrar, the Custodian, or otherwise inrelation to the Fund;(xi)

all charges and expenses incurred by the Manager and the Trustee in connection withthe meetings of the Holders or the Supervisory Committee;(xii)

the fees and expenses incurred by the Manager and the Trustee in obtaining and/or
maintaining the listing of Units on the SGX-ST or any successor thereto, and/or theauthorisation or other official approval or sanction of the Fund under the Securities andFutures Act or any other law or regulation in any part of the world and/or the designationof the Fund as a CPFIS Included Fund (if and for so long as the Fund is designated asa CPFIS Included Fund);(xiii)

the fees and expenses incurred in connection with depositing and holding Units in the
CDP;

(xiv)

all costs incurred in respect of the calculation and publication of the Value per Unit
and/or the Issue Price and the Redemption Value and/or prices for Units and/or thesuspension of creations and issues and redemptions of Units in such newspaper ornewspapers in Singapore and elsewhere as the Manager may from time to time think
fit;

(xv)

to the extent permitted by the CIS Code, all costs incurred in respect of themaintenance of a website or webpage dedicated entirely to the Fund, as approved by
the Authority;(xvi)

all fees, costs and expenses incurred in respect of preparing, printing, distributing andupdating this Prospectus and any supplemental and replacement prospectus relating
to the Fund;(xvii)

all fees, costs and expenses incurred in respect of preparing any deeds supplemental
to the Trust Deed and in respect of preparing any agreement in connection with theFund;(xviii)all costs incurred in respect of the preparation, publication and distribution of theaudited accounts and unaudited interim accounts in accordance with Clause 20 of theTrust Deed and of all statements, notices and other documents to the Fund;(xix)

all premiums, fees, costs and expenses incurred in purchasing and maintaining
insurance for members or any member of the Supervisory Committee in accordancewith Clause 30.6 of the Trust Deed;(xx)

all fees and expenses of any delegate of the Supervisory Committee and of any
attorney, banker, accountant, broker, lawyer or other professional person instructed by
the Supervisory Committee in accordance with Clause 30.2.5 of the Trust Deed;(xxi)

all fees and expenses of the Auditors in connection with the Fund;(xxii)

all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the retirement or removal of aManager, the Trustee or the Auditors or the appointment of a new manager, a newtrustee or new auditors;(xxiii)all expenses incurred in the collection of income for the Income Account (as defined in
the Trust Deed);65

(xxiv)

all expenses associated with the distributions declared pursuant to the Trust Deed;(xxv)

all fees and expenses incurred by the Manager and the Trustee in terminating the Fund;(xxvi)

all other reasonable costs, charges and expenses which in the opinion of the Trustee
and the Manager are properly incurred in the administration of the Fund and the
Deposited Property and pursuant to the performance of their respective duties under
the Trust Deed; and(xxvii) all such charges, costs, expenses and disbursements as under the general law theTrustee is entitled to charge to the Fund.
57.2

Except to such extent as the Manager may from time to time determine that the whole or any
part of the Management Fee, the Trustee Fee or any costs, charges, fees or expenses(including, without limitation, any interest and expenses referred to in paragraph 57.1 above)that may be charged against the Deposited Property shall be charged against the Deposited
Property, the same shall be charged as far as possible against the Income Account (as definedin the Trust Deed) first.

57.3

The Manager shall be entitled to determine in relation to any costs, charges, fees and expenses
that may be charged against the Deposited Property that the same shall be amortised oversuch period (which shall not exceed 10 years) as the Manager may think fit.

57.4

The preliminary expenses of establishing the Fund, which amount to not more than S$300,000,
have been paid out of the Deposited Property as permitted under paragraph 57.1 above andhave been amortised over a period of one (1) year from the Initial Issue Date.
Valuation of the Fund

58.1

The Trustee shall calculate or procure the calculation of the Value of the Fund and determine
its NAV as at each Valuation Point by valuing the Deposited Property as described inparagraphs 58.2 and 58.3 below, and deducting the liabilities of the Fund as described inparagraph 58.3 below, as at such Valuation Point. The Trustee may appoint any otherprofessional person (other than the Manager) who is approved by the Manager to perform suchcalculation.

58.2

The Value of the Deposited Property shall be ascertained on the following basis:(i)

The Value of Index Securities and Non-Index Securities shall be determined byreference to the bid price or official closing price or last known transacted price for such
Investments furnished by the Index Provider, or a pricing service or by selected brokers
approved by the Manager and the Trustee.
(a)

(b)

The Value of Index Securities may be taken from the Index Provider (whereavailable). Other acceptable pricing sources for Index Securities (whereappropriate Values are not available from the Index Provider) and Non-Index
Securities include, but are not limited to, FT Interactive, Bloomberg, Reuters
and Citigroup Yield Book or any successors thereto.
Index Securities and Non-Index Securities for which quotations are not readily
available are valued at fair value as determined by the pricing service or by
selected brokers using methods which include consideration of the following:yields or prices of bonds of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity
and rating; indications as to value from dealers; and general market conditions.

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(c)
(ii)

58.3

The pricing service or selected brokers may employ electronic data processing
techniques and/or a matrix system to determine valuations.

The Value of any other Investments quoted, listed or normally dealt in on a Recognised
Exchange shall be determined by reference to prices for such Investments furnishedby a pricing service approved by the Manager and the Trustee.
(a)

The pricing service shall be required to determine or estimate the price of eachsuch Investment based on the bid price or official closing price or last known
transacted price on the most appropriate Recognised Exchange at the
Valuation Point.

(b)

Investments for which quotations are not readily available are valued at fairvalue as determined by the pricing service using methods which include
consideration of prices of Investments of comparable quality, type, expiration
date, strike price, and the like; indications as to value from dealers; and generalmarket conditions.

(iii)

Cash, deposits and similar properties shall be valued at face value (together with
accrued interests) unless, in the opinion of the Manager, any adjustment should bemade to reflect the fair value thereof.

(iv)

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing sub-paragraphs, the Manager may with thewritten consent of the Trustee adjust the Value of any Investment or permit some othermethod of valuation to be used if, having regards to currency, applicable rates ofinterest, maturity, marketability and such other considerations as the Manager may
deem relevant, the Manager considers that such adjustment or other method ofvaluation is required to reflect more fairly the Value of such Investment or otherproperty.

(v)

Other Investments, and property other than Investments shall be valued in suchmanner and at such time or times as the Manager and the Trustee shall from time totime agree.

In calculating the Value of the Fund at any Valuation Point:(i)every Unit agreed to be issued in relation to an application received on or before the
Dealing Deadline on a Transaction Date shall be deemed to be in issue (and, inparticular but without limitation, every Unit applied for in accordance with Clause 11 of
the Trust Deed shall be deemed to be in issue on the Dealing Day immediately following
the Transaction Date) and the Deposited Property shall be deemed to include theamount of any cash and/or Value of any Deposit Securities to be paid and/or received
in respect of each such Unit on the Dealing Day immediately following the Transaction
Date;

(ii)

where, in consequence of any redemption request duly given pursuant to Clause 14 of
the Trust Deed on or before the Dealing Deadline on a Transaction Date, the Units inquestion shall be deemed not to be in issue with effect from the Dealing Day
immediately following the Transaction Date (and, in particular, every Unit the subjectof a redemption request given in accordance with Clause 14 of the Trust Deed shall bedeemed not to be in issue with effect from the Transaction Date) and any amountpayable in cash and the Value of the Redemption Securities transferable out of the
Deposited Property in pursuance of such reduction shall be deducted with effect fromthe Dealing Day immediately following the Transaction Date;

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(iii)

where any Investment has been agreed to be purchased or otherwise acquired or soldor otherwise disposed of but such purchase, acquisition, sale or disposal has not been
completed, such Investment shall be included or excluded and the gross purchase or
acquisition or net sale consideration excluded or included as the case may require as
if such purchase, acquisition or sale had been duly completed on the Dealing Day
immediately following the date of the agreement to so purchase or acquire or sell or
dispose of the Investment;(iv)

there shall be included in the assets an amount equal to all such costs, charges, feesand expenses as the Manager may have determined to amortise pursuant to theprovisions of Clause 21.5 of the Trust Deed less the amount thereof which havepreviously been or are then to be written off;(v)

income derived from loans and deposits and from Investments (other than Index
Securities and Non-Index Securities) bearing fixed interest shall be deemed to accrue
from day to day;(vi)

the outstanding liabilities, costs and expenses attributable to the Fund shall be
deducted from the Deposited Property which shall include (without limitation):

(vii)

(a)

any amount of Management Fee and Trustee Fee accrued up to and including
the relevant time but remaining unpaid;(b)the amount of tax (if any) on gains or profits accrued up to the end of the lastAccounting Period or part thereof but remaining unpaid;(c)the aggregate amount for the time being outstanding of any borrowing effectedunder Clause 16 of the Trust Deed and the amount of any interest andexpenses referred to in Clause 16 of the Trust Deed but not paid;(d)an amount equal to the Value of any Investment which is a negative amount;(e)any other costs or expenses payable but not paid which are expressly
authorised by any of the provisions of the Trust Deed to be payable out of the
Deposited Property;(f)an appropriate allowance for any contingent liabilities; and(g)there shall be taken into account such sum (if any) as in the estimate of theManager will fall to be paid or reclaimed in respect of taxation related to income
and transactions prior to or on the relevant Dealing Day; andliabilities shall (where appropriate) be treated as accruing from day to day.

Valuation policy and performance measurement standards of the Manager
58.4

Valuations shall be done on every Dealing Day. There will not be a suspension of valuation byreason of an exchange holiday. In such cases, the last available security prices shall continue
to be applied for valuation purposes.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Manager’s pricing committee will subject to the provisionsof the CIS Code and the conditions set out in section XIII of this Prospectus retain the discretion
to suspend valuation if deemed necessary. The Manager’s pricing committee is responsible forconsidering and arriving at a consensus decision to address any pricing disputes or valuation
methodology that requires ad hoc decision due to market situation. Subject to the provisions of68

the CIS Code, the Manager may request for approval to suspend the valuation and dealing of
the Fund if the fair value of a material portion of the Fund’s assets cannot be determined.
The Manager collates and maintains portfolio and series data in the performance systems on
a periodic basis and generates performance results to meet reporting requirements. Timeweighted rate of return (TWRR) methodology is adopted for portfolio returns calculation.
Hard-to-value or illiquid assets
58.5

If the most recent available price for a security invested into by the Fund exceeds one monthfor reasons of non-availability of prices from regular market sources and/or counterparties, anappropriate liquidity reserve shall be applied on the last available price in accordance with theManager’s pricing and valuation policy. The adjusted price shall be approved by the Manager’s
pricing committee prior to application.
Liquidity Risk Management

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The Manager has established liquidity risk management policies which enable the Manager to
identify, monitor, and manage the liquidity risks of the Fund. Such policies, combined with theliquidity management tools available, seek to achieve fair treatment of Holders, and safeguard
the interests of remaining Holders against the redemption behaviour of other investors andmitigate against systemic risk.
The Manager’s liquidity risk management policies take into account the Fund’s liquidity terms,
asset class, liquidity tools and regulatory requirements.
The liquidity risk management tools available to manage liquidity risk include the following:(a)

The Fund may, subject to the provisions of the Trust Deed, borrow up to 10% of its
latest available net asset value (or such other percentage as may be prescribed by theCode) at the time the borrowing is incurred and the borrowing period should not exceed
one month, provided always and subject to the borrowing restrictions in the Code;(b)

The Manager may, pursuant to the Trust Deed, suspend the realisation of Units of theFund with the prior written approval of the Trustee, and if the Manager and the Trustee
so agree, delay the payment of any moneys and distribution of any Redemption
Securities; and(c)

The Manager shall, and pursuant to the Trust Deed, be entitled to limit the total numberof Units which Holders are entitled to redeem on a Dealing Day to ten per cent (10%)(or such higher percentage as the Manager may determine) of the total number of Units
in issue (disregarding any Units which have been agreed to be issued), such limitation
to be applied (subject as provided in the last sentence of Clause 14.16 of the Trust
Deed) pro rata to all Participating Dealers who have validly requested redemptions tobe effected on such Dealing Day so that the proportion redeemed of each holding so
requested to be redeemed is the same for all Participating Dealers.

The Trust Deed60.

You and your professional advisers should note that this Prospectus only summarises selected
provisions of the Trust Deed. The Trust Deed is a legal document which sets out the rights,
responsibilities and obligations of the Manager, Trustee and Holders. You may wish to inspecta copy of the Trust Deed at the business address of the Manager indicated in paragraph 5.1
above. If you have any doubt regarding the contents of this Prospectus, you should contact the69

Manager at the telephone number provided in paragraph 44 above, or consult your solicitor,
financial adviser or other professional adviser.
Document Available for Inspection
61.

You may inspect copies of the following documents at the business address of the Manager
during normal business hours for a period of 12 months from the date of this Prospectus:(i)the Trust Deed;(ii)

the Depository Agreement between the Manager, the Trustee and the CDP;

(iii)

the Licence Agreement; and(iv)

sample agreement between the Manager, Trustee and Participating Dealers.

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GLOSSARY

62.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following words or expressions shall have themeanings respectively assigned to them, namely:"Accounting Date" means 30 June in each year, or such other date in each year as theManager may from time to time determine with the prior approval of the Trustee, or (in the caseof the final Accounting Period) the date on which the final distribution is transferred to theDistribution Account;"Accounting Period" means a period ending on and including the next Accounting Date andcommencing (in the case of the first such period) on the Initial Issue Date and ending on 30
June 2006 or (in any other case) from the end of the preceding Accounting Period;"Asian Government" means the government of the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong
SAR, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore or Thailand;"Authority" means Monetary Authority of Singapore;"Business Day" means any day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or gazetted public holiday) on
which commercial banks are open for business in Singapore and the SGX-ST are open forbusiness and the iBoxx Singapore Index is compiled and published;"Cash Dealing Day" means every Dealing Day and/or such other day(s) as from time to time
determined by the Manager with the prior approval of the Trustee;"Cash Settlement Date" has the meaning as ascribed to it in paragraph 21.4 of this Prospectus
or such other time/date as from time to time determined by the Manager with the prior approvalof the Trustee;"CDP" means The Central Depository (Pte) Limited (Company Registration No: 198003912M),
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Stock Exchange;"CIS Code" means the Code on Collective Investment Schemes issued by the Authority
pursuant to the Securities and Futures Act, as may be amended, modified, or supplemented
from time to time by the Authority;

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"Connected Persons" has the meaning ascribed to it under the Securities and Futures Act,and the Listing Rules, and in relation to any firm or corporation or company (as the case maybe) means:(a)another firm or corporation in which the first mentioned firm or corporation has control
of not less than twenty per cent. (20%) of the voting power in that other firm or
corporation; or(b)a director, chief executive officer or substantial shareholder or controlling shareholderof the company or any of its subsidiaries or an associate of any of them;"CPF" means Central Provident Fund;"CPF Investment Guidelines" mean the CPF Investment Guidelines issued by the CPF
Board for CPFIS Included Funds, as the same may be modified, amended, supplemented orrevised by the CPF Board from time to time;"Creation Request" means a request for the Creation of Units in-kind as set out in paragraphs
22 and 23 of this Prospectus;"Creation Unit" has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph 22.1 of this Prospectus;"Custodian" means the person or persons for the time being appointed by the Trustee with theprior approval of the Manager as the custodian of the Fund to hold all the assets and propertyof the Fund;"Dealing Day" means any day on which commercial banks are open for business in Singapore
and the SGX-ST is open for normal trading (other than a day on which trading on the SGX-ST
is scheduled to close prior to its regular weekday closing time) and/or such other day or days
as the Manager may from time to time determine with the prior approval of the Trustee;"Dealing Deadline" means:(a)

12 noon (Singapore time) on the relevant Cash Dealing Day, for purposes of thesubscription of Units in cash or redemption of Units for cash on any Cash Dealing Day(or such other time as the Manager may determine with the prior approval of theTrustee and prior notification to the Holders at such time and in such manner as theTrustee may require); and(b)

5.30 p.m. (Singapore time) on the relevant Dealing Day, for purposes of thesubscription or redemption of Units in-kind on any Dealing Day (or such other time as
the Manager may determine with the prior approval of the Trustee and prior notification
to the Holders at such time and in such manner as the Trustee may require);"Deposited Property" means all the assets (including cash) for the time being held or deemed
to be held upon the trusts of the Trust Deed excluding any amount for the time being standing
to the credit of the Distribution Account;"Depositor" means:(a)direct account-holder with the Depository; or(b)a Depository Agent, but, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include a Sub-AccountHolder,71

whose name is entered in the Depository Register in respect of Units held by him;
"Depository" means CDP or any successor thereof established by the SGX-ST as a depository
company which operates a central depository system for the holding and transfer of book-entry
securities;"Depository Agent" means a member company of the SGX-ST, a trust company (licensed
under the Trust Companies Act, Chapter 336 of Singapore), a banking corporation or merchantbank (approved by the Authority under the Monetary Authority of Singapore Act, Chapter 186
of Singapore) or any other person or body approved by the Depository who or which:(a)performs services as a depository agent for holders of accounts maintained by adepository agent in accordance with the terms of a depository agent agreement enteredinto between the Depository and the depository agent;(b)

deposits book-entry securities with the Depository on behalf of Sub-Account Holders;
and

(c)

establishes an account in its name with the Depository;"Depository Register" means the electronic register of Units deposited with the Depository
maintained by the Depository;"Distribution Account" means any account entitled Distribution Account referred to in Clauses
18.1 and 18.2 of the Trust Deed;"EMEAP" means the Executives’ Meeting of East Asia and Pacific Central Banks, a group ofCentral Banks and Monetary Authorities comprising: Reserve Bank of Australia, People’s Bankof China, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Bank Indonesia, Bank of Japan, The Bank of Korea,
Bank Negara Malaysia, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, theAuthority and Bank of Thailand;“Excluded Investment Products” means any capital markets products that belong to a classof capital markets products listed in the Schedule to the Securities and Futures (Capital Markets
Products) Regulations 2018;"Ex. Dividend Date" means each date in each year which falls one (1) Business Day (or suchother number of days as may from time to time be determined by the Manager with the priorapproval of the Trustee) immediately before a Record Date being the date or dates in each year
for the purpose of allocating the income from the Income Account (as defined in the Trust Deed)for distribution to Holders of record on the following Record Date;"Extraordinary Resolution" means a resolution proposed and passed as such by a majority
consisting of seventy-five per cent. (75%) or more of the total number of votes cast for andagainst such resolution at a meeting of Holders or (as the case may be) Depositors in the
Depository Register as at 48 hours before the time of such meeting as certified by the CDP to
the Manager;"Fund" means the ABF Singapore Bond Index Fund. It is an authorised scheme under the
Securities and Futures Act;
"Holder" means the person for the time being entered in the register (kept and maintained in
Singapore by the Trustee in such manner as may be required by applicable law and regulation)
as the holder of a Unit and (where the context so admits) persons jointly so entered;72

"Index" means the iBoxx ABF Singapore Bond Index;"Index Provider" means Markit Indices Limited;"Index Securities" means Singapore dollars (S$) denominated debt obligations issued or
guaranteed by the Singapore government (or any other Asian Government), by an agency or
instrumentality of the Singapore government (or any other Asian Government), by a Singapore
government (or any other Asian Government) sponsored entity or a quasi-Singapore
government (or any other Asian Government) entity and Singapore dollar (S$) denominateddebt obligations issued by supranational financial institutions, in each case as determined by
the Index Provider and which are for the time being constituent securities of the Index;"Initial Issue Date" means the date of the first issue of Units, as determined by the Manager
with the prior approval of the Trustee;"Listing Rules" means the listing rules for the time being applicable to the listing of the Fundas an investment fund on the SGX-ST as the same may be modified, amended, supplemented,
revised or replaced from time to time;"Market Day" means any day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or gazetted public holiday) on
which commercial banks are open for business in Singapore and the SGX-ST are open forbusiness;"Market Maker" means persons who have entered into an agreement with the Manager andTrustee to make a market in the Units on the SGX-ST;"NAV" means net asset value;"Non-Index Securities" means securities other than Index Securities;“Notice on the Sale of Investment Products” means the Notice on the Sale of Investment
Products issued by the Authority, as the same may be modified, amended or revised from time
to time;"OTC" means over-the-counter;"Participant Agreement" means an agreement entered into between the Trustee, theManager, and a Participating Dealer setting out, inter alia, the arrangements in respect of theissue of Units for Deposit Baskets and the related Cash Issue Component and the redemption
and cancellation of Units for Redemption Baskets and the related Cash Redemption
Component;"Participating Dealer" means any participant who is a broker or dealer and who has enteredinto a Participant Agreement in form and substance acceptable to the Manager and the Trustee;“prescribed capital markets products” shall have the meaning as set out in the Securities
and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018, as the same may be modified,amended or revised from time to time;"Record Date" means the date or dates, in each six (6)-month period, determined by theManager (with the prior approval of the Trustee) as the date or dates for the purpose ofdetermining the Holders of record entitled to receive any distributions of income from theIncome Account (as allocated on the immediately preceding Ex. Dividend Date) on or before
the following Distribution Date in accordance with paragraph 50 of this Prospectus;

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"Recognised Exchange" means an internationally recognised stock or investment exchange
or marketplace which is regulated, operates regularly and is open to the public and which isapproved by the Trustee and the Manager;"Redemption Basket" means a portfolio of Index Securities and Non-Index Securities
determined and designated, or approved, by the Manager in respect of each Dealing Day forthe purposes of the redemption of Units in a Redemption Unit aggregation for that Dealing Day;
"Redemption Request" means a request for the Redemption of Units in-kind as set out inparagraphs 29 to 31 of this Prospectus;"Redemption Unit" means a multiple of 20,000,000 Units or such other multiple as from time
to time determined by the Manager, with the prior approval of the Trustee and specified in thisProspectus;"Registrar" means HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited (Company
Registration No.: 194900022R) as described in paragraph 8.1 of this Prospectus;"S$" or "Singapore dollars and cents" means Singapore dollars and cents, the lawful currencyof the Republic of Singapore;"Securities Accounts" means Securities account or sub-account maintained by a Depositor(as defined in Section 130A of the Companies Act) with CDP;
"Securities and Futures Act" means Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore;"Settlement Date" has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph 22.4 of this Prospectus or suchother time/date as from time to time determined by the Manager with the prior approval of theTrustee;“SRS” means Supplementary Retirement Scheme;"Stock Exchange" or "SGX-ST" means the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited or
any successor thereto;"Sub-Account Holder" means a holder of an account maintained with a Depository Agent;"Transaction Date" means the Dealing Day (Singapore time) on which the Registrar receives
or is treated as having received a valid application for Units in accordance with Clause 9.5 of
the Trust Deed or a valid request to redeem Units in accordance with Clause 14.2 of the Trust
Deed;"Unclaimed Monies Account" has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph 50 of thisProspectus; and"Valuation Point" means the close of business of the relevant Dealing Day or Cash Dealing
Day (as the case may be) (or such other time or times as from time to time determined by theManager with the prior approval of the Trustee provided that there shall always be a Valuation
Point on each Dealing Day or Cash Dealing Day (as the case may be)).

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APPENDIX 1: THE INDEXThe information presented in this Appendix has been extracted from publicly available documents thathave not been prepared or independently verified by the Manager, the Trustee, the Supervisory
Committee or any of their respective affiliates or advisers in connection with the offering and listing ofUnits and none of them makes any representation as to or takes any responsibility for the accuracy orcompleteness of this Appendix. The information presented in this Appendix is subject to change by theIndex Provider from time to time. The published figures of the value of the Index, a description of theindex methodology and the latest information on the Index are available at www.markit.com.
The Index
The iBoxx ABF Singapore Bond Index, an indicator of investment returns of Singapore denominateddebt obligations issued or guaranteed by the Singapore government (or any other Asian Government),by an agency or instrumentality of the Singapore government (or any other Asian Government), by a
Singapore government (or any other Asian Government) sponsored entity or a quasi-Singapore
government (or any other Asian Government) entity and Singapore dollar denominated debt obligations
issued by a supranational financial institution or by an agency or instrumentality of any supranational
financial institution or by an entity sponsored by any supranational financial institution, in each case as
determined by the Index Provider and which are for the time being constituent securities of the Index.
Composition of the Index
Only government, sovereign and sub-sovereign debt (subject to certain credit rating requirements asdetermined by the Index Provider) are eligible for the Index.
Constituent securities of the Index
As at 26 March 2019, the composition and weightings of the constituent securities of the Index were as
follows:
No.

IssuerCoupon (%)

Maturity

Weighting1

Danga Capital Bhd

3.725

11/8/2020

0.75%

2

Export-Import Bank of Korea

2.318

27/9/2022

0.17%

3

Housing & Development Board

2.1

3/11/2020

0.99%

4

Housing & Development Board

2.5

29/1/2023

0.83%

5

Housing & Development Board

2.22

22/11/2021

0.74%

6

Housing & Development Board

2.2325

21/2/2022

0.74%

7

Housing & Development Board

2.545

4/7/2031

0.57%

8Land Transport Authority of Singapore

3.45

30/7/2058

1.29%

9

Land Transport Authority of Singapore

3.38

30/1/2059

1.27%

10

Land Transport Authority of Singapore

3.35

19/3/2048

1.02%

11

Land Transport Authority of Singapore

3.43

30/10/2053

0.87%

12

Land Transport Authority of Singapore

3.51

18/9/2030

0.57%

13

Singapore Government Bond

3.5

1/3/2027

7.54%

14

Singapore Government Bond

2.75

1/7/2023

7.49%

15

Singapore Government Bond

3.25

1/9/2020

6.68%

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No.

IssuerCoupon (%)

Maturity

Weighting

16

Singapore Government Bond

2.25

1/6/2021

6.64%

17

Singapore Government Bond3

1/9/2024

5.53%

18

Singapore Government Bond

3.375

1/9/2033

5.48%

19

Singapore Government Bond

3.125

1/9/2022

5.37%

20

Singapore Government Bond

2.75

1/3/2046

4.98%

21

Singapore Government Bond2

1/7/2020

4.52%

22

Singapore Government Bond

2.75

1/4/2042

4.44%

23

Singapore Government Bond

2.875

1/9/2030

3.69%

24

Singapore Government Bond

2.125

1/6/2026

3.49%

25

Singapore Government Bond

2.375

1/6/2025

3.29%

26

Singapore Government Bond

2.25

1/8/2036

3.07%

27

Singapore Government Bond

1.75

1/4/2022

2.79%

28

Singapore Government Bond

2.625

1/5/2028

2.60%

29

Singapore Government Bond

1.25

1/10/2021

2.59%

30

Singapore Government Bond2

1/2/2024

2.39%

31

Singapore Government Bond

1.75

1/2/2023

2.36%

32

Singapore Government Bond

2.875

1/7/2029

1.94%

33

SP PowerAssets Ltd

3.06

27/5/2020

0.42%

34

SP PowerAssets Ltd

4.665

18/8/2020

0.24%

35

SP PowerAssets Ltd

3.4

19/9/2032

0.21%

36

Temasek Financial I Ltd

4.2

2/8/2050

0.91%

37

Temasek Financial I Ltd

4.0475

5/3/2035

0.45%

38

Temasek Financial I Ltd

3.785

5/3/2025

0.44%

39

Temasek Financial I Ltd

2.7

25/10/2023

0.42%

40

Temasek Financial I Ltd

4.2

7/12/2039

0.27%

Source: Markit Indices Limited.
Bond Selection rules and Index re-balancing
The following five criteria are used to derive the Index: (i) bond type; (ii) rating requirements and issuer
classification; (iii) bond life at issuance; (iv) time to maturity; and (v) amount outstanding.
Bond TypeThe following types of securities are eligible for inclusion in the Index: (i) fixed, zero coupon and stepup coupon bonds; and (ii) sinking funds and amortizing bonds with a fixed redemption schedule.
Securities with any of the following attributes are excluded from the Index: (i) bonds with embedded callor put options; (ii) floating rate notes and fixed-to-floater bonds; (iii) bonds with warrants; (iv) convertible
securities; (v) undated bonds; and (vi) index-linked and credit-linked notes.
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The Index may be rebalanced from time to time. Please see the section below entitled "Index rebalancing procedure".
Retail bonds are excluded from the Index.
Private placements that are only offered to a few select investors are excluded from the Index.
Credit Rating requirement and Issuer classification
Only government, sovereign and sub-sovereign debt (subject to certain credit rating requirements) are
eligible for inclusion in the Index.
Issuer Restrictions
Collateralized bonds are excluded from the Index. This applies to both sovereign and quasi-sovereignissuers.
Quasi-sovereign bonds are split into sub-sovereign bonds and other sovereign bonds.
Sub-sovereign bonds are issued by entities with explicit or implicit government backing due to legal
provisions, letters of comfort or the public service nature of their business. The issuer requires strong
central government ownership if its bonds are not explicitly guaranteed by the central government.
The four main sub-sovereign categories are: (i) Agencies; (ii) Government-guaranteed; (iii) Local
governments; and (iv) Supranationals.
Supranational issuers are entities owned and/or supported by more than one central government,
including the Asian Development Bank, the European Investment Bank and the International Bank for
Reconstruction & Development.
Local government bonds issued by local or regional governments are eligible only if they are explicitly
guaranteed by the central government.
Bonds from issuers that are explicitly guaranteed by a central government are classified as"Government guaranteed" and are eligible for the Index. Guaranteed bonds and issuers are classified
into that category, even though the underlying issuer may be a quasi-sovereign.
Agencies are entities whose major business is to fulfill a government-sponsored role to provide public,
non-competitive services. Often, such business scope is defined by a specific law, or the issuer is
explicitly backed by the government. There are three main categories of agencies: (i) financial; (ii)infrastructure & transport; and (iii) public utilities.
In principle, the business scope and legal provisions in combination with strong government ownership
determines whether an issuer is a quasi-sovereign or a corporate. In addition, the rating differential
between government and quasi-sovereign is also taken into consideration. For instance, a considerable
rating differential (e.g. three notches) below the sovereign suggests that the issuer does not belong in
the quasi-sovereign sector.
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Rating requirements
Domestic central government debt does not require a rating. In order to ensure high credit quality of
the Index, most quasi-sovereign bonds need to be rated investment grade. Ratings from the following
three credit rating agencies are considered: (i) Fitch Inc., (ii) Moody’s, or (iii) Standard & Poor’s.
If a bond is rated by more than one agency, the average rating of all ratings is used. The average rating
is calculated as the arithmetical average of all ratings, whereby each rating is converted into a numericalnumber. All rating notches have the same numerical distance, e.g. from A1 to A2 has the same distanceas Aaa to Aa1.
Prior to 30 September 2006, the lowest rating was used. Investment grade is defined as BBB or higher
from Fitch and Standard & Poor’s and Baa3 or higher from Moody’s.
During the transition period from 30 September 2006 to 30 June 2007, the lowest rating was still used
to determine whether a bond was investment grade rated. Within investment grade, the average rating
determines the index rating of the bond.
Supranationals need to have at least AA- rating.
Unrated bonds or issuers from investment grade markets are only eligible in the following quasisovereign categories: (i) Government-guaranteed; and (ii) Financial agencies, provided it can beascertained that the issuer has strong links to and support from the central government (e.g. a reduced
risk weighting for the purpose of calculating capital adequacy ratio for commercial banks, senior
government representation on the company board etc.). The decision whether to include unrated
financial agencies is taken on a case-by-case basis.
Quasi-sovereigns from sub-investment grade rated markets are excluded from the Index unless they
have an investment grade rating. The applicable sovereign debt rating is the best rating of the Fitch
Inc, Moody’s and S&P local currency debt ratings.
Classification review procedure
The issuer classification is reviewed regularly and issuers whose status have changed are included in
the Index at the next re-balancing. Additional information documenting the classification decision isprovided for quasi-sovereigns that are unrated or where the rating differential between the sovereign
and issuer is significant.
The approach described in the section on “Credit Rating requirement and issuer classification” forms
the basis for the inclusion rules. In exceptional circumstances, the iBoxx Asian index committee may
propose the inclusion of additional issuers that fall outside these basic rules. The classification decisionand the supporting documentation are submitted to the iBoxx Asian oversight committee for review andapproval.
Bond life at issuance
All bonds must have a minimum bond life of 18 months at issuance. The minimum life is measured
from the first settlement date to the maturity date of the bonds and is rounded to the nearest month.
Time to Maturity
All bonds must have a remaining time to maturity of one year or more at any re-balancing date. The
time to maturity is calculated from the re-balancing date to the final maturity date of the bond by using
the native day count convention of the bond.

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For sinking funds and amortizing bonds, the average life is used instead of the final maturity to calculate
the remaining time to maturity.
Index re-balancing procedure
The Index is re-balanced on the last calendar day of the month after close of business. Changes tostatic data, such as ratings, amount outstanding etc. are only taken into account if they are publicly
known three business days before the end of the month. Rating or amount outstanding changes on thelast two trading days of the month are accounted for at the next re-balancing. New bonds issued mustsettle before the end of the month and all relevant information must be known at least three trading
days before the end of the month.
The classification of existing bonds is also reviewed at each monthly re-balancing, and resultingclassification changes are implemented at the re-balancing. This means that quasi-sovereign issuers,
which are no longer considered to have a sufficiently close relationship with the government, arereclassified as corporate issuers and subsequently removed from the index at the monthly re-balancing.
The final membership list for the next month is published two trading days before the end of the month,and is republished with the re-balancing prices on the last trading day of the month after close ofbusiness.
Data for Index Calculation
Static Data
Information used in the Index calculation is sourced from standard providers and is routinely checkedagainst a second independent source.
Bond and Index Data
The Index is calculated if there is at least one bond available that matches all inclusion criteria. If no
more bonds qualify for the Index, then its level will remain constant. If at least one bond becomes
available again, the Index calculation will be resumed at the last calculated level.
Calculation occurs on a daily basis as soon as the consolidated quotes become available. The Index is
calculated on each trading day. The Index is also calculated on the last calendar day of each month. If
the Index is calculated on a day that is a non-business day in one of the other countries, then the
consolidated prices from the previous trading day will be carried forward and the Index will be calculatedusing those prices and the current accrued interest and coupon payment data.
The calculation of the Index is based on bid quotes. New bonds are included in the Index with theirrespective ask prices when they enter the index family. In the event that no consolidated price could beestablished for a particular bond, the Index continues to be calculated based on the last available
consolidated prices.
On the last trading day of a month, the re-balancing takes place after the daily index calculation for thecurrent month’s list-including the calculation of the last calendar day’s indices-has been performed. On
the last trading day of the month, price contributors submit bid and ask quotes for all new bonds, which
are to be included in the Index for the new month.
Circumstances that may affect the accuracy and completeness in the calculation of the Index
No warranty, representation or guarantee is given as to the accuracy or completeness of the Index andits computation or any information related thereto. The process and the basis of computing andcompiling the Index and any of its related formulae, constituent securities and factors may at any time79

be changed or altered by the Index Provider without notice. In addition, the accuracy and completenessof the calculation of the Index may be affected by, without limitation, the availability and accuracy of
prices for constituent securities, market factors and errors in its compilation.

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Name of Fund: ABF Singapore Bond Index Fund

NIKKO ASSET MANAGEMENT ASIA LIMITEDBOARD OF DIRECTORSLim Soon Chong
Director (signed by Seet Oon Hui Eleanor
for and on behalf of Lim Soon Chong)Seet Oon Hui Eleanor
Director

Yu-Ming Wang
Director (signed by Seet Oon Hui Eleanor
for and on behalf of Yu-Ming Wang)

Kiyotaka Ryu
Director (signed by Seet Oon Hui Eleanor
for and on behalf of Kiyotaka Ryu)

Hou Wey Fook
Director (signed by Seet Oon Hui Eleanor
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