FAQs
NTT DC REIT's principal investment strategy of investing, directly or indirectly, in a diversified portfolio of stabilised income-producing real estate assets located globally which are used primarily for data center purposes, as well as assets necessary to support the digital economy.
The Sponsor of NTT DC REIT is NTT Limited, which is part of the NTT Group, a major global IT services and telecommunications group with a leading global data center (GDC) business.
NTT Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTT DATA, Inc., which is in turn 55% held by NTT Data Group Corporation and 45% held by NTT, Inc.
The NTT Group, through its global data center business NTT GDC, is the third largest (excluding China) data center provider globally. It has a footprint of over 2,200 MW of IT power in operation and under construction and a portfolio of 133 buildings across 91 data center sites across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa and Asia-Pacific.
The Manager believes that an investment in NTT DC REIT offers the following benefits to Unitholders:
- Significant growth in the global data center market with further headroom for expansion
- Unfettered access to and support from a leading, global Sponsor with clear alignment of interests
- Premium-quality IPO Portfolio with high specifications, diversified across key data center markets globally
- Robust income generation capability underpinned by diverse base of premier customers and organic growth drivers
- Extensive pipeline of acquisition-led growth opportunities from the global Sponsor ROFR
- Robust capital structure and active capital management to facilitate future growth
- Extensively experienced management team and Board of Directors with deep domain expertise
Distributions from NTT DC REIT to unitholders will be computed based on 100.0% of NTT DC REIT's annual distributable income for the period from 14 July 2025 to the end of Projection Year FY26/27, and at least 90.0% thereafter. The distributions will be made on a semi-annual basis.
The first distribution, which will be in respect of the period from 14 July 2025 to 31 March 2026, will be paid by the Manager on or before 29 June 2026.
Distributions will be declared in U.S. dollars and each unitholder will receive his distribution in U.S. dollars.
Should investors wish to receive their relevant distribution in a currency other than U.S. dollars, they may do so via the currency conversion function available through The Central Depository (Pte) Limited or via currency conversion through their custodian banks, as the case may be.
Neither the Manager nor the Trustee shall be liable for any loss arising from the conversion of distribution payable from U.S. dollars to any other currency.
Unitholders, except for the Sponsor, are prohibited from directly or indirectly owning in excess of 9.8% in value or in number of units, whichever is more restrictive, of any class or series of the outstanding units, subject to any increase or waiver granted by the Trustee pursuant to the terms of NTT DC REIT's Trust Deed acting on the recommendation of the Manager.
Yes, you may use funds from your SRS and CPF to invest in NTT DC REIT.
Non-US resident unitholders must comply with certain documentation requirements in order to be exempted from withholding tax on U.S. source interest and/or, where applicable, U.S. source dividends under the U.S. Tax Code, including under FATCA and the U.S. Treasury regulations and administrative guidance promulgated thereunder.
Individuals who hold units as investment assets and not as trading assets, excluding individuals who hold units through a partnership in Singapore, are exempt from income tax on taxable income distributions, regardless of their nationality or tax residence status.
Individuals who hold units as trading assets or through a partnership in Singapore are subject to income tax on taxable income distributions. The gross amount of such distributions (i.e., before tax deducted at source, if any) is taxable in the hands of the individuals at their own applicable income tax rate.
