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Starhill Global REIT Outlines Distribution Risk From David Jones Administration

Starhill’s illustrative David Jones vacancy scenario lowers FY2025/26 DPU to SGD 0.0329 from SGD 0.0368. No lease-termination notice had been received.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Singapore, 5 November 2026 – Starhill Global Real Estate Investment Trust said its distribution per unit would have been approximately SGD 0.0329 rather than SGD 0.0368 under an illustrative scenario in which the David Jones lease at its Perth property ended and the space remained vacant for 12 months. The 5 November disclosure followed the retailer’s verbal notification that it had entered voluntary administration.

For Asian income investors, the figures show how a concentrated anchor tenancy can affect distributions more than its share of property value might suggest. The scenario implies a reduction of about 10.6%, calculated from the two per-unit amounts. It is not an announced distribution cut: the landlord had received no lease-termination notice and was seeking advice on its rights.

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