New Century Real Estate Investment Trust announced that No special distribution was declared and approved by the board of directors of the REIT Manager for the six months ended 30 June 2019 ("Special Distribution") (2018: Special Distribution of RMB 50,000,000 was declared and approved on 23 August 2018). The distribution per unit of RMB 0.0350 for the six months ended 30 June 2019 (2018: RMB 0.0522) is calculated by dividing total distribution to be paid to unitholders of RMB 33,826,000 (2018: RMB 50,000,000) for the period by 966,935,143 units in issue as at 30 June 2019 (As at 30 June 2018: 958,500,829 units in issue). The record date for the 2019 interim distribution will be 13 September 2019, (the "Record Date"). The register of Unitholders will be closed on 13 September 2019, during which period no transfer of Units will be effected. The 2019 interim distribution is expected to be payable on 27 September 2019, to Unitholders whose names appear on the register of Unitholders on the Record Date.