Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT (KORE) recorded distributable income of US$30.4 million ($39.4 million) for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2025 (9MFY2025), marking a 14.8% year-on-year (YoY) decline.

The decrease was driven by lower adjusted net property income (NPI) of US$63.2 million, down 2.2% YoY, primarily due to reduced cash rental income from higher free rents caused by timing differences in lease completions.

Higher finance and trust expenses, which rose 6% YoY to US$24.6 million, also contributed to the lower distributable income.

Gross revenue edged up 0.1% YoY to US$112.1 million, while NPI fell 1.3% YoY to US$61.3 million.

In its business update, KORE’s manager confirmed the completion of its 2025 refinancing and ongoing efforts for 2026 refinancing, with lender commitments secured to refinance 59% of maturing debt due in 2026.

As of Sept 30, portfolio occupancy remained stable at 88%. The weighted average lease expiry (WALE) stood at 3.9 years based on cash rental income (CRI) or 3.7 years by net lettable area (NLA).

For 9MFY2025, KORE achieved a positive rental reversion of 9.6%.

Aggregate leverage increased to 43.1% from 42.6% as of Sept 30, 2024. The interest coverage ratio declined to 2.5x from 2.7x YoY.

A 100-basis-point (bps) rise in the weighted average interest rate would reduce the coverage ratio to 1.9x, while a 10% drop in EBITDA would lower it to 2.2x.

Plans to Resume Distributions

KORE’s manager stated it is "on track" to restart distributions in 1HFY2026, with payouts expected in 2HFY2026 barring unforeseen events. The REIT will adopt a "conservative initial payout ratio" before gradually increasing it to a sustainable level.

In July, the manager noted that resumed distributions would be "substantially smaller" compared to previous full payouts.

According to JLL research and US office market trends in 3Q2025, the sector shows "early signs of stabilization" amid a flight to quality. Leasing activity improved, with vacancy rates declining for the first time in seven years.

KepPacOakReitUSD rose 6.52% as of 3:39 PM on Oct 28.