$MAPLETREE INDUSTRIAL TRUST(ME8U.SI)$BRIEF-Mapletree Industrial Trust Announces Acquisition Of 29 Data Centres In U.S. (2021/05/20 09:53AM)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------May 20 (Reuters) - Mapletree Industrial Trust MAPI.SI :* MAPLETREE INDUSTRIAL TRUST ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF 29DATACENTRES LOCATED IN UNITED STATES* DEAL FOR US$1,320.0 MILLION* ACQUISITION EXPECTED TO BE DPU ACCRETIVE* INTENDS TO FINANCE DEAL WITH DRAW DOWN OF DEBT FACILITIES&PROCEEDS FROM AN EQUITY FUND RAISING* ABOUT 60% OF TOTAL ACQUISITION OUTLAY WILL BE FUNDED BYDEBT* ABOUT 302.8 MILLION NEW UNITS TO BE ISSUED AT ILLUSTRATIVEUNITPRICE OF AROUND S$2.64 EACHSource text for Eikon: urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nSNZ1B3xQ1Further co