SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Oct 9, 2018

2. SEC Identification Number

AS094-000088

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

003-058-789

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

SM PRIME HOLDINGS, INC.

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

PHILIPPINES

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

10th Floor Mall of Asia Arena Annex Building, Coral Way cor. J.W. Diokno Blvd., Mall of Asia Complex, Brgy. 76, Zone 10, CBP-1A, Pasay City, Philippines Postal Code 1300

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

(632) 831-1000

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

N/A

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
COMMON STOCK, P1 PAR VALUE	28,879,231,694

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

ITEM # 9, LETTER B

The Exchange does not warrant and holds no responsibility for the veracity of the facts and representations contained in all corporate disclosures, including financial reports. All data contained herein are prepared and submitted by the disclosing party to the Exchange, and are disseminated solely for purposes of information. Any questions on the data contained herein should be addressed directly to the Corporate Information Officer of the disclosing party.

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.SMPH

PSE Disclosure Form 4-13 - Clarification of News Reports References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) and
Section 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
News Clarification: SM Prime set to invest P120 billion in the next two years

Source	Manila Standard
Subject of News Report	SM Prime set to invest P120 billion in the next two years
Date of Publication	Oct 9, 2018

Clarification of News Report
October 9, 2018 The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. 6F PSE Tower 28th Street corner 5th Avenue BGC, Taguig City Attention of Ms. Janet A. Encarnacion Head - Disclosure Department Gentlemen: This refers to the news article entitled “SM Prime set to invest P120 billion in the next two years” published in today’s issue of the Manila Standard. The article reported in part that: “Property SM Prime Holdings Inc., the country’s leading real estate developer, plans to spend P120 billion over the next two years to fund expansion until 2020. SM Prime vice president and investor relations head Alex Pomento said in an interview at the sidelines of an economic summit sponsored by the SM Group, said the property firm would keep its P60-billion annual spending program to fund the expansion of core businesses, including malls, residential, office towers, and hotels. The annual spending does not include potential acquisitions. . . . .” We confirm the veracity of the above-quoted news article. Very truly yours, JOHN NAI PENG C. ONG Chief Finance Officer
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