Partners Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX-V: PAR.UN) announces distribution of $0.01333 per unit

 

VICTORIA, B.C. (December 16, 2010) - Partners Real Estate Investment Trust (“Partners REIT”) is pleased to announce a $0.01333 per unit distribution for December 2010. The distribution will be paid on January 17, 2011 to unitholders of record on December 31, 2010.

Partners REIT currently has approximately 25,761,068 trust units outstanding.

Distribution Reinvestment Plan

Partners REIT offers a distribution reinvestment plan whereby residents of Canada may elect to have their cash distributions reinvested in additional units of Partners REIT. Currently, approximately 7% of the total issued and outstanding units have enrolled in the plan.

Partners REIT

Partners REIT is a growth-oriented real estate investment trust, which currently owns (directly or indirectly) ten retail properties, well-located in Ontario and Quebec, aggregating approximately 1.1 million square feet of leaseable space.  Partners REIT focuses on expanding and managing a portfolio of retail and mixed-use community and neighbourhood shopping centres located in both primary and secondary markets across Canada.

More information

Patrick Miniutti, President and Chief Operating Officer or
Dionne Barnes, Chief Financial Officer
Telephone: (250) 595-9328, Facsimile: (866) 672-8836

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Certain statements included in this press release constitute forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those identified by the expressions ‘‘expect,’’ ‘‘intend,’’ “will” and similar expressions to the extent they relate to Partners REIT. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts but reflect Partners REIT’s current expectations regarding future results or events. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations, including the ability of Partners REIT to pay the distribution on the date specified. Although Partners REIT believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and, accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.