Artis Press Release Summaries

Artis Press Release Summaries

 

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Headline:
Artis Announces US$58 Million Joint Venture Industrial Project with Nuveen Real Estate and Provides Update on Enhanced Asset Disposition Program
Press Release Date: Jan 6, 2021
Excerpt from Press release: Artis entered into a US$58 million joint venture development agreement with Nuveen Real
Estate for a 561,000 square foot state-of-the-art industrial project in the Greater Phoenix Area,
Arizona
 The REIT completed the sale of three non-core assets in December 2020: Strathcona
Shoppers Centre, ASM America Headquarters Building and 1110 Pettigrew Avenue
 Artis sold seven properties and one parcel of development land during Q4-20 for aggregate
sale prices of $187.2 million and US$32.5 million, exceeding the REIT’s IFRS fair values by
$4.2 million and US$7.0 million, respectively
Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (“Artis” or the “REIT”) (TSX: AX.UN) announced that it has entered
into a new joint venture agreement with Nuveen Real Estate (“Nuveen”) for an industrial development
project in the Greater Phoenix Area, Arizona, and provided an update on the REIT’s enhanced asset
disposition program, including the recent sale of three non-core assets. Proceeds from these sales
were used to fulfil the REIT’s commitment to strengthen its balance sheet and improve its credit profile.
Headline: Artis Announces Renewal of Normal Course Issuer Bid
Press Release Date: Dec 15, 2020
Excerpt from Press release: Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (“Artis” or the “REIT”) (TSX: AX.UN) announced today that it has
received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) to renew its normal course issuer bid (the
“Bid”) for a further year.
Under the terms of the Bid, Artis may purchase up to 10% of the public float of trust units (“Units”) and
preferred units (“Preferred Units”). A maximum of 25% of the average daily trading volume may be
purchased by Artis on any one day under its normal course issuer bid, except where purchases are
made in accordance with “block purchases” exemptions under applicable TSX policies. Purchases
pursuant to the Bid will be made through the facilities of the TSX and/or alternative Canadian trading
systems. Artis will pay the market price at the time of acquisition for any Unit or Preferred Unit
purchased through the facilities of the TSX and/or alternative Canadian trading systems and all Units
and Preferred Units acquired by the REIT under this Bid will be cancelled. The period of the normal
course issuer bid will extend from December 17, 2020, to December 16, 2021, or an earlier date, should
Artis complete its purchases. Additional information pertaining to Units and each series of Preferred
Units is as follows:
Symbol Public Float 10% of Public
Float
Average Daily
Trading Volume
25% of Average
Daily Trading
Volume(1)
AX.UN 101,603,961 10,160,396 313,387 78,346
AX.PR.A 3,361,200 336,120 3,648 1,000
AX.PR.E 3,797,730 379,773 4,898 1,224
AX.PR.I 4,865,540 486,554 4,402 1,100
(1) In cases where 25% of the average daily trading volume is less than 1,000, the daily purchase limit becomes 1,000

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