WINNIPEG, MB, April 11,
2024 /CNW/ - Artis Real Estate Investment Trust
("Artis" or the "REIT") (TSX: AX.UN) is aware of media reports that
it has entered into a conditional agreement to sell Park 8Ninety,
an industrial property located in the Greater Houston Area, Texas.
The REIT can confirm that it has entered into a conditional
agreement to sell Park 8Ninety for US$234.2
million, a premium to IFRS fair value at December 31, 2023, and representing a price per
square foot of US$128. The
transaction is subject to routine closing conditions and is
expected to close in the second quarter of 2024.
"If completed, the sale of Park 8Ninety would be another
important step towards achieving our objective of strengthening our
balance sheet, reducing debt and enhancing liquidity," said
Samir Manji, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Artis.
Park 8Ninety was developed in five phases between 2017 and 2022
and comprises 12 buildings that total 1,823,410 square feet of
leasable area.
The REIT will provide any additional updates as appropriate.
Artis is a diversified Canadian real estate investment trust
with a portfolio of industrial, office and retail properties in
Canada and the United States. Artis's vision is to become
a best-in-class real estate asset management and investment
platform focused on value investing.
Cautionary Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. For this
purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of
historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements.
Without limiting the foregoing, the words "expects", "anticipates",
"intends", "estimates", "projects", "seeks", and similar
expressions or variations of such words and phrases or state that
certain actions, events or results ''may'', ''would'' or ''will''
occur or be achieved are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Particularly, statements regarding building Artis into
a best-in-class asset management and investment platform focused on
value investing in real estate, the REIT's ability to strengthen
its balance sheet, enhance its liquidity and meet its forthcoming
debt obligations and use of proceeds of the transaction are
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on
a number of factors and assumptions which have been used to develop
such statements, but which may prove to be incorrect. Artis cannot
assure investors that actual results will be consistent with any
forward-looking statements and Artis assumes no obligation to
update or revise such forward-looking statements to reflect actual
events or new circumstances. All forward-looking statements
contained in this press release are qualified by this cautionary
statement.
SOURCE Artis Real Estate Investment Trust