Artis Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Monthly Cash Distribution

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA–(Marketwired – March 16, 2015) – Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:AX.UN) (“Artis” or the “REIT”) announced that its trustees have declared its regular monthly cash distribution of $0.09 per trust unit (“Unit”) of Artis for the month of March, 2015. The cash distributions will be made on April 15, 2015 to Unitholders of record on March 31, 2015.

As at the date hereof, there are an aggregate of 136,727,130 Units issued and outstanding.

Artis is a diversified Canadian real estate investment trust investing in office, industrial and retail properties. Since 2004, Artis has executed an aggressive but disciplined growth strategy, building a portfolio of commercial properties in Canada and the United States, with a major focus on Western Canada. As of today’s date, Artis’ commercial property comprises approximately 25.8 million square feet of leasable area.

At December 31, 2014, actual year-to-date Property Net Operating Income (“Property NOI”) by asset class was approximately 24.5% retail, 51.9% office and 23.6% industrial. Property NOI by geographical region was approximately 8.1% in British Columbia, 39.0% in Alberta, 5.6% in Saskatchewan, 12.3% in Manitoba, 12.1% in Ontario and 22.9% in the U.S.

Property NOI is a non-GAAP measure. Artis calculates Property NOI as revenues, measured in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, less property operating expenses such as taxes, utilities, repairs and maintenance, and does not include charges for interest and amortization or income from joint arrangements accounted for as equity investments.

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