1803299 Ontario Inc. acquires exchangeable limited partnership units of Nexus Real Estate Investment Trust

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TORONTO, April 13, 2021 /CNW/ - On April 1, 2021 (the "Closing") 1803299 Ontario Inc. sold a portfolio of six properties in London, Ontario to the Nexus Real Estate Investment Trust (the "REIT"), being 1000 Clarke Road, London ON, 1036 Green Valley Road, London ON, 1020 Adelaide Street, London ON, 1285 Hubrey Road, London ON, 5 Cuddy Boulevard, London ON and 375 Exeter Road, London ON.

As partial consideration for the property acquisitions, the REIT's subsidiary Nobel REIT Limited Partnership issued 8,586,407 class B limited partnership units (the "LP Units") with a value of $65,600,149.48 to 1803299 Ontario Inc. Each LP Unit is economically equivalent to one trust unit in the REIT (the "Units") and will entitle the holder thereof to receive distributions in cash from the REIT equal to the distributions that such holder would have received if it was holding one Unit. In addition, each LP Unit is exchangeable, at any time, at the option of the holder, for one Unit. Each LP Unit has attached to it one special voting unit (the "Special Voting Units", and with the Units, the "Voting Units") which provides the holder thereof with voting rights in respect of the REIT. The Special Voting Units are not listed on any exchange.

Immediately following the Closing, 1803299 Ontario Inc. became the beneficial owner of 8,586,407 Voting Units, representing approximately 17.8% of the outstanding Voting Units. Prior to the Closing, 1803299 Ontario Inc. did not own any Voting Units of other securities of the REIT or its subsidiaries.

There are restrictions on the transferability of the LP Units such that one-quarter of such LP Units shall not be transferable until the first day following the six (6) month anniversary of the Closing, one-quarter of such LP Units shall not be transferable until the first day following the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Closing, one-quarter of such LP Units shall not be transferable until the first day following the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Closing, and the remaining such LP Units shall not be transferable until the first day following the twenty-four (24) month anniversary of the Closing. These restrictions on transfer apply even if the LP Units are exchanged into Units during the applicable periods.

The LP Units are held by 1803299 Ontario Inc. for investment purposes. 1803299 Ontario Inc. may acquire or dispose of additional securities of the REIT or its subsidiaries in the future depending on market prices and other various factors including, without limitation, the REIT's financial position, the price levels of the Units, conditions in the securities markets and general economic and industry conditions, the REIT's business or financial condition, and other factors and conditions 1803299 Ontario Inc. deems appropriate and provided such acquisitions and dispositions may be completed in accordance with applicable securities laws.

This press release is being issued pursuant to National Instrument 62-103 – The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues which requires a report to be filed under the REIT's profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) containing additional information respecting the foregoing matters. A copy of such report may be obtained by contacting Kathryn Barbon, Treasurer of 1803299 Ontario Inc. at 519.842.3363.

The address for 1803299 Ontario Inc. is:
500 Highway 3
Tillsonburg ON
N4G 4H8

1803299 Ontario Inc. is a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario, the principal business of which is the owning and managing of real property. 

SOURCE 1803299 Ontario Inc.