ARTIS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF RECLASSIFICATION ELECTIONS BY HOLDERS OF SERIES E PREFERRED UNITS

WINNIPEG, MB, Sept. 19, 2023 /CNW/ - Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: AX.UN) ("Artis" or the "REIT") announced today that it has determined, based upon the election of holders of Preferred Units, Series E ("Series E Units") (AX.PR.E), that fewer than 500,000 Series F Units would be issued on October 2, 2023 (being the first business day after September 30, 2023) and consequently, as provided for in the Certificate of Series E Unit Terms, no holders of Series E Units are entitled to reclassify their Series E Units to Series F Units on October 2, 2023.

Accordingly, all 3,277,110 Series E Units will remain issued and outstanding following September 30, 2023, and during the subsequent five-year period commencing October 2, 2023 holders will be entitled to receive distributions, if, as and when declared by the Board of Trustees of Artis, in an annual amount per Series E Unit determined by multiplying the Annual Fixed Distribution Rate of 7.198% per annum by $25.00, payable quarterly on the last business day of each of March, June, September and December in each year during such period.

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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' vision is to build a best-in-class asset management and investment platform focused on growing net asset value per unit and distributions for investors through value investing in real estate.

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Mr. Samir Manji, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Jaclyn Koenig, Chief Financial Officer or Ms. Heather Nikkel, Senior Vice-President - Investor Relations and Sustainability of the REIT at 1.204.947.1250.