BTB Real Estate Investment Trust announces closing of over-allotment option on bought deal

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MONTREAL, Dec. 22, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - BTB Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: BTB.UN) ("BTB") is pleased to announce today that is has closed the over-allotment option from its previously announced bought deal public offering of $25,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Series F 7.15% Convertible Unsecured Subordinated Debentures (the "Debentures") which closed on December 4, 2015. The syndicate of underwriters led by National Bank Financial Inc. and including Dundee Securities Ltd., Laurentian Bank Securities Inc., Raymond James Ltd., TD Securities Inc., Euro Pacific Canada Inc., GMP Securities L.P. and Scotia Capital Inc. exercised the over-allotment option and purchased an additional $1,700,000 aggregate principal amount of Debentures for total net proceeds of $1,632,000 after deduction of the underwriters' fee. The exercise of the over-allotment option brings the aggregate net proceeds of the offering to approximately $25,332,000, after deducting the underwriters' fee and the estimated expenses of the offering.

The Debentures have been offered in all provinces of Canada by way of a short-form prospectus.

The Debentures are trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol BTB.DB.F.

The Debentures and the underlying units have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 and accordingly will not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly within the United States, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction or to, or for the account or for the benefit of a U.S. person, except pursuant to applicable exemptions from the registration requirements.

About BTB

BTB is a real estate investment trust listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. BTB is an important owner of properties in eastern Canada. BTB owns 71 commercial, office and industrial properties for a total of more than 5 million square feet. BTB's asset value is approximately $650M. The objectives of BTB are: (i) to grow its revenues from its assets to increase distributable income and therefore increase fund distributions; (ii) to maximize the value of its assets through dynamic management of its properties in order to sustain the long-term value of its units; and (iii) to generate cash distributions that are fiscally beneficial to unitholders.

BTB offers a distribution reinvestment plan to unitholders whereby the participants may elect to have their monthly cash distribution reinvested in additional units of BTB at a price based on the weighted average price for BTB's units on the Toronto Stock Exchange for five trading days immediately preceding the distribution date, discounted by 5%.

Forward-Looking Statements

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SOURCE BTB Real Estate Investment Trust

Mr. Michel Léonard, President and Chief Executive Officer, 514-286-0188 ext. 228; Mr. Benoit Cyr, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, 514-286-0188 ext. 230