Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust to Announce its First Quarter 2013 Results on May 9, 2013

QUÉBEC CITY, April 19, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust ("Cominar" or the "REIT") (TSX: CUF.UN) announced today that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 on Thursday, May 9, 2013.

Management will also hold a conference call on the same day at 11:00 a.m. (EST) to discuss the REIT's financial results and performance. Presentation materials will be made available on the REIT's website at www.cominar.com prior to the call.

To take part in the conference call, please dial 1.888.231.8191 in five minutes prior to the start of the call.

For those unable to participate, a recorded version of the conference will be available from Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. to Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. by dialing 1.855.859.2056 followed by the code 47590240.

PROFILE AS AT APRIL 19, 2013
Cominar is the third largest diversified real estate investment trust in Canada and currently remains the largest commercial property owner in the Province of Québec. Cominar owns a real estate portfolio of 500 high-quality properties, consisting of 123 office, 157 retail and 220 industrial and mixed-use buildings that cover a total area of near 37 million square feet in Québec, Ontario, the Atlantic Provinces and Western Canada. Cominar's objectives are to pay growing cash distributions to unitholders and to maximize unitholder value by way of proactive management and the expansion of its portfolio.

Cominar has a dividend reinvestment plan for its unitholders that allows participants to reinvest their monthly distributions in additional Trust units. Participants receive an effective discount of 5% of distributions in the form of additional units. Information and enrolment forms are available at www.cominar.com.

SOURCE: COMINAR REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST

Michel Dallaire, Eng., President and Chief Executive Officer
Michel Berthelot, CPA, CA, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
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