Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust to Announce its First Quarter 2016 Results on May 5, 2016

QUÉBEC CITY, April 12, 2016 /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, 2016 on Thursday, May 5, 2016.

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 participate in the conference call, please dial 1 888 390-0605 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 5, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. to Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. by dialing 1 888 390-0541 followed by the code 529305 #.

PROFILE AS AT APRIL 12, 2016
Cominar is the third largest diversified real estate investment trust in Canada and currently remains the largest commercial property owner in the Province of Quebec. The REIT owns a real estate portfolio of 542 properties in three different market segments, that is, office properties, retail properties and industrial and mixed-use properties. Cominar's portfolio totals 45.0 million square feet spread out across Quebec, Ontario, the Atlantic Provinces and Western Canada. Cominar's objectives are to pay growing cash distributions to unitholders and to maximize unitholder value through proactive management and the expansion of its portfolio.

SOURCE COMINAR REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST

Michel Dallaire, Eng., Chief Executive Officer, [email protected]; Gilles Hamel, CPA, CA, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, [email protected]; Tel: [phone]