KEYreit announces repayment of remaining $21.8 million balance on original IPO mortgage

TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2013 /CNW/ - KEYreit (TSX: KRE.UN) ("KEYreit" or "the REIT") announced today that the outstanding balance of the IPO Mortgage Loan of $21.8 million will be repaid in full on its maturity date of February 1, 2013. The loan repayment shall be made with the net proceeds from the REIT's previously announced equity offering which closed today.

The IPO Mortgage Loan bore an interest-only rate of 4.9% and was secured by 92 of KEYreit's single-tenant properties across the Provinces of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia.

"The repayment of the IPO Mortgage Loan was the final significant debt maturity facing KEYreit", said Teresa Neto, Chief Financial Officer of KEYreit. "With this repayment, the REIT will realize immediate interest cost savings and more importantly, 92 single-tenant properties with an IFRS-based fair value of over $70 million will become unencumbered. The REIT's unencumbered asset pool will provide the REIT with significant future refinancing flexibility. This loan repayment fulfills part of the REIT's stated objective of lowering its overall leverage as we move forward."

About KEYreit
KEYreit (TSX: KRE.UN) is Canada's premier small-box retail property owner with 227 properties in nine provinces across Canada. KEYreit's properties are well located and geographically diverse across Canada with the majority of all properties containing long-term quadruple net leases.

To find out more about KEYreit (TSX: KRE.UN), visit our website at www.keyreit.com. 

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SOURCE: KEYreit

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