Morguard North American Residential REIT Declares August 2016 Distribution of 5 Cents per Unit

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Aug. 15, 2016 /CNW/ - Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (the "REIT") (TSX: MRG.UN) today announced that it has declared a distribution of 5 cents per unit for the month of August 2016.  The distribution will be payable on September 15, 2016 to unitholders of record as at August 31, 2016.

About Morguard North American Residential REIT

The REIT is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust which owns, through a limited partnership, interests in a portfolio of 15 Canadian residential apartment communities, located in Alberta and Ontario, and 31 U.S. low-rise and mid-rise, garden-style apartment communities located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas consisting of more than 13,000 residential suites.

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SOURCE Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust

Morguard North American Residential REIT: K. Rai Sahi, Chief Executive Officer, T 905-281-3800; Robert D. Wright, Chief Financial Officer, T 905-281-3800