Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust Announces Cash Distribution for December 2012

VANCOUVER, Dec. 18, 2012 /CNW/ - Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust ("PIRET" or "REIT") (TSX: AAR.UN) today announced that its Board of Trustees has approved a cash distribution of $0.026 per trust unit for the month of December 2012 (equivalent to $0.312 per trust unit on an annualized basis). This distribution will be paid on January 15, 2013 to unitholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2012.

The policy of PIRET is to pay cash distributions on or about the 15th day of each month to the unitholders of record on the last business day of the preceding month.

PIRET units are listed on the TSX under the symbol AAR.UN.  The REIT currently has 83,953,988 units issued and outstanding.

About Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust

PIRET is an unincorporated, open-ended investment trust established for the purposes of acquiring, owning and operating a diversified portfolio of income-producing industrial properties in primary markets across Canada.  PIRET focuses exclusively on investing in industrial properties and is one of the largest publicly traded vehicles in Canada that offer investors exclusive exposure to Canada's industrial asset class.

PIRET's trust units are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol AAR.UN.  Additional information about the REIT is available at www.piret.ca or www.sedar.com.

THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE HAS NOT REVIEWED AND DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR THE ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.

SOURCE: Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (PIRET)

Andrew Greig,
Director of Investor Relations

Pure Industrial  Real Estate Trust
Suite 910, 925 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC  V6C 3L2
Phone: [phone] or [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
www.piret.ca 

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