Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust Successfully Closes Previously Announced Acquisition of Two Industrial Portfolios for $43.55 Million

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VANCOUVER, Oct. 9, 2012 /CNW/ - Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust ("PIRET" or the "REIT") (TSX: AAR.UN) today announced the successful closing of the purchases of six fully leased, single-tenant, income producing industrial properties representing 535,110 square feet of gross leasable area ("GLA") located in Ontario and Alberta, for a total purchase price of $43,550,000. The transactions consist of: (a) a portfolio of two properties located in Calgary, Alberta (collectively, the "Calgary Properties") and (b) a portfolio of four buildings located in Kitchener, Burlington, and Vaughan, Ontario (collectively, the "Ontario Portfolio").

The Calgary Properties consist of two single-tenant properties comprising an aggregate GLA of 72,549 square feet which are 100% leased to a high quality regional tenant under a 10 year, triple net lease. The properties, acquired at a purchase price of $8,650,000, representing a 7.30% going-in capitalization rate, are located at 7303 & 7403 30^th Street SE, Calgary, Alberta.  PIRET acquired the properties on an all cash basis using proceeds from its bought deal financing that closed on September 12, 2012.  PIRET intends to obtain mortgage financing in respect of the Calgary Properties in an amount up to 65% of their purchase price.

The Ontario Portfolio consists of four single-tenant industrial buildings comprising an aggregate GLA of 462,561 square feet. The properties are all located in Ontario at 120 Trillium Drive, Kitchener, 845 Laurentian Drive, Burlington, 5330 South Service Road, Burlington, and 55 Doney Crescent, Vaughan.  The Ontario Portfolio is currently 100% leased to a variety of high quality national and regional tenants with a weighted average remaining lease term of approximately 6.1 years.  The purchase price for the Ontario Portfolio was $34,900,000, representing a 6.85% going-in capitalization rate.  PIRET acquired the Ontario Portfolio using proceeds from its bought deal financing that closed on September 12, 2012 and with new mortgages that represent approximately 60% of the total purchase price at an interest rate of 3.55% per annum over a seven year term.

After completing these acquisitions, PIRET's portfolio will total 83 properties with GLA of approximately 5.9 million square feet and total land holdings of approximately 441 acres.

The REIT's year-to-date acquisitions are summarized below:

Address	Municipality and Province	# of Properties	GLA (sf)	Price ($million)	Going-In Cap Rate	Occupancy
7830 Vantage Way	Delta, BC	1	46,300	$    4.45	6.50%	100%
925 - 931 Brock Road	Pickering, ON	2	325,680	22.12	8.00%	93%
1345 Redwood Avenue	Winnipeg, MB	1	112,340	9.70	7.76%	100%
2440 Winston Park Drive	Oakville, ON	1	94,988	10.56	6.75%	100%
230 Barmac Drive	North York, ON	1	118,225	7.28	6.50%	100%
515 Welham Road	Barrie, ON	1	45,170	2.67	8.00%	100%
12155 - 15^th Street	Edmonton, AB	1	142,583	16.83	8.00%	100%
2030 Notre Dame Avenue	Winnipeg, MB	1	108,238	8.10	7.68%	100%
6800 Rexwood Road	Mississauga, ON	1	101,039	8.25	6.74%	100%
15 Turbo Drive	Edmonton, AB	1	27,071	4.25	7.96%	100%
Western Portfolio	Alberta & BC	5	237,141	48.00	7.10%	100%
Calgary Properties	Calgary, AB	2	72,549	8.65	7.30%	100%
Ontario Portfolio	Vaughan, Burlington, Kitchener, ON	4	462,561	34.90	6.85%	100%
		22	1,890,313	$ 185.76	7.27%	99%

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 the largest publicly traded vehicle in Canada that offers investors exclusive exposure to Canada's industrial asset class.

Additional information about PIRET is available at www.piret.ca or www.sedar.com.

Forward-Looking Information:

Certain statements contained in this news release may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "anticipate", "plan", "expect", "may", "will", "intend", "should", and similar expressions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by PIRET, including: PIRET intends to obtain mortgage financing in respect of the Calgary Properties in an amount up to 65% of their purchase price.

Although PIRET believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because PIRET can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. These include, but are not limited to, the failure to satisfy the conditions to complete the acquisition, the inability to obtain mortgage financing on expected terms, competitive factors in the industries in which PIRET operates, prevailing economic conditions, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of PIRET.

The forward-looking statements contained in this news release represent PIRET's expectations as of the date hereof, and are subject to change after such date. PIRET disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable securities regulations.

The Toronto Stock Exchange has not reviewed nor approved the contents of this press release and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press 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]

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