REIT INDEXPLUS Income Fund Announces Normal Course Issuer Bid

CALGARY, May 15, 2014 /CNW/ - REIT INDEXPLUS Income Fund announced that it has filed a notice with the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") and received its approval to make a normal course issuer bid ("NCIB") for its units through the facilities of the TSX.  This NCIB will commence on May 18, 2014 and will terminate on May 17, 2015.  In accordance with the Declaration of Trust by which the Fund is governed, market purchases pursuant to its NCIB may be effected by the Fund.

The Fund had 8,346,472 units issued and outstanding as at May 9, 2014.  The Fund may, during the 12 month period commencing May 18, 2014 purchase on the TSX up to 833,827 units, being 10% of the public float and may not, in any 30 day period, purchase more than 166,929 units, being 2% of the units issued and outstanding.  The Fund will hold in treasury for resale all units purchased pursuant to the bid.  As at May 9, 2014 the Fund had purchased 169,900 units at an average price of $11.13 per unit under its previously approved normal course issuer bid.  The manager of the Fund believes that such purchases are in the best interest of the Fund and are a desirable use of its available funds.

REIT INDEXPLUS Income Fund trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "IDR.UN".

SOURCE: REIT INDEXPLUS Income Fund

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