Tricon Closes US$150 Million Credit Facility from Deutsche Bank to Fund Future U.S. Single-Family Rental Growth Plans

Tricon on track to acquire over 4,000 single-family rental homes

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TORONTO, June 13, 2013 /CNW/ - Tricon Capital Group (TSX: TCN) ("Tricon" or the "Company") today announced that the Company has closed a US$150 million credit facility with Deutsche Bank for its U.S. single-family rental program. The credit facility bears interest at a rate equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus 3.60%, subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.5%. Deutsche Bank, one of the world's top lenders, has rapidly emerged as the leader in this asset class, having recently closed on numerous other facilities.

Tricon launched its single-family rental program in April 2012 and has deployed over $225 million from its balance sheet to acquire over 2,300 homes across Northern and Southern California, Phoenix, Reno, Southeast Florida and Charlotte.  The Company's single-family rental platform is an industry leader with an average occupancy rate of 93% for homes owned more than six months and with an average gross yield of approximately 14%, as highlighted in the table below.

	At March 31, 2013	April 1 - May 31, 2013	At May 31, 2013
# of Homes Acquired / Owned	1,794	533	2,327
Average Gross Yield	14%	13%	14%
Occupancy Rate	76%	N/A	76%
Occupancy Rate for Homes Owned 6+ Months	91%	N/A	93%

"Tricon's single-family rental portfolio continues to perform well, generating meaningful cash flow with many operational metrics exceeding those of our peer group," said David Berman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "I am also pleased to note that as part of this credit facility, Deutsche Bank conducted third-party property valuations on over 300 of our homes, the results of which easily substantiated the values we reported in Q1 2013.  We continue to view this as a historic opportunity and believe the buying window will remain open for another 12 to 18 months given the significant amount of remaining shadow inventory in the U.S. relative to available investor capital.  The prudent use of leverage, including this credit facility, should enable us to execute on our previously stated goal of acquiring roughly 4,000 homes by the end of 2014 and should ultimately enable us to generate very attractive double-digit cash-on-cash yields on the whole portfolio."

About Tricon Capital Group Inc.

Founded in 1988, Tricon Capital Group Inc. is a North American real estate asset manager and principal investor with a primary focus on the residential sector. Tricon currently has approximately $1.2 billion of assets under management and owns a portfolio of over 2,300 U.S. single-family rental homes.  Tricon provides financing to local operators or developers in select markets in the United States and Canada, with a primary focus on for-sale housing in growing markets.  Since inception, Tricon has invested in approximately 150 transactions for development projects valued at more than $10 billion.  More information about Tricon is available at www.triconcapital.com.

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SOURCE: Tricon Capital Group Inc.

June Alikhan
Chief Financial Officer
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Gary Berman
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