TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (“Granite” or the “REIT”) (TSX: GRT.UN / NYSE: GRP.U) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Granite REIT Holdings Limited Partnership (“Granite LP”) will redeem in full the outstanding C$250 million aggregate principal amount of Granite LP’s 3.788% Series 2 Senior Debentures due 2021 (the “2021 Debentures”). A notice of redemption has been delivered to the registered holder of the 2021 Debentures for a redemption on January 4, 2021 (the “Redemption Date”).
The 2021 Debentures will be redeemed on the Redemption Date for a redemption price that is equal to the greater of (i) the Canada Yield Price calculated under the trust indenture governing the 2021 Debentures and (ii) the principal amount of the 2021 Debentures, together in each case with accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the Redemption Date. The Canada Yield Price is a price determined in accordance with the trust indenture based on a specified Government of Canada Yield plus 46 basis points.
The following sets out the relevant yields and the redemption price per $1,000 principal amount of the 2021 Debentures:
Government of Canada Yield: |
0.165% |
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Premium: |
0.460% |
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Redemption yield: |
0.625% |
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Canada Yield Price: |
$ |
1,015.850 |
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Accrued and unpaid interest to January 4, 2021: |
$ |
18.992 |
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Total Redemption Price: |
$ |
1,034.842 |
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ABOUT GRANITE
Granite is a Canadian-based REIT engaged in the acquisition, development, ownership and management of logistics, warehouse and industrial properties in North America and Europe. Granite owns over 110 investment properties representing approximately 47 million square feet of leasable area.
OTHER INFORMATION
Copies of financial data and other publicly filed documents about Granite are available through the internet on the Canadian Securities Administrators’ System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) which can be accessed at and on the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (EDGAR) which can be accessed at .
For further information, please see our website at or contact Teresa Neto, Chief Financial Officer, at 647-925-7560 or Andrea Sanelli, Manager, Legal & Investor Services, at 647-925-7504.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
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