Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Issuance of $350 million of Series W Senior Unsecured Debentures and $150 million of Series X Senior Unsecured Debentures, and Redemption of $200 million of Series F Senior Unsecured Debentures

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[{"type":"text","content":"Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Issuance of $350 million of Series W Senior Unsecured Debentures and $150 million of Series X Senior Unsecured Debentures, and Redemption of $200 million of Series F Senior Unsecured Debentures\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Not for distribution to U.S. News Wire Services or dissemination in the United States.\n \n\n\n\n Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“Choice Properties”, the “Trust” or “we”) (TSX: CHP.UN) announced today that it has agreed to issue, on a private placement basis in certain provinces of Canada (the “Offering”), (i) $350 million aggregate principal amount of series W senior unsecured debentures of the Trust that will bear interest at a rate of 4.628% per annum and will mature on August 8, 2035 (the “Series W Debentures”) and (ii) $150 million aggregate principal amount of series X senior unsecured debentures of the Trust that will bear interest at a rate of 5.369% per annum and will mature on August 8, 2055 (the “Series X Debentures” and, together with the Series W Debentures, the “Debentures”).\n \n\n\n Offering of Debentures\n \n\n\n The Debentures will be sold at par and are being offered on an agency basis by a syndicate of agents co-led by TD Securities, CIBC Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets, BMO Capital Markets, and Scotiabank. Subject to customary closing conditions, the Offering is expected to close on August 8, 2025.\n \n\n The Trust intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to repay existing indebtedness, including the redemption in full of the Trust’s $200 million aggregate principal amount of 4.055% series F senior unsecured debentures due November 24, 2025 (the “Series F Debentures”) on September 5, 2025, and for general business purposes.\n \n\n It is a condition of closing of the Offering that the Debentures be rated at least “BBB” (high) with a “positive” trend by Morningstar DBRS and at least “BBB+” by Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services. The Debentures will rank equally with all other unsecured indebtedness of the Trust that has not been subordinated.\n \n\n The Debentures being offered have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and...

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