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PROREIT Announces Major Expansion with Binding Agreement to Acquire 19-Property Portfolio Anchored Primarily by Rexall Pharmacies
PROREIT Announces Major Expansion with Binding Agreement to Acquire 19-Property Portfolio ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nPROREIT Announces Major Expansion with Binding Agreement to Acquire 19-Property Portfolio Anchored Primarily by Rexall Pharmacies\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nMONTREAL, Nov. 9, 2017\n\n\n\n/NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OR DISTRIBUTION THROUGH UNITED STATES NEWS OR WIRE SERVICES./  \n\n\n\nMONTREAL, Nov. 9, 2017 /CNW/ - PRO Real Estate Investment Trust (\"PROREIT\" or the \"REIT\") (TSXV: PRV.UN) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 19 properties (the \"portfolio\") in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario, the majority of which is anchored by Rexall pharmacies. The properties comprise both stand-alone drug stores and community service centres. The purchase price of the portfolio is $51.6 million, representing a going-in capitalization rate of 7.1%. The transaction is expected to close before December 31, 2017 and is subject to customary closing conditions.\n\nHighlights\n\n\nGoing-in capitalization rate of 7.1%, with built-in rent increases in 2018 and 2019.\nAccretive to unitholders.\nBrings year-to-date acquisitions to in excess of $110 million.\nIncreases total assets by approximately 15% to over $350 million.\nTotal gross leasable area of 172,677 sq. ft.\nThe portfolio enjoys long-term leases with a weighted average lease term of 9.2 years overall, and 10.7 years for the Rexall drug stores.\nPortfolio occupancy rate is 99.25%.\nThe properties are to be financed by $38.7 million of first mortgage debt from a Tier 1 Canadian Chartered Bank at an estimated annual interest rate of approximately 4% comprising a mix of 5, 10 and 15 year terms, and from lines of credit. Portions of the lines of credit were freed up from partial proceeds of the latest equity offering completed in June 2017.\nRexall Pharmacy Group is part of McKesson Corporation, a Fortune 500 company.\nRexall becomes the largest tenant of the REIT by base rent.\nCreates national footprint for the first time.\n\n\"This is a major transaction for PROREIT. The...