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TORONTO, Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust (“Primaris” or the “Trust”) (TSX:PMZ.UN) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters bookrun by TD Securities Inc., Desjardins Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Underwriters will purchase, on a bought-deal basis, an aggregate of 9,910,000 units of Primaris (“REIT Units”) at a price of $20.20 per REIT Unit (the “Offering”) for gross proceeds of approximately $200 million. The Offering is expected to close on or about September 22, 2026, and is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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Primaris has granted the Underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 1,486,500 REIT Units from treasury on the same terms and conditions, exercisable at any time, in whole or in part, for a period of 30 days following the closing of the Offering. If the over-allotment option is exercised in full, the total gross proceeds of the Offering to Primaris will be approximately $230 million.
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Primaris intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to fund the Trust’s future acquisitions and for general trust purposes. The Trust is in various stages of negotiations on potential acquisitions with an aggregate potential purchase price of over $1 billion.
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“Primaris continues to benefit from a strong balance sheet, growing cash flow and a differentiated portfolio of market-leading enclosed shopping centres. This offering further enhances our financial flexibility and liquidity, positioning us to capitalize on attractive acquisition opportunities while maintaining our disciplined approach to capital allocation and leverage management,” said Alex Avery, Chief Executive Officer.
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The REIT Units will be offered in all provinces and territories of Canada pursuant to Primaris’ base shelf prospectus, dated September 8, 2026, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement to be filed with the Canadian securities regulators in all of the provinces and territories of Canada. Access to the shelf prospectus supplement, the corresponding base shelf prospectus and any amendment to the documents is provided in accordance with securities legislation relating to procedures for providing access to a shelf prospectus supplement, a base shelf prospectus and any amendment to the documents. The base shelf prospectus is accessible, and the shelf prospectus supplement will be accessible within two business days, through SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
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An electronic or paper copy of the shelf prospectus supplement, the corresponding base shelf prospectus and any amendment to the documents may be obtained, without charge, from: TD Securities Inc. at 1625 Tech Avenue, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 5P5, Attention: Symcor, NPM, or by telephone at (289) 360-2009 or by email at [email protected]; or Desjardins Capital Markets at 25 York St., 10th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2V5, Attention: Equity Capital Markets or by email at [email protected]; or RBC Dominion Securities Inc., 180 Wellington Street West, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5J 0C2, Attention: Distribution Centre, by e-mail at [email protected]; by providing the contact with an email address or address, as applicable. The base shelf prospectus and prospectus supplement will contain important detailed information about the Trust and the Offering. Prospective investors should read the shelf prospectus and prospectus supplement (when filed) and the other documents the Trust has filed on SEDAR+ before making an investment decision.