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Business Wire
15-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
CORRECTING and REPLACING Primaris REIT Announces Distribution for May 2025
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First paragraph, second sentence of release dated May 7, 2025, should read: The distribution will be payable on June 16, 2025 to unitholders of record on May 30, 2025 (instead of The distribution will be payable on June 16, 2025 to unitholders of record on May 31, 2025). The updated release reads: PRIMARIS REIT ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION FOR MAY 2025 Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust (' Primaris ' or the ' Trust ') (TSX: announced today that its Board of Trustees has declared a distribution of $0.0717 per unit for the month of May 2025, representing $0.86 per unit on an annualized basis. The distribution will be payable on June 16, 2025 to unitholders of record on May 30, 2025. About Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust Primaris is Canada's only enclosed shopping centre focused REIT, with ownership interests in leading enclosed shopping centres located in growing Canadian markets. The current portfolio totals 14.2 million square feet, valued at approximately $4.5 billion at Primaris' share. Economies of scale are achieved through its fully internal, vertically integrated, full-service national management platform. Primaris is very well-capitalized and is exceptionally well positioned to take advantage of market opportunities at an extraordinary moment in the evolution of the Canadian retail property landscape.
Business Wire
07-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Primaris REIT Announces Distribution for May 2025
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust (' Primaris ' or the ' Trust ') (TSX: announced today that its Board of Trustees has declared a distribution of $0.0717 per unit for the month of May 2025, representing $0.86 per unit on an annualized basis. The distribution will be payable on June 16, 2025 to unitholders of record on May 31, 2025. About Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust Primaris is Canada's only enclosed shopping centre focused REIT, with ownership interests in leading enclosed shopping centres located in growing Canadian markets. The current portfolio totals 14.2 million square feet, valued at approximately $4.5 billion at Primaris' share. Economies of scale are achieved through its fully internal, vertically integrated, full-service national management platform. Primaris is very well-capitalized and is exceptionally well positioned to take advantage of market opportunities at an extraordinary moment in the evolution of the Canadian retail property landscape.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Primaris REIT Announces 2025 Annual General Meeting Voting Results
TORONTO, May 01, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust ("Primaris" or the "Trust") (TSX: announced today that each of the trustee nominees listed in the management information circular of Primaris dated April 1, 2025 (the "Circular") were elected as trustees of the Trust at the annual general meeting of unitholders held May 1, 2025 (the "Meeting"). Voting results for the individual trustees of the Trust are as follows: Number of Units Voted For Percentage of Units Voted For Number of Units Withheld for Voting Percentage of Units Withheld from Voting Avtar Bains 71,858,852 98.95 % 765,950 1.05 % Anne Fitzgerald 71,297,018 98.17 % 1,327,782 1.83 % Louis Forbes 71,134,625 97.95 % 1,490,175 2.05 % Timothy Pire 71,847,350 98.93 % 777,452 1.07 % Patrick Sullivan 71,853,152 98.94 % 771,650 1.06 % Deborah Weinswig 71,806,085 98.87 % 818,715 1.13 % In addition, Primaris is pleased to announce that the non-binding advisory resolution on the Trust's approach to executive compensation, as set out in the Circular, was approved by 98.46% of the votes, the resolution to re-appoint KPMG LLP as the auditors of the Trust for the ensuing year and authorizing the trustees to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditors was approved by 99.85% of the votes and the resolution to make certain amendments to the REIT's Incentive Unit Plan, as set out in the Circular, were approved by 98.81% of the votes. About Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust Primaris is Canada's only enclosed shopping centre focused REIT, with ownership interests in leading enclosed shopping centres located in growing Canadian markets. The portfolio totals 14.2 million square feet, valued at approximately $4.5 billion at Primaris' share. Economies of scale are achieved through its fully internal, vertically integrated, full-service national management platform. Primaris is very well-capitalized and is exceptionally well positioned to take advantage of market opportunities at an extraordinary moment in the evolution of the Canadian retail property landscape. For more information: TSX: View source version on Contacts Alex AveryChief Executive Officer416-642-7837aavery@ Rags DavloorChief Financial Officer416-645-3716rdavloor@ Claire MahaneyVP, Investor Relations & ESG647-949-3093cmahaney@ Timothy PireChair of the Boardchair@ Sign in to access your portfolio
Business Wire
01-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Primaris REIT Announces 2025 Annual General Meeting Voting Results
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust (' Primaris ' or the ' Trust ') (TSX: announced today that each of the trustee nominees listed in the management information circular of Primaris dated April 1, 2025 (the 'Circular') were elected as trustees of the Trust at the annual general meeting of unitholders held May 1, 2025 (the 'Meeting'). Voting results for the individual trustees of the Trust are as follows: Number of Units Voted For Percentage of Units Voted For Number of Units Withheld for Voting Percentage of Units Withheld from Voting Avtar Bains 71,858,852 98.95 % 765,950 1.05 % Anne Fitzgerald 71,297,018 98.17 % 1,327,782 1.83 % Louis Forbes 71,134,625 97.95 % 1,490,175 2.05 % Timothy Pire 71,847,350 98.93 % 777,452 1.07 % Patrick Sullivan 71,853,152 98.94 % 771,650 1.06 % Deborah Weinswig 71,806,085 98.87 % 818,715 1.13 % Expand In addition, Primaris is pleased to announce that the non-binding advisory resolution on the Trust's approach to executive compensation, as set out in the Circular, was approved by 98.46% of the votes, the resolution to re-appoint KPMG LLP as the auditors of the Trust for the ensuing year and authorizing the trustees to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditors was approved by 99.85% of the votes and the resolution to make certain amendments to the REIT's Incentive Unit Plan, as set out in the Circular, were approved by 98.81% of the votes. About Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust Primaris is Canada's only enclosed shopping centre focused REIT, with ownership interests in leading enclosed shopping centres located in growing Canadian markets. The portfolio totals 14.2 million square feet, valued at approximately $4.5 billion at Primaris' share. Economies of scale are achieved through its fully internal, vertically integrated, full-service national management platform. Primaris is very well-capitalized and is exceptionally well positioned to take advantage of market opportunities at an extraordinary moment in the evolution of the Canadian retail property landscape.
National Post
30-04-2025
- Business
- National Post
Primaris REIT Announces Strong Q1/25; Reaffirms 2025 Guidance
Article content TORONTO — Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust ('Primaris' or 'the Trust') (TSX: announced today financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. Article content Article content $150.2 million total rental revenue; +9.4% Same Properties Cash Net Operating Income** ('Cash NOI') growth; +10.2% Same Properties shopping centres Cash NOI** growth; 94.2% committed occupancy, 93.2% in-place occupancy, and 89.2% long-term in-place occupancy; +7.8% weighted average spread on renewing rents* across 224,000 square feet; +13.3% Funds from Operations** ('FFO') per average diluted unit growth to $0.439; 52.8% FFO Payout Ratio**; $31.1 million in net income; $4.6 billion total assets; 5.7x Average Net Debt** to Adjusted EBITDA**; $648.5 million in liquidity*; $4.0 billion in unencumbered assets; and $21.40 Net Asset Value** ('NAV') per unit outstanding. Article content Business Update Highlights Article content Reaffirms 2025 guidance after accounting for the anticipated departure of The Hudson's Bay ('HBC'); Acquired a 50% interest in Southgate Centre in Edmonton, Alberta and a 100% ownership interest in Oshawa Centre in Oshawa, Ontario adding 1,639 thousand square feet of gross leasable area ('GLA') to the portfolio; Disposed of two enclosed shopping centres, a professional centre and 4 acres of excess land; Issued $200 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured debentures at a fixed annual interest rate of 4.468%; Repaid the outstanding principal amount of $133.1 million on the Series B senior unsecured debentures that matured March 30, 2025; Entered into a $100 million three-year unsecured bilateral non-revolving term facility; and Reported total normal course issuer bid ('NCIB') activity since inception of the Trust of 11,834,409 Trust Units repurchased at an average price of $14.09, or a discount to NAV** per unit of approximately 34.2%. Article content 'Our shopping centre portfolio continues to perform very well in 2025, with NOI growth coming from strong rental revenue growth and percentage rent, increasing occupancy, and rising cost recoveries,' said Patrick Sullivan, President and Chief Operating Officer. 'Since June of last year, Primaris has transacted on approximately $1.2 billion of real estate, driving our portfolio quality significantly higher with same store sales productivity totaling $768 per square foot. We are very quickly moving towards our ambition of becoming the first call for retailers looking to grow and expand their footprint in Canada.' Article content Chief Financial Officer, Rags Davloor added, 'Primaris has nearly reached our three-year target of acquiring over $1 billion in assets, while maintaining industry leading leverage metrics. With unencumbered assets of $4 billion and no debt maturing until 2027, we have reduced refinancing risk, with significant access to liquidity. Our commitment to maintaining an extremely well capitalized balance sheet positions Primaris as a highly credible transaction counterparty, at a time when accessing large scale capital has been challenging.' Article content 'Disciplined capital allocation is the foundation of our strategy. We have demonstrated its benefits through asset capital recycling and NCIB activity, driving strong financial and operating results, while also delivering transformative changes to our portfolio,' said Alex Avery, Chief Executive Officer. 'We are increasing our relevance with retailers, and establishing a profile as an attractive buyer of large, high-quality assets. The changes we have made to the business are designed to deliver higher internal growth, which drives higher NAV per unit growth, higher FFO per unit growth and ultimately, consistent sector-leading distribution per unit growth.' Article content Guidance: Disciplined capital allocation is a key pillar to Primaris' strategy. To this end, Primaris established certain targets for managing the Trust's financial condition (see Section 3, 'Business Overview and Strategy' of the Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended (the 'MD&A')). In addition to these established targets, Primaris provided guidance for the full year of 2025 in the Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three months and years ended December 31, 2024 (the 'Annual MD&A'). The previously published guidance for the full year of 2025 has been reproduced again below and updated for management's current expectations based on the most recent information available to management. Article content 2025 Guidance MD&A Section Reference Occupancy Increase of 0.8% to 1.0% Decrease of 6.0% to 7.0% Assumes HBC disclaims all their leases, comprising 1,030.6 thousand square feet Section 8.1, 'Occupancy' and Section 8.6 'Top 30 Tenants' Contractual rent steps in rental revenue $3.4 to $3.8 million No change in guidance Section 9.1, 'Components of Net Income (Loss)' Straight-line rent adjustment in rental revenue $6.8 to $7.2 million No change in guidance Section 9.1, 'Components of Net Income (Loss)' Same Properties Cash NOI** growth 3.0% to 4.0% No change in guidance Same Properties excludes Northland (under redevelopment) and the acquisitions of Les Galeries de la Capitale, Oshawa Centre and Southgate Centre Section 9.1, 'Components of Net Income (Loss)' Cash NOI** $318 – $323 million No change in guidance Includes the impact of the January 31, 2025 acquisitions and approximately $300 million of dispositions throughout the year Section 9.1, 'Components of Net Income (Loss)' General and administrative expenses $36 to $38 million No change in guidance Section 9.1, 'Components of Net Income (Loss)' Operating capital expenditures Recoverable Capital $18 to $20 million Leasing Capital $20 to $24 million No change in guidance Section 8.7, 'Operating Capital Expenditures' Redevelopment capital expenditures $48 to $50 million No change in guidance Primarily attributable to Devonshire Mall and Northland Section 7.4, 'Redevelopment and Development' FFO** per unit 1 $1.70 to $1.75 per unit fully diluted No change in guidance Includes the impact of the January 31, 2025 acquisitions and approximately $300 million of dispositions throughout the year Section 9.2, 'FFO** and AFFO**' ** Denotes a non-GAAP measure. See 'Non-GAAP Measures'. See also Section 1, 'Basis of Presentation' – 'Use of Non-GAAP Measures' and Section 12, 'Non-GAAP Measures' of the MD&A. 1 Units outstanding and weighted average units outstanding assumes the exchange of Exchangeable Preferred LP Units for Trust Units. See Section 10.6, 'Unit Equity and Distributions' of the MD&A. Article content On September 24, 2024, Primaris released certain targets for the period ending December 31, 2027. These targets are not guidance, but are an outlook based on the execution of Primaris' strategic pillars. Article content (unaudited) 3 Year Targets Progress to Date Additional Notes MD&A Section Reference In-place Occupancy 96.0% In-place occupancy was 92.4% at December 31, 2023 In-place occupancy was 94.5% at December 31, 2024 Section 8.1, 'Occupancy' Annual Same Properties Cash NOI** growth 3% – 4% Growth for the year ended December 31, 2023 was 5.4% Growth for the year ended December 31, 2024 was 4.5% Section 9.1, 'Components of Net Income (Loss)' Acquisitions > $1 billion $910 million October 1, 2024 – Les Galeries de la Capitale January 31, 2025 – Oshawa Centre and Southgate Centre Section 7.3, 'Transactions' Dispositions > $500 million $200.5 million December 13, 2024 – Edinburgh Market Place February 21, 2025 – excess land February 28, 2025 – Sherwood Park Mall and Professional Centre March 31, 2025 – St. Albert Centre Section 7.3, 'Transactions' Annual FFO** per unit 1 growth (fully diluted) 4% to 6% Section 9.2, 'FFO** and AFFO**' Annual Distribution Growth 2% – 4% In November 2022 announced a 2.5% increase In November 2023 announced a 2.4% increase In November 2024 announced a 2.4% increase Section 10.6, 'Unit Equity and Distributions' ** Denotes a non-GAAP measure. See 'Non-GAAP Measures'. See also Section 1, 'Basis of Presentation' – 'Use of Non-GAAP Measures' and Section 12, 'Non-GAAP Measures' of the MD&A. 1 Per weighted average units outstanding calculated on a diluted basis, assuming the exchange of Exchangeable Preferred LP Units for Trust Units. See Section 10.6, 'Unit Equity and Distributions' of the MD&A. Article content See Section 2, 'Forward-Looking Statements and Financial Outlook' of the MD&A for a description of the material factors, assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could impact the financial outlook statements. Article content As at or for the three months ended March 31, (in '000s of Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated) (unaudited) 2025 2024 Change Number of investment properties 36 39 (3 ) Gross leasable area (in millions of square feet) (at Primaris' share) 14.2 12.5 1.7 Long-term in-place occupancy 89.2 % 89.1 % 0.1 % In-place occupancy 93.2 % 92.0 % 1.2 % Committed occupancy 94.2 % 94.1 % 0.1 % Weighted average net rent per occupied square foot 1 $ 26.61 $ 25.10 $ 1.51 Weighted average lease term (in years) 4.0 4.2 (0.2 ) Same stores sales productivity *,1 $ 768 $ 613 $ 155 Total assets $ 4,596,120 $ 3,928,995 $ 667,125 Total liabilities $ 2,400,472 $ 1,801,200 $ 599,272 Total rental revenue $ 150,214 $ 119,218 $ 30,996 Cash flow from (used in) operating activities $ 21,587 $ 7,515 $ 14,072 Distributions per Trust Unit $ 0.215 $ 0.210 $ 0.005 Cash Net Operating Income** ('Cash NOI') $ 80,423 $ 62,871 $ 17,552 Same Properties 2 Cash NOI** growth 3 9.4 % 2.0 % 7.4 % Net income (loss) $ 31,147 $ 45,881 $ (14,734 ) Net income (loss) per unit 4 $ 0.257 $ 0.433 $ (0.176 ) Funds from Operations** ('FFO') per unit 4 – average diluted $ 0.439 $ 0.388 $ 0.051 FFO** per unit growth 13.3 % 5.1 % 8.2 % FFO Payout Ratio** 52.8 % 56.7 % (3.9 )% Adjusted Funds from Operations** ('AFFO') per unit 4 – average diluted $ 0.346 $ 0.282 $ 0.064 AFFO** per unit growth 22.7 % (11.6 )% 34.3 % AFFO Payout Ratio** 67.1 % 78.0 % (10.9 )% Weighted average units outstanding 4 – diluted (in thousands) 119,965 106,911 13,054 Net Asset Value** ('NAV') per unit outstanding 4 $ 21.40 $ 21.86 $ (0.46 ) Average Net Debt** to Adjusted EBITDA** 6 5.7x 5.7x — Interest Coverage** 5,6 3.0x 3.4x (0.4)x Liquidity * $ 648,462 $ 684,328 $ (35,866 ) Unencumbered assets $ 4,026,170 $ 3,325,319 $ 700,851 Unencumbered assets to unsecured debt 2.5x 2.8x (0.3x) Secured debt as a percent of Total Debt** 13.4 % 21.6 % (8.2 )% Total Debt** to Total Assets** 5 40.7 % 38.9 % 1.8 % Fixed rate debt as a percent of Total Debt** 96.2 % 97.4 % (1.2 )% Weighted average term to debt maturity – Total Debt** (in years) 4.2 3.4 0.8 Weighted average interest rate of Total Debt** 5.20 % 5.21 % (0.01 )% ** Denotes a non-GAAP measure. See 'Non-GAAP Measures'. See also Section 1, 'Basis of Presentation' – 'Use of Non-GAAP Measures' and Section 12, 'Non-GAAP Measures' in the MD&A. * Supplementary financial measure. See 'Use of Operating Metrics'. See also Section 1, 'Basis of Presentation' – 'Use of Operating Metrics' in the MD&A. 1 For the rolling twelve-months ended February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024, respectively. 2 Properties owned throughout the entire 15 months ended March 31, 2025, excluding properties under development or major redevelopment, are referred to as 'Same Properties'. 3 Prior period amounts not restated for current period property categories. 4 Units outstanding and weighted average units outstanding assumes the exchange of Exchangeable Preferred LP Units for Trust Units. See Section 10.6, 'Unit Equity and Distributions' in the MD&A. 5 Calculated on the basis described in the trust indenture and supplemental indentures that govern the Trust's senior unsecured debentures (collectively, the 'Trust Indentures'). See Section 10.4, 'Capital Structure' in the MD&A. 6 For the rolling four-quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Article content For the three months ended March 31, (in '000s of Canadian dollars except per unit amounts) (unaudited) 2025 2024 Change Contribution per unit 1 Contribution per unit 1 Contribution per unit 1 NOI** from: Same Properties 2 $ 63,985 $ 0.534 $ 58,179 $ 0.544 $ 5,806 $ 0.054 Acquisitions 14,000 0.117 — — 14,000 0.131 Dispositions 2,332 0.019 5,060 0.047 (2,728 ) (0.026 ) Property under redevelopment 1,818 0.015 1,513 0.014 305 0.003 Interest and other income 2,325 0.019 2,317 0.022 8 — Net interest and other financing charges (excluding distributions on Exchangeable Preferred LP Units) (25,455 ) (0.212 ) (19,230 ) (0.180 ) (6,225 ) (0.058 ) General and administrative expenses (net of internal costs for leasing activity) (6,084 ) (0.051 ) (6,060 ) (0.056 ) (24 ) — Amortization (220 ) (0.002 ) (301 ) (0.003 ) 81 0.001 Impact from variance of units outstanding — — — — — (0.054 ) FFO** and FFO** per unit – average diluted $ 52,701 $ 0.439 $ 41,478 $ 0.388 $ 11,223 $ 0.051 FFO** per unit growth 13.3 % FFO* $ 52,701 $ 0.439 $ 41,478 $ 0.388 $ 11,223 $ 0.105 Internal expenses for leases (2,448 ) (0.020 ) (2,174 ) (0.020 ) (274 ) (0.003 ) Straight-line rent (1,368 ) (0.011 ) (1,839 ) (0.017 ) 471 0.004 Recoverable and non-recoverable costs (1,350 ) (0.012 ) (3,269 ) (0.031 ) 1,919 0.018 Tenant allowances and leasing costs (6,017 ) (0.050 ) (4,053 ) (0.038 ) (1,964 ) (0.018 ) Impact from variance of units outstanding — — — — — (0.042 ) AFFO** and AFFO** per unit – average diluted $ 41,518 $ 0.346 $ 30,143 $ 0.282 $ 11,375 $ 0.064 AFFO** per unit growth 22.8 % ** Denotes a non-GAAP measure. See 'Non-GAAP Measures'. See also Section 1, 'Basis of Presentation' – 'Use of Non-GAAP Measures' and Section 12, 'Non-GAAP Measures' of the MD&A. 1 Per weighted average diluted unit. Weighted average units outstanding assumes the exchange of Exchangeable Preferred LP Units for Trust Units. See Section 10.6, 'Unit Equity and Distributions' of the MD&A. 2 Properties owned throughout the entire 15 months ended March 31, 2025, excluding properties under development or major redevelopment, are referred to as 'Same Properties'. Per unit calculations separate the impact of change in contribution from the change in the weighted average diluted units outstanding. Article content FFO** for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $0.051 per unit, or 13.3%, higher than the same period of the prior year. The increase was driven by growth in NOI** from Same Properties of $0.054 per unit and NOI** attributable to Acquisitions of $0.131 per unit. NOI** for the three months ended March 31, 2025 included a $2.5 million contribution from the recovery of property taxes from prior years (2024 – nil). Excluding this amount, FFO** per unit would have been $0.412, 6.2% higher than the same period of the prior year. Article content Same Properties Cash NOI** for the three month ended March 31, 2025 was $5.4 million, or 9.4%, higher than the same period of the prior year. Same Properties shopping centres Cash NOI** increased $5.4 million, or 10.2%, over the same period of the prior year. The increase in Same Properties shopping centres' Cash NOI** was primarily driven by higher revenues from base rent and net operating cost recoveries, partially offset by declines in percentage rent in lieu of base rent. Article content Excluding the recovery of property taxes from prior years and the change in bad debt expense, the Same Properties shopping centres Cash NOI** growth would have been 6.0%. Article content Redevelopment projects contributed $0.7 million of incremental rent to the portfolio during the quarter (see Section 7.4, 'Redevelopment and Development' of the MD&A). Article content Primaris' leasing activities are focused on driving value by actively managing the tenant and merchandising mix at its investment properties. In-place occupancy increased 1.2% from March 31, 2024 to 93.2% at March 31, 2025. Fourth quarter occupancy is typically higher due to seasonal tenants. Article content As at 2025 Count In-place Occupancy March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2024 Shopping centres 1 22 93.6 % 94.3 % 91.1 % Other properties 2 10 93.5 % 91.1 % 96.0 % Same Properties in-place occupancy 3 32 93.5 % 93.9 % 91.7 % Acquisitions 4 3 91.4 % 99.0 % — Property under redevelopment 5 1 96.5 % 96.5 % 94.9 % In-place occupancy excluding dispositions 36 93.2 % 94.4 % 91.8 % Dispositions 6 — 95.9 % 93.9 % In-place occupancy 93.2 % 94.5 % 92.0 % Same Properties average in-place occupancy Three months ended 32 93.4 % 93.3 % 91.9 % 1 Shopping centres classified as Same Properties include 21 enclosed malls and 1 open air centre, Highstreet Shopping Centre in Abbotsford, BC. 2 Other properties classified as Same Properties include 6 plazas, 3 office buildings, and 1 industrial building. 3 Properties owned throughout the entire 15 months ended March 31, 2025, excluding properties under development or major redevelopment, are referred to as 'Same Properties'. 4 Acquisitions includes 3 enclosed malls (see Section 7.3, 'Transactions' of the MD&A) 5 Northland in Calgary, Alberta. 6 Dispositions represents the sales of properties in 2025 and 2024 (see Section 7.3, 'Transactions' of the MD&A). Article content In the quarter, Primaris completed 120 leasing deals totaling 0.4 million square feet. The weighted average spread on renewing rents (for the 70 leases renewed in the quarter) was 7.8% (8.6% for commercial retail unit renewals and 4.5% for large format renewals). Article content Robust Liquidity and Differentiated Financial Model Article content Primaris' differentiated financial model is core to its overall strategy, providing a best-in-class capital structure upon which to build the business, providing on-going financial stability and strength. The following table summarizes key metrics relating to Primaris' unencumbered assets and unsecured debt. Article content ($ thousands) (unaudited) As at Target Ratio March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 Change Unencumbered assets – number 30 31 (1 ) Unencumbered assets – value $ 4,026,170 $ 3,646,922 $ 379,248 Unencumbered assets as a percentage of the investment properties 90.3 % 89.7 % 0.6 % Secured debt to Total Debt** <40% 13.4 % 14.7 % (1.3 )% Unsecured Debt $ 1,621,000 $ 1,468,120 $ 152,880 Unencumbered assets to unsecured debt 2.5x 2.5x 0x Unencumbered assets in excess of unsecured debt $ 2,405,170 $ 2,178,802 $ 226,368 Percent of Cash NOI** generated by unencumbered assets 89.7 % 86.1 % 3.6 % ** Denotes a non-GAAP measure. See 'Non-GAAP Measures'. See also Section 1, 'Basis of Presentation' – 'Use of Non-GAAP Measures' and Section 12, 'Non-GAAP Measures' of the MD&A. Article content On February 20, 2025, Primaris issued $200 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured debentures maturing March 1, 2031 at a fixed annual interest rate of 4.468%. Article content On March 28, 2025, Primaris repaid $133.1 million aggregate principal of the maturing Series B senior unsecured debentures. Article content On March 26, 2025, Primaris entered into a $100 million three-year unsecured bilateral non-revolving term facility. Article content Primaris economically hedged $50 million drawn on the credit facilities, swapping the underlying variable rate for a fixed rate of 3.960% per annum until March 12, 2030. Article content Liquidity at quarter end was $648.5 million, or 35% of Total Debt**. Article content Primaris' NAV** per unit outstanding at quarter end was $21.40. Article content Subsequent Events Article content Purchased additional 299,800 Trust Units under the automatic share purchase plan ('ASPP') for consideration of $4.3 million as of April 30, 2025, for total NCIB activity since inception of the Trust of 11,834,409 Units repurchased at an average price of $14.09, or a discount to NAV** per unit of approximately 34.2%. Article content Conference Call and Webcast: Article content The call will be accessible for replay until May 8, 2025, by dialing 1-866-813-9403 with access code 538602, or on the Investor Relations section of Primaris' website. Article content Annual General Meeting: Article content Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET) Article content The meeting will be accessible for replay until April 30, 2026 on the Investor Relations section of Primaris' website. Article content Primaris is Canada's only enclosed shopping centre focused REIT, with ownership interests in leading enclosed shopping centres located in growing Canadian markets. The current portfolio totals 14.2 million square feet, valued at approximately $4.5 billion at Primaris' share. Economies of scale are achieved through its fully internal, vertically integrated, full-service national management platform. Primaris is very well-capitalized and is exceptionally well positioned to take advantage of market opportunities at an extraordinary moment in the evolution of the Canadian retail property landscape. Article content Forward-Looking Statements and Financial Outlook Article content Certain statements included in this news release constitute 'forward-looking information' or 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The words 'will', 'expects', 'plans', 'estimates', 'intends' and similar expressions are often intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Specific forward-looking statements made or implied in this news release include but are not limited to statements regarding: growth opportunities, estimated annual growth of Same Properties Cash NOI**, expected future distributions, the Trust's development activities, expected benefits from the Trust's normal course issuer bid activity, occupancy improvement, increasing rental rates, future acquisition and disposition activity, and the Trust's targets for managing its financial condition. Forward-looking statements are provided for the purpose of presenting information about management's current expectations and plans relating to the future and readers are cautioned that such statements may not be appropriate for other purposes. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. Primaris cautions that although it is believed that the assumptions are reasonable in the circumstances, actual results, performance or achievements of Primaris may differ materially from the expectations set out in the forward-looking statements. Material risk factors and assumptions include those set out in the Annual MD&A, as updated by the MD&A, which are each available on SEDAR+, and in Primaris' other materials filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities from time to time. Given these risks, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of their dates. Article content Certain forward-looking information included in this news release may also be considered 'financial outlook' for purposes of applicable securities law, including statements under the heading '2025 Financial Outlook'. Financial outlook about the Trust's prospective results of operations including, without limitation, anticipated FFO** per unit, anticipated Cash NOI** and Same Properties Cash NOI** growth, impact on rental revenue of contractual rent-steps, anticipated general and administrative expenses, anticipated operating capital expenditures, anticipated redevelopment capital expenditures, anticipated straight-line rent adjustment to revenue, anticipated growth in occupancy, and the Trust's December 2027 targets for a number of key metrics including in-place occupancy, annual Same Properties Cash NOI** growth, acquisition and disposition activity, annual FFO** per unit growth and annual distribution growth, is subject to the same assumptions, risk factors, limitations and qualifications as set forth in the Annual MD&A as updated by the MD&A, and the Trust's annual information form. The Trust and management believe that such financial outlook has been prepared on a reasonable basis, reflecting management's best estimates and judgments. However, this information is subjective and subject to numerous risks. Financial outlook contained in this news release was provided for the purpose of providing further information about the Trust's prospective financial performance and readers are cautioned that it should not be used for other purposes. Article content Readers are also urged to examine the Trust's materials filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities from time to time as they may contain discussions on risks and uncertainties which could cause the actual results and performance of Primaris to differ materially from the forward-looking statements and financial outlook contained in this news release. All forward-looking statements and financial outlook in this news release are qualified by these cautionary statements. These forward-looking statements and financial outlook are made as of April 30, 2025 ,and Primaris, except as required by applicable securities laws, assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new information or the occurrence of future events or circumstances. Article content Non-GAAP Measures Article content Information in this news release is a select summary of results. This news release should be read in conjunction with the MD&A and the Trust's consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (the 'Financial Statements'). Article content The Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with IFRS accounting standards as issued by the IASB, however, in this news release, Primaris also uses a number of measures which do not have a standardized meaning prescribed under generally accepted accounting principles ('GAAP') in accordance with IFRS. These non-GAAP measures, which are denoted in this news release by the suffix '**', include non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios, each as defined in National Instrument 52-112, Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures Disclosure ('NI 52-112'). None of these non-GAAP measures should be construed as an alternative to financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other real estate entities and should not be construed as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with IFRS. A definition of each non-GAAP measure used herein and an explanation of management's reasons as to why it believes the measure is useful to investors can be found in the section entitled 'Non-GAAP Measures' of the MD&A, which section is incorporated by reference into this news release, and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable financial measure in the Financial Statements, in each case, can be found below. The MD&A is available on the Trust's profile on SEDAR+ at Article content Primaris uses certain operating metrics to monitor and measure the operational performance of its portfolio. Operating metrics in this news release include, among others, weighted average net rent per occupied square foot, weighted average spread on renewing rents, liquidity and same stores sales productivity. These operating metrics, which may constitute supplementary financial measures as defined in NI 52-112, are not derived from directly comparable measures contained in the Financial Statements but may be used by management and disclosed on a periodic basis to depict the historical or future expected operating performance of the Trust's portfolio. For an explanation of the composition of weighted average net rent per occupied square foot see Section 8.2, 'Weighted Average Net Rent' of the MD&A. For an explanation of weighted average spread on renewing rents, see Section 8.3, 'Leasing Activity' of the MD&A. For an explanation of liquidity, see Section 10.2, 'Liquidity and Unencumbered Assets' of the MD&A. For an explanation of the composition of same store sales productivity, see Section 8.4, 'Tenant Sales' of the MD&A. These supplementary financial measures, are denoted in this news release by the suffix '*' Article content Primaris also uses certain non-financial operating metrics to describe its portfolio and portfolio operation performance. Non-financial operating metrics in this news release include, among others, number of investment properties, site coverage, store count, GLA, occupied GLA, in-place occupancy, committed occupancy, long-term in-place occupancy, and weighted average lease term. For the relationship of in-place occupancy to committed occupancy and to long-term in-place occupancy see Section 8.1, 'Occupancy' of the MD&A. For greater certainty, the portfolio operating metrics in the MD&A include only the Trust's proportionate ownership of the 8 properties held in co-ownerships (see Section 7.2, 'Co-ownership Arrangements' of the MD&A). Article content The following table reconciles NOI** and Cash NOI** to rental revenue and property operating costs as presented in the Financial Statements. Article content For the periods ended March 31, ($ thousands) (unaudited) Three months 2025 2024 Rental Revenue $ 150,214 $ 119,218 Property operating costs (68,079 ) (54,466 ) Net Operating Income** 82,135 64,752 Exclude: Straight-line rent (1,368 ) (1,839 ) Lease surrender revenue (344 ) (42 ) Cash Net Operating Income** $ 80,423 $ 62,871 ** Denotes a non-GAAP measure. See 'Non-GAAP Measures'. See also Section 1, 'Basis of Presentation' – 'Use of Non-GAAP Measures' and Section 12, 'Non-GAAP Measures' of the MD&A. Article content The following tables are a further analysis of Cash NOI** above. Article content ($ thousands) (unaudited) Three months For the three months ended March 31, Count 2025 2024 Cash Net Operating Income** from: Shopping centres 22 $ 58,094 $ 52,700 Other properties 10 4,011 4,043 Same Properties Cash NOI** 1 32 62,105 56,743 Same Properties Growth 9.4 % Acquisitions 3 13,570 — Dispositions 2,989 4,980 Property under redevelopment 1 1,759 1,148 Cash Net Operating Income** 36 $ 80,423 $ 62,871 Article content For the periods ended March 31, ($ thousands) (unaudited) Three months 2025 2024 Same Properties NOI** $ 63,985 $ 58,179 Exclude: Straight-line rent (1,536 ) (1,436 ) Lease surrender revenue (344 ) — Same Properties 1 Cash NOI** 62,105 56,743 Same Properties Growth 9.4 % Cash NOI** from: Acquisitions 13,570 — Disposition 2,989 4,980 Property under redevelopment 1,759 1,148 Cash NOI** $ 80,423 $ 62,871 ** Denotes a non-GAAP measure. See 'Non-GAAP Measures'. Also see Section 1, 'Basis of Presentation' – 'Use of Non-GAAP Measures' and Section 12, 'Non-GAAP Measures' of the MD&A. 1 Properties owned throughout the entire 15 months ended March 31, 2025, excluding properties under development or major redevelopment, are referred to as 'Same Properties'. Article content The following table illustrates the reconciliation of net income, as determined in accordance with GAAP, to FFO**. Article content For the periods ended March 31, ($ thousands except per unit amounts) (unaudited) Three months 2025 2024 Net income (loss) $ 31,147 $ 45,881 Reverse: Distribution on Exchangeable Preferred LP Units 5,679 3,075 Amortization of real estate assets 69 — Adjustments to fair value of derivative instruments 61 (2,839 ) Adjustments to fair value of unit-based compensation (686 ) 36 Adjustments to fair value of Exchangeable Preferred LP Units (8,510 ) 6,285 Adjustments to fair value of income producing properties 22,493 (13,134 ) Internal costs for leasing activity 1 2,448 2,174 Funds from Operations** $ 52,701 $ 41,478 FFO** per unit 2 – average basic $ 0.444 $ 0.392 FFO** per unit 2 – average diluted $ 0.439 $ 0.388 FFO Payout Ratio** – Target 45% – 50% 52.8 % 56.7 % Distributions declared per Trust Unit $ 0.215 $ 0.210 Distributions declared per Exchangeable Preferred LP Unit 0.017 0.010 Total distributions declared per unit 3 $ 0.232 $ 0.220 Weighted average units outstanding 2 – basic (in thousands) 118,704 105,933 Weighted average units outstanding 2 – diluted (in thousands) 119,965 106,911 Number of units outstanding 2 – end of period (in thousands) 121,366 105,857 1 Costs relating to full-time leasing and legal staff, included in general and administrative expenses, that can be reasonably and directly attributed to signed leases, and that would otherwise be capitalized if incurred from external sources. 2 Units outstanding and weighted average units outstanding assumes the exchange of Exchangeable Preferred LP Units to Trust Units. See Section 10.6, 'Unit Equity and Distributions' of the MD&A. 3 Distributions declared per unit used in the FFO* Payout Ratios include distributions declared on Exchangeable Preferred LP Units. See Section 10.6, 'Unit Equity and Distributions' of the MD&A. ** Denotes a non-GAAP measure. See 'Non-GAAP Measures'. See also Section 1, 'Basis of Presentation' – 'Use of Non-GAAP Measures' and Section 12, 'Non-GAAP Measures' of the MD&A. Article content The following table illustrates the reconciliation of FFO** to AFFO**. Article content For the periods ended March 31, ($ thousands except per unit amounts) (unaudited) Three months 2025 2024 Funds from Operations** $ 52,701 $ 41,478 Reverse: Internal costs for leasing activity (2,448 ) (2,174 ) Straight-line rent (1,368 ) (1,839 ) Deduct: Recoverable and non-recoverable costs (1,350 ) (3,269 ) Tenant allowances and external leasing costs (6,017 ) (4,053 ) Adjusted Funds from Operations** $ 41,518 $ 30,143 AFFO** per unit 1 – average basic $ 0.350 $ 0.285 AFFO** per unit 1 – average diluted $ 0.346 $ 0.282 AFFO Payout Ratio** 67.1 % 78.0 % Distributions declared per Trust Unit $ 0.215 $ 0.210 Distributions declared per Exchangeable Preferred LP Unit 0.017 0.010 Total distributions declared per unit 2 $ 0.232 $ 0.220 Weighted average units outstanding 1 – basic (in thousands) 118,704 105,933 Weighted average units outstanding 1 – diluted (in thousands) 119,965 106,911 Number of units outstanding 1 – end of period (in thousands) 121,366 105,857 1 Units outstanding and weighted average units outstanding assumes the exchange of Exchangeable Preferred LP Units to Trust Units. See Section 10.6, 'Unit Equity and Distributions' of the MD&A. 2 Distributions declared per unit used in the AFFO* Payout Ratios include distributions declared on Exchangeable Preferred LP Units at 6% per annum. See Section 10.6, 'Unit Equity and Distributions' of the MD&A. ** Denotes a non-GAAP measure. See 'Non-GAAP Measures'. See also Section 1, 'Basis of Presentation' – 'Use of Non-GAAP Measures' and Section 12, 'Non-GAAP Measures' of the MD&A. Article content The following table illustrates the calculation of NAV** per unit outstanding and Total Debt** to Total Assets**. Article content ($ thousands) (unaudited) As at March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 Change Investment properties $ 4,108,408 $ 3,826,635 $ 281,773 Investment properties classified as held for sale 351,754 239,933 111,821 Cash and cash equivalents 59,462 14,774 44,688 Term deposit — 100,000 (100,000 ) Other assets 76,496 86,090 (9,594 ) Total assets $ 4,596,120 $ 4,267,432 $ 328,688 Mortgages payable $ 250,851 $ 252,023 $ (1,172 ) Senior unsecured debentures 1,500,000 1,433,120 66,880 Unsecured credit facilities 121,000 35,000 86,000 Total Debt** $ 1,871,851 $ 1,720,143 $ 151,708 Deferred financing costs and debt discounts (net of accumulated amortization) excluded from Total Debt** (8,705 ) (9,027 ) 322 Exchangeable Preferred LP Units 396,400 239,622 156,778 Other liabilities 140,926 155,745 (14,819 ) Total liabilities $ 2,400,472 $ 2,106,483 $ 293,989 Unitholders' equity $ 2,195,648 $ 2,160,949 $ 34,699 Add: Exchangeable Preferred LP Units 396,400 239,622 156,778 Add: Obligation for purchase of Trust Units under automatic share purchase plan 1 4,696 5,199 (503 ) Net Asset Value** $ 2,596,744 $ 2,405,770 $ 190,974 NAV** per unit outstanding $ 21.40 $ 21.55 $ (0.15 ) Number of units outstanding1 – end of period (in thousands) 121,366 111,614 9,752 Total Debt** to Total Assets** 2 40.7 % 40.3 % 0.4 % ** Denotes a non-GAAP measure. See 'Non-GAAP Measures'. See also Section 1, 'Basis of Presentation' – 'Use of Non-GAAP Measures' and Section 12, 'Non-GAAP Measures' of the MD&A 1 Liability recorded for the obligation to purchase Trust Units during the blackout period after March 31, 2025 under the automatic share purchase plan, but respective Trust Units were not yet cancelled. 2 This ratio is a non-GAAP ratio calculated on the basis described in the Trust Indentures. Article content The following table illustrates the calculation of Average Net Debt** to Adjusted EBITDA**, Interest Coverage** and Debt Service Coverage** ratios. The below ratios are calculated on a rolling four-quarters basis. Article content ($ thousands) (unaudited) For the rolling four-quarters ended March 31, 2025 2024 Change Adjusted EBITDA** $ 273,718 $ 218,370 $ 55,348 Average Net Debt** $ 1,560,239 $ 1,245,247 $ 314,993 Average Net Debt** to Adjusted EBITDA** 3 Target 4.0x – 6.0x 5.7x 5.7x 0.0x Interest expense 1 $ 91,021 $ 64,820 $ 26,201 Interest Coverage** 2,3 3.0x 3.4x (0.4)x Principal repayments $ 5,185 $ 6,657 $ (1,472 ) Interest expense 1 $ 91,021 $ 64,820 $ 26,201 Debt Service Coverage** 2.8x 3.1x (0.3)x ** Denotes a non-GAAP measure. See 'Non-GAAP Measures'. See also Section 1, 'Basis of Presentation' – 'Use of Non-GAAP Measures' and Section 12, 'Non-GAAP Measures' of the MD&A. 1 Interest expense includes interest on senior unsecured debentures, mortgages, and unsecured credit facilities. See Section 9.1, 'Components of Net Income (Loss)' of the MD&A. 2 Calculated on the basis described in the Trust Indentures. 3 For the rolling four-quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Article content The following table illustrates the reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA** for the three months ending March 31, 2025 and 2024. Article content ($ thousands) (unaudited) Three months For the periods ended March 31, 2025 2024 Net income (loss) $ 31,147 $ 45,881 Interest income 1 (1,670 ) (292 ) Net interest and other financing charges 31,134 22,305 Amortization 289 301 Adjustments to fair value of derivative instruments 61 (2,839 ) Adjustments to fair value of unit-based compensation (686 ) 36 Adjustments to fair value of Exchangeable Preferred LP Units (8,510 ) 6,285 Adjustments to fair value of investment properties 22,493 (13,134 ) Adjusted EBITDA** $ 74,258 $ 58,543 ** Denotes a non-GAAP measure. See 'Non-GAAP Measures'. See also Section 1, 'Basis of Presentation' – 'Use of Non-GAAP Measures' and Section 12, 'Non-GAAP Measures' of the MD&A. 1 Interest income earned on cash balances. Article content The following tables illustrate Adjusted EBITDA** for the rolling four-quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. Article content ($ thousands) (unaudited) Rolling 4-quarters For the period March 31, 2025 Q1 2025 Q4 2024 Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Adjusted EBITDA** $ 273,718 74,258 71,761 64,909 62,790 Article content The following tables illustrate Average Net Debt** for the periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 based on the average of the Net Debt** at the beginning of the period and each quarter end during the period included in the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA**. Article content ($ thousands) (unaudited) As at March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 September 30, 2024 June 30, 2024 March 31, 2024 Total Debt** $ 1,871,851 $ 1,720,143 $ 1,741,434 $ 1,528,609 $ 1,530,074 less: Cash and cash equivalents (59,462 ) (114,774 ) (261,595 ) (80,756 ) (74,328 ) Net Debt** $ 1,812,389 $ 1,605,369 $ 1,479,839 $ 1,447,853 $ 1,455,746 Average Net Debt** $ 1,560,239 Article content ($ thousands) (unaudited) As at March 31, 2024 December 31, 2204 September 30, 2023 June 30, 2023 March 31, 2023 Total Debt** $ 1,530,074 $ 1,493,803 $ 1,227,544 $ 1,097,270 $ 1,098,982 less: Cash and cash equivalents (74,328 ) (44,323 ) (1,282 ) (42,206 ) (59,301 ) Net Debt** $ 1,455,746 $ 1,449,480 $ 1,226,262 $ 1,055,064 $ 1,039,681 Average Net Debt** $ 1,245,247 Article content The following tables illustrate interest expense, for the calculation of the Interest Coverage** and Debt Service Coverage** ratios, for rolling-four quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. Article content ($ thousands) (unaudited) Rolling 4-quarters For the periods March 31, 2025 Q1 2025 Q4 2024 Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Interest expense 1 $ 91,021 25,277 23,436 22,104 20,204 Article content ($ thousands) (unaudited) Rolling 4-quarters For the periods March 31, 2024 Q1 2024 Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Interest expense 1 $ 64,820 19,334 17,161 14,911 13,414 1 Interest expense includes interest on senior unsecured debentures, mortgages, and unsecured credit facilities. See Section 9.1, 'Components of Net Income (Loss)' of the MD&A. Article content The following tables illustrate principal repayments, for the calculation of the Debt Service Coverage** ratio, for the rolling four-quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. 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