Artis Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Results of Voting at Annual Meeting of Unitholders

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwired - June 21, 2013) - Artis Real Estate Investment Trust ("Artis") (TSX:AX.UN) announced the results of the votes held at its June 20, 2013 Annual Meeting of Unitholders (the "Meeting"). Issuers listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange are now required to issue a press release providing this information.

The total number of units represented by unitholders present in person or by proxy at the Meeting was 32,810,690, representing 28.45% of Artis' outstanding units.

Each of the nominee Trustees listed in the Information Circular dated May 13, 2013 was elected as a Trustee, as per the table below:

Deloitte, LLP was reappointed as external auditor of Artis until the next annual meeting of unitholders by resolution passed by a majority of the unitholders. Management received proxies to vote for the appointment of the auditor (and to authorize the directors to fix their remuneration) as follows:

Artis is a diversified Canadian real estate investment trust investing in office, industrial and retail properties. Since 2004, Artis has executed an aggressive but disciplined growth strategy, building a portfolio of commercial properties in Canada and the United States, with a major focus on Western Canada. Artis' commercial property comprises nearly 24.7 million square feet of leasable area in 230 properties. Leasable area by asset class is approximately 18.4% retail, 33.6% office and 48.0% industrial. The portfolio is located 7.5% in British Columbia, 25.9% in Alberta, 5.3% in Saskatchewan, 15.2% in Manitoba, 15.8% in Ontario and 30.3% in the U.S.

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