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TORONTO, Oct. 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate
Investment Trust (TSX:CAR.UN) ("CAPREIT") announced today that it has
successfully closed the issuance of an additional 949,050 units for
$20.55 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $19,502,977.50 (the
"Over-allotment Offering"), pursuant to the exercise of the
over-allotment option granted to the syndicate of underwriters led by
RBC Capital Markets in connection with the recent unit offering that
closed on October 10, 2013 (the "Base Offering" and collectively with
the Over-allotment Offering, the "Offering") on the same terms as the
Base Offering. Gross proceeds from the Offering total $149,522,827.50.
As one of Canada's largest residential landlords, CAPREIT is a
growth-oriented investment trust owning interests in 38,502 residential
units, comprising 35,132 residential suites and 14 manufactured home
communities comprising 3,370 land lease sites principally located in
and near major urban centres across Canada. For more information about
CAPREIT, its business and its investment highlights, please refer to
our website at www.capreit.net and our public disclosure, which can be found under our profile at www.sedar.com.
All statements in this press release that do not relate to historical
facts constitute forward-looking statements. These statements represent
CAPREIT's intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs and are subject
to certain risks and uncertainties that could result in actual results
differing materially from these forward-looking statements. These risks
and uncertainties are more fully described in regulatory filings that
can be obtained on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
SOURCE CANADIAN APARTMENT PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (CAP REIT)
CAPREIT
Mr. Michael Stein
Chairman
(416) 861-5788
CAPREIT
Mr. Thomas Schwartz
President & CEO
(416) 861-9404
CAPREIT
Mr. Scott Cryer
Chief Financial Officer
(416) 861-5771
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