Granite Real Estate Investment Trust and Granite REIT Inc. Announce Proposal to Unwind Stapled Unit Structure
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (“Granite REIT”) and Granite REIT Inc. (“Granite GP” and, together with Granite REIT, “Granite”) (TSX: GRT.UN; NYSE: GRP.U) announced today that, at the upcoming Joint Annual General and Special Meetings of holders of Granite’s stapled units (“Stapled Units”) scheduled for June 6, 2024, they intend to propose an internal reorganization (the “Reorganization”) that would simplify Granite’s capital structure by replacing its current Stapled Unit structure with a conventional REIT trust unit structure.
- Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (“Granite REIT”) and Granite REIT Inc. (“Granite GP” and, together with Granite REIT, “Granite”) (TSX: GRT.UN; NYSE: GRP.U) announced today that, at the upcoming Joint Annual General and Special Meetings of holders of Granite’s stapled units (“Stapled Units”) scheduled for June 6, 2024, they intend to propose an internal reorganization (the “Reorganization”) that would simplify Granite’s capital structure by replacing its current Stapled Unit structure with a conventional REIT trust unit structure.
- As a result of the Reorganization, Granite REIT expects it will be more comparable to other Canadian real estate investment trusts due to its simplified structure, and that certain investors may therefore be more able or willing to invest in Granite REIT units rather than Stapled Units.
- Currently, Granite unitholders hold Stapled Units, each of which consists of one Granite REIT unit and one common share of Granite GP.
- As a result of the Reorganization, each Granite unitholder will hold a number of Granite REIT units equal to the number of Stapled Units they hold currently, and Granite GP will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Granite REIT.