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Huntingdon REIT announces sale of two Alberta retail properties

^{Published on 2009-06-02 07:23:57, Last Modified on 2009-06-02 07:24:39 - Market Wire}
 

 WINNIPEG, June 2 /CNW/ - Huntingdon Real Estate Investment Trust ("HREIT") (TSX: HNT.UN) announced that it has completed the sale of a retail property in Okotoks, Alberta, known as Westland Plaza. The property was sold for $3,513,000 and resulted in net cash to HREIT of approximately $672,000, after expenses and the repayment of approximately $2.67 million of first mortgage debt. HREIT also announced that it has entered into an unconditional agreement to sell a retail centre in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, known as Southland Square for $1,725,000, subject to the usual closing adjustments. The sale is expected to result in net cash to HREIT of approximately $600,000, after expenses and the repayment of approximately $1.02 million first mortgage debt. The sale is scheduled to close on July 1, 2009. HREIT will use the majority of the net cash from the sales to repay other higher cost interim mortgage debt. HREIT expects to record a gain on the above transactions of approximately $1.2 million. Pursuant to HREIT's previously announced plans to divest assets and reduce debt, additional property sales are under conditional contract and expected to close during the second half of 2009. HREIT is a real estate investment trust, which is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols HNT.UN (Trust Units) and HNT.DB.C (Series C Convertible Debentures). HREIT owns 72 income producing office, industrial, retail and standalone parking lot properties that have a total gross leaseable owned area of 4.8 million square feet; two land parcels held for development and other development and expansion opportunities within the existing portfolio. The properties are located in Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and Northwest Territories. HREIT also owns CRESI Inc., a third party property management business. For further information on HREIT, please visit our website at [ www.hreit.ca ]. The Toronto Stock Exchange has not reviewed or approved the contents of this press release and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release. 

For further information: Arni Thorsteinson, President & Chief Executive Officer, or Gino Romagnoli, Investor Relations, Tel: (204) 475-9090, Fax: (204) 452-5505, Email: [ info@hreit.ca ]