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TORONTO, February 19, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust ("Primaris" or the "Trust") (TSX: PMZ.UN) announced today that it has priced a private placement (the "Offering") of $200 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured debentures (the "Debentures") maturing March 1, 2031. The Debentures are being offered in each of the provinces of Canada by a syndicate of agents led by TD Securities Inc., Desjardins Capital Markets and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., which includes CIBC World Markets, Scotia Capital Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., BMO Capital Markets, Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Raymond James Ltd.
The Debentures will be issued at a price of $999.99 per $1,000 principal amount and bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 4.468% per annum, payable in equal semi-annual instalments in arrears on March 1 and September 1 in each year, commencing on September 1, 2025 (long first coupon of $23.44169865 per $1,000 principal amount) until maturity, unless redeemed at an earlier date. The Debentures will be direct senior unsecured obligations of the Trust and will rank equally and rateably with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Trust, except to the extent prescribed by law. The Debentures have been assigned a provisional rating by DBRS of BBB (high).
Primaris intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to repay existing indebtedness and for general trust purposes. The closing of the Offering is expected to take place on or about February 20, 2025.
The Debentures have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities law and may not be offered or sold in the United States and, accordingly, may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. Persons except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the Debentures in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About Primaris
Primaris is Canada’s only enclosed shopping centre focused REIT, with ownership interests primarily in leading enclosed shopping centres located in growing Canadian markets. The portfolio totals 15.0 million square feet, valued at approximately $4.6 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.