TSX SYMBOL: BEI.UN December 15, 2004
Boardwalk REIT Announces December 2004 Monthly Distribution
Calgary, Alberta – December 15, 2004 Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (“BEI.UN” – TSX) has declared its December 2004 distribution in the amount of 10.5 cents per unit ($1.26 annualized). The December distribution will be payable on January 17, 2005 to unitholders of record on December 31, 2004. To encourage participation and reward unitholders, investors registered in the Distribution Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”) will continue to receive a “bonus” distribution of additional Trust Units representing 3% of the amount of their cash distributions reinvested pursuant to the Plan. A full copy of the DRIP can be found on Trust’s website at www.boardwalkREIT.com. View DRIP (161KB - Acrobat PDF File) Corporate Profile Boardwalk REIT is an open-ended real estate investment trust formed to acquire all of the assets and undertakings of Boardwalk Equities Inc. Boardwalk REIT’s principal objectives are to provide its unitholders with monthly cash distributions, partially on a Canadian income tax-deferred basis, and to increase the value of its units through the effective management of its residential multi-family revenue producing properties and the acquisition of additional properties. Boardwalk REIT currently owns and operates in excess of 250 properties with over 32,000 units totalling approximately 27 million net rentable square feet, and is Canada’s largest owner/operator of multi-family rental communities. Boardwalk REIT’s portfolio is concentrated in the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec. For further information please contact: Boardwalk REIT Sam Kolias, President and CEO, (403) 531-9255; Roberto Geremia, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, (403) 531-9255; Paul Moon, Director of Corporate Communications, (403) 531-9255.
