Nobel REIT announces filing of results for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, grants unit options and announces an agreement to acquire 72 rue Laval in Gatineau

MONTREAL, Aug. 28, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - (TSXV: NEL.UN) The Nobel Real Estate Investment Trust (« Nobel REIT ») announces the filing of its interim consolidated financial statements and its management discussion and analysis report for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.

According to the President and Chief Executive of Nobel REIT, Jean Teasdale, "Nobel REIT acquired thirteen investment properties during the last year, of which seven were acquired during the last quarter; the REIT went from about $15,000,000 of total assets as at June 30, 2014 to close to $100,000,000 as at June 30, 2015.  Although the latest acquisitions were mainly completed in June, they still helped increase revenues by more than 15% during the second quarter of 2015 compared to the previous quarter; this increase will be much more significant when the newly acquired investment properties have been in operation for a full quarter. These acquisitions also had a significant impact on the July distribution, which was increased by 39.4% compared to the previous month. We therefore intend to continue this trend, in accordance with our growth plan".

Highlights and selected financial information
The following tables show highlights and selected financial information for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.
		As at June 30,	As at December 31,
		2015	2014
		$	$
Financial position
	Investment properties	93,887,652	59,586,619
	Total assets	98,758,627	66,063,767
	Mortgage loans payable	60,144,409	38,636,767
	Non-current liability	58,913,535	38,013,264
	Unitholders' equity	36,282,843	25,821,412
Management discussion and analysis
	Number of investment properties	15	8
	Gross leasable area, in square feet	694,235	395,970
	Occupancy rate	98%	99%
	Mortgage debt ratio	61.2%	58.8%
		Three-month	Three-month
		period ended	period ended
		June 30, 2015	June 30, 2014
		$	$
Comprehensive income
	Rental revenues from properties	1,840,858	485,354
	Net operating income	1,268,222	277,023
	Net income (net loss) before changes in fair values	593,479	(510,013)
Management discussion and analysis
	Funds from operations	611,903	(49,048)
	Adjusted funds from operations	613,855	(47,173)
		Six-month	Six-month
		period ended	period ended
		June 30, 2015	June 30, 2014
		$	$
Comprehensive income
	Rental revenues from properties	3,440,620	977,015
	Net operating income	2,345,109	564,383
	Net income (net loss) before changes in fair values	1,144,568	(484,024)
Management discussion and analysis
	Funds from operations	1,162,992	(23,059)
	Adjusted funds from operations	1,166,897	(19,309)

The consolidated financial statements of Nobel REIT, which were prepared in accordance with IFRS, and the management discussion and analysis report for the quarter ended on June 30, 2015 have been filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Grant of unit options

Nobel REIT also announces that it has granted yesterday unit options to key collaborators, of which 160,000 were granted to officers of the REIT, in accordance with its unit option plan and policy 4.4 of the TSX Venture Exchange. The options will vest immediately to the holders and are valid for a period of five years with an exercise price of $4.25 per unit option. 

Agreement to acquire 72 rue Laval in Gatineau

The REIT also announced that it will acquire in joint tenancy, 50% of an investment property located at 72 rue Laval in Gatineau (Quebec), the other half being acquired by Rue Laval Limited Partnership, a business from Ottawa. This is a fully leased office building, with a gross leasable area of 68,365 square feet, located on a land of 18,286 square feet in the nerve center of Gatineau's government affairs; the main tenant is Public Works and Government Services Canada. The purchase price for Nobel is $ 9,250,000, excluding acquisition costs.

This transaction will be financed in part by proceeds from the REIT's equity private placement completed on June 2, 2015, by a bridge financing granted by Desjardins and by a mortgage from MCAP Financial Corporation.

About Nobel REIT

Nobel REIT is an unincorporated open-ended real estate investment trust governed by the laws of the Province of Québec. Nobel REIT has been created for the purpose of acquiring and owning income producing properties. The REIT will focus on acquiring commercial retail, mixed-used retail, industrial and office properties in the primary and secondary markets in the Province of Québec. Nobel REIT currently owns fifteen properties located in Québec, comprising 694,535 square feet of gross leasable area.

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SOURCE Nobel Real Estate Investment Trust

Additional information may be obtained by contacting: Louis Lemire, CPA, CA, Chief Financial Officer, Nobel Real Estate Investment Trust, 1185, Chemin du Tremblay, Suite 230, Longueuil, QC, J4N 1R4 , Tel: [phone]; Renmark Financial Communications Inc., Barry Mire: [email protected], Tel.: [phone] or [phone], www.renmarkfinancial.com