June 3 (Reuters) - Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate
Investment Trust CAR_u.TO :
* CAPREIT ADVANCES TORONTO OPERATING LEASE BUYOUT STRATEGY
* CAPREIT - HAS AGREED TO PREPAY BUYOUT OF EIGHT OPERATING
LEASES
FOR EIGHT PROPERTIES IN TORONTO, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO CLOSE BY
JUNE 30
* CAPREIT - AGGREGATE PURCHASE PRICE FOR OPERATING LEASE
BUYOUTS
IS APPROXIMATELY $154 MILLION
* CAPREIT - OPERATING LEASE BUYOUTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
FINANCED BY
A DRAW ON CAPREIT'S ACQUISITION AND OPERATING FACILITY
* CAPREIT - EXPECTS TO REPLACE DRAW WITH MORTGAGE FINANCING
IN
NEAR-TERM
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