TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 08/02/13 — Canadian REIT Income Fund (TSX: RIU.UN) (the “Fund”) announces that its unitholders have approved the merger of the Fund with First Asset REIT Income Fund.
The Fund-s manager, First Asset Investment Management Inc., expects that the merger will be implemented on or about October 1, 2013. In connection with the merger, unitholders of the Fund will receive, on a tax-deferred basis, Class A units (Initial Sales Charge) of First Asset REIT Income Fund.
Contacts:
First Asset
Robert MacNiven
Director of Investor Relations
(416) 642-1289 or (877) 642-1289