Artis Real Estate Investment Trust authorizes a Buyback Plan.

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust is a diversified Canadian real estate investment trust with a portfolio of industrial, office and retail properties in Canada and the United States. Its portfolio comprises over 119 commercial properties totaling approximately 13.7 million square feet of gross leasable area. Its properties include Bower Centre; Maynard Technology Centre; McCall Lake Industrial; Pepco Building; Alex Building; 100 Omands Creek Boulevard; 1093 Sherwin Road; 1681-1703 Dublin Avenue; Keewatin Distribution Centre; 360 Main & Shops of Winnipeg Square; Hamilton Building; Bell MTS Building II; Grande Prairie Power Centre; Northern Lights Shopping Centre I; 2190 McGillivray Boulevard; 7499 East Paradise Lane; Superstition Springs; Maple Grove Industrial Center; North Scottsdale Corporate Center II; 100 Omands Creek Boulevard; 1431 Church Avenue; Prudential Business Park 1; 951-977 Powell Avenue & 1326 Border Street, and others.