Morguard REIT declares August 2007 distribution of 7.5 cents per unit

Aug 15, 2007


    TORONTO, Aug. 15 /CNW/ - Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust
(TSX: MRT.UN) today announced that it has declared a distribution of 7.5 cents
per unit for the month of August 2007. The distribution will be payable on
September 14, 2007 to unitholders of record as at August 31, 2007.

    Morguard REIT is a closed-end real estate investment trust, which owns a
diversified portfolio of 60 high quality retail, office and industrial
properties in Canada with an approximate asset book value of $1.2 billion and
approximately 8.6 million square feet of leasable space.

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For further information:

For further information: K. Rai Sahi, Chief Executive Officer, Morguard
Real Estate Investment Trust, 55 City Centre Drive, Suite 1000, Mississauga,
ON, L5B 1M3, (905) 281-4800, Web site: www.morguardreit.com