Update: Morguard Corporation Further Extends Offer for Revenue Properties Company Limited
Jul 29, 2008
MISSISSAUGA, ON, July 29 /CNW/ - Morguard Corporation (MRC: TSX) ("Morguard") today announced that it has further extended its offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Revenue Properties Company Limited (RPC: TSX) ("RPCL") that it does not already own, pursuant to its takeover bid as of June 10, 2008, as initially extended by a notice of extension on July 17, 2008. Morguard announced that as at 8:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on July 29, 2008 (the "Extended Expiry Time") an additional 253,589 common shares of RPCL were validly deposited to Morguard's offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of RPCL not already owned by Morguard or its affiliates for, at the election of each holder, 0.33 of a Morguard common share or Cdn.$12.00 (the "Offer"). Morguard has taken up all such common shares deposited to the Offer during such period and payment will be made on or before August 1, 2008 to RPCL shareholders who have validly deposited their common shares under the Offer. Combined with the 739,821 common shares of RPCL taken up by Morguard in respect of the initial offer period that ended on July 16, 2008, Morguard and its affiliates now own, directly or indirectly, 8,849,906 common shares of RPCL or approximately 81.73% of the outstanding common shares of RPCL. Morguard also announced today that it has further extended the expiry time for the Offer to 6:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on August 12, 2008. All other terms of the Offer dated June 10, 2008, as extended July 17, 2008 are unchanged. Morguard expects to mail a formal notice of extension to RPCL shareholders shortly. Morguard Corporation is a major Canadian real estate and property management company. It has extensive retail, office, industrial and residential holdings through its investments in Morguard REIT and Revenue Properties Company Limited. Morguard provides management services to institutional and other investors for commercial and residential real estate through Morguard Investments Limited and Morguard Residential. Legal Notice Shareholders are advised to review the notice of extension and any other relevant documents filed with securities regulatory authorities by Morguard because they will contain important information, including full details of the Offer, as extended, and its terms and conditions.
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For further information: Paul Miatello, Chief Financial Officer, Tel: (905) 281-3800, Fax: (905) 281-5890, pmiatello@morguard.com; www.morguard.com