Morguard North American Residential REIT Declares May 2013 Distribution of 5 Cents Per Unit

May 15, 2013

MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 15, 2013 /CNW/ - Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (the "REIT") (TSX: MRG.UN) today announced that it has declared a distribution of 5 cents per unit for the month of May 2013.  The distribution will be payable on June 14, 2013 to unitholders of record as at May 31, 2013.

About Morguard North American Residential REIT

The REIT is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust which owns, through a limited partnership, interests in a portfolio of 14 Canadian residential apartment buildings and 18 U.S. residential walk-up garden communities consisting of 9,201 residential suites that are located in Ontario, Alberta, Louisiana, Florida, Colorado, Georgia and North Carolina.

SOURCE: Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust

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Morguard North American Residential REIT

K. (Rai) Sahi
Chief Executive Officer
(905) 281-3800     

Paul Miatello
Chief Financial Officer
(905) 281-3800