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RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust $21.43 – Toronto symbol REI.UN

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $21.43 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; SI Rating: Average) is Canada’s largest REIT. RioCan has ownership interests in a portfolio of 214 retail properties across Canada, including 14 under development. These properties contain over 55 million square feet of leasable area. Portfolio occupancy stands at 97.6%.

RioCan’s revenue in the three months ended December 31, 2007 was $165.2 million, up 9.3% from $151.2 million a year earlier. Cash flow per unit rose 7.7%, to $0.42 from $0.39. RioCan’s annual distribution of $1.35 gives the units a yield of 6.3%.

RioCan is still a buy.

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