TORONTO, May 14, 2026 /CNW/ – H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (“H&R” or “the REIT”) (TSX: HR.UN) is pleased to announce its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026.  During the quarter, the REIT continued to successfully execute on its strategic plan,  continuing to sell assets during the quarter to focus on residential and industrial properties. See “Completion of $1.5 Billion of Retail and Office Property Sales” below.

(1)

At the REIT’s proportionate share, excluding assets classified as held for sale. Refer to the “Non-GAAP Measures” section of this news release.

(2)

June 30, 2021 has been used as a benchmark since H&R’s strategic repositioning plan was announced prior to the release of H&R’s Q3 2021 results.

(3)

Excludes the Bow and 100 Wynford, which were legally sold in October 2021 and August 2022, respectively.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

March 31

December 31

2026

2025

Total assets (in thousands)

$8,065,061

$9,108,286

Debt to total assets per the REIT’s Financial Statements(1)

31.7 %

38.4 %

Debt to total assets at the REIT’s proportionate share(1)(2)

42.6 %

49.8 %

Debt to Adjusted EBITDA at the REIT’s proportionate share(1)(2)(3)

7.0x

9.3x

Unitholders’ equity (in thousands)

$4,117,616

$4,135,718

Units outstanding (in thousands)

264,567

264,558

Exchangeable units outstanding (in thousands)

15,442

15,442

Unitholders’ equity per Unit

$15.56

$15.63

Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per Unit(2)(4)

$15.96

$16.09

Three months ended March 31

(in thousands except for per Unit amounts)

2026

2025

Rentals from investment properties

$184,253

$205,639

Net operating income

$85,869

$82,963

Same-Property net operating income (cash basis)(5)

$90,107

$93,403

Net loss from equity accounted investments

($7,264)

($10,082)

Fair value adjustment on real estate assets

($79,053)

($52,698)

Net loss

($34,870)

($52,018)

Funds from Operations (“FFO”)(5)

$76,265

$83,098

Adjusted Funds from Operations (“AFFO”)(5)

$65,499

$68,013

Weighted average number of Units and exchangeable units

280,003

279,990

FFO per basic and diluted Unit(2)

$0.272

$0.297

AFFO per basic and diluted Unit(2)

$0.234

$0.243

Cash distributions per Unit

$0.150

$0.150

Payout ratio as a % of FFO(2)

55.1 %

50.5 %

Payout ratio as a % of AFFO(2)

64.1 %

61.7 %

(1)

Debt includes mortgages payable, debentures payable, unsecured term loans and lines of credit.

(2)

These are non-GAAP ratios. Refer to the “Non-GAAP Measures” section of this news release.

(3)

Adjusted EBITDA is based on the trailing 12 months and is calculated on page 7 of this news release.

(4)

See page 9 of this news release for a detailed calculation of NAV per Unit.

(5)

These are non-GAAP measures. Refer to the “Non-GAAP Measures” section of this news release.

COMPLETION OF $1.5 BILLION OF RETAIL AND OFFICE PROPERTY SALES

The assets listed below were sold for approximately $1.5 billion in Q1 2026. Total debt assumed by the purchaser of the REIT’s interest in ECHO Realty, L.P. (“ECHO”) was approximately $424.5 million. The net proceeds of approximately $1.0 billion were used to repay corporate debt, including $375.0 million of unsecured term loans, and the remaining balance was used to repay unsecured operating lines of credit.

1)

H&R’s non-managing 33.1% ownership interest in ECHO;

2)

26 Canadian retail properties;

3)

145 Wellington Street West, a downtown Toronto office property;

4)

88 McNabb Street, an office property in the Greater Toronto Area; and

5)

Hess Tower, a Houston, TX office property.

In aggregate, the assets sold in Q1 2026 contributed the following:

Three months ended March 31

(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

2026

2025

Change

Net operating income per the REIT’s Financial Statements

$8,439

$6,534

$1,905

Net operating income from equity accounted investments(1)

9,198

12,122

(2,924)

Net operating income at the REIT’s proportionate share(1)

17,637

18,656

(1,019)

Adjusted for:

Straight-lining of contractual rent at the REIT’s proportionate share(1)

181

684

(503)

Realty taxes in accordance with IFRIC 21 at the REIT’s proportionate share(1)(2)

14,173

(14,173)

Net operating income (cash basis) at the REIT’s Proportionate share(1)

17,818

33,513

(15,695)

FFO(1)(3)

$14,568

$25,686

($11,118)

(1)

These are non-GAAP measures. Refer to the “Non-GAAP Measures” section of this news release.

(2)

Realty taxes in accordance with IFRIC 21 was $10,333 per the REIT’s Financial Statements and $3,840 from equity accounted investments.

(3)

Excludes finance costs savings from repayment of corporate debt.

As the proceeds from these sales were used to repay corporate debt, finance costs were lower in Q1 2026 compared to Q4 2025 by approximately $7.0 million. H&R expects a further reduction in finance costs in Q2 2026 compared to Q1 2026 by approximately $3.0 million.

LANTOWER RESIDENTIAL UPDATE

Effective April 1, 2026, Lantower Residential, the REIT’s residential division, externalized its property management operations and entered into a master management agreement with Greystar Real Estate Partners (“Greystar”). This strategic action is intended to enhance operating efficiency, improve cost structure, and increase strategic flexibility across the residential platform. The transition to a third-party management model is expected to yield cost savings of approximately U.S. $5.0 million annually.

Greystar hired the majority of Lantower’s onsite property management employees and key home office associates, supporting operational continuity at the property level. Emily Watson is continuing as Chief Operating Officer of Lantower Residential, and Hunter Webb continues to lead the development platform, ensuring continuity of leadership, strategy, and execution. Lantower Residential has retained approximately 20 employees in asset management, development and accounting functions for Lantower Residential’s properties.

Included in trust expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were employee termination costs, legal costs and other one-time costs relating to Lantower Residential externalizing its property management operations, totalling approximately $2.6 million.

DEBT & LIQUIDITY HIGHLIGHTS

Liquidity

As at March 31, 2026, H&R had cash and cash equivalents of $68.5 million and $897.0 million available under its unused lines of credit. H&R has an unencumbered property pool of approximately $3.2 billion, which is 2.99x unsecured debt.

As at March 31, 2026, debt to total assets per the REIT’s Financial Statements was 31.7% compared to 38.4% as at December 31, 2025. As at March 31, 2026, debt to total assets at the REIT’s proportionate share (a non-GAAP ratio, refer to the “Non-GAAP Measures” section of this news release) was 42.6% compared to 49.8% as at December 31, 2025. Debt to Adjusted EBITDA at the REIT’s proportionate share (a non-GAAP ratio,  refer to the “Non-GAAP Measures” section of this news release) was 7.0x as at March 31, 2026.

MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION DECLARED

H&R today declared a distribution for the month of May scheduled as follows:

May 2026

Distribution per Unit

$0.05

Annualized

$0.60

Record date

May 29, 2026

Distribution date

June 15, 2026

CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST

Management will host a conference call to discuss the financial results of the REIT on Friday, May 15, 2026 at 9.30 a.m. Eastern Time. Participants can join the call by dialing 1‐800‐717‐1738 or 1‐289‐514‐5100. For those unable to participate in the conference call at the scheduled time, a replay will be available approximately one hour following completion of the call. To access the archived conference call by telephone, dial 1‐289‐819‐1325 or 1‐888‐660‐6264 and enter the passcode 46736 followed by the “#” key. The telephone replay will be available until Friday, May 22, 2026 at midnight.

A live audio webcast will be available through www.hr-reit.com/investor-relations/#investor-events. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be required to join the webcast. The webcast will be archived on H&R’s website following the call date.

The investor presentation is available on H&R’s website at www.hr-reit.com/investor-relations/#investor-presentation.

ABOUT H&R REIT

H&R is one of Canada’s largest real estate investment trusts. H&R has ownership interests in a Canadian and U.S. portfolio primarily comprised of high‐quality residential (operating as Lantower Residential), industrial and office properties totalling approximately 20.3 million square feet.

FORWARD-LOOKING DISCLAIMER

Certain information in this news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws (also known as forward-looking statements) including, among others, statements made or implied relating to H&R’s objectives, beliefs, plans, estimates, targets, projections and intentions and similar statements concerning anticipated future events, results, circumstances, performance or expectations that are not historical facts, including the statements made under the heading “Completion of $1.5 Billion of Retail and Office Property Sales” including with respect to H&R’s future plans and targets, future reductions in finance costs, the benefits of the externalization of Lantower Residential’s property management operations, the value of assets and liabilities held for sale, capitalization rates and cash flow models used to estimate fair values, expectations regarding future operating fundamentals, management’s expectations regarding future distributions by the REIT, and management’s expectation to be able to meet all of the REIT’s ongoing obligations. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by words such as “outlook”, “objective”, “may”, “will”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “should”, “plans”, “project”, “budget” or “continue” or similar expressions suggesting future outcomes or events. Such forward-looking statements reflect H&R’s current beliefs and are based on information currently available to management.

Forward-looking statements are provided for the purpose of presenting information about management’s current expectations and plans relating to the future, and readers are cautioned that such statements may not be appropriate for other purposes. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based on H&R’s estimates and assumptions that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors including those risks and uncertainties described below under “Risks and Uncertainties” and those discussed in H&R’s materials filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities from time to time, which could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of H&R to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this news release. Material factors or assumptions that were applied in drawing a conclusion or making an estimate set out in the forward-looking statements include assumptions relating to the general economy, including debt markets continuing to provide access to capital at a reasonable cost; and assumptions concerning currency exchange and interest rates. Additional risks and uncertainties include, among other things, those related to: real property ownership; the current economic environment; tariffs and other international trade disputes; property valuations; credit risk and tenant concentration; lease rollover risk; interest rate and other debt-related risks; inflation risk; development risks; residential rental risk; capital expenditure risk; currency risk; liquidity risk; cyber security risk and breach of privacy or information security systems; artificial intelligence and related technologies; expanding social media vehicles; financing credit risk; ESG and climate change risk; public health crises; co-ownership interest in properties; business continuity; general uninsured losses; joint arrangement and investment risks; talent management and succession planning; potential acquisition, investment and disposition opportunities and joint venture arrangements; potential undisclosed liabilities associated with acquisitions; competition for real property investments; potential conflicts of interest; litigation and regulatory risk; Unit prices; availability of cash for distributions; credit ratings; ability to access capital; dilution; unitholder liability; redemption right; investment eligibility; debentures; statutory remedies; unitholder activism; tax risk; and additional tax risks applicable to the REIT and to unitholders. H&R cautions that these lists of factors, risks and uncertainties are not exhaustive. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based upon what H&R believes are reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements.

Readers are also urged to examine H&R’s materials filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities from time to time as they may contain discussions on risks and uncertainties which could cause the actual results and performance of H&R to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this news release. All forward-looking statements in this news release are qualified by these cautionary statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of May 14, 2026 and the REIT, except as required by applicable Canadian law, assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new information or the occurrence of future events or circumstances.

NON-GAAP MEASURES

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the REIT and related notes for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (the “REIT’s Financial Statements”) were prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards (“IFRS”). However, H&R’s management uses a number of measures, including NAV per Unit, FFO, AFFO, FFO and AFFO per basic and diluted Unit, payout ratio as a % of FFO, payout ratio as a % of AFFO, debt to total assets at the REIT’s proportionate share, debt to Adjusted EBITDA at the REIT’s proportionate share, Same‐Property net operating income (cash basis) and the REIT’s proportionate share, which do not have meanings recognized or standardized under IFRS or GAAP. These non‐GAAP measures and non‐GAAP ratios should not be construed as alternatives to financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Further, H&R’s method of calculating these supplemental non‐GAAP measures and ratios may differ from the methods of other real estate investment trusts or other issuers, and accordingly may not be comparable. H&R uses these measures to better assess H&R’s underlying performance and provides these additional measures so that investors may do the same.

For information on the most directly comparable GAAP measures, composition of the measures, a description of how the REIT uses these measures and an explanation of how these measures provide useful information to investors, refer to the “Non‐GAAP Measures” section of the REIT’s management’s discussion and analysis as at and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 available at www.hr‐reit.com and on the REIT’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com, which is incorporated by reference into this news release.

FINANCIAL POSITION

The following table reconciles the REIT’s Statement of Financial Position from the REIT’s Financial Statements to the REIT’s proportionate share (a non-GAAP measure):

March 31, 2026

December 31, 2025

(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

REIT’s

Financial

Statements

Equity

accounted

investments

REIT’s

proportionate

share

REIT’s

Financial

Statements

Equity

accounted

investments

REIT’s

proportionate

share

Assets

Real estate assets

Investment properties

$6,343,489

$1,050,380

$7,393,869

$6,370,453

$1,053,283

$7,423,736

Properties under development

771,599

262,771

1,034,370

785,184

240,930

1,026,114

7,115,088

1,313,151

8,428,239

7,155,637

1,294,213

8,449,850

Equity accounted investments

489,424

(489,424)

484,702

(484,702)

Assets classified as held for sale

91,500

91,500

1,142,900

1,142,900

Other assets

300,529

7,030

307,559

272,910

6,979

279,889

Cash and cash equivalents

68,520

13,545

82,065

52,137

6,503

58,640

$8,065,061

$844,302

$8,909,363

$9,108,286

$822,993

$9,931,279

Liabilities and Unitholders’ Equity

Liabilities

Debt

$2,553,815

$823,631

$3,377,446

$3,501,891

$800,889

$4,302,780

Exchangeable units

150,865

150,865

157,968

157,968

Deferred revenue

850,637

850,637

862,139

862,139

Deferred tax liability

199,241

199,241

212,781

212,781

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

192,887

20,671

213,558

237,789

22,104

259,893

3,947,445

844,302

4,791,747

4,972,568

822,993

5,795,561

Unitholders’ equity

4,117,616

4,117,616

4,135,718

4,135,718

$8,065,061

$844,302

$8,909,363

$9,108,286

$822,993

$9,931,279

DEBT TO ADJUSTED EBITDA AT THE REIT’S PROPORTIONATE SHARE

The following table provides a reconciliation of Debt to Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) at the REIT’s proportionate share (a non-GAAP ratio):

March 31

December 31

(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

2026

2025

Debt per the REIT’s Financial Statements(1)

$2,553,815

$3,501,891

Debt – REIT’s proportionate share of equity accounted investments(1)

823,631

800,889

Debt at the REIT’s proportionate share(1)

3,377,446

4,302,780

H&R’s share of ECHO’s debt classified within assets held for sale(1)(2)

361,423

Total Debt(1)

3,377,446

4,664,203

(Figures below are for the trailing 12 months)

Net loss per the REIT’s Financial Statements

(774,416)

(791,564)

Net (income) loss from equity accounted investments (within equity accounted investments)

101

(57)

Finance costs – operations

241,417

253,893

Fair value adjustments on financial instruments and real estate assets

1,318,610

1,324,237

Loss on sale of real estate assets, net of related costs

10,130

748

Loss on foreign exchange (within equity accounted investments)

878

879

Income tax recovery

(191,103)

(182,420)

Non-controlling interest

941

1,171

Adjustments:

The Bow and 100 Wynford non-cash rental income adjustments

(94,766)

(94,559)

Straight-lining of contractual rent

(13,458)

(13,898)

IFRIC 21 – realty tax adjustment

(16,324)

Fair value adjustment to unit-based compensation

1,369

3,168

Adjusted EBITDA at the REIT’s proportionate share

$483,379

$501,598

Debt to Adjusted EBITDA at the REIT’s proportionate share(1)

7.0x

9.3x

(1)

Debt includes mortgages payable, debentures payable, unsecured term loans, lines of credit and liabilities classified as held for sale.

(2)

For the year ended December 31, 2025, H&R included ECHO’s debt classified within assets held for sale within Total Debt.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table reconciles the REIT’s Results of Operations from the REIT’s Financial Statements to the REIT’s proportionate share (a non-GAAP measure):

Three months ended March 31, 2026

Three months ended March 31, 2025

(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

REIT’s

Financial

Statements

Equity

accounted

investments

REIT’s

proportionate

share

REIT’s

Financial

Statements

Equity

accounted

investments

REIT’s

proportionate

share

Rentals from investment properties

$184,253

$29,246

$213,499

$205,639

$41,566

$247,205

Property operating costs

(98,384)

(9,372)

(107,756)

(122,676)

(14,722)

(137,398)

Net operating income

85,869

19,874

105,743

82,963

26,844

109,807

Net income (loss) from equity accounted investments

(7,264)

7,160

(104)

(10,082)

10,136

54

Finance costs – operations

(43,199)

(8,722)

(51,921)

(52,009)

(12,388)

(64,397)

Finance income

5,258

431

5,689

3,190

222

3,412

Trust expenses, net

(6,630)

(939)

(7,569)

(7,237)

(2,045)

(9,282)

Fair value adjustment on financial instruments

3,278

89

3,367

(22,105)

(96)

(22,201)

Fair value adjustment on real estate assets

(79,053)

(17,471)

(96,524)

(52,698)

(23,885)

(76,583)

Gain (loss) on sale of real estate assets, net of related costs

(8,891)

(2)

(8,893)

(1,103)

1,592

489

Gain on foreign exchange

1

1

Transaction costs

(255)

(255)

Net income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interest

(50,632)

166

(50,466)

(59,081)

380

(58,701)

Income tax (expense) recovery

15,762

(35)

15,727

7,063

(19)

7,044

Net income (loss) before non-controlling interest

(34,870)

131

(34,739)

(52,018)

361

(51,657)

Non-controlling interest

(131)

(131)

(361)

(361)

Net loss

(34,870)

(34,870)

(52,018)

(52,018)

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to net loss

56,355

56,355

(62)

(62)

Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to unitholders

$21,485

$—

$21,485

($52,080)

$—

($52,080)

SAME-PROPERTY NET OPERATING INCOME (CASH BASIS)

The following table reconciles net operating income per the REIT’s Financial Statements to Same-Property net operating income (cash basis) (a non-GAAP measure):

Three months ended March 31

(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

2026

2025

Change

Rentals from investment properties

$184,253

$205,639

($21,386)

Property operating costs

(98,384)

(122,676)

24,292

Net operating income per the REIT’s Financial Statements

85,869

82,963

2,906

Adjusted for:

Net operating income from equity accounted investments

19,874

26,844

(6,970)

Straight-lining of contractual rent at the REIT’s proportionate share

(3,218)

(3,658)

440

Realty taxes in accordance with IFRIC 21 at the REIT’s proportionate share

32,870

49,194

(16,324)

Net operating income (cash basis) from Transactions at the REIT’s proportionate share

(45,288)

(61,940)

16,652

Same-Property net operating income (cash basis)

$90,107

$93,403

($3,296)

NAV PER UNIT

The following table reconciles Unitholders’ equity per Unit to NAV per Unit (a non-GAAP ratio):

Unitholders’ Equity per Unit and NAV per Unit

March 31

December 31

(in thousands except for per Unit amounts)

2026

2025

Unitholders’ equity

$4,117,616

$4,135,718

Exchangeable units

150,865

157,968

Deferred tax liability

199,241

212,781

Total

$4,467,722

$4,506,467

Units outstanding

264,567

264,558

Exchangeable units outstanding

15,442

15,442

Total

280,009

280,000

Unitholders’ equity per Unit(1)

$15.56

$15.63

NAV per Unit

$15.96

$16.09

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS AND ADJUSTED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS

The following table reconciles net loss per the REIT’s Financial Statements to FFO and AFFO (non-GAAP measures):

FFO AND AFFO

Three Months ended March 31

(in thousands of Canadian dollars except per Unit amounts)

2026

2025

Net loss per the REIT’s Financial Statements

($34,870)

($52,018)

Realty taxes in accordance with IFRIC 21

31,136

45,354

FFO adjustments from equity accounted investments

20,598

27,110

Exchangeable unit distributions

2,316

2,614

Provision for expected credit loss

268

Fair value adjustments on financial instruments and real estate assets

75,775

74,803

Fair value adjustment to unit-based compensation

(285)

1,514

Loss on sale of real estate assets, net of related costs

8,891

1,103

Deferred income tax recovery applicable to U.S. Holdco

(16,407)

(7,495)

Incremental leasing costs

613

589

The Bow and 100 Wynford non-cash rental income and accretion adjustments

(11,502)

(10,744)

FFO

$76,265

$83,098

Straight-lining of contractual rent

(2,926)

(3,612)

Rent amortization of tenant inducements

811

1,150

Capital expenditures

(5,610)

(10,357)

Leasing expenses and tenant inducements

(586)

(657)

Incremental leasing costs

(613)

(589)

AFFO adjustments from equity accounted investments

(1,842)

(1,020)

AFFO

$65,499

$68,013

Basic and diluted weighted average number of Units and exchangeable units (in thousands of Units)(1)

280,003

279,990

FFO per basic and diluted Unit

$0.272

$0.297

AFFO per basic and diluted Unit

$0.234

$0.243

Cash distributions per Unit

$0.150

$0.150

Payout ratio as a % of FFO

55.1 %

50.5 %

Payout ratio as a % of AFFO

64.1 %

61.7 %

  • (1)

  • For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, included in the weighted average and diluted weighted average number of Units are the weighted average number of exchangeable units of 15,441,644 and 17,473,075, respectively.

Additional information regarding H&R is available at www.hr-reit.com and on www.sedarplus.com.

SOURCE H&R Real Estate Investment Trust



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