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2008 H&R ANNUAL REPORT

Stability through discipline

> Construction of
The Bow in
Calgary, Alberta

Profile

> H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (“H&R REIT”) is an open-ended real estate investment trust, which owns and
manages a North American portfolio of office, industrial and retail properties comprising 42 million square feet,

with a net book value of $4.5 billion. H&R Finance Trust is an unincorporated investment trust, which primarily

invests in notes issued by an H&R REIT subsidiary. The units of H&R REIT trade together with the units of H&R

Finance Trust as “stapled units” (HR.UN) on the Toronto Stock Exchange. In this annual report, we refer to the

combination of these two trusts as “H&R” or “the Trusts”.

The foundation of H&R’s success since inception in 1996 has been a disciplined strategy that leads to consistent

and profitable growth. Additional information regarding H&R REIT and H&R Finance Trust is available at

www.hr-reit.com and on www.sedar.com.

Portfolio
as at December 31, 2008

>

BOOK VALUE OF INCOME PROPERTIES
BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION

BOOK VALUE OF INCOME PROPERTIES
BY PROPERTY TYPE

Ontario 41%

Other 10%

Quebec 5%

Alberta 14%

Office 33%

Retail 30%

United States 30%

Industrial 37%

Primary objectives

> H&R REIT strives to achieve two primary objectives: to provide unitholders with reliable and growing cash

distributions from a diversified portfolio of income-producing properties, and to increase the value of units

through active management of H&R REIT’s assets, accretive acquisition of additional properties, and development

of new projects. We are committed to maximizing cash distributions and capital appreciation for unitholders while

maintaining prudent risk management and conservative use of financial leverage.

Front and back cover photos: Architectural renderings of H&R’s $1.5 billion, two million

square foot office complex called The Bow in downtown Calgary. The 58-storey, Class AAA

office tower will be the largest and tallest in Canada west of Toronto. It is 100% leased for

25 years to EnCana Corporation, the leading North American unconventional natural gas

producer and one of Canada’s largest public companies. When it opens in 2012, The Bow

will be part of a 3.3 million square foot cluster of prime rentable office premises owned

and managed by H&R in Calgary’s financial district.

Stability through discipline

H&R has a long track record of successfully executing a disciplined and proven strategy that has consistently

provided stable increases in distributable cash. We achieve our primary objectives and mitigate risks through

long-term property leasing and financing, combined with conservative management of assets and liabilities.

2008 Highlights
•

Invested $224 million in projects under development

• Completed construction of a $140-million distribution facility in Ajax, Ontario

• Construction of The Bow office complex in Calgary – the largest in Canada – continued on schedule

• Raised $591 million by issuing units and convertible debentures ($288 million) and selling primarily

non-core assets ($303 million)

•

Ended the year with a sound capital structure with debt to gross book value of 56%

• Average terms to maturity were 11.5 years for leases and 9.3 years for financing at year end

• Maintained portfolio occupancy rate at nearly 100% for the eleventh consecutive year

•

•

Increased distributable cash by 7.5%

Paid distributions to unitholders of $1.44 per unit, up 5% from the previous year; reduced annual

payments effective January 2009 to $0.72 per stapled unit to preserve capital

Rental income (millions)

Net earnings (millions)

Net earnings per unit (basic)

Distributable cash* (millions)

Distributable cash* per unit (basic)

Cash distributions to unitholders (millions)

Cash distributions per unit (basic)

Assets (billions)

Unitholders’ equity (billions)

2008

609

99

0.71

222

1.57

204

1.44

5.4

1.7

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2007

581

(2)

(0.02)

206

1.57

180

1.37

5.1

1.6

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2006

527

86

0.79

174

1.49

155

1.33

4.8

1.5

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

* Distributable cash is a non-GAAP measure described in the MD&A

Note: H&R’s 2008 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the combined financial position and the combined
results of operations and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2008 for the Trusts are accessible

at www.hr-reit.com and www.sedar.com.

H&R 2008 A nnual Report

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE TO UNITHOLDERS

> Construction of
The Bow in
Calgary, Alberta

Stability through discipline

“H&R’s large portfolio of commercial properties performed well in 2008 and is expected to continue to do so

this year. Over the past 12 months, however, we have seen unprecedented turmoil and change in financial

markets. Few would have predicted that the U.S. residential sub-prime mortgage fiasco would spark a credit

crisis that has rattled stock markets and investor confidence around the world. These unusually difficult

conditions have caused much uncertainty and confusion. In this letter, we will attempt to address some of

the more frequent questions we receive from the investment community.”

THOMAS J. HOFSTEDTER President and CEO

How has the credit crisis affected H&R?

> The global credit crunch has significantly reduced the availability of debt and equity capital, and

increased the cost of that capital, causing the market value of REITs worldwide to drop substantially.

Consumer and business confidence has plunged, which prompted recessionary conditions in our

North American markets.

Over the past twelve months, the trading price of H&R units declined sharply along with benchmark

equity market indices. Investors were particularly concerned about the source of financing for the

construction of our $1.5-billion development project in Calgary – The Bow.

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How did H&R adapt to the turbulence in financial markets?

> Difficult market circumstances dictated that tough measures be taken. In order to preserve capital to

finance our commitments to The Bow, we reduced cash distributions by 50% starting in January 2009.

This was not an easy decision for us after increasing cash distributions per unit in each of the past

11 years at a compound annual growth rate of 7%, but given the high cost of capital, we felt it was

the right thing to do.

We have also been proactive with trades and suppliers, aggressively renegotiating contracts to reduce

project costs in light of recent construction industry softness in the Calgary market. In addition, we are

diligently managing the operating costs at all our properties and reconsidering the amounts and timing

of all of our capital expenditures.

In order to maintain our strong balance sheet while funding promising development projects last year,

we significantly reduced acquisitions, completed a major financing, and accelerated our disposition of

non-core assets.

• We acquired only $79 million of income properties in 2008, compared to $261 million in the

previous year and $963 million in 2006.

• In June 2008 we raised $288 million from an offering of trust units and convertible unsecured

subordinated debentures.

• We sold 16 properties in 2008 for gross proceeds of $303 million.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE TO UNITHOLDERS continued

What have been H&R’s key accomplishments over the past year?

> Due to rising commercial property prices resulting in lower returns, we shifted the primary focus of our
investments from acquisitions to development projects, and invested $224 million in 2008, primarily in

the following projects:

• We continued to build our $1.5 billion office complex in Calgary – The Bow, spending $212 million

on this landmark project.

• We completed the construction of a 910,000-square-foot distribution centre in Ajax, Ontario for

Loblaws, which leased the $140 million property for 20 years.

• We completed our $135 million expansion of Bell Canada’s office complex in Mississauga, Ontario,

which opened in January this year.

> The Phase III expansion of

Bell Canada’s office complex
in Mississauga, Ontario

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> During a tumultuous period in credit, equity and property markets last year, we were proactive

in raising the capital required to finance our new developments. In addition to gross proceeds of

$288 million from the bought deal offering of units and convertible debentures, we generated gross

proceeds of $303 million from the sale of non-core assets in 2008, and entered in to a conditional

private placement for $200 million of unsecured debentures.

Last year, we increased distributable cash by 7% and cash distributions per unit to unitholders by 5%.

We also completed an internal re-organization to adopt a structure that is efficient from both an

operational and tax perspective.

DISTRIBUTABLE CASH

CASH DISTRIBUTIONS
$ millions

DISTRIBUTABLE CASH

CASH DISTRIBUTIONS
$ per unit

225

180

135

90

45

0

04

05

06

07

08

1.6

1.2

0.8

0.4

0.0

04

05

06

07

08

> After surpassing the milestones of $600 million in rental income and $200 million in cash distributions,
we ended 2008 with a strong capital structure, as reflected with ratios of debt to gross book value of

56% and non-recourse debt to total debt of 51%.

RENTAL INCOME
$ millions

625

500

375

250

125

0

04

05

06

07

08

CAPITAL STRUCTURE
$ billions

Recourse debt $1.6

Unitholders’ equity $1.7

Non-recourse debt $1.7

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE TO UNITHOLDERS continued

What are H&R’s key strengths as we face these challenging market conditions?

> We continue to execute a proven and conservative strategy of locking in rental income over relatively

long periods of time. We believe that H&R’s portfolio has one of the longest average terms to maturity

of any commercial real estate company in North America. Our 25 largest tenants, which contribute 63%

of total rental income, are primarily investment grade tenants, and our leases often include contractual

rent escalations. Furthermore, we strive to match these leases with fixed-rate, long-term mortgages.

Only $140 million or 4% of H&R’s total mortgage principal will become due from 2009 to 2011.

By spreading out the maturities of our leases and mortgages, our operating strategy engenders a high

portfolio occupancy rate. This helps shelter H&R’s rental income from the impacts of market volatility,

and stabilizes our distributable cash, making it more dependable and predictable. We also have a

strong track record of successful commercial real estate ownership and development, and a highly

qualified and experienced management team that maintains stability through discipline.

AVERAGE TERM TO MATURITY
Number of years

PERCENT OF LEASES EXPIRING

PERCENT OF MORTGAGE PRINCIPAL PAYABLE
%

14.0

10.5

7.0

3.5

0.0

04

05

06

07

08

LEASES
MORTGAGES

14

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

09

10

11

12

13

OCCUPANCY
%

100

80

60

40

20

0

04

05

06

07

08

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< Construction of
The Bow
in Calgary,
Alberta

How will more costly financing affect The Bow project in Calgary?

> From a financial perspective, The Bow is 100% leased for a term of 25 years to the leading

North American natural gas producer and one of Canada’s largest public companies. Admittedly,

we’ve seen with this project that real estate investment can be as much about timing as location.

The cost of capital to build The Bow has been higher than we had projected. Last December, we

agreed to a private placement of $200 million from Fairfax Financial in the form of unsecured and

redeemable 11.5% debentures, plus warrants to purchase H&R stapled units. We are offsetting higher

financing costs by taking advantage of recessionary conditions in the construction industry in order to

reduce costs. We have entered into fixed-price contracts covering approximately 70% of the budgeted

hard construction costs of the project, and upon closing of The Bow construction financing, we expect

to enter into an interest rate swap to limit our interest rate exposure on the financing.

As at year end 2008, H&R had invested $402 million in the $1.5 billion project, and we expect to spend

$375 million on The Bow this year. The new Bow skyscraper will reach 30 storeys by the end of this year

and should be completed on time and on budget for full occupancy by early 2012. Our goal is to secure

a strategic alliance with a joint-venture partner and use the proceeds to repay our construction

financing, thereby leaving us with a 50% interest in this trophy project free and clear of any debt.

The two million square feet of office space will rise up 58 storeys to become the tallest and largest

Canadian office tower west of Toronto, and its striking architectural design will permanently redefine

Calgary’s skyline.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE TO UNITHOLDERS continued

What about the next 12 months for H&R?

> Despite tough economic conditions, we anticipate our solid North American portfolio will continue to

provide the stable income that is more typical of an investment-grade corporate bond. Importantly, the

portfolio’s critical mass, diversification by type of asset and region, and relatively low turnover of leases

and mortgages will reduce H&R’s risk exposure to the current economic and market cycles. Moreover,

the portfolio is at virtually full occupancy, leased and financed long term, and with a relatively young

average age of 15 years demands only modest capital expenditure.

Current financing challenges have made us wiser, and increased our resolve to execute the proven and

prudent strategy that has always guided our investment decisions.

Hopefully, government stimulus initiatives will restore liquidity in commercial real estate financing

within the next year. In the meantime, we will keep the hatches battened down and continue to build

a legacy of stability through discipline.

We encourage investors to e-mail or call us if they have other pressing questions.

In closing, I would like to thank our key stakeholders – tenants, unitholders, lenders, trustees and

employees. We genuinely appreciate your trust and the contributions you have made to help H&R

succeed, and wish you the best in the year ahead.

THOMAS J. HOFSTEDTER President and CEO

MARCH 2009

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CORPORATE INFORMATION

> H&R REIT BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thomas J. Hofstedter 1
President and Chief Executive Officer
H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST

Robert Dickson 2, 4
Managing Director
MDC PARTNERS

> AUDITORS

KPMG LLP

> LEGAL COUNSEL

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

> TAXABILITY OF DISTRIBUTIONS

46% of the distributions made by

H&R REIT and 23% of the distributions

made by H&R Finance Trust to Unitholders

during 2008 were tax deferred.

> PLAN ELIGIBILITY

RRSP, RRIF, DPSP

> STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING

Units and debentures of H&R are listed

on the Toronto Stock Exchange under

the trading symbols HR.UN and HR.DB.

> ANNUAL MEETING OF UNITHOLDERS

The AGM will take place on May 15,

2009 at 1:30 pm in the Gallery room

of the TSX Broadcast Centre,

The Exchange Tower,

130 King St. West, Toronto.

> UNITHOLDER DISTRIBUTION REINVESTMENT

PLAN AND DIRECT UNIT PURCHASE PLAN

Since January 1, 2000, H&R REIT has

offered registered holders of its units

resident in Canada the opportunity to

participate in its Unitholder Distribution

Reinvestment Plan (the “DRIP”) and

Direct Unit Purchase Plan. The DRIP

allows participants to have their monthly

cash distributions of H&R REIT reinvested

in additional stapled units of H&R at a

3% discount to the weighted average

price of the stapled units on the TSX

for the five trading days (the “Average

Market Price”) immediately preceding

the cash distribution date. The Direct

Unit Purchase Plan allows participants

to purchase additional stapled units on

a monthly basis at the Average Market

Price subject to a minimum purchase of

$250 per month (up to a maximum of

$13,500 per year) for each participant.

For more information on the DRIP and/or

the Direct Unit Purchase Plan, please

contact us by email through the “Contact

Us” webpage of our website, or contact

our Registrar and Transfer Agent.

> REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

P.O. Box 7010

Adelaide Street Postal Station

Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5C 2W9

Telephone: 416-643-5500 within the

Toronto area or 1-800-387-0825

Fax: 416-643-5501

E-mail: inquiries@cibcmellon.com

Website: www.cibcmellon.com

> CONTACT INFORMATION

Investors, investment analysts and others seeking financial information should go to our
website at www.hr-reit.com, or
e-mail info@hr-reit.com, or
call 416-635-7520 and ask for Larry Froom, Chief Financial Officer, or
fax 416-398-0040, or
write to H&R Real Estate Investment Trust, 3625 Dufferin Street, Suite 500,

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3K 1N4.

Edward Gilbert 1, 2, 3, 4
Chief Operating Officer
FIRM CAPITAL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST

The Honourable Robert P. Kaplan, P.C., Q.C. 4
Business Consultant
Member of Parliament until 1993

Laurence A. Lebovic 1, 3, 4
Chief Executive Officer
RUNNYMEDE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.

Ronald C. Rutman 2, 3, 4
Partner
ZEIFMAN & COMPANY, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

> H&R FINANCE TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thomas J. Hofstedter
President and Chief Executive Officer
H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST

Marvin Rubner 2
Manager and Founder
YAD INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Shimshon (Stephen) Gross 2
President
LRG HOLDINGS INC.

Neil Sigler 2
Vice President
GOLD SEAL MANAGEMENT INC.

> OFFICERS

Thomas J. Hofstedter
President and Chief Executive Officer

Larry Froom
Chief Financial Officer

Nathan Uhr
Vice-President, Acquisitions
(for H&R REIT only)

Shawn Goldberg
Vice-President, Finance
(for H&R REIT only)

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2 Audit Committee
3 Compensation and Governance Committee
4 Nomination Committee

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H&R FINANCE TRUST

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Suite 500
Toronto
Ontario, Canada M3K 1N4
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H&R Increased Distributable Cash 7% in 2008; 

Provides Update on The Bow Construction Financing 

Toronto, Ontario, March 3, 2009 - H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (“H&R REIT”) and H&R Finance Trust 
(collectively,  “H&R”)  (TSX:  HR.UN;  HR.DB)  announced  today  that  their  combined  distributable  cash 
increased  by  3%  in  the  three  months  ended  December  31,  2008,  and  by  7%  for  the  year  as  a  whole, 
compared  to  the  same  periods  in  the  previous  year.  As  previously  announced  on  October  1,  2008,  H&R 
REIT  completed  an  internal  reorganization  which  resulted  in,  among  other  things,  each  issued  and 
outstanding  H&R  REIT  unit  trading  together  with  a  unit  of  H&R  Finance  Trust  as  a  “stapled  unit”  on  the 
Toronto  Stock  Exchange.  Accordingly,  H&R  is  providing  its  financial  summary  presented  herein  on  a 
combined  basis  as  in  management’s  view,  the  value  of  H&R  unitholders’  investment  is  based  on  the 
combined  financial  performance  of  H&R  and  the  combined  financial  information  would  therefore  be  the 
most useful information to unitholders. 

Financial Results 
H&R  management  considers  H&R’s  distributable  cash  to  be  an  indicative  measure  in  evaluating  H&R’s 
performance.  The  following  table  includes  non-GAAP  (Generally  Accepted  Accounting  Principles) 
information that should not be construed as an alternative to net earnings or cash flows from operations and 
may  not  be  comparable  to  similar  measures  presented  by  other  issuers  as  there  is  no  standardized 
meaning  of  distributable  cash  under  GAAP.  Financial  information  for  the  periods  ending  after  October  1, 
2008 is presented herein on a combined and/or stapled basis. Financial information for the periods ended 
prior to October 1, 2008 is presented for H&R REIT. 

 Combined distributable cash (millions) * 
 Combined distributable cash per stapled unit (basic) 
 Combined cash distributions (millions) 
 Combined cash distributions per stapled unit  

3 months ended Dec. 31 12 months ended Dec. 31

2008 
$55.8 
$0.38 
$52.7 
$0.36 

2007 
$54.1 
$0.40 
$46.3 
$0.34 

2008 
$221.7 
$1.57 
$204.1 
$1.44 

2007 
$206.2 
$1.57 
$180.0 
$1.37 

Combined distributable cash per Stapled Unit (basic) decreased 5% in the fourth quarter 2008 (unchanged 
for  the  year)  due  to  dilution  resulting  from  the  securities  offering  completed  in  June  2008  and  to  costs 
associated  with  H&R’s  internal  reorganization.  Combined  cash  distributions  increased  14%  in  the  fourth 
quarter, and rose 13% (5% per stapled unit) for the 2008 year. 

The following table includes results reported in accordance with Canadian GAAP. 

3 months ended Dec. 31 12 months ended Dec. 31

 Rentals from income properties (millions) 
 Combined net earnings (millions) * 
 Combined net earnings per stapled unit (basic) 
 Combined cash provided by operations (millions) * 
* Reconciliations of combined distributable cash to combined net earnings and to combined cash provided 
by operations are included in H&R’s combined MD&A. 

2008 
$608.7 
$98.5 
$0.71 
$235.1 

2007 
$580.7 
($2.2) 
($0.02) 
$196.6 

2008 
$156.9 
$46.0 
$0.32 
$73.8 

2007 
$149.7 
$48.7 
$0.38 
$63.4 

H&R reported a 5% increase in rental income in both the fourth quarter and full year 2008, due primarily to 
property  acquisitions.  Combined  net  earnings  decreased  6%  (down  13%  per  stapled  unit)  in  the  fourth 
quarter and increased to $98.5 million in 2008 from a loss of $2.2 million in 2007. Combined cash provided 
by operations rose 16% in the fourth quarter and 20% for the year. 

As  at  year  end  2008,  H&R  reported  financial  ratios  of  54.7%  for  debt  to  gross  book  value  (calculated  in 

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accordance with H&R REIT’s declaration of trust) versus 58.8% as at December 31, 2007, and 51.4% for 
non-recourse debt to total debt (49.5% at year end 2007). 

H&R’s  audited  Combined  Financial  Statements  and the  notes  thereto  and  Management’s Discussion  and 
Analysis  (MD&A)  relating  thereto  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008  are  available  on  H&R  REIT’s 
website (www.hr-reit.com) and have been concurrently filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com), as well as H&R 
REIT’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto, and H&R Finance Trust’s audited 
Financial  Statements  and  the  notes  thereto  (each  for  the  fiscal  period  ended  December  31,  2008)  and 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis relating thereto. 

The Bow Construction Financing 
H&R  REIT  is  pleased  to  announce  that  it  has  signed  an  engagement  letter  with  RBC  Capital  Markets 
("RBC") and TD Securities ("TD"), who will collectively act as co-lead arrangers and co-bookrunners for a 
$425 million construction facility for H&R REIT’s development project The Bow in Calgary on a reasonable 
best efforts basis (the "Financing"). RBC and TD have received all necessary internal approvals to commit 
up  to  $250  million  of  the  Financing  contingent  upon  securing  commitments  for  the  remainder  of  the 
Financing and certain other conditions. The marketing process for receiving commitments for the remainder 
of the Financing is currently underway. If H&R REIT is successful in signing definitive agreements for the 
Financing, it will have satisfied all of the conditions of the private placement with Fairfax Financial Holdings 
Limited  ("Fairfax"),  pursuant  to  which  Fairfax  has  agreed  to  purchase,  at  par,  $200  million  of  debentures 
(the "Fairfax Debentures"). In combination with the funds arising from reduced distributions and the Fairfax 
Debentures, and on the assumption that the other strategic initiatives which have been undertaken by H&R 
REIT  will  be  successful,  H&R  REIT  believes  that  the  Financing  (if  completed)  will  allow  it  to  successfully 
complete construction of The Bow. 

H&R  REIT  is  currently  building  a  two  million  square  foot  office  building  in  Calgary’s  downtown  financial 
district. The REIT spent $49 million on the $1.5 billion project during the fourth quarter 2008, bringing H&R 
REIT’s total investment to $402 million by year end. H&R REIT expects to spend approximately $375 million 
on  the  trophy  project  over  the  next  12  months.  Further  information  regarding  the  budgeted  costs  to 
complete  The  Bow  and  actual  costs  incurred  as  at  December  31,  2008,  as  well  as  the  estimated  funds 
required and projected sources of funds for the 2009-2011 period, is available in H&R’s combined MD&A 
and H&R REIT’s MD&A.  

Operating Strategy 
H&R  REIT's  operating  strategy  is  to  take  a  disciplined  approach  to  investing  in  quality  commercial 
properties  that  produce  sustainable  and  growing  distributable  cash  and  attractive  returns  on  equity  for 
unitholders  in  the  long  run.  H&R  REIT  has  a  strong  track  record  of  leasing  its  properties  long  term  to 
creditworthy  tenants  and matching  those  leases  with  primarily  long-term,  fixed-rate  financing.  As  a  result, 
H&R  REIT  reported  an  overall  portfolio  average  98.9%  occupancy  rate  and  average  terms  to  maturity  of 
11.5 years for its leases and 9.3 years for its mortgages. Leases representing only 6.9% of total rentable 
area  will  expire  from  2009  to  2011,  during  which  only  14.7%  of  H&R  REIT’s  total  mortgage  principal  will 
become payable. 

Monthly Distribution Declared 
H&R also announced a combined monthly cash distribution of $0.06 per Stapled Unit (representing $0.72 
on an annualized basis), which will be scheduled as follows. 

Record date  Distribution date

March 2009  March 17 

March 31

April 2009 

May 2009 

April 16 

May 14 

April 30

May 29

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About H&R REIT and H&R Finance Trust 
H&R  REIT  is  an  open-ended  real  estate  investment  trust,  which  owns  a  North  American  portfolio  of  35 
office,  124  industrial  and 121 retail  properties comprising  42  million  square  feet,  with  a net  book  value of 
$4.7  billion.  H&R  Finance  Trust  is  an  unincorporated  investment  trust,  which  primarily  invests  in  notes 
issued by an H&R REIT subsidiary. The units of H&R REIT trade together with the units of H&R Finance 
Trust as stapled units on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The foundation of H&R's success since inception in 
1996 has been a disciplined strategy that leads to consistent and profitable growth. Additional information 
regarding H&R REIT and H&R Finance Trust is available at www.hr-reit.com and on www.sedar.com.   

For more information, please contact Larry Froom, Chief Financial Officer, H&R REIT, 416-635-7520, or e-
mail info@hr-reit.com. 

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 relating to H&R REIT’s and H&R 
Finance  Trust’s  objectives,  strategies  to  achieve  those  objectives,  REIT’s  and  H&R  Finance  Trust’s  beliefs,  plans, 
estimates,  and  intentions,  and  similar  statements  concerning  anticipated  future  events,  results,  circumstances, 
performance  or  expectations  that  are  not  historical  facts  including,  in  particular,  H&R  REIT’s  expectation  regarding 
future  developments  in  connection  with  The  Bow.    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  REIT’s  and  H&R  Finance  Trust’s  current  beliefs  and  are  based  on  information  currently 
available to management.  These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based on H&R REIT’s 
and  H&R  Finance  Trust’s  estimates  and  assumptions  that  are  subject  to  risk  and  uncertainties,  including  those 
discussed  in  H&R  REIT’s  and  H&R  Finance  Trust’s  materials  filed  with  the  Canadian  securities  regulatory  authorities 
from time to time, which could cause the actual results and performance of H&R REIT and H&R Finance Trust to differ 
materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this news release.  Those risks and uncertainties include, 
among  other  things:  Unit  prices;  availability  of  cash  for  distributions;  development  and  financing  relating  to  The  Bow 
development;  liquidity;  credit  and  tenant  concentration;  interest  rates  and  financing;  tax;  ability  to  access  capital 
markets;  dilution;  lease  rollover;  construction;  real  property;  debentures;  mezzanine  financing  credit;  currency  risk; 
environmental  matters; redemption right; and unitholder liability.   Material factors or assumptions that  were  applied  in 
drawing a conclusion or making an estimate set out in the forward-looking statements include that the general economy 
is  stable;  local  real  estate  conditions  are  stable;  interest  rates  are  relatively  stable;  and  equity  and  debt  markets 
continue  to  provide  access  to  capital.    H&R  REIT  and  H&R  Finance  Trust  caution  that  this  list  of  factors  is  not 
exhaustive.  Although the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based upon what H&R REIT 
and  H&R  Finance  Trust  believe  are  reasonable  assumptions,  there  can  be  no  assurance  that  actual  results  will  be 
consistent  with these forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this news release  are qualified  by 
these  cautionary  statements.    These  forward-looking  statements  are  made  as  of  today,  and  H&R  REIT  and  H&R 
Finance  Trust,  except  as  required  by  applicable  law,  assumes  no  obligation  to  update  or  revise  them  to  reflect  new 
information or the occurrence of future events or circumstances.  

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Combined Financial Statements of 

H&R REAL ESTATE 
INVESTMENT TRUST 
AND H&R FINANCE TRUST 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KPMG LLP 
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AUDITORS' REPORT TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

We  have  audited  the  combined  balance  sheets  of  H&R  Real  Estate  Investment  Trust  and  H&R 
Finance Trust as at December 31, 2008 and 2007 and the combined statements of earnings (loss), 
unitholders' equity and comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for the years then ended.  These 
financial statements are the responsibility of the Trusts' management.  Our responsibility is to express 
an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.  

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  Canadian  generally  accepted  auditing  standards.  
Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether 
the  financial  statements  are  free  of  material  misstatement.    An  audit  includes  examining,  on  a  test 
basis,  evidence  supporting  the  amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  financial  statements.    An  audit  also 
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, 
as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. 

In  our  opinion,  these  combined  financial  statements  present  fairly,  in  all  material  respects,  the 
financial position of the Trusts as at December 31, 2008 and 2007 and the results of its operations 
and  its  cash  flows  for  the  years  then  ended  in  accordance  with  Canadian  generally  accepted 
accounting principles. 

Chartered Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants 

Toronto, Canada 

March 3, 2009 

KPMG LLP, is a Canadian limited liability partnership and a member firm of the KPMG 
network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative. 
KPMG Canada provides services to KPMG LLP. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 
AND H&R FINANCE TRUST 

Combined Balance Sheets 
(In thousands of dollars) 

December 31, 2008 and 2007 

Assets 

Income properties (note 4) 
Properties under development 
Deferred expenses (note 5) 
Accrued rent receivable 
Cash and cash equivalents (note 6) 
Mortgages and amounts receivable (note 7) 
Other assets (note 8) 

Liabilities and Unitholders' Equity 

Liabilities: 

Mortgages payable (note 9) 
Convertible debentures (note 10) 
Bank indebtedness (note 11) 
Intangible liabilities (note 12) 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 
Future income tax liability (note 29) 

2008 

2007 

$  4,536,492 
590,196 
47,496 
117,266 
22,187 
90,071 
36,190 

$  4,452,756 
366,055 
45,078 
100,357 
24,695 
16,265 
45,567 

$  5,439,898 

$  5,050,773 

$  3,157,470 
104,820 
112,934 
64,302 
131,506 
133,300 
3,704,332 

$  3,022,391 
– 
191,125 
68,501 
91,849 
117,060 
3,490,926 

Non-controlling interest (note 13) 

75,797 

103,211 

Unitholders' equity (notes 14 and 15) 

1,659,769 

1,456,636 

Commitments and contingencies (note 27) 
Subsequent events (notes 11(a) and 31) 

$  5,439,898 

$  5,050,773 

See accompanying notes to combined financial statements. 

Approved by the Trustees: 

"Robert Dickson" 

  Trustee 

"Thomas J. Hofstedter" 

  Trustee 

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H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 
AND H&R FINANCE TRUST 

Combined Statements of Earnings (Loss) 
(In thousands of dollars, except per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

Operating revenue: 

Rentals from income properties (note 16) 
Mortgage interest and other income 

Operating expenses: 

Property operating costs 
Mortgage and other interest expense (note 17) 
Depreciation of income properties 
Amortization of deferred expenses and  

intangible costs (note 18) 

Net property operating income (note 25) 

Net loss on foreign exchange 

Impairment loss on income properties,  

intangible assets and intangible liabilities (note 4) 

Trust expenses 

Net earnings before income taxes, non-controlling  

interest and discontinued operations 

Income taxes (note 29) 

Net earnings (loss) before non-controlling interest and  

discontinued operations 

Non-controlling interest (note 13) 

Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations 

Net earnings from discontinued operations (note 26) 

2008 

2007 

$  608,714 
3,138 
611,852 

$  580,679 
2,590 
583,269 

197,408 
175,314 
95,871 

32,044 
500,637 

111,215 

(7,090) 

(53,665) 

(10,494) 

185,509 
175,231 
87,853 

32,468 
481,061 

102,208 

– 

– 

(5,929) 

39,966 

96,279 

(17,226) 

(118,332) 

22,740 

(22,053) 

(86) 

1,173 

22,654 

75,876 

(20,880) 

18,687 

Net earnings (loss) 

$ 

98,530 

$ 

(2,193) 

Basic net earnings (loss) per unit (note 19): 

Continuing operations 
Discontinued operations 

Diluted net earnings (loss) per unit (note 19): 

Continuing operations 
Discontinued operations 

See accompanying notes to combined financial statements. 

2 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

0.15 
0.56 

0.71 

0.15 
0.56 

0.71 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

(0.17) 
0.15 

(0.02) 

(0.17) 
0.15 

(0.02) 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 
AND H&R FINANCE TRUST 

Combined Statements of Unitholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss) 
(In thousands of dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

Unitholders' Equity 

Value 
of units 

Accumulated  Accumulated 
distributions 
net earnings 

Equity 
component of  

 Accumulated 
other 
convertible  comprehensive 
loss 
debentures 
(note 15) 

Total 

Unitholders' equity, December 31, 2006 
Adjustment to unitholders' equity to  

comply with new accounting 
standards 

Unitholders' equity, January 1, 2007 

(restated) 

$  1,570,400 

$ 

656,902  $ 

(771,191) 

$ 

– 

(361) 

– 

1,570,400 

656,541 

(771,191) 

Proceeds from issuance of units (note 14) 
Issue costs 
Net loss 
Distributions to unitholders (note 14(c)) 
Other comprehensive loss 

268,577 
(9,866) 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
(2,193) 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
(170,422) 
– 

Unitholders' equity, December 31, 2007 

1,829,111 

654,348 

(941,613) 

Proceeds from issuance of units (note 14) 
Issue costs 
Equity component from issuance of  

convertible debentures, net of costs  
(note 10) 

Exchange of Class B units of H&R Portfolio 

Limited Partnership (note 13) 

Net earnings 
Distributions to unitholders (note 14(c)) 
Unit-based compensation (note 14(b)) 
Other comprehensive income 

344,903 
(7,781) 

– 

21,745 
– 
– 
74 
– 

– 
– 

– 

– 
– 

– 

– 
98,530 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
(327,110) 
– 
– 

– 

– 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

– 
– 

6,767 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

$ 

(25,162)  $  1,430,949 

(3,425) 

(3,786) 

(28,587) 

1,427,163 

– 
– 
– 
– 
(56,623) 

268,577 
(9,866) 
(2,193) 
(170,422) 
(56,623) 

(85,210) 

1,456,636 

– 
– 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
66,005 

344,903 
(7,781) 

6,767 

21,745 
98,530 
(327,110) 
74 
66,005  

Unitholders' equity, December 31, 2008 

$  2,188,052 

$ 

752,878  $  (1,268,723) 

$ 

6,767 

$ 

(19,205)  $  1,659,769 

Comprehensive Income (Loss) 

Net earnings (loss) 

Unrealized gain (loss) on translation of self-sustaining foreign operations 
Transfer of realized loss on foreign exchange 
Loss on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges 
Transfer of realized loss on cash flow hedges to net earnings (loss) 
Future income taxes (note 29) 
Other comprehensive income (loss) 

Comprehensive income (loss) 

See accompanying notes to combined financial statements. 

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2008 

2007 

$ 

98,530 

$ 

(2,193) 

40,515 
27,341 
(1,777) 
538 
(612) 
66,005 

(53,629) 
– 
(2,454) 
335 
(875) 
(56,623) 

$  164,535 

$ 

(58,816) 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 
AND H&R FINANCE TRUST 

Combined Statements of Cash Flows 
(In thousands of dollars) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

Cash provided by (used in): 

Operations: 

Net earnings (loss) 
Items not affecting cash: 

Rent amortization (notes 16 and 26) 
Deprecation of income properties 
Amortization of deferred expenses and 
intangible costs (notes 18 and 26) 

Gain on sale of income properties (note 26) 
Future income taxes (note 29) 
Net loss on foreign exchange 
Impairment loss on income properties, 

intangible assets and intangible liabilities (note 4) 

Other 
Net earnings (loss) attributable to non-controlling  

interest (note 13) 

Change in other non-cash operating items (note 20) 

Financing: 

Bank indebtedness 
Mortgages payable: 

New mortgages payable 
Principal repayments 

Proceeds from issuance of convertible debentures, net (note 10) 
Proceeds from issuance of units, net 
Distributions to unitholders 
Distributions to non-controlling interest (note 13) 

Investments: 

Properties under development 
Income properties: 

Net proceeds on disposition of income properties 
Acquisitions and capital expenditures 

Mortgages and amounts receivable 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 

2008 

2007 

$ 

98,530 

$ 

(2,193) 

4,813 
96,400 

32,062 
(71,201) 
15,628 
7,341 

53,665 
3,232 

3,829 
(9,177) 
235,122 

(78,191) 

101,854 
(143,422) 
110,484 
337,122 
(327,110) 
(9,498) 
(8,761) 

(336,659) 

147,347 
(36,262) 
(3,295)  
(228,869) 

(2,508) 

24,695 

1,059 
92,704 

33,828 
(9,686) 
115,635 
– 

– 
1,861 

(123) 
(36,496) 
196,589 

120,152 

249,653 
(116,623) 
– 
258,711 
(170,422) 
(9,558) 
331,913 

(308,715) 

41,793 
(252,573) 
(140) 
(519,635) 

8,867 

15,828 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year 

$ 

22,187 

$ 

24,695 

Supplemental cash flow information: 

Interest paid 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing and  

investing activities: 

Acquisitions of income properties through assumption of  

mortgages payable (note 28) 

Assumption of mortgages payable on disposition 
Mortgages and amounts receivable granted to  

purchasers on disposition of income properties 

$ 

200,369 

$ 

191,634 

56,182 
91,172 

71,461 

17,086 
– 

– 

See accompanying notes to combined financial statements. 

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H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 
AND H&R FINANCE TRUST 

Notes to Combined Financial Statements 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

These  combined  financial  statements  include  the  accounts  of  H&R  Real  Estate  Investment  Trust 
(the "REIT")  and  H&R  Finance  Trust  ("Finance  Trust").    These  combined  financial  statements  are 
presented  as  supplementary  information  to  the  financial  statements  of  the  REIT  and  Finance  Trust 
(collectively, the "Trusts"), all of which are filed on SEDAR.   

The REIT is an unincorporated open-ended trust and Finance Trust is an unincorporated investment 
trust.    Unitholders  of  the  Trusts  participate  pro  rata  in  distributions  of  income  and,  in  the  event  of 
termination  of  the  Trusts,  participate  pro  rata  in  the  net  assets  remaining  after  satisfaction  of  all 
liabilities.  

The combined financial statements is a result of the REIT's completion of an internal reorganization 
on October 1, 2008 pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement (the "Plan of Arrangement") as described in 
the  REIT's  information  circular  dated  August  20,  2008  resulting  in  the  stapling  of  the  REIT  and 
Finance  Trust  units.    The  Plan  of  Arrangement  resulted  in,  among  other  things,  the  creation  on 
October  1,  2008  of  Finance  Trust.    Each  unitholder  received,  for  each  REIT  unit  held,  a  unit  of 
Finance Trust.  Each issued and outstanding Finance Trust unit is stapled to a unit of the REIT on a 
one-for-one basis so as to form stapled units ("Stapled Units"), and such Stapled Units are listed and 
posted for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX").  The Stapled Units of each of the REIT 
and Finance Trust may only be transferred together as Stapled Units unless an event of "uncoupling" 
has occurred. 

On October 1, 2008, the following steps were taken pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement: 

(cid:121)  The  REIT  established  Finance  Trust  pursuant  to  the  Finance  Trust  Declaration  of  Trust,  and 

subscribed for 146,054,669 units at a subscription price of approximately $132,500; 

(cid:121)  The REIT made a distribution to its unitholders, as a return of capital, consisting of one Finance 

Trust unit for each REIT unit; 

(cid:121)  The REIT transferred certain intercompany loans receivable from H&R REIT (U.S.) Holdings Inc. 
("U.S. Holdco"), a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of the REIT, to Finance Trust in consideration for 
cash of approximately U.S. $125,000; and 

(cid:121)  Finance  Trust  transferred  certain  loans  to  a  wholly-owned  U.S.  subsidiary  of  the  REIT  in 
consideration  for  a  note payable by such subsidiary in a principal amount of U.S. $125,000 (the 
"Subco Note").  Finance Trust then transferred the Subco Note to U.S. Holdco in consideration for 
notes payable in the aggregate principal amount of U.S. $125,000 (the "U.S. Holdco Notes").   

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H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 
AND H&R FINANCE TRUST 

Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

The  presentation  of  combined  financial  statements  of  the  Trusts  is  useful  to  the  unitholders  on  the 
following basis: 

(cid:121)  The units of the REIT and Finance Trust are stapled (as noted above), resulting in the two Trusts 

being under common ownership. 

(cid:121)  A  support  agreement  between  the  REIT  and  Finance  Trust  ensures  that  until  such  time  as  an 
event  of  uncoupling  occurs,  when  units  are  issued  by  the  REIT,  units  must  also  be  issued  by 
Finance Trust simultaneously so as to maintain the stapled unit structure. 

(cid:121)  The sole activity of Finance Trust is to provide capital funding to U.S. Holdco. 

(cid:121)  The  investment  activities  of  Finance  Trust  are  restricted  in  its  Declaration  of  Trust  to  providing 

such funding to U.S. Holdco and to make temporary investments of excess funds. 

1. 

Significant development commitments: 

The REIT is currently undertaking significant development activities for the two million square 
foot  office  building  in  Calgary,  Alberta  (the  "Bow").    The  REIT  has  committed  to  incurring 
additional construction and development costs for this project of approximately $1,145,000 over 
a four-year period, of which approximately $375,000 is expected to be incurred during the next 
12  months.    The  current  difficult  economic  conditions  have  impacted  the  REIT's  financing 
strategy.    While  the  REIT  is  negotiating  with  lenders  to  obtain  construction  financing  for  the 
Bow and has entered into a conditional agreement for the issuance of $200,000 of debentures, 
at present there is no financing arrangement in place for the Bow.  

In December 2008, the REIT entered into an agreement with Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited 
("Fairfax"), whereby Fairfax has agreed to purchase, on a private placement basis, $200,000 of 
11.5% debentures due five years from issuance.  The private placement is conditional upon the 
REIT obtaining additional financing of $400,000 and will expire on April 23, 2009.    

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H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 
AND H&R FINANCE TRUST 

Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

1. 

Significant development commitments (continued): 

Subsequent  to  the  year  end,  the  REIT  has  signed  an  engagement  letter  with  RBC  Capital 
Markets  ("RBC")  and  TD  Securities  ("TD"),  who  will  collectively  act  as  co-lead  arrangers  and 
co-bookrunners to arrange a $425,000 construction facility for the REIT on a reasonable best 
efforts basis (the "Financing").  RBC and TD have received all necessary internal approvals for 
up to $250,000 of the Financing, contingent upon securing the remainder of the Financing and 
certain other conditions.  The marketing process for receiving commitments for the remainder 
of the Financing is currently underway. 

In addition to pursuing construction financing, the REIT has taken, or will consider taking, the 
following actions to partially fund its development commitment: 

(i)  Reducing distributions - In December 2008, the REIT announced that it would decrease its 
cash distributions to unitholders to preserve cash flow.  If necessary, the REIT can further 
preserve cash flow from a further decrease in cash distributions; 

(ii)  Utilizing  the  REIT's  cash  and  unused  operating  line  of  credit  as  of  December  31,  2008, 
which totals approximately $148,000.  The operating line of credit is due in August of 2009 
and is secured by charges on 27 properties.  While the REIT's operating line of credit has 
been  renewed  annually  since  the  REIT's  inception,  in  light  of  current  market  conditions, 
there  is  no  certainty  that  the  REIT  will  be  successful  in  renewing  the line of credit due in 
August of 2009.  Should the operating line not be renewed, the REIT will attempt to replace 
the line through conventional first mortgages on the properties currently securing the line;  

(iii)  Selling an interest in the Bow; 

(iv)  Selling or refinancing other assets; and 

(v)  Issuance of units - however, in light of current market conditions, there is no assurance that 

a significant amount of financing can be raised. 

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H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 
AND H&R FINANCE TRUST 

Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

2. 

Significant accounting policies: 

These  combined  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  on  a  going  concern  basis  in 
accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") which assumes 
that  the  REIT  and  Finance  Trust  will  continue  in  operation  for  the  foreseeable  future  and  be 
able to realize their assets and discharge their liabilities and commitments in the normal course 
of  business.    The  REIT's  ability  to  obtain  financing  for  its  development  commitments  is  a 
material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the ability of the REIT to continue as a 
going concern.  The outcome is dependent on the successful completion of the actions taken or 
planned,  some  of  which  are  described  above  (which  management  believes  will  mitigate  the 
adverse conditions and events) which may cast doubt about the validity of the going concern 
assumption.  

These  combined  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with  GAAP  and 
reflect the same accounting principles applied by the underlying entities. 

(a)  Principles of combination: 

The principles used to prepare combined financial statements are similar to those used to 
prepare consolidated financial statements.  The combined financial statements include the 
assets, liabilities, unitholders' equity, comprehensive income (loss) and operating results of 
the Trusts, after elimination of the following:  

(i) 

the REIT's notes payable to Finance Trust; and 

(ii)  the  REIT's  interest  expense  and  Finance  Trust's  interest  income  from  the  notes 

payable to Finance Trust. 

The  foreign  exchange  gain  or  loss  recorded  in  net  earnings  as  a  result  of  exchanging 
Finance  Trust's  U.S.  dollar  note  receivable  from  U.S.  Holdco  is  not  eliminated  on 
combination as U.S. Holdco is a self-sustaining operation of the REIT, which results in the 
foreign exchange on the note payable being reported in accumulated other comprehensive 
income (loss). 

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H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 
AND H&R FINANCE TRUST 

Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

2. 

Significant accounting policies (continued): 

The  combination  of  the  REIT  and  Finance  Trust  does  not  result  in  the  elimination  of  the 
equity of Finance Trust as neither of the Trusts holds any interest in the other.  The equity 
of the REIT and Finance Trust will be presented by way of combining the two together.  As 
a result, the creation of Finance Trust will result in an increase to equity for the issuance of 
such Finance Trust units, similar to the reporting of the distribution of Finance Trust units to 
unitholders by the REIT. 

(b)  Principles of consolidation: 

The  combined  financial  statements  include  the  accounts  of  all  entities  in  which  the  REIT 
holds a controlling interest.  Finance Trust does not hold a controlling interest in any entity. 

The  REIT  carries  out  a  portion  of  its  activities  through  co-ownership  agreements  and 
records its proportionate share of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and cash flows of 
all co-ownerships in which it participates. 

All  material  intercompany  transactions  and  balances  have  been  eliminated  upon 
consolidation.   

(c)  Income properties: 

Income properties are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation.  The REIT reviews 
whether the income properties are impaired whenever events or changes in circumstances 
affect the ultimate value of the income property and indicate that the carrying amount may 
not be recoverable.  An impairment is recognized if the sum of the estimated undiscounted 
future  cash  flows  from  operations  and  expected  residual  value  is  less  than  the  carrying 
value  of  a  particular  asset.    The  impairment  recognized  is  measured  at  the  amount  by 
which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value.  Buildings are depreciated on 
a  straight-line  basis  over  its  useful  life  for  a  period  not  to  exceed  40  years.    Paving  and 
equipment  are  depreciated  on  a  straight-line  basis  over  its  useful  life,  which  is  typically 
10 years.    Intangibles  resulting  from  in-place  leases  are  amortized  over  the  related  lease 
terms. 

Upon  acquisition  of  income  properties,  the  REIT  allocates  the  purchase  price  to  the  fair 
value of assets and liabilities, including land, building and intangibles such as above- and 
below-market leases, in-place operating leases and customer relationship value. 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

2. 

Significant accounting policies (continued): 

(d)  Deferred expenses: 

Leasing costs, such as commissions and tenant improvements, are deferred and amortized 
on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related leases.  Maintenance and repair costs 
are expensed against operations, while capital expenditures recoverable from tenants are 
amortized on a straight-line basis.  The unamortized balance of all these costs is included 
in deferred expenses. 

(e)  Revenue recognition: 

The  REIT  retains  substantially  all  of  the  benefits  and  risks  of  ownership  of  its  income 
properties and, therefore, accounts for its leases with tenants as operating leases.  Rentals 
from  income  properties  include  all  amounts  from  tenants,  including  recovery  of  operating 
costs. 

Rental revenue from all leases is recognized on  a straight-line basis over the term of the 
related  lease.    The  difference  between  the  rental  revenue  recognized  and  the  amounts 
contractually due under the lease agreements is recorded in accrued rent receivable.   

(f) 

Income taxes: 

Pursuant to the terms of the REIT's Declaration of Trust, the trustees intend to distribute or 
designate all taxable income to unitholders of the REIT and deduct such distributions and 
designations for Canadian income tax purposes. 

Income  taxes  are  accounted  for  using  the  asset  and  liability  method,  whereby  future 
income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the carrying 
amounts of these balances and their corresponding tax basis.  Income taxes are computed 
using  substantively  enacted  corporate  income  tax  rates  for  the  years  in  which  tax  and 
accounting basis differences are expected to reverse (note 29). 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

2. 

Significant accounting policies (continued): 

Finance  Trust  qualifies  as  a  mutual  fund  trust  that  is  not  a  specified  investment 
flow-through  trust  under  the  Income  Tax  Act  (Canada).    In  accordance  with  the  terms  of 
Finance Trust's Declaration of Trust, all of the net income for tax purposes will be paid or 
payable  to  unitholders  in  the  taxation  year  so  that  no  income  tax  is  payable  by  Finance 
Trust.    For  financial  statement  reporting  purposes,  the  tax  deductibility  of  Finance  Trust's 
distributions  is  treated  as  an  exemption  from  taxation  as  Finance  Trust  distributed  and  is 
committed to continue distributing all of its taxable income to its unitholders. 

(g)  Unit option plan: 

The REIT has a unit option plan available for  officers, employees and certain trustees as 
disclosed  in  note  14(a).    Any  consideration  paid  by  optionholders  on  exercise  of  unit 
options is credited to unitholders' equity.  All options granted under the option plan are fair 
valued and expensed over the vesting period of three years.   

(h)  Cash and cash equivalents: 

The  Trusts  consider  deposits  in  banks,  certificates  of  deposit  and  short-term  investments 
with original maturities of three months or less from the acquisition date as cash and cash 
equivalents.   

(i)  Foreign currency translation: 

The  REIT  accounts  for  its  investments  in  the United States ("foreign operations") as self-
sustaining  operations.    Assets  and  liabilities  of  foreign  operations  are  translated  into 
Canadian dollars at the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet dates and revenue 
and  expenses  are  translated  at  the  average  exchange  rates  for  the  years.    The  foreign 
currency translation adjustment is recorded as a separate component of accumulated other 
comprehensive income (loss) until there is a reduction in the REIT's net investment in the 
foreign operations. 

The  U.S.  dollar  denominated  bank  indebtedness  is  designated  as  a  hedge  of  the  REIT's 
investment  in  self-sustaining  operations.    Accordingly,  the  cumulative  unrealized  gains  or 
losses  arising  from  the  translation  of  this  obligation  are  recorded  as  a  foreign  currency 
translation adjustment in other comprehensive income (loss). 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

2. 

Significant accounting policies (continued): 

Finance Trust's U.S. dollar denominated assets and liabilities are translated into Canadian 
dollars at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date and revenue and expenses 
are  translated  at  the  actual  exchange  rates  incurred,  resulting  in  any  gains  (losses) 
recorded in earnings.   

(j)  Derivative financial instruments: 

Derivative  financial  instruments  are  utilized  by  the  REIT  in  its  management  of  its  foreign 
currency,  interest  rate  and  utility  price  exposures.    The  REIT  formally  documents  all 
relationships  between  hedging  instruments  and  hedged  items,  as  well  as  its  risk 
management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions.  The REIT 
also  formally  assesses,  both  at  the  hedge's  inception  and  on  an  ongoing  basis,  whether 
hedging  relationships  will  be  highly  effective.    The  fair  value  of  the  hedging  instrument  is 
recorded on the combined balance sheet.  The effective portion of the hedge is recorded in 
other comprehensive income (loss) and the ineffective portion is recognized in net earnings 
(loss).    Once  the  gain  (loss)  is  realized,  this  amount  is  recorded  in  earnings  over  the 
appropriate period.   

The REIT, in certain cases, enters into bond forward contracts to lock in interest rates on 
specific  anticipated  mortgages.    For  contracts  qualifying  as  hedges,  the  gain  or  loss  on 
settlement of the contract is reported in other comprehensive income (loss) and recognized 
as an adjustment to interest expense over the term of the related mortgage. 

(k)  Financial instruments: 

The Trusts have designated their cash and cash equivalents as held-for-trading, which is 
measured at fair value.  Accounts receivable and mortgages and amounts receivable are 
classified  as  loans  and  receivables,  which  are  measured  at  amortized  cost.    Mortgages 
payable, bank indebtedness and accounts payable and accrued liabilities are classified as 
other  financial  liabilities,  which  are  also  measured  at  amortized  cost.    The  Trusts  had 
neither  available-for-sale,  nor  held-to-maturity  instruments  as  at  or  during  the year ended 
December 31, 2008. 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

2. 

Significant accounting policies (continued): 

(l)  Properties under development: 

Properties  under  development  are  stated  at  cost.    If  it  is  determined  that  the  carrying 
amount exceeds the undiscounted estimated future net cash flows expected to be received 
from the ongoing use and residual value of the property, after taking into account estimated 
costs to complete the development, it is reduced to its estimated fair value.  

Cost  includes  initial  acquisition  costs,  other  direct  costs,  realty  taxes,  capitalized  interest 
and operating revenue and expenses during the period of development.   

(m) Future changes in accounting policies: 

(i) 

Impact of adopting Handbook Section 3064: 

In February 2008, The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants ("CICA") issued a 
new  Handbook  Section  3064,  Goodwill  and  Intangible  Assets.    This  new  section 
replaces  Section  3062,  Goodwill  and  Other  Intangible  Assets,  and  establishes 
standards  for  the recognition, measurement and disclosure of goodwill and intangible 
assets.  Handbook Section 1000, Financial Statement Concepts, was also amended to 
provide consistency with this new standard.  The new and amended standards will be 
effective for the Trusts' 2009 fiscal year, and will be adopted on a retroactive basis with 
restatement of the prior years. 

Commencing  January  1,  2009,  the  REIT  will  no  longer  be  able  to  defer  capital  cost 
expenditures  recoverable  from  its  tenants  and  record  the  depreciation  of  these 
deferred  expenditures  over  the  period  which  revenue  is  collected  from  tenants.    This 
change  requires  the  REIT  to  capitalize  capital  expenditures  recoverable  from  its 
tenants and amortize it over the useful life of the asset.  If the capitalization criteria is 
not met, the REIT must expense the full amount in the year incurred. 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

2. 

Significant accounting policies (continued): 

The adoption by the Trusts of the new and amended standards will require it to restate 
its 2008 quarterly and annual combined financial statements on January 1, 2009.  The 
following table outlines the estimated impact as of January 1, 2009: 

Income properties will increase 
Deferred costs will decrease 
Unitholders' equity will decrease 

$ 

9,140 
19,220 
10,080 

(ii)  International financial reporting standards ("IFRS"): 

The  Canadian  Accounting  Standards  Board  ("AcSB")  confirmed  that  the  adoption  of 
IFRS  would  be  effective  for  the  interim  and  annual  periods  beginning  on  or  after 
January  1,  2011  for  Canadian  publicly  accountable  profit-oriented  enterprises.    IFRS 
will  replace  Canada's  current  GAAP  for  these  enterprises.    Comparative  IFRS 
information  for  the  previous  fiscal  year  will  also  have  to  be  reported.    These  new 
standards will be effective for the Trusts in the first quarter of 2011. 

The Trusts are currently in the process of evaluating the potential impact of IFRS to its 
combined  financial  statements.    This  will  be  an  ongoing  process  as  the  International 
issue  new  standards  and 
Accounting  Standards  Board  and 
recommendations.  The Trusts' combined financial performance and financial position 
as  disclosed  in  the  Trusts'  current  GAAP  financial  statements  may  be  significantly 
different when presented in accordance with IFRS. 

the  AcSB 

(n)  Use of estimates: 

The  preparation  of  financial  statements  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and 
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities and disclosure of 
contingent  assets  and  liabilities  at  the  date  of  the  financial  statements  and  the  reported 
amounts of revenue and expenses during the years.  Actual results could differ from those 
estimates.    A  significant  estimate  made  by  management  relates  to  the  budgeted  cost  to 
complete the Bow development.  This estimate is based on various assumptions relating to 
the components of the construction process.  These assumptions are based on information 
available  to  management  currently  and,  given  the  possibility  of  change,  the  outcome  of 
these estimates could differ from actual results.   

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

3. 

Impact of new accounting standards: 

Effective  January  1,  2008,  the  REIT  adopted  CICA  Handbook  Section  1535,  Capital 
Disclosures;  Section  3862,  Financial  Instruments  -  Disclosures;  and  Section  3863,  Financial 
Instruments - Presentation. 

Section 1535, Capital Disclosures, establishes guidelines for the disclosure of both qualitative 
and quantitative information regarding the Trusts' capital and how it is managed.  The standard 
requires enhanced disclosures with respect to the Trusts' objectives, policies and processes for 
managing  capital,  quantitative  data  about  what  the  Trusts  regard  as  capital  and  whether  the 
Trusts have complied with any capital requirements.   

Section  3862,  Financial  Instruments  -  Disclosures,  revises  and  enhances  the  disclosure 
requirements  of  Section  3861,  Financial 
Instruments  -  Disclosure  and  Presentation.  
Section 3862 requires the Trusts to provide disclosures in its financial statements that enable 
users to evaluate the significance of financial instruments for the Trusts' financial position and 
performance,  the  nature  and  extent  of  risks  arising  from  financial  instruments  to  which  the 
Trusts are exposed during the year and at the balance sheet date, and how the Trusts manage 
those risks.  Section 3863, Financial Instruments - Presentation, carries forward unchanged the 
presentation requirements of Section 3861.  

The  additional  disclosures  as  a  result  of  adopting  these  sections  have  been  detailed  in 
notes 21 and 22. 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

4. 

Income properties: 

Accumulated 
depreciation 
and 
amortization 

Cost 

2008 

2007 

Net book 
value 

Net book 
value 

Land 
Buildings 
Paving and equipment 

$ 

927,554 
3,482,780 
149,926 
4,560,260 

$ 

– 
(383,557) 
(49,835) 
(433,392) 

$ 

927,554 
3,099,223 
100,091 
4,126,868 

$ 

846,014 
2,880,050 
93,251 
3,819,315 

Intangible assets 
Income properties held  

for sale (note 26) 
Intangible assets held  
for sale (note 26) 

486,676 

(105,856) 

380,820 

384,093 

32,226 

(3,422) 

28,804 

236,608 

– 

– 

– 

12,740 

$  5,079,162 

$  (542,670) 

$  4,536,492 

$  4,452,756 

One  industrial  and  one  retail  property  are  currently  held  for  sale  as  at  December  31,  2008 
(seven  office,  thirteen  retail  and  two  industrial  properties  as  at  December  31,  2007).    The 
results  of  operations  from  these  properties  have  been  disclosed  as  part  of  discontinued 
operations (note 26).  

During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008,  the  seven  income  properties  occupied  by  the 
tenant, Boscov's Department Stores, were impaired by $53,237 following a test for impairment 
triggered  by  the  tenant's  bankruptcy  announcement  in  August  2008  (includes  the  impairment 
charge  discussed  in  note  26).    In  addition,  $428  representing  the  expiry  of  an  option  to 
purchase  the  remaining  interest  in  another  U.S.  property  previously  included  in  other  assets 
was written off, resulting in the total impairment loss for the year ended December 31, 2008 of 
$53,665 (2007 - nil). 

Debt  related  to  certain  Canadian  properties  is  held  by  separate  legal  entities,  where  the  rent 
received from each property is first used to satisfy the related debt obligations with any balance 
then available to satisfy the cash flow requirements of the REIT. 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

4. 

Income properties (continued): 

Legal  title  to  each  of  the  United  States  properties  is  held  by  a  separate  legal  entity  which  is 
100%  owned,  directly  or  indirectly,  by  U.S.  Holdco,  a  subsidiary  of  the  REIT.    The  assets  of 
each  such  separate  entity  are  not  available  to  satisfy  the  debts  or  obligations  of  any  other 
person  or  entity.    Each  such  separate  entity  maintains  separate  books  and  records.    The 
identity of the owner of a particular United States property is available from U.S. Holdco.  This 
structure does not prevent distributions to the entity owners provided there are no conditions of 
default. 

5. 

Deferred expenses: 

Cost 

Accumulated 
amortization 

2008 
Net book 
value 

2007 
Net book 
value 

Deferred leasing 
Deferred costs 

$  44,890 
28,902 

$ 

(16,614) 
(9,682) 

$  28,276 
19,220 

$  26,925 
18,153 

$  73,792 

$ 

(26,296) 

$  47,496 

$  45,078 

6. 

Cash and cash equivalents: 

Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2008 includes cash on hand of $19,871 (2007 - 
$19,128) and bank term deposits of $2,316 (2007 - $5,567) at rates of interest varying between 
0.75%  to  2.05%  (2007  -  3.78%  to  4.60%);  of  these  amounts  approximately  $4,504  (2007  - 
$12,158) is restricted cash. 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

7.  Mortgages and amounts receivable: 

The REIT has mortgages receivable which are secured by real property as follows: 

Mortgage receivable bearing interest at 5.30% per annum  

and repayable on December 13, 2009 

$  16,360 

$  16,265 

2008 

2007 

Mortgage receivable bearing interest at prime plus 1.15% 

per annum and repayable 60 days after demand, but not 
earlier than July 28, 2009 

Mortgage receivable bearing contractual interest at 6.00% 

per annum and repayable on December 1, 2010 

Mortgage receivable bearing interest at 6.00% per annum  

and repayable on December 1, 2013 

Amounts receivable* 

3,200 

57,050 

3,000 

10,461 

– 

– 

– 

– 

$  90,071 

$  16,265 

*In  conjunction  with  the  sale  of  10  income-producing  properties,  the  purchaser  agreed  to  assume  an 

aggregate mortgage balance of $82,575, and indemnify the REIT until such time that the lenders consent 

and  release  the  REIT  in  respect  of  these  mortgages.    During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008,  the 

REIT was legally released from its obligation on eight properties.  At December 31, 2008, the REIT has 

not  been  legally  released  from  its  mortgage  obligation  for  the  remaining  two  properties,  resulting  in  an 

outstanding  aggregate  mortgage  balance  of  $10,461.    As  a  result,  the  REIT  recorded  an  amount 

receivable  from  the  purchaser  at  fair  value,  which  is  equivalent  to  the  contractual  mortgages  payable 

balance outstanding as at December 31, 2008 as they are due on demand, and continues to record the 

aggregate  mortgages  payable  balance  as  at  December  31,  2008.   The mortgage receivable balance is 

due on demand if:  (i)  the lenders do not consent to the assumption of the mortgages payable balances 

by the purchaser, resulting in the outstanding mortgages payable balances being due on demand by the 

lender;  and  (ii)  the  purchaser  fails  to  fulfill  the  contractual  mortgage  payments  under  the  original  debt 

agreements. 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

8. 

Other assets: 

Tenant inducements 
Prepaid expenses and sundry assets 
Accounts receivable 

9.  Mortgages payable: 

2008 

2007 

$  14,997 
13,765 
7,428 

$  17,000 
22,416 
6,151 

$  36,190 

$  45,567 

The mortgages payable are secured by income properties and letters of credit in certain cases, 
bear fixed interest with a weighted average rate of 6.2% (2007 - 6.3%) per annum and mature 
between 2009 and 2035.  Included in mortgages payable at December 31, 2008 are U.S. dollar 
denominated mortgages of U.S. $861,232 (2007 - U.S. $844,874).  The Canadian equivalents 
of these amounts are $1,050,703 (2007 - $836,425). 

Future principal mortgage payments are as follows: 

Years ending December 31: 

2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 
2013 
Thereafter 

Mortgages payable due on demand* 
Mortgages payable on assets sold (contractual amount $10,461 - note 7) 
Mortgages payable on assets held for sale (note 26) 
Deferred financing cost and mark-to-market adjustment  

arising on acquisitions 

$ 

136,604 
122,082 
175,910 
408,377 
202,247 
1,955,362 
3,000,582 

142,921 
10,811 
5,959 

(2,803) 

$ 

3,157,470 

*relates  to  seven  non-recourse  mortgages  to  the  REIT  for  properties  in  which  the  tenant,  Boscov's 

Department Stores, has filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.  The 

REIT has handed over control of the income-producing properties to the lenders and therefore expects to 

be released from any further obligations under these non-recourse mortgages upon the transfer of title to 

the lenders. 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

10.  Convertible debentures: 

In  June  2008,  the  REIT  completed  a  public  offering  of  $115,000  convertible  unsecured 
subordinated  debentures,  bearing  interest  at  the  annual  contractual  rate  of  6.65%  and  an 
effective  interest  rate  of  9.10%.    The  debentures  mature  on  June  30,  2013,  and  interest  is 
payable semi-annually on June 30 and December 31.  Each debenture is now convertible into 
freely tradable units of the REIT at the holder's option at:  (i) any time prior to the maturity date; 
and (ii) the business day immediately preceding the date specified by the REIT for redemption 
of  the  debentures,  at  a  conversion  price  of  $23.11  per  unit,  being  a  conversion  rate  of 
approximately  43.2713  units  per  $1  principal  amount,  subject  to  adjustment  upon  the 
occurrence of certain events in accordance with the Indenture governing the debentures.   

As a result of the Plan of Arrangement, the REIT must deliver Stapled Units to the holders of 
the  convertible  debt  if  converted.    The  REIT  has  entered  into  a  Support  Agreement  with 
Finance  Trust  whereby  Finance  Trust  agreed  to  issue  its  units  if  the  convertible  debt  holders 
convert  (note  14(d)).    The  conversion  price  per  Stapled  Unit  will  be  calculated  as  the 
conversion  price  of  $23.11.    Upon  conversion,  the  REIT  must  purchase  equivalent  units  of 
Finance  Trust  equal  to  the  fair  market  value  (as  determined  by  Finance  Trust  in  consultation 
with the REIT) of each such Finance Trust unit at the time of such conversion. 

The principal and interest amount of the debentures is payable at the option of the REIT and 
can be satisfied through the issuance of units of the REIT by way of issuing a variable number 
of units equal to the principal and accrued interest divided by 95% of the then fair market value 
of the units.  The debentures may not be redeemed by the REIT on or before June 30, 2011.  
Thereafter, but prior to June 30, 2012, the debentures may be redeemed, in whole or in part, 
only if the current market price of a unit is at least 125% of the conversion price.  On or after 
June 30, 2012 and prior to the maturity date, the debentures may be redeemed by the REIT, in 
whole or in part, at a price equal to the principal amount plus accrued interest.   

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

10.  Convertible debentures (continued): 

The  REIT  accounts  for  convertible  debentures  by  valuing  the  holders'  option  to  convert  units 
and  classifying  such  value  as  equity.   The  remaining  value  of  the  convertible  debentures  is 
classified as debt.  Interest expense is recorded as a charge to income and is calculated at an 
effective rate with the difference between the coupon rate and the effective rate being credited 
to the debt component of the convertible debentures such that, at maturity, the debt component 
is equal to the face value of the then outstanding convertible debentures. 

On issuance, the REIT recorded a liability of $103,717, net of issue costs of $4,239, and equity, 
which  represents  the  holders'  option  to  convert  the  debentures  into  Stapled  Units,  of  $6,767, 
net of issue costs of $277.   

11.  Bank indebtedness: 

The REIT has the following two facilities: 

(a)  A  general  operating  facility  which  is  secured  by  fixed  charges  over  certain  income 
properties  due  on  August  15,  2009.    The  total  facility  at  December  31,  2008  is  $286,564 
(2007 - $200,000) and can be drawn in either Canadian or U.S. dollars (to a maximum of 
$100,000  Canadian  for  U.S.  borrowings).    The  amount  available  at  December  31,  2008, 
after taking into account the bank indebtedness drawn of $112,934 (2007 - $95,564) and 
the  outstanding  letters  of  credit  and  other  items,  is  $125,536  (2007  -  $53,181).    The 
Canadian dollar bank indebtedness bears interest at rates approximating the prime rate of 
a Canadian chartered bank.  At December 31, 2008, the Canadian prime interest rate was 
3.5% (2007 - 6.0%) per annum.   

In  January  2009,  the  total  facility  was  increased  to  $299,775.    The  amount  available  at 
December 31, 2008 would have been $138,747 had the new facility limit been in place at 
December 31, 2008. 

The  REIT  may  increase  the  general  operating  facility  to  a  maximum  amount  of  $300,000 
upon providing further income properties as security. 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

11.  Bank indebtedness (continued): 

(b)  A  facility  to  finance  and  construct  a  distribution  centre  in  Ajax,  Ontario  totalling  $3,722 
(2007 - $109,500).  The amount available at December 31, 2008, after taking into account 
the bank indebtedness drawn of nil (2007 - $83,422) and the outstanding letters of credit, is 
nil (2007 - $22,356).  The facility is due on demand. 

During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008,  a  facility  of  $12,139  to  fund  a  property  under 
development in Mississauga, Ontario owned by the REIT through a joint venture was repaid. 

Included in bank indebtedness at December 31, 2008 is U.S. $7,600 (2007 - U.S. $18).  The 
Canadian  equivalents  of  these  amounts  are  $9,272  (2007  -  $18).    The  U.S.  dollar  bank 
indebtedness bears interest at LIBOR rates. 

12. 

Intangible liabilities: 

Cost 

Accumulated 
amortization 

2008 
Net book 
value 

2007 
Net book 
value 

Intangible liabilities on acquisitions 

of income properties 
Intangible liabilities held  

for sale (note 26) 

$  77,054 

$ 

(12,752) 

$  64,302 

$  64,757 

– 

– 

– 

3,744 

$  77,054 

$ 

(12,752) 

$  64,302 

$  68,501 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

13.  Non-controlling interest: 

Non-controlling  interest  represents  the  amount  of  equity  related  to  the  Class  B  units  of  a 
subsidiary  partnership,  H&R  Portfolio  Limited  Partnership  ("HRLP"),  issued  to  participating 
vendors  in  exchange  for  properties  acquired  by  HRLP.    The  accounts  of  HRLP  are 
consolidated  in  these  combined  financial  statements.    Class  B  units  of  HRLP  are  only 
exchangeable on a one-for-one basis, at the option of the holder, into Stapled Units which have 
already been issued to HRLP.  During the year ended December 31, 2008, 1,536,990 Class B 
units  of  HRLP  were  exchanged  into  Stapled  Units.    The  conversion  of  these  units  has  been 
accounted for as a rollover of the value recorded in non-controlling interest.        

Holders of the Class B units of HRLP are entitled to receive distributions on a per unit amount 
equal  to  a  per  Stapled  Unit  amount  provided  to  holders  of  Stapled  Units.      To  fund  the 
distributions  to  Class  B  units,  HRLP  holds  5,437,565  Stapled  Units  at  December  31,  2008 
(2007 -  6,974,555). 

The details of the non-controlling interest are as follows: 

As at December 31, 2006 
Non-controlling interest from continuing operations 
Non-controlling interest from discontinued  

operations (note 26) 

Distributions on Class B units of HRLP 

As at December 31, 2007 
Non-controlling interest from continuing operations 
Non-controlling interest from discontinued  

operations (note 26) 

Distributions on Class B units of HRLP 
Exchange of Class B units of HRLP for Stapled Units 

Amount  Number of units 

$  112,892 
(1,173) 

  6,974,555 
– 

1,050 
(9,558) 

103,211 
86 

3,743 
(9,498) 
(21,745) 

– 
– 

6,974,555 
– 

– 
– 
(1,536,990) 

As at December 31, 2008 

$  75,797 

  5,437,565 

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AND H&R FINANCE TRUST 

Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

14.  Unitholders' equity: 

The  REIT  is  an  unincorporated  open-ended  trust.    The  beneficial  interests  in  the  REIT  are 
represented by a single class of units which are unlimited in number.  Each unit carries a single 
vote  at  any  meeting  of  unitholders  and  carries  the  right  to  participate  pro  rata  in  any 
distributions.    

Finance Trust is an unincorporated investment trust.  The beneficial interests in Finance Trust 
are represented by a single class of units which are unlimited in number.  Each unit carries a 
single  vote  at  any  meeting  of  unitholders  and  carries  the  right  to  participate  pro  rata  in  any 
distributions. 

The  units  of  the  REIT  are  stapled  with  the  units  of  Finance  Trust  effective  October  1,  2008.  
These Stapled Units are listed and posted for trading on the TSX.  The REIT and Finance Trust 
entered into a support agreement ("Support Agreement") to coordinate the issuance of Stapled 
Units under various arrangements (note 14(d)).   

The units of the Trusts are freely transferable and, other than as prescribed herein, the trustees 
of  the  REIT  and  Finance  Trust  shall  not  impose  any  restriction  on  the  transfer  of  units.  
Provided that an event of uncoupling ("Event of Uncoupling") has not occurred:  (a) each REIT 
unit may be transferred only together with a unit of Finance Trust; (b) no unit may be issued by 
the  REIT  to  any  person  unless:  (i)  a  unit  of  Finance  Trust  is  simultaneously  issued  to  such 
person; or (ii) the REIT has arranged that units will be consolidated (subject to any applicable 
regulatory approval) immediately after such issuance, such that each holder of a REIT unit will 
hold an equal number of Finance Trust units and units of the REIT immediately following such 
consolidation;  and  (c)  a  unitholder  may  require  the  REIT  to  redeem  any  particular  number  of 
units  only  if  it  also  requires,  at  the  same  time,  and  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the 
Finance  Trust's  Declaration  of  Trust,  Finance  Trust  to  redeem  that  same  number  of  units  of 
Finance Trust.  Equivalent provisions apply with respect to the transfer, issuance, consolidation 
and redemption of Finance Trust units. 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

14.  Unitholders' equity (continued): 

An Event of Uncoupling shall occur only: (a) in the event that unitholders of the REIT vote in 
favour of the uncoupling of units of the Trusts such that the two securities will trade separately; 
or  (b)  at  the  sole  discretion  of  the  trustees  of  Finance  Trust,  but  only  in  the  event  of  the 
bankruptcy,  insolvency,  winding-up  or  reorganization  (under  an  applicable  law  relating  to 
insolvency)  of  the  REIT  or  U.S.  Holdco  or  the  taking  of  corporate  action  by  the  REIT  or  U.S. 
Holdco in furtherance of any such action or the admitting in writing by the REIT or U.S. Holdco 
of  its  inability  to  pay  its  debts  generally  as  they  become  due.    The  trustees  of  the  REIT  and 
Finance  Trust  shall  use  all  reasonable  efforts  to  obtain  and  maintain  a  listing  for  the  units  of 
their respective Trust and, unless an Event of Uncoupling has occurred, the Stapled Units, on 
one or more stock exchanges in Canada.   

The unitholders have the right to require the Trusts to redeem their units on demand.  Provided 
that  no  Event  of  Uncoupling  has  occurred,  unitholders  who  tender  their  units  of  one  of  the 
Trusts for redemption will also be required to tender for redemption corresponding units of the 
other Trust in accordance with the provisions of the respective Declaration of Trust.  Upon the 
tender  of  their  units  for  redemption,  all  of  the  unitholder's  rights  to  and  under  such  units  are 
surrendered  and  the  unitholder  is  entitled  to  receive  a  price  per  unit  as  determined  by  the 
applicable Declaration of Trust.  Upon valid tender for redemption of each unit of the REIT, the 
unitholder is entitled to receive a price per unit of the REIT as determined by a formula based 
on  the  market  price  of  Stapled  Units  less  an  amount  based  on  the  principal  amount  of 
U.S. Holdco Notes per outstanding unit of Finance Trust.  The redemption price payable by the 
REIT will be satisfied by way of a cash payment to the unitholder or, in certain circumstances, 
including where such payment would cause the REIT's monthly cash redemption obligations to 
exceed  $50  (subject  to  adjustment  in  certain  circumstances  or  waiver  by  the  trustees),  an  in 
specie  distribution  of  notes  of  H&R  Portfolio  LP  Trust  (a  subsidiary  of  the  REIT).    Upon valid 
tender  of  each  unit  of  Finance  Trust  the  unitholder  is  entitled  to  receive,  except  as  provided 
below,  a  price  per  unit  payable  in  cash  equal  to  the  Canadian  dollar  equivalent  of  the 
outstanding  principal  amount  of  the  U.S.  Holdco  Notes  as  of  the  redemption date, divided by 
the  total  number  of  Finance  Trust  units  issued  and  outstanding  immediately  prior  to  the 
redemption  date.    In  certain  circumstances,  including  where  such  payment  would  cause 
Finance Trust's monthly cash redemption obligations to exceed $50 (subject to adjustment in 
certain  circumstances  or  waiver  by  the  trustees)  the  redemption  price  per  Finance  Trust  unit 
being  redeemed,  to  which  a  redeeming  unitholder  is  entitled  shall  be  the fair market value of 
the Finance Trust units being redeemed as determined by the trustees, which shall be payable 
by way of delivery of U.S. Holdco Notes. 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

14.  Unitholders' equity (continued): 

The  following  number  of  REIT  units  and  following  October  1,  2008  Stapled  Units  are  issued 
and outstanding: 

As at December 31, 2006 

Issued on May 9, 2007 (at a price of $25.30 per unit) 
Issued under the Distribution Reinvestment Plan and  

Unit Purchase Plan (the "DRIP") 

Units held by a subsidiary (note 13) 

As at December 31, 2007 

As at December 31, 2007 

Issued on June 6, 2008 (at a price of $19.75 per unit) 
Issued under the DRIP 

Units held by a subsidiary (note 13) 

As at December 31, 2008 

(a)  Unit option plan: 

124,584,679 

8,860,000 

2,005,316 
135,449,995 

(6,974,555) 

128,475,440 

135,449,995 

8,734,250 
2,848,606 
147,032,851 

(5,437,565) 

141,595,286 

As at December 31, 2007, a maximum of 5,800,000 units were authorized to be issued to 
the REIT's officers, employees and certain trustees.  All such options were issued prior to 
December 31, 2003.  On September 19, 2008, an amendment to the unit option plan was 
approved  increasing  the  maximum  units  authorized  by  3,000,000  units  to  a  total  of 
8,800,000 units as at December 31, 2008.  The exercise price of each option approximated 
the market price of the REIT's units on the date of grant.  The options vested at 33.3% per 
year from the grant date, being fully vested after three years, and expire ten years after the 
date of the grant. 

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AND H&R FINANCE TRUST 

Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

14.  Unitholders' equity (continued): 

A summary of the status of the plan as at December 31, 2008 and 2007 and the changes 
during the years ended on those dates are as follows: 

2008 

Units 

Weighted 
average 
exercise 
price 

2007 

  Weighted 
average 
exercise 
price 

Units 

Outstanding, beginning of year  1,854,666 
600,000 
Granted 

$  12.81 
16.56 

  1,854,666 
– 

$  12.81 
– 

Outstanding, end of year   

2,454,666 

$  13.73 

1,854,666 

$  12.81 

Options exercisable, end of year  1,854,666 

$  12.81 

  1,854,666 

$  12.81 

The  options  outstanding  at  December  31,  2008  are  exercisable  at  varying  prices  ranging 
from $12.01 to $16.56 (2007 - $12.01 to $13.36) with a weighted average remaining life of 
4.7 years (2007 - 4.1 years).  The vested options are exercisable at varying prices ranging 
from $12.01 to $13.36 (2007 - $12.01 to $13.36) with a weighted average remaining life of 
3.1 years (2007 - 4.1 years).  

(b)  Unit-based compensation: 

During the year ended December 31, 2008, 600,000 options were granted (2007 - nil).  The 
fair value of the unit options used to compute compensation expense is the estimated fair 
value of each option grant on the grant date.  This was calculated using an option pricing 
model  with  the  following  weighted  average  assumptions:  expected  distribution  yield  is 
8.69%; expected volatility is 22.57%; risk free interest rate is 3.18%; and expected option 
life  in  years  is  four.    The  weighted  average  grant-date  fair  value  of  the  options  is  $775, 
resulting in total compensation cost of $74 (2007 - nil) recognized in income and charged 
to unitholders' equity for the year ended December 31, 2008. 

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AND H&R FINANCE TRUST 

Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

14.  Unitholders' equity (continued): 

(c)  Distributions: 

Under  the  REIT's  Declaration  of  Trust,  subject  to  the  discretion  of  the  trustees  in  certain 
circumstances, the REIT is required to distribute not less than 80% of Distributable Cash of 
the  REIT,  (as  defined  in  the  Declaration  of  Trust),  and  net  realized  capital  gains  and  net 
recapture  income.    Distributable  Cash,  in  accordance  with  the  Declaration  of  Trust, 
represents consolidated net income of the REIT as determined in accordance with GAAP 
adjusted  to  add  back  and  deduct  certain  specified  amounts  and  to  make  any  other 
adjustments determined by the trustees at their discretion.  The REIT is required under the 
Declaration of Trust to distribute annually an amount equal to any excess of income of the 
REIT for tax purposes over distributions otherwise made for the year.   For the year ended 
December 31, 2008, the REIT declared per unit distributions of $1.4026 (2007 - $1.3704). 

Pursuant to Finance Trust's Declaration of Trust, unitholders of Finance Trust are entitled 
to  receive  all  of  the  Distributable  Cash  of  Finance  Trust,  as  defined  in  the  Declaration  of 
Trust.    Distributable  Cash  means,  subject  to  certain  exceptions,  all  amounts  received  by 
Finance  Trust  less  certain  costs,  expenses  or  other  amounts  payable  by  Finance  Trust, 
and less any amounts which, in the opinion of the trustees, may reasonably be considered 
to be necessary to provide for the payment of any costs or expenditures that have been or 
will be incurred in the activities and operations of Finance Trust and to provide for payment 
of  any  tax  liability  of  Finance  Trust.    For  the  period  ended  December  31,  2008,  Finance 
Trust paid per unit distributions of $0.037. 

The details of the distributions are as follows: 

Cash distributions to unitholders 
October 1, 2008 non-cash distribution as a  

return of capital, pursuant to the  
Plan of Arrangement 

2008 

2007 

$  194,610 

$  170,422 

132,500 

– 

$  327,110 

$  170,422 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

14.  Unitholders' equity (continued): 

(d)  Support Agreement: 

Pursuant to the provision of the Declarations of Trust for Finance Trust and the REIT, at all 
times, each REIT unit must be "stapled" to a Finance Trust unit (and each Finance Trust 
unit must be "stapled" to a REIT unit) unless there is an Event of Uncoupling.  As part of 
the Plan of Arrangement, the REIT and Finance Trust entered into the Support Agreement 
which provided, among other things, for the co-ordination of the declaration and payment of 
all distributions so as to provide for simultaneous record dates and payment dates; for co-
ordination  so  as  to  permit  the  REIT  to  perform  its  obligations  pursuant  to  the  REIT's 
Declaration of Trust, Unit Option Plan, DRIP and Unitholder Rights Plan; for Finance Trust 
to take all such actions and do all such things as are necessary or desirable to enable and 
permit  the  REIT  to  perform  its  obligations  arising  under  any  security  issued  by  the  REIT 
(including  securities  convertible,  exercisable  or  exchangeable  into  Stapled  Units);  for 
Finance Trust to take all such actions and do all such things as are necessary or desirable 
to  enable  the  REIT  to  perform  its  obligations  or  exercise  its  rights  under  its  convertible 
debentures;  and  for  Finance  Trust  to  take  all  such  actions  and  do  all  such  things  as  are 
necessary  or  desirable  to  issue  Finance  Trust  units  simultaneously  (or  as  close  to 
simultaneously  as  possible)  with  the  issue  of  REIT  units  and  to  otherwise  ensure  at  all 
times  that  each  holder  of  a  particular  number  of  REIT  units  holds  an  equal  number  of 
Finance  Trust  units,  including  participating  in  and  cooperating  with  any  public  or  private 
distribution  of  Stapled  Units  by,  among  other  things,  executing  prospectuses  or  other 
offering documents. 

In  the  event  that  the  REIT  issues  additional  REIT  units,  pursuant  to  the  Support 
Agreement,  the  REIT  and  Finance  Trust  will  coordinate  so  as  to  ensure  that  each 
subscriber receives both REIT units and Finance Trust units, which shall trade together as 
Stapled Units.  Prior to such event, the REIT shall provide notice to Finance Trust to cause 
Finance  Trust  to  issue  and  deliver  the  requisite  number  of  Finance  Trust  units  to  be 
received  by  and  issued  to,  or  to  the  order  of,  each  subscriber  as  the  REIT  directs.    In 
consideration of the issuance and delivery of each such Finance Trust unit, the REIT (on 
behalf of the purchaser) or the purchaser, as the case may be, shall pay (or arrange for the 
payment  of)  a  purchase  price  equal  to  the  fair  market  value  (as  determined  by  Finance 
Trust  in  consultation  with  the  REIT)  of  each  such  Finance  Trust  unit  at  the  time  of  such 
issuance.    The  remainder  of  the  subscription  price  for  Stapled  Units  shall  be  allocated to 
the issuance of REIT units to be issued by the REIT.  

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

15.  Accumulated other comprehensive loss: 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss on  

cash flow hedges: 

Balance, beginning of year 
Loss on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges 
Transfer of realized loss on cash flow hedges to  

net earnings (loss) 

Future income taxes (note 29) 
Balance, end of year 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss on translation  

of foreign operations: 

Balance, beginning of year 
Unrealized gain (loss) on translation of self-sustaining  

foreign operations 

Transfer of realized loss on foreign exchange to  

net earnings (loss) 
Balance, end of year 

2008 

2007 

$ 

(6,419) 
(1,777) 

$ 

(3,425) 
(2,454) 

538 
(612) 
(8,270) 

335 
(875) 
(6,419) 

(78,791) 

(25,162) 

40,515 

(53,629) 

27,341 
(10,935) 

– 
(78,791) 

Total accumulated other comprehensive loss 

$  (19,205) 

$ 

(85,210) 

16.  Rentals from income properties: 

Rentals from income properties 
Straight-lining of contractual rent 
Rent amortization of above- and below-market rents 
Rent amortization of tenant inducements 

2008 

2007 

$  597,731 
15,796 
(2,753) 
(2,060) 

$  564,155 
17,772 
531 
(1,779) 

$  608,714 

$  580,679 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

17.  Mortgage and other interest expense: 

Mortgage interest 
Convertible debenture interest 
Amortization of mortgage premium 
Bank interest and charges 

Capitalized interest 

18.  Amortization of deferred expenses and intangible costs: 

Amortization of deferred leasing expenses 
Amortization of deferred costs 
Amortization of intangible assets on acquisitions 

2008 

2007 

$  189,717 
5,482 
(1,741) 
4,649  
198,107 

$  181,587 
– 
(2,175) 
3,698  
183,110 

(22,793) 

(7,879) 

$  175,314 

$  175,231 

2008 

$ 

5,101 
3,420 
23,523 

$ 

2007 

4,218 
3,067 
25,183 

$  32,044 

$  32,468 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

19.  Net earnings (loss) per unit: 

Net earnings (loss) 
Add net earnings (loss) attributable to non-controlling  

interest (note 13) 

$  98,530 

$  (2,193) 

3,829 

(123) 

Diluted net earnings (loss) 

$  102,359 

$  (2,316) 

2008 

2007 

The weighted average number of units outstanding was as follows: 

Basic units 
Effect of dilutive securities: 

Unit option plan 
Non-controlling interest conversion to  

units (note 13) 

2008 

2007 

134,995,304 

124,185,228 

384,875 

842,894 

6,659,750 

6,974,555 

Diluted units 

  142,039,929 

  132,002,677 

Net earnings (loss) per unit: 

Basic 
Diluted 

$  0.71 
$  0.71 

$  (0.02) 
$  (0.02) 

The  convertible  debentures  are  currently  anti-dilutive;  therefore,  the  potential  conversion  into 
REIT units has not been included in the calculation of diluted units. 

20.  Change in other non-cash operating items: 

Deferred expenses 
Accrued rent receivable 
Tenant inducements 
Prepaid expenses and sundry assets 
Accounts receivable 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 

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2008 

2007 

$  (12,547) 
(16,911) 
(224) 
8,188 
(1,277) 
13,594  

$ 

(9,651) 
(17,900) 
(4,048) 
(9,999) 
1,725 
3,377  

$ 

(9,177) 

$ 

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H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 
AND H&R FINANCE TRUST 

Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

21.  Capital risk management: 

The REIT's primary objectives when managing capital are: 

(a)  to provide unitholders with stable and growing cash distributions, generated by revenue it 

derives from investments in income-producing real estate properties; and 

(b)  to maximize unit value through the ongoing active management of the REIT's assets, the 
acquisition of additional properties and the development and construction of projects which 
are pre-leased to creditworthy tenants. 

The REIT considers its capital to be its unitholders' equity, non-controlling interest, mortgages 
payable, convertible debentures and bank indebtedness.  As long as the REIT complies with its 
investment and debt restrictions set out in its Declaration of Trust, it is then free to determine 
the appropriate level of capital in context with its cash flow requirements, overall business risks 
and potential business opportunities.  As a result of this, the REIT will make adjustments to its 
capital based on its investment strategies and changes in economic conditions.  

The REIT's level of indebtedness is subject to the limitations set out in its Declaration of Trust.  
The  REIT  is  limited  to  a  total  indebtedness  to  gross  book  value  ratio  of  65%  (excluding  the 
indebtedness  from  the  Bow  development,  convertible  debentures  and  U.S.  Holdco  Notes 
payable to Finance Trust).  As at December 31, 2008, this ratio was 54.6%.  Management uses 
this ratio as a key indicator in managing the REIT's capital. 

Finance Trust's primary objective when managing capital is to provide unitholders with a cash 
distribution from the interest income it earns on its notes receivable.  Finance Trust manages 
its capital by adhering to the investment restrictions outlined in its Declaration of Trust. 

In  addition  to  the  above  covenant,  the  REIT's  general  operating  facility  (note  11(a))  has  the 
following covenants which are required to be calculated on a combined basis of the REIT's and 
Finance Trust's financial statements: 

(a)  a minimum debt to service coverage ratio of 1.2.  As at December 31, 2008, the actual debt 

to service coverage ratio was 1.36; 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

21.  Capital risk management (continued): 

(b)  the indebtedness of the income properties pledged as security cannot exceed 67% of the 

fair market value.  The REIT is in compliance with this covenant; and 

(c)  the unitholders' equity and non-controlling interest must exceed $1,300,000.  The REIT is 

in compliance with this covenant. 

The  REIT's  mortgage  providers  also  have  minimum  limits  on  debt  to  service  coverage  ratios 
ranging from 1.10 to 1.50 as at December 31, 2008.  The REIT monitors these ratios and is in 
compliance with such external requirements. 

With respect to unitholders' equity, the level of capital changes with the recognition of income, 
payment of distributions or the issuance of additional units if required. 

22.  Risk management: 

(a)  Credit risk: 

The REIT is exposed to credit risk as an owner of real estate in that tenants may become 
unable  to  pay  the  contracted  rents.    Management  mitigates  this  risk  by  carrying  out 
appropriate  credit  checks  and  related  due  diligence  on  significant  tenants.    Management 
has diversified the REIT's holdings so that it owns several categories of properties (office, 
industrial and retail) and acquires properties throughout Canada and the United States.  In 
addition,  management  ensures  that  no  tenant  or  related  group  of  tenants,  other  than 
investment  grade  tenants,  account  for  a  significant  portion  of  the  cash  flow.    The  only 
tenants  which  account  for  more  than  5%  of  the  rental  income  from  income-producing 
properties  are  Bell  Canada,  TransCanada  PipeLines  Limited,  Telus  Communications  and 
Bell Mobility.  Each of these companies that have a public debt rating is rated with at least 
a BBB rating by a recognized rating agency. 

The REIT is also exposed to credit risk as a lender of mezzanine financing in the event that 
a  borrower  is  unable  to  make  the  contracted  payments.    Such  risk  is  mitigated  through 
credit checks and related due diligence of the borrowers and through careful evaluation of 
the worth of the underlying assets held as security.  Risk is further mitigated by the REIT's 
investment guidelines which generally allows for the provision of construction financing only 
after 70% of the project has been pre-leased. 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

22.  Risk management (continued): 

(b)  Liquidity risk: 

In  addition  to  the  liquidity  risk  as  described  under  the  heading  "Significant  Development 
Commitments"  appearing  in  note  1,  the  REIT  is  subject  to  liquidity  risk  on  its  mortgages 
payable,  convertible  debentures  and  bank  indebtedness  whereby  it  may  not  be  able  to 
refinance or pay its debt obligations when they become due.   

The  recent  turmoil  in  the  global  markets  has  brought  about  a  strong  focus  on  liquidity  as 
the  capital  markets  have  undergone  dramatic  change.    Sources  of  funds  are  scarce  and 
lenders are expected to become more conservative with their loans in the near future. 

Management's strategy to managing liquidity risk is to ensure, to the extent possible, that it 
will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and 
stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the REIT's 
reputation.    In order to meet this strategy, the REIT strives to enter into long-term leases 
with  creditworthy  tenants  which  assists  in  the  REIT's  attempt  to  fulfill  its  primary  goal  of 
maintaining a predictable cash flow.  The REIT attempts to appropriately structure the term 
of the mortgages to closely match the term of the lease.  This strategy enables the REIT to 
meet  its  contractual  monthly  mortgage  obligations.    Due  to  the  long-term  length  of  the 
mortgages,  a  significant  amount  of  principal  has  been  prepaid  by  the  time  the  mortgage 
matures. 

The contractual obligations for mortgages payable are disclosed in note 9 to the combined 
financial statements.  The contractual principal repayments on maturity through 2013 are: 
2009 - $49,010; 2010 - $20,590; 2011 - $70,246; 2012 - $303,739; and 2013 - $102,312.  
Excluded in the contractual repayments are mortgages payable on assets sold of $10,461 
(note 7) and mortgages due on demand of $142,921 (note 9).  

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

22.  Risk management (continued): 

The REIT also has contractual obligations for convertible debentures of $115,000 maturing 
in 2013 as described in note 10. 

Management measures its liquidity risk through review of financial covenants contained in 
debt  agreements  and  in  accordance  with  the  Declaration  of  Trust.    In  order  to  maintain 
liquidity,  the  REIT  has  a  credit  facility  due  August  2009  available  to  draw  on  to  fund  its 
obligations.   

The unitholders of the Trusts are entitled to redeem their units for cash, but this is limited 
as described in note 14. 

(c)  Market risk: 

The REIT is subject to currency and interest rate risk.  The REIT's objective is to manage 
and control market risk exposure within acceptable parameters, while optimizing the return 
on risk. 

(i)  Currency risk: 

A portion of the REIT's properties are located in the United States and, therefore, the 
REIT  is  subject  to  foreign  currency  fluctuations  that  may  impact  its  financial  position 
and  results.    In  order  to  mitigate  the  risk,  the  REIT's  debt  on these properties is also 
held in U.S. dollars to act as a natural hedge. 

A 10 cent strengthening of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar at December 31, 
2008  would  have  decreased  other  comprehensive  income  by  approximately  $29,000 
and increased net earnings by approximately $5,200 for the year ended December 31, 
2008.  This analysis assumes that all the variables, in particular interest rates, remain 
constant (a 10 cent weakening of the Canadian dollar against the above currencies at 
December 31, 2008 would have had the equal but opposite effect). 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

22.  Risk management (continued): 

(ii)  Interest rate risk: 

The  REIT  is  exposed  to  interest  rate  risk  on  its  borrowings.    It  minimizes  this  risk  by 
obtaining long-term fixed interest rate debt.  At December 31, 2008, the percentage of 
fixed rate debt to total debt was 96.7%.  As at December 31, 2008, the REIT does not 
account  for  any  of  its  fixed  rate  financial  liabilities  as  held  for  trading.    Therefore,  a 
change in interest rates at the reporting date would not affect net income with respect 
to these fixed rate instruments. 

The  bank  indebtedness  is  subject  to  variable  interest  rates.    An  increase  in  interest 
rates of 100 basis points for the year ended December 31, 2008 would have decreased 
net earnings by approximately $1,100.  This analysis assumes that all other variables, 
in particular foreign exchange rates, remain constant. 

(d)  Fair values: 

The  fair  values  of  the  REIT's  mortgages  and  amounts  receivable,  accounts  receivable, 
cash  and  cash  equivalents,  bank  indebtedness  and  accounts  payable  and  accrued 
liabilities approximate their carrying amounts due to the relatively short periods to maturity 
of these financial instruments.  

The  fair  value  of  the  mortgages  payable  has  been  determined  by  discounting  the  cash 
flows  of  these  financial  obligations  using  year-end  market  rates  for  debt  of  similar  terms 
and  credit  risks.    Based  on  these  assumptions,  the  fair  value  of  mortgages  payable  at 
December 31, 2008 has been estimated at $2,935,035 (2007 - $2,976,786) compared with 
the carrying value of $3,157,470 (2007 - $3,022,391).  

The  REIT  had  an  electricity  contract  to  swap  floating  for  fixed  price  rates  as  a  cash  flow 
hedge  of  price  volatility  of  the  REIT's  electricity  costs  in  Ontario,  Canada.    The  electricity 
swap contract hedged a monthly notional amount of approximately 4,000 MWh and ended 
in June 2008.  The fair value of this contract at December 31, 2007 had been estimated at 
($30). 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

22.  Risk management (continued): 

The REIT had entered into a forward contract to lock in the government of Canada ten-year 
bond  yield  on  a  mortgage  for  a  distribution  centre  in  Ajax,  Ontario  which  settled  in  April 
2008.    The  REIT  had  accounted  for  this  contract  as  a cash flow hedge.  During the year 
ended  December  31,  2008,  the  REIT  realized  a  loss  on  this  forward  contract  of  $1,807.  
The  fair  value  of  this  forward  contract  at  December  31,  2007  had  been  estimated  at 
($2,475). 

23.  Joint venture and co-ownership activities: 

These  combined  financial  statements  include  the  REIT's  proportionate  share  of  assets, 
liabilities,  revenue,  expenses  and  cash  flows  of  the  joint  ventures  and  co-ownerships.    The 
REIT's  proportionate  share  of  these  joint  ventures  and  co-ownerships  range  between  20.0% 
and 98.5%, summarized as follows: 

Assets 
Liabilities 
Revenue 
Expenses 
Operating income from properties 
Cash flows provided by operations 
Cash flows used in financing 
Cash flows provided by (used in) investments 

2008 

2007 

$  157,557 
92,292 
39,211 
26,484 
12,727 
10,788 
(18,960) 
9,373  

$  163,152 
90,043 
27,000 
19,112 
7,887 
10,486 
(8,582) 
(2,274) 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

24.  Related party transactions: 

H&R  Property  Management  Ltd.  (the  "Property  Manager"),  a  company  owned  by  family 
members  of  the  Chief  Executive  Officer,  provides  property  management  services  for 
substantially  all  properties  owned  by  the  REIT,  including  leasing  services,  for  a  fee  of  2%  of 
gross  revenue.  The  Property  Manager  also  provides  support  services  in  connection  with  the 
acquisition,  disposition  and  development  activities  of  the  REIT  and  is  also  entitled  to  an 
incentive fee.  Acquisitions and development support services are provided for a fee of 2/3 of 
1%  of  total  acquisition  and  development  costs,  as  defined  in  the  agreement  and  effective 
January  1,  2007.      Effective  January  1,  2008,  the  support  services  relating  to  dispositions  of 
income  properties  are  provided  for  a  fee  of  10%  of  the  gain  on  sale  of  income  properties 
adjusted  for  the  add  back  of  accumulated  depreciation  and  amortization.    Prior  to  January  1, 
2008,  the  disposition  fee  was  7.5%  of  the  gain  on  sale  of  income  properties  without  any 
adjustment for accumulated depreciation and amortization.  This change had no impact for the 
year ended December 31, 2008 as the disposition fee was nil.  The current agreement expires 
on December 31, 2009 with two automatic five-year extensions.   

During the year ended December 31, 2008, the REIT recorded fees pursuant to this agreement 
of $14,494 (2007 - $15,194), of which $553 (2007 - $1,748) was capitalized to the cost of the 
income  properties  acquired,  $2,111  (2007  -  $2,002)  was  capitalized  to  properties  under 
development and $2,317 (2007 - $1,052) was capitalized to deferred expenses.  The REIT has 
also  reimbursed  the  Property  Manager  for  certain  direct  property  operating  costs  and  tenant 
construction costs.  

For the year ended December 31, 2008, a further amount of $3,520 (2007 - $3,660) has been 
earned  by  the  Property  Manager,  pursuant  to  the  above  agreement,  in  accordance  with  the 
annual incentive fee, payable to the Property Manager.  Of this amount, $1,500 (2007 - nil) has 
been waived by the Property Manager and $2,020 (2007 - $3,660) has been expensed in the 
combined  statements  of  earnings  (loss).    In  addition,  the  Property  Manager  has  waived  the 
2009 annual incentive fee. 

Pursuant  to  the  above  agreements,  as  at  December  31,  2008,  $1,022  (2007  -  $3,254)  was 
payable to the Property Manager.   

The REIT leases space to companies affiliated with the Property Manager.  The rental income 
earned for the year ended December 31, 2008 is $1,160 (2007 - $1,130). 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

24.  Related party transactions (continued): 

The  REIT  received  interest  from  a  related  company  of  the  Property  Manager.    The  interest 
income earned for the year ended December 31, 2008 is nil (2007 - $385). 

These  transactions  are  measured  at  the  exchange  amount,  which  is  the  amount  of 
consideration established and agreed to by the related parties. 

25.  Segmented disclosures: 

Segmented  information  on  identifiable  assets  by  geographic  region  and  property  operating 
income is as follows:  

Capital assets are attributed to countries based on the location of the properties.  

Income properties and properties under development: 

Canada 
United States 

Net property operating income: 

2008 

2007 

$  3,763,373 
1,363,315 

$  3,699,210 
1,119,601 

$  5,126,688 

$  4,818,811 

2008 

Operating revenue 
Property operating costs 
Mortgage and other interest expense 
Depreciation of income properties 
Amortization of deferred expenses  

and intangible costs 

$ 

Canada 

499,242 
(178,370) 
(119,996) 
(69,105) 

$ 

United 
States 

112,610 
(19,038) 
(55,318) 
(26,766) 

Total 

$ 

611,852 
(197,408) 
(175,314) 
(95,871) 

(24,274) 

(7,770) 

(32,044) 

Net property operating income 

$ 

107,497 

$ 

3,718 

$ 

111,215 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

25.  Segmented disclosures (continued): 

2007 

Operating revenue 
Property operating costs 
Mortgage and other interest expense 
Depreciation of income properties 
Amortization of deferred expenses  

and intangible costs 

Canada 

$  472,204 
(168,880) 
(122,297) 
(61,892) 

United 
States 

Total 

$  111,065 
(16,629) 
(52,934) 
(25,961) 

$  583,269 
(185,509) 
(175,231) 
(87,853) 

(24,490) 

(7,978) 

(32,468) 

Net property operating income 

$ 

94,645 

$ 

7,563 

$  102,208 

26.  Net earnings from discontinued operations: 

During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008,  the  REIT  changed  its  plan  to  sell  11  properties, 
including  four  Boscov's  Department  Stores,  which  had  been  included  in  discontinued 
operations for the year ended December 31, 2007.  These income properties were reclassified 
to  continuing  operations  as  market  interest  changed  during  the  selling  process  following  the 
decline  in  the  general  economy.    The  loss  from  these  11  properties  is  $31,722  for  the  year 
ended  December 31,  2008,  which  includes  the  impairment  provision  on  the  four  Boscov's 
Department Stores of $32,102 for the year ended December 31, 2008.  

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

26.  Net earnings from discontinued operations (continued): 

The  REIT  sold  16  properties  during  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008.    There  are  two 
remaining properties held for sale as at December 31, 2008.  For the year ended December 31, 
2007,  there  were  seven  properties  classified  as  discontinued  operations,  in  addition  to  the 
11 properties  discussed  above,  which  were  all  sold  in  2007.    The  results  of  operations  from 
these properties have been separately disclosed below: 

Operating revenue: 

Rentals from income properties 
Straight-lining of contractual rent 
Rent amortization of above- and below-market rents 
Rentals from income properties 
Mortgage interest and other income 

Operating expenses: 

Property operating costs 
Mortgage interest 
Amortization of mortgage premium 
Bank interest and charges 
Depreciation of income properties 
Amortization of deferred leasing expenses 
Amortization of deferred costs 
Amortization of intangible assets on acquisitions 

Net property operating income 
Income taxes 
Gain on sale of income properties 
Non-controlling interest (note 13) 

2008 

2007 

$  21,321 
36 
– 
21,357 
4 
21,361 

$  35,215 
530 
189 
35,934 
14 
35,948 

7,574 
5,000 
(181) 
3 
529 
8 
10  
– 
12,943 

8,418 
– 
71,201 
(3,743) 

11,233 
8,621 
(179) 
8 
4,851 
216 
31 
1,113  
25,894 

10,054 
(3) 
9,686 
(1,050) 

Net earnings from discontinued operations 

$  75,876  

$  18,687  

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

27.  Commitments and contingencies: 

(a)  The REIT has entered into agreements to develop the Bow, a two million square foot office 
building in Calgary, Alberta, fully pre-leased to EnCana Corporation for a 25-year term with 
a budgeted cost of approximately $1,500,000.  This budget includes 1,361 parking stalls on 
both  the  North  and  South  blocks.    Construction  commenced  in  the  spring  of  2007  and  is 
planned  to  be  completed  in  2012  to  meet  the  completion  timetable.    In  certain 
circumstances, should the delivery of tranches of space within the project be delayed, the 
REIT  will  be  liable  to  the  tenant  for  certain  delay  costs  which  may  be  significant.    As  at 
December 31, 2008, the REIT had not yet secured long-term debt or construction financing 
or  arranged  a  fixed  price  contract  with  a  general  contractor  and,  as  a  result,  the  REIT  is 
bearing the risk of financing and project cost overruns.  As at December 31, 2008, the total 
cost incurred on the project amounted to $402,031. 

(b)  In the normal course of operations, the REIT has issued letters of credit in connection with 
financings,  operations  and  acquisitions.    As  at  December  31,  2008,  the  REIT  has 
outstanding  letters  of  credit  totalling  $51,791  (2007  -  $54,952),  including  $22,566 (2007 - 
$21,503) which has been pledged as security for certain mortgages payable.  These letters 
of credit are secured in the same manner as the bank indebtedness (note 11).  

(c)  At  December  31,  2008,  the  REIT  had  issued  guarantees  amounting  to  $51,340  (2007  - 
$112,554) which expire between 2011 and 2017 and no amount had been provided for in 
the combined financial statements for these items.  These amounts arise where the REIT 
has guaranteed a co-owner's share of the mortgage liability.  The REIT has recourse to the 
co-owner's share of the assets in the event the guarantees are called upon.  

(d)  On  December  23,  2008,  the  REIT  entered  into  an  agreement  (the  "Private  Placement 
Agreement")  with  Fairfax,  pursuant  to  which  Fairfax  has  agreed  to  purchase,  at  par  on  a 
private  placement  basis,  debentures  for  $200,000  (the "Debentures"),  bearing  interest  at 
11.5% per annum, due on the fifth anniversary of the issue date with interest payable semi-
annually.    Completion  of  the  private  placement  is  subject  to  the  satisfaction  of  certain 
conditions.  

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

27.  Commitments and contingencies (continued): 

(i)  The Debentures will be redeemable, at the REIT's option, after the fourth anniversary 
of  the  issue  date,  at  a  redemption  price  equal  to  the  principal  amount  thereof  plus 
accrued  and  unpaid  interest.    The  Debentures  will  require  the  REIT,  at  the  holders' 
option, to effect repurchases upon a change of control at 101% of the principal amount 
plus accrued and unpaid interest, and will contain similar covenants, events of defaults 
and  remedies  as  the  REIT's  outstanding  convertible  debentures.  Furthermore,  the 
Debentures will be unsecured and will rank equally with the REIT's current and future 
unsecured debt including the REIT's outstanding convertible debentures.  

(ii)  Contemporaneously  with  the  issue  of  these  Debentures,  Fairfax  will  be  granted 
warrants  to  purchase  28,571,429  Stapled  Units  at  an  exercise  price  of  $7.00  per 
Stapled Unit (or net proceeds of approximately $200,000 if exercised in full), which are 
exercisable for a period of five years from the date of grant. 

(iii)  The agreement is conditional upon, among other things, the occurrence of the following 
events by closing: (a) receipt by the REIT of construction financing commitments of no 
less than $400,000 for the development of the Bow in Calgary, (b) monthly unitholder 
cash  distributions  per  Stapled  Unit  being  no  greater  than  $0.06  until  closing;  and 
(c) TSX approval.  Closing of the transactions contemplated in the Private Placement 
Agreement is expected to occur on the second business day following satisfaction of all 
conditions  to  the  Private  Placement  Agreement  and  if  conditions  are  not  satisfied  or 
waived  within  120 days from the date the Private Placement Agreement was entered 
into,  the  Private  Placement  Agreement  will  be  cancelled.    As  at  December  31,  2008, 
these conditions have not been satisfied. 

(e)  The REIT is involved in litigation and claims in relation to the income properties that arise 
from  time  to  time  in  the  normal  course  of  business.    In  the  opinion  of  management,  any 
liability that may arise from such contingencies would not have a significant adverse effect 
on the combined financial statements. 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

28.  Acquisitions: 

During the year ended December 31, 2008, the REIT acquired an interest in eight (2007 - 16) 
income  properties.    The  following  table  summarizes  the  acquired  net  assets  at  fair  value  on 
their respective dates of acquisition:  

Assets: 

Land 
Building 
Paving and equipment 
Sundry assets 
Intangible above-market rent leases 
Intangible acquired in-place lease costs 
Customer relationship value 

Liabilities: 

Mortgages payable 
Intangible below-market rent leases 

Net assets acquired 

Settled by: 

Cash 
Sundry assets 

29. 

Income taxes: 

2008 

2007 

$  11,692 
64,569 
2,794 
– 
97 
6,660 
906 
86,718 

$  49,362 
159,274 
23,935 
465 
2,816 
33,843 
6,283 
275,978 

56,182 
1,626 
57,808 

17,086 
8,676 
25,762 

$  28,910 

$  250,216 

$  24,080 
4,830 

$  250,216 
– 

$  28,910 

$  250,216 

The  REIT  currently  qualifies  as  a  mutual  fund  trust  for  Canadian  income  tax  purposes.  On 
June 22, 2007, legislation relating to the federal income taxation of a specified investment flow-
through  trust  or  partnership  (a  "SIFT"),  received  royal  assent  (the  "SIFT  Rules").    A  SIFT 
includes  a  publicly-listed  or  traded  partnership  or  trust,  such  as  an  income  trust  and  a  real 
estate investment trust.   The REIT is a SIFT, as discussed below. 

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

29. 

Income taxes (continued): 

Under  the  SIFT  Rules,  following  a  transition  period  for  qualifying  SIFTs,  certain  distributions 
from a SIFT will no longer be deductible in computing a SIFT's taxable income, and a SIFT will 
be subject to tax on such distributions at a rate that is substantially equivalent to the general tax 
rate applicable to a Canadian corporation.  Distributions paid by a SIFT as returns of capital will 
not be subject to the tax. 

A  SIFT  which  was  publicly  listed  before  November  1,  2006  (an  "Existing  Trust")  will  become 
subject to the tax on distributions commencing with the 2011 taxation year end.  However, an 
Existing Trust may become subject  to this tax prior to the 2011 taxation year end if its equity 
capital  increases  beyond  certain  limits  measured  against  the  market  capitalization  of  the 
Existing Trust at the close of trading on October 31, 2006.  The REIT has not exceeded such 
limits. 

Under the SIFT Rules, the new taxation regime will not apply to a real estate investment trust 
that meets prescribed conditions relating to the nature of its income and investments (the "REIT 
Conditions").    As  currently  structured,  the  REIT  does  not  meet  the  REIT  Conditions  and, 
therefore, is a SIFT.  Accordingly, commencing in 2011, the REIT will become subject to tax on 
distributions of certain income.  The REIT intends to take the necessary steps to qualify for the 
REIT Conditions prior to 2011.   

Prior to the SIFT Rules, income earned by the REIT and distributed annually to unitholders was 
not,  and  would  not  be,  subject  to  taxation  in  the  REIT,  but  was  taxed  at  the  unitholder  level.  
For financial statement reporting purposes, the tax deductibility of the REIT's distributions was 
treated as an exemption from taxation as the REIT distributed and was committed to continue 
distributing all of its income to its unitholders.  Accordingly, prior to the SIFT Rules, the REIT 
did not record a provision for income taxes, or future income tax assets or liabilities, in respect 
of the REIT or its investments in its subsidiary trusts. 

Due  to  the  SIFT  Rules,  the  REIT  commenced  recognizing  future  income  tax  assets  and 
liabilities with respect to the temporary differences between the carrying amounts and tax basis 
of its assets and liabilities, including those related to its subsidiary trusts, that are expected to 
reverse in or after 2011.  Future income tax assets and liabilities are recorded using tax rates 
and laws expected to apply when the temporary differences are expected to reverse.   

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Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

29. 

Income taxes (continued): 

The  REIT  has  certain  corporate  subsidiaries  in  Canada  and  the  United  States  which  are 
subject to tax on their respective taxable income at the applicable legislated rates.   

The  tax  effects  of  temporary  differences  that  give  rise  to  significant  portions  of  the  future 
income tax assets and liabilities are as follows: 

Future income tax liabilities: 
Income properties 
Properties under development 
Deferred expenses 
Accrued rent receivable 
Mortgages receivable 
Mortgages payable 
Convertible debentures 

Future income tax assets: 
Intangible liabilities 
Deferred expenses 
Issue costs 

2008 

2007 

$  109,121 
5,437 
915 
27,868 
405 
1,176 
1,743 
146,665 

11,369 
– 
1,996 
13,365 

$  103,446 
– 
– 
24,300 
– 
520 
– 
128,266 

10,306 
320 
580 
11,206 

Net future income tax liability 

$  133,300 

$  117,060 

interest  deductions  available 

At  December  31,  2008,  the  U.S.  subsidiaries  had  accumulated  net  operating  losses  and 
tax  purposes  of 
deferred 
approximately  $91,375.    The  losses  expire  between  2018  and  2028.    The  deferred  interest 
deductions do not generally expire.  The net future tax assets of these corporate subsidiaries of 
$49,352 consist of net operating losses, deferred interest deductions and tax and book basis 
differences  relating  to  U.S.  income  properties  and  accrued  rent  receivable  against  which  a 
valuation allowance of $49,352 has been recorded. 

for  carryforward 

income 

for 

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AND H&R FINANCE TRUST 

Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

29. 

Income taxes (continued): 

Income tax expense consists of the following: 

Income tax expense included in the determination of  

net earnings (loss) from continuing operations: 

Current 
Future 

Future income taxes included in the determination of  

other comprehensive income (loss) 

2008 

2007 

$  1,598 
15,628 
17,226 

$ 

2,697 
115,635 
118,332 

612 

875 

$  17,838 

$  119,207 

A reconciliation of expected income taxes based upon the 2008 and 2007 statutory rates to the 
recorded income tax expense is as follows: 

Income taxes computed at the Canadian statutory rate of  

nil, applicable to the REIT for 2008 and 2007 

Future income taxes arising from a change in tax status 

with the enactment of the SIFT Rules 

Increase (decrease) of future income taxes  

arising from changes in: 

Tax rates 
Estimate of expected reversal of temporary differences 

Future income taxes applicable to Canadian corporate  

subsidiaries 

U.S. income taxes 
Future income taxes included in the determination of  

other comprehensive income (loss) 

2008 

2007 

$ 

– 

– 

$ 

– 

133,950 

– 
16,900 

(660) 
1,598 

(612) 

(15,500) 
(2,050) 

110 
2,697 

(875) 

$  17,226 

$  118,332 

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AND H&R FINANCE TRUST 

Notes to Combined Financial Statements (continued) 
(In thousands of dollars, except unit and per unit amounts) 

Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 

30.  Comparative figures: 

Certain  2007  comparative  figures  have  been  reclassified  to  conform  with  the  financial 
statement presentation adopted in 2008.  

31.  Subsequent events: 

(a)  In  February  2009,  the  REIT  sold  a  115,000  square  foot  retail  building  located  in  Austell, 

Georgia for gross proceeds of $16,400. 

(b)  The REIT has signed an engagement letter with RBC and TD, who will collectively act as 
co-lead  arrangers  and  co-bookrunners  to  arrange  a  $425,000  construction  facility  for  the 
REIT on a reasonable best efforts basis (the "Financing").  RBC and TD have received all 
necessary internal approvals for up to $250,000 of the Financing, contingent upon securing 
the  remainder  of  the  Financing  and  certain  other  conditions.    The  marketing  process  for 
receiving commitments for the remainder of the Financing is currently underway. 

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COMBINED MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND 
ANALYSIS OF H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT 
TRUST AND H&R FINANCE TRUST 

For the Year ended December 31, 2008 

Dated: March 3, 2009 

 
 
 
 
 
 
COMBINED MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 

TABLE OF CONTENTS  

SECTION I 

Off-Balance Sheet Items 

Forward-Looking Disclaimer 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures 

Overview 

Impact of Current Market Conditions 

Plan of Arrangement 

SECTION  II 

Selected Annual Information 

SECTION  III 

Results of Operations 

Distributable Cash 

Segmented Information 

Assets 

Liabilities 

1 

2 

2 

6 

7 

8 

9 

19 

23 

24 

31 

Financial Instruments and Other Instruments 

SECTION  IV 

Summary of Quarterly Results 

SECTION V 

Critical Accounting Estimates 

Changes to Significant Accounting Policies for 2008 

Future Changes to Significant Accounting Policies 

Adoption of International Financial Reporting 

Standards 

Internal Controls over Financial Reporting 

SECTION VI 

Risks and Uncertainties 

Related Party Transactions 

Outstanding Unit Data 

Use of Proceeds from Equity/Financing Issued 

34 

SECTION VII 

Equity 

Liquidity and Capital Resources 

Private Placement 

34 

34 

40 

Outlook 

Subsequent Events 

Additional Information 

41 

41 

42 

43 

44 

45 

45 

47 

47 

52 

53 

53 

54 

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SECTION I 

FORWARD-LOOKING DISCLAIMER  

Management’s  discussion  and  analysis  (“MD&A”)  of  the  combined  consolidated  financial  position  and  the 
consolidated results of operations of H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (“the REIT”) and H&R Finance Trust 
(“Finance Trust” and collectively with the REIT, the “Trusts”) combined together as the Trusts (“the Trusts”) 
for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008  should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  the  Trusts  combined  financial 
statements  and  the  notes  thereto  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2008  and  2007.    Historical  results, 
including  trends  which  might  appear,  should  not  be  taken  as  indicative  of  future  operations  or  results.  
Certain  prior  period  items  have  been  reclassified  to  conform  with  the  presentation  adopted  in  the  current 
period. 

Certain  information  in  this  MD&A  contains  forward-looking  information  within  the  meaning  of  applicable 
securities  laws  (also  known  as  forward-looking  statements)  including,  among  others,  statements  made  or 
implied  under  the  headings  “Impact  of  Current  Market  Conditions”,  “Results  of  Operations”,  “Financial 
Condition”,  “Liquidity  and  Capital  Resources”  and  “Outlook”  relating  to  the  Trusts  objectives,  strategies  to 
achieve  those  objectives,  the  Trusts  beliefs,  plans,  estimates,  projections  and  intentions,  and  similar 
statements  concerning  anticipated  future  events,  results,  circumstances,  performance  or  expectations  that 
are  not  historical  facts  including,  in  particular,  the  REIT’s  expectation  regarding  future  developments  in 
connection  with  the  Bow.    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  the  Trusts  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 the Trusts estimates and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those 
described below under “Risks and Uncertainties” and those discussed in the Trusts materials filed with the 
Canadian  securities  regulatory  authorities  from  time  to  time,  which  could  cause  the  actual  results  and 
performance of the Trusts to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A.  
Those risks and uncertainties include, among other things, risks related to: Unit prices; availability of cash for 
distributions;  development  and  financing  relating  to  the  Bow  development;  liquidity;  credit  risk  and  tenant 
concentration;  interest  rate  and  other  debt  related  risk;  tax  risk;  ability  to  access  capital  markets;  dilution; 
lease  rollover  risk;  construction  risks;  currency  risk;  unitholder  liability;  mezzanine  financing  credit  risk; 
competition for real  property investments; and environmental matters.  Material factors or assumptions that 
were applied in drawing a conclusion or making an estimate set out in the forward-looking statements include 
that the general economy is stable; local real estate conditions are stable; interest rates are relatively stable; 
and equity and debt markets continue to provide access to capital. The Trusts cautions that this list of factors 
is not exhaustive.  Although the forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A are based upon what the 
Trusts believe are reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that actual results will be consistent 
with  these  forward-looking  statements.    Furthermore,  readers  are  also  urged  to  examine  the  REIT’s  and 
Finance Trust’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 
the REIT and Finance Trust to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A. 
However,  neither  Finance  Trust  nor  any  of  its  trustees  or  officers,  assumes  any  responsibility  for  the 
completeness  of  the  information  contained  in  the  REIT’s  materials  filed  with  the  Canadian  securities 
regulatory authorities or for any failure of the REIT or its trustees or officers to disclose events or facts which 
may have occurred or which may affect the significance or accuracy of any such information. 

All forward-looking statements in this MD&A are qualified by these cautionary statements.  These forward-
looking  statements  are  made  as  of  March  3,  2009  and  the  Trusts,  except  as  required  by  applicable  law, 
assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new information or the occurrence of future events 
or circumstances.  All information for the three months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 is unaudited. 

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES 

Same-asset property operating income, distributable cash (“DC”), funds from operations (“FFO”) and Gross 
Book  Value  (“GBV”)  are  all  supplemental  financial  measures  used  by  management  to  track  the  Trusts 
financial performance.  Such measures are not recognized under Canadian generally accepted accounting 
principles  (“GAAP”)  and  therefore  do  not  have  standardized  meanings  prescribed  by  GAAP.    These  non-
GAAP  financial  measures  should  not  be  construed  as  alternatives  to  comparable  financial  measures 
calculated in accordance with GAAP.  Further, the Trusts method of calculating such supplemental financial 
measures  may  differ  from  the  methods  of  other  real  estate  investment  trusts  or  other  issuers  and 
accordingly, such supplemental financial measures used by management may not be comparable to similar 
measures presented by other real estate investment trusts or other issuers. 

OVERVIEW 

The REIT is an unincorporated open-ended trust created by a Declaration of Trust and governed by the laws 
of the Province of Ontario.  The REIT completed its conversion into an “open-ended” mutual fund trust under 
the  provisions  of  the  Income  Tax  Act  (Canada)  (the  “Tax  Act”)  effective  July  21,  2005.    As  a  result  of  the 
conversion,  Unitholders  are  entitled  to  have  their  Units  comprising  part  of  the  Stapled  Units  (as  defined 
below),  redeemed  at  any  time  on  demand  payable  in  cash  (subject  to  monthly  limits)  and/or  in  specie, 
provided that the corresponding Finance Trust units are being contemporaneously redeemed.  Finance Trust 
is  an  unincorporated  investment  trust.    Finance  Trust  was  established  pursuant  to  a  Plan  of  Arrangement 
(the “Plan of Arrangement”) on October 1, 2008 as an open-ended limited purpose unit trust pursuant to its 
Declaration of Trust.  Each issued and outstanding Finance Trust unit is “stapled” to a unit of the REIT on a 
one-for-one basis such that Finance Trust units and the REIT units trade together as stapled units (“Stapled 
Units”),  and  such  Stapled  Units  are  listed  and  posted  for  trading  on  the  Toronto  Stock  Exchange  (”TSX”). 
Apart from provisions necessary to achieve such stapling, each the REIT unit and Finance Trust unit retains 
its own separate identity and is separately listed (but not posted for trading) on the TSX (unless there is an 
event of uncoupling, in which case Finance Trust units will cease to be listed on the TSX). 

The REIT has two primary objectives: 

(cid:131)  to provide Unitholders with stable and growing cash distributions, generated by the revenue it derives 

from investments in income producing real estate properties; and 

(cid:131)  to  maximize  unit  value  through  ongoing  active  management  of  the  REIT’s  assets,  acquisition  of 
additional  properties  and  the  development  and  construction  of  projects  which  are  pre-leased  to 
creditworthy tenants. 

The REIT’s strategy to accomplish these two objectives is to accumulate a diversified portfolio of high quality 
office, industrial and retail properties in Canada and the United States occupied by creditworthy tenants on a 
long-term basis. 

The primary purpose of Finance Trust is to be a flow-through vehicle to allow the REIT to indirectly access 
the  capital  markets  in  a  tax-efficient  manner  by  indirectly  borrowing  money  from  the  REIT’s  unitholders.  
Finance  Trust’s  primary  activity  will  be  to  hold  debt  issued  by  U.S.  Holdco.    Subject  to  cash  flow 
requirements, Finance Trust intends to distribute to its unitholders, who are also unitholders of the REIT, all 
of its cash flow, consisting primarily of interest paid by U.S. Holdco, less administrative and other expenses 
and amounts to satisfy liabilities.   

Mechanics of “Stapling” the Units of Finance Trust and the REIT 

Pursuant to the provisions of the Declarations of Trust for Finance Trust and the REIT at all times each the 
REIT unit must be ‘‘stapled’’ to a Finance Trust unit (and each Finance Trust unit must be ‘‘stapled’’ to a the 
REIT  unit)  unless  there  is  an  “event  of  uncoupling”  (as  described  below).    As  part  of  the  Plan  of 
Arrangement, as described in the REIT’s information circular dated August 20, 2008, the REIT and Finance 
Trust entered into a support agreement (the “Support Agreement”) which provided, among other things, for 
the co-ordination of the declaration and payment of all distributions so as to provide for simultaneous record 

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dates and payment dates; for co-ordination so as to permit the REIT to perform its obligations pursuant to the 
REIT’s Declaration  of  Trust,  Unit  Option  Plan, Dividend Reinvestment  Plan  (“DRIP”) and Unitholder  Rights 
Plan;  for  Finance  Trust  to  take  all  such  actions  and  do  all  such  things  as  are  necessary  or  desirable  to 
enable  and  permit  the  REIT  to  perform  its  obligations  arising  under  any  security  issued  by  the  REIT 
(including securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Stapled Units); for Finance Trust to take 
all  such  actions  and  do  all  such  things  as  are  necessary  or  desirable  to  enable  the  REIT  to  perform  its 
obligations  or  exercise  its  rights  under  its  convertible  debentures;  and  for  Finance  Trust  to  take  all  such 
actions and do all such things as are necessary or desirable to issue Finance Trust units simultaneously (or 
as close to simultaneously as possible) with the issue of REIT units and to otherwise ensure at all times that 
each  holder  of  a  particular  number  of  REIT  units  holds  an  equal  number  of  Finance  Trust  units,  including 
participating  in  and  cooperating  with  any  public  or  private  distribution  of  Stapled  Units  by,  among  other 
things, executing prospectuses or other offering documents. 

In the event that the REIT issues additional REIT units, pursuant to the Support Agreement, the REIT and 
Finance  Trust  will  coordinate  so  as  to  ensure  that  each  subscriber  receives  both  REIT  units  and  Finance 
Trust units, which shall trade together as Stapled Units. Prior to such event, the REIT shall provide notice to 
Finance Trust to cause Finance Trust to issue and deliver the requisite number of Finance Trust units to be 
received  by  and  issued  to,  or  to  the  order  of,  each  subscriber  as  the  REIT  directs.  In  consideration  of  the 
issuance and  delivery  of  each such Finance  Trust  unit,  the  REIT  (solely  as  agent  for and on  behalf  of  the 
purchaser) or the purchaser, as the case may be, shall pay (or arrange for the payment of) a purchase price 
equal to the fair market value (as determined by Finance Trust in consultation with the REIT) of each such 
Finance  Trust  unit  at  the  time  of  such  issuance.  The  remainder  of  the  subscription  price  for  Stapled  Units 
shall be allocated to the issuance of REIT units by the REIT. The proceeds received by Finance Trust from 
any such issuance shall be invested in additional notes of the same series as the U.S. Holdco Notes.   

An event of uncoupling (“Event of Uncoupling”) shall occur only: (a) in the event that unitholders of the REIT 
vote in favour of the uncoupling of units of Finance Trust and units of the REIT such that the two securities 
will  trade  separately;  or  (b)  at  the  sole  discretion  of  the  trustees,  but  only  in  the  event  of  the  bankruptcy, 
insolvency, winding-up or reorganization (under an applicable law relating to insolvency) of the REIT or U.S. 
Holdco or the taking of corporate action by the REIT or U.S. Holdco in furtherance of any such action or the 
admitting in writing by the REIT or U.S. Holdco of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due.     

Investment Restrictions  

Under Finance Trust’s Declaration of Trust, the assets of Finance Trust may be invested only in: 

(a)  U.S. Holdco Notes; and 

(b)  temporary  investments  in  cash,  term  deposits  with  a  Canadian  chartered  bank  or  trust  company 
registered  under  the  laws  of  a  province  of  Canada,  short-term  government  debt  securities,  or  money 
market instruments (including banker’s acceptances) of, or guaranteed by, a Schedule 1 Canadian bank 
(“Cash Equivalents”), but only if each of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) if the Cash Equivalents 
have a maturity date, the trustees hold them until maturity; (b) the Cash Equivalents are required to fund 
expenses of Finance Trust, a redemption of units, or distributions to unitholders, in each case before the 
next  distribution  date;  and  (c)  the  purpose  of  holding  the  Cash  Equivalents  is  to  prevent  funds  from 
being non-productive, and not to take advantage of market fluctuations. 

The Finance Trust Declaration of Trust provides that Finance Trust shall not make any investment, take any 
action or omit to take any action which would result in the units of Finance Trust not being considered units 
of a ‘‘mutual fund trust’’ for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) or that would disqualify Finance Trust 
as  a  “fixed  investment  trust”  under  the  Internal  Revenue  Code  of  1986  as  amended  (the  “Code”)  and  the 
applicable  regulations.  In  order  to  qualify  as  a  ‘‘fixed  investment  trust’’  under  the  Code,  Finance  Trust 
generally may not acquire assets other than the U.S. Holdco Notes or certain investments in cash or cash 
equivalents. 

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Three months ended December 31 

Year ended December 31 

2008 

2007  Change 

2008 

2007  Change 

DISTRIBUTABLE CASH PER UNIT (1) 

$0.381 

$0.401 

CASH DISTRIBUTIONS PAID  PER UNIT 

$0.360 

   $0.343 

PAYOUT RATIO 

94.5% 

85.5% 

% 

(5) 

(5) 

11 

$1.565 

$1.572 

$1.440   $1.370 

92.0% 

87.2% 

% 

n/a 

5 

6 

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS PER UNIT (1) 

$0.306 

$0.431 

(29) 

$1.592 

$1.731 

(8) 

(1)  Distributable  cash  and  funds  from  operations  are  reconciled  to  cash  provided  by  operations  being  the  most  comparable  GAAP 

measure to this non-GAAP financial measure.  See pages 22 and 36. 

Average remaining term to maturity of leases (years) 

Average remaining term to maturity of mortgages (years) 

Weighted average contractual interest rate of mortgages 

December 31   

December 31   

2008 

11.5 

9.3 

6.2% 

2007 

12.1 

10.2 

6.3% 

The  geographic  diversification  of  the  REIT’s  portfolio  (excluding  the  seven  Boscov’s  Department  Stores 
which  filed  for  Chapter  11  protection  with  a  United  States  bankruptcy  court)  as  at  December  31,  2008  is 
outlined in the charts below: 

NUMBER OF  

Ontario  United States 

Alberta 

Quebec 

Other 

Total 

PROPERTIES 

Properties 

Properties 

Properties 

Properties 

Properties 

Properties 

Office 

Industrial 

Retail 

Total 

22 

58 

32 

112 

3 

17 

76 

96 

4 

19 

5 

28 

1 

11 

5 

17 

(in thousands  

Ontario  United States 

Alberta 

Quebec 

of square feet) 

Office 

Industrial 

Retail 

Total 

Sq.ft. 

4,937 

11,031 

1,746 

17,714 

Sq.ft. 

304 

7,392 

4,619 

12,315 

Sq.ft. 

1,406 

2,810 

515 

4,731 

Sq.ft. 

452 

2,850 

498 

3,800 

4 

19 

4 

27 

Other 

Sq.ft. 

884 

1,176 

634 

2,694 

34 

124 

122 

280 

Total 

Sq.ft. 

7,983 

25,259 

8,012 

41,254 

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LEASE 
EXPIRIES 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2013 

Office 

Industrial 

Retail 

Total 

% of  
sq.ft.   

Rent per 
sq.ft. ($) 
on expiry 

% of  
sq.ft. 

Rent per 
sq.ft. ($) 
on expiry 

% of  
sq.ft. 

Rent per 
sq.ft. ($) 
on expiry 

% of  
sq.ft. 

Rent per 
sq.ft. ($) on 
expiry 

0.7 

0.6 

0.7 

0.7 

0.7 

3.4 

18.69 

19.70 

17.48 

17.66 

16.29 

17.91 

1.6 

2.3 

0.3 

2.0 

3.4 

9.6 

5.11 

6.22 

13.69 

5.13 

5.65 

5.84 

0.3 

0.3 

0.1 

0.1 

0.4 

1.2 

6.56 

25.06 

11.08 

21.74 

9.26 

13.73 

2.6 

3.2 

1.1 

2.8 

4.5 

14.2 

8.93 

10.51 

15.86 

8.86 

7.63 

9.40 

MORTGAGES PAYABLE * 

Periodic 

Years 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2013(5) 

Thereafter 

Mortgages payable due on demand(1) 

Mortgages payable on assets sold(2) 

Mortgage premiums(3)

Mortgage origination costs(4) 

Weighted 
Average 

% of Total   
Principal 

Interest Rate   
on  Maturity 

6.2% 

6.8% 

6.5% 

6.7% 

7.5% 

Amortized  Principal on 

Principal   
($000’s) 

Maturity   
($000’s) 

93,554 

49,010 

Total Principal   

($000’s) 

142,564 

101,492 

20,590 

122,082 

105,664 

70,246 

175,910 

4.7% 

4.1% 

5.9% 

104,638 

303,739 

408,377 

13.6% 

99,935 

102,312 

202,247 

6.7% 

1,955,362 

65.0% 

3,006,542 

100.0% 

142,921 

10,461 

11,085 

(13,539) 

3,157,470 

includes mortgages on income properties held for sale (based on original contractual repayment terms)  

This  figure  includes  seven  non-recourse  mortgages  to  the  REIT  for  properties  in  which  the  tenant  (Boscov’s  Department 
Stores) has filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.  The REIT has handed over control of 
the income producing properties to the lenders and therefore expects to be released from any further obligations under these 
non-recourse mortgages.  GAAP requires the REIT to show the full liability until such time as the lender accepts transfer of 
title to the properties and releases the REIT’s subsidiaries from its debt obligations.  As a result, $142.9 million is now listed as 
currently due on demand  

In  conjunction  with  the  sale  of  10  income-producing  properties,  the  purchaser  agreed  to  assume  an  aggregate  mortgage 
balance of $82.6 million and indemnify the REIT until such time that the lenders consent and release the REIT in respect of 
these  mortgages.    During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008,  the  REIT  was  legally  released  from  its  obligation  on  eight 
properties.  At December 31, 2008, the REIT has not been legally released from its mortgage obligation for the remaining two 
properties, resulting in an outstanding original contractual balance of $10.5 million.   

Mortgage  premiums  represent  the  difference  between  the  actual  mortgages  assumed  on  property  acquisitions  and  the  fair 
value of the mortgages at the date of purchase, less accumulated amortization and are recognized in interest over the life of 
the applicable mortgage  

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Total 

* 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

 
 
                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(4) 

(5) 

Mortgage origination costs are deducted from the REIT’s mortgages payable balances and are recognized in interest over the 
life of the applicable mortgage  

Three mortgages with a current outstanding balance of $34.4 million have a prepayment option in 2013.  Should the REIT not 
exercise this option, the interest rate on these three mortgages  will increase by 2% per annum  each, until the expiry of the 
mortgages which range from 2028 and 2033 

OCCUPANCY LEVELS AND 
AVERAGE RENT PER SQUARE FOOT  

Year ended 
December 31 

Office 

Industrial 

Retail 

Total* 

Occupancy  (1)  

Occupancy – same asset  (2) 

Average rent per square foot  (3) 

* 

weighted average total 

(1)  Excluding Boscov’s Department Stores for 2008 

2008   
2007 

2008 
2007 

98.9% 
99.0% 

98.9% 
99.2% 

2008   
2007 

$19.12 
$18.75 

98.6% 
100.0% 

98.4% 
100.0% 

$5.84 
$5.39 

99.9% 
99.6% 

99.9% 
99.9% 

$13.19 
$11.47 

98.9% 
99.7% 

98.8% 
99.8% 

$9.84 
$9.24 

(2)  Same asset refers to those properties owned by the REIT for the entire two-year period ended December 31, 2008 and excludes 

any assets classified as discontinued operations and Boscov’s Department Stores  

(3)  For continuing operations only and excluding Boscov’s Department Stores 

IMPACT OF CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS 

The recent turmoil in the global markets has brought about a strong focus on liquidity as the capital markets 
have  undergone  dramatic  change.    Sources  of  funds  are  scarce  and  lenders  have  become  more 
conservative with their loans.   

The  REIT  is  currently  undertaking  significant  development  activities  for  the  two  million  square  foot  office 
building  in  Calgary,  Alberta  (“the  Bow”).  The  REIT  has  committed  to  incurring  additional  construction  and 
development costs for this project of approximately $1.1 billion (including capitalized interest of $183 million) 
over  a  four  year  period  of  which  approximately  $375  million  is  expected  to  be  incurred  during  the  next  12 
months.  The current difficult economic conditions have impacted the REIT’s financing strategy.  While the 
REIT  is  negotiating  with  lenders  to  obtain  construction  financing  for  the  Bow  and  has  entered  into  a 
conditional agreement for the issuance of $200 million of debentures described below, at present there is no 
financing arrangement in place for the Bow.  

In December 2008, the REIT entered into an agreement with Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”), 
whereby  Fairfax  has  agreed  to  purchase  on  a  private  placement  basis,  $200  million  of  11.5%  debentures 
due  five  years  from  issuance.    The  private  placement  is  conditional  upon,  among  other  things,  the  REIT 
obtaining construction financing for the Bow in the principal amount of $400 million and will terminate on April 
23, 2009.    

Subsequent to year end, the REIT has signed an engagement letter with RBC Capital Markets (“RBC”) and 
TD  Securities  (“TD”),  who  will  collectively  act  as  co-lead  arrangers  and  co-bookrunners  to  arrange  a  $425 
million construction facility for the REIT on a reasonable best efforts basis (the “Financing”).  RBC and TD 
have  received  all  necessary  internal  approvals  for  up  to  $250  million  of  the  Financing  contingent  upon 
securing the remainder of the Financing and certain other conditions.  The marketing process for receiving 
commitments for the remainder of the Financing is currently underway. 

In  addition  to  pursuing  construction  financing,  the  REIT  has  taken,  or  will  consider  taking,  the  following 
actions to partially fund its development commitment: 

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(i) 

(ii) 

Reducing  distributions  -  In  December  2008,  the  REIT  announced  that  it  would  decrease  its  cash 
distributions to unitholders to retain cash.  If necessary, the REIT can further preserve cash through a 
further decrease in cash distributions; 

Utilizing the REIT’s cash and unused operating line of credit as of December 31, 2008, which totals 
approximately $148 million.  The operating line of credit is due in August of 2009, and is secured by 
charges on 27 properties.  While the REIT’s operating line of credit has been renewed annually since 
it’s inception, in light of current market conditions, there is no certainty that the REIT will be successful 
in renewing the line of credit due in August of 2009.  Should the operating line not be renewed, the 
REIT will attempt to replace the line through conventional first mortgages on the properties currently 
securing the line;  

(iii) 

Selling an interest in the Bow; 

(iv)  Selling or refinancing other assets; and 

(v) 

Issuance  of  units  –  however,  in  light  of  current  market  conditions,  there  is  no  assurance  that  a 
significant amount of financing can be raised. 

The combined financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis in accordance with GAAP, 
which assumes that the REIT will continue in operation for the foreseeable future and be able to realize its 
assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.  The REIT’s ability to 
obtain financing for its development commitments is a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt 
on  the  ability  of  the  REIT  to  continue  as  a  going  concern.    The  outcome  is  dependent  on  the  successful 
completion  of  the  actions  taken  or  planned,  some  of  which  are  described  above,  (which  management 
believes will mitigate the adverse conditions and events) which may cast doubt about the validity of the going 
concern assumption.  

PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT 

On October 1, 2008 the REIT completed an internal reorganization pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement (the 
“Plan of Arrangement”) as described in the REIT’s information circular dated August 20, 2008.  The Plan of 
Arrangement  resulted  in,  among  other  things,  the  creation  on  October  1,  2008  of  H&R  Finance  Trust 
(“Finance Trust”).  Each unitholder received, for each REIT unit held, a unit of Finance Trust.  Each issued 
and  outstanding  Finance  Trust  unit  is  stapled  to  a  unit  of  the  REIT  on  a  one-for-one  basis  so  as  to  form 
stapled units (“Stapled Units”), and such Stapled Units are listed and posted for trading on the TSX. 

On October 1, 2008, the following steps were taken pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement: 

1.  The  REIT  established  Finance  Trust  pursuant  to  the  Finance  Trust  Declaration  of  Trust,  and       

subscribed for 146,054,669 units at a subscription price of approximately $132.5 million. 

2.  The REIT made a distribution to its unitholders, as a return of capital, consisting of one Finance       

Trust unit for each REIT unit.  

3.  The REIT transferred certain intercompany loans receivable from H&R REIT (U.S.) Holdings Inc. 
(U.S. Holdco”), a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of the REIT to finance Trust in consideration for 
cash of approximately U.S. $125 million. 

4.  Finance  Trust  transferred  certain  loans  to  a  wholly-owned  U.S.  subsidiary  of  the  REIT  in 
consideration  for  a  note  payable  by  such  subsidiary  in  a  principal  amount  of U.S.  $125  million 
(the  “Subco  Note”).    Finance  Trust  then  transferred  the  Subco  Note  to  U.S.  Holdco  in 
consideration for notes payable in the aggregate principal amount of U.S. $125 million (the “U.S. 
Holdco Notes”).  The assets of Finance Trust must be primarily invested in U.S. Holdco Notes. 

5.   The REIT and Finance Trust entered into the Support Agreement. 

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SECTION II 

SELECTED ANNUAL INFORMATION 

The following table summarizes certain financial information of the Trusts for the years indicated below: 

(in thousands of dollars except per unit amounts) 

Rentals from income properties 

Mortgage interest and other income 

Net property operating income  

Net earnings (loss)  from continuing operations 

Net earnings (loss) per unit from continuing operations 

(basic) 
(diluted)(2) 

Net earnings (loss)  

Net earnings (loss) per unit  

(basic)  
(diluted) (2) 

Total assets 

Mortgages payable 

Distributable cash per unit  

Cash distributions per unit   

Year Ended
December 31
2008 

Year Ended 
December 31 
2007(1)  

Year Ended
December 31
2006(1) 

$608,714 

$580,679 

$527,466 

3,138 

111,215 

22,654 

0.15 

0.15 

2,590 

102,208 

(20,880) 

(0.17) 

(0.17) 

1,832 

87,125 

70,682 

0.65 

0.64 

$98,530 

($2,193) 

$86,437 

0.71 

0.71 

5,439,898 

3,157,470 

$1.57 

$1.44 

(0.02) 

(0.02) 

5,050,773 

3,022,391 

$1.57 

$1.37 

0.79 

0.78 

4,779,040 

3,036,365 

$1.49 

$1.33 

Notes: 

(1) 

(2) 

Certain items have been reclassified to conform with the presentation adopted in the current year. 

The calculation to determine “net earnings (loss) per unit from continuing operations (diluted)” and "net earnings (loss) per unit 
(diluted)"  gives  effect  to  the  issue  of  units  pursuant  to  outstanding  options  where  dilutive  and  non-controlling  interest 
conversion to units. 

Over  the  last  few  years,  total  assets  of  the  REIT  have  increased  substantially  principally  due  to  property 
acquisitions  and  developments.  As  a  result,  rentals  from  income  properties  and  net  property  operating 
income have increased reflecting the greater number of income properties owned by the REIT. In addition, 
mortgages payable have also increased due to debt placed or assumed on property acquisitions and in order 
to take advantage of the low cost of debt.  

As a result of the capital and credit markets tightening due to the sub prime fallout, the REIT does not expect 
the same level of acquisition activity and is expecting a net reduction in properties during 2009 as the REIT 
expects  to  sell  some  non-strategic  assets.    The  increase  in  the  value  invested  in  the  REIT’s  development 
projects over the next year will continue to drive the growth in the REIT’s total assets. 

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% 

5 

21 

5 

6 

0 

9 

(1) 

4 

9 

n/a 

n/a 

77 

(58) 

85 

Three months ended December 31 

Year ended December 31 

2008 

2007  Change 

2008 

2007  Change 

Unaudited 

Unaudited 

% 

H&R REIT and H&R FINANCE TRUST - MD&A – December 31, 2008 

SECTION III 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 

(in thousands of dollars except per 
unit amounts) 

Operating revenue: 

Operating expenses: 

Property operating costs 

Mortgage and other interest expense 

Depreciation of income properties 

Amortization of deferred expenses 
and intangible costs 

Rentals from income properties 

$156,935 

$149,728 

Mortgage interest and other income 

848 

554 

157,783 

150,282 

54,395 

44,541 

24,497 

49,462 

43,112 

22,177 

5 

53 

5 

10 

3 

10 

$608,714 

$580,679 

3,138 

2,590 

611,852 

583,269 

197,408 

185,509 

175,314 

175,231 

95,871 

87,853 

6,919 

8,165 

(15) 

32,044 

32,468 

130,352 

122,916 

Net property operating income 

27,431 

27,366 

Net loss on foreign exchange 

(10,915) 

Impairment loss on income properties,  
intangible assets and intangible 
liabilities 

(3,434) 

- 

- 

Trust expenses 

(3,664) 

(1,522) 

6 

0 

500,637 

481,061 

111,215 

102,208 

n/a 

(7,090) 

n/a 

141 

(53,665) 

(10,494) 

(5,929) 

- 

- 

Net earnings before income taxes, 
non-controlling interest and 
discontinued operations 

9,418 

25,844 

(64) 

39,966 

96,279 

Income taxes 

(4,595) 

19,852 

(123) 

(17,226) 

(118,332) 

Net earnings (loss) before non-
controlling interest and discontinued 
operations 

Non-controlling interest 

Net earnings (loss) from continuing 
operations 

Net earnings from discontinued 
operations 

4,823 

45,696 

806 

(2,466) 

22,740 

(22,053) 

(86) 

1,173 

5,629 

43,230 

22,654 

(20,880) 

40,355 

5,461 

75,876 

18,687 

Net earnings (loss) 

$45,984 

$48,691 

$98,530 

($2,193) 

Basic net earnings (loss) per unit 

Continuing operations 

Discontinued operations 

Diluted net earnings (loss) per unit 

Continuing operations 

Discontinued operations 

$0.03 

0.29 

$0.32 

$0.03 

0.29 

$0.32 

$0.34 

0.04 

$0.38 

$0.34 

0.04 

$0.38 

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$0.15 

($0.17) 

0.56 

0.15 

$0.71 

($0.02) 

$0.15 

($0.17) 

0.56 

0.15 

$0.71 

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The  changes  for  both  the  three  months  and  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008  are  mainly  due  to  the 
impairment loss on income properties, intangible assets and liabilities from the write down of the Boscov’s 
Department Stores to fair market value, the loss on foreign exchange, future income taxes, the gains realized 
on disposals of income properties in the net earnings from discontinued operations and the increased rental 
income from asset acquisitions. 

The changes to disclosure requirements that apply for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008 are outlined 
in Section V. 

Rentals from Income Properties  

Rentals  from  income  properties  (“rentals”)  include  all  amounts  earned  from  tenants  related  to  lease 
agreements,  including  basic  rent,  parking  income,  operating  cost  recoveries  and  realty  tax  recoveries.  
Rentals  from  properties  sold  or  where  an  asset  meets  the  definition  of  being  held  for  sale  during  the  year 
ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 have been recorded under net earnings from discontinued operations.   

Rentals from Income Properties 

Three months ended December 31 

Year ended December 31 

(in thousands of dollars) 

2008 

2007 

Change 

2008 

2007 

Change 

Same-asset – current rentals 

$142,582 

$137,946 

$4,636 

$550,633 

$546,012 

$4,621 

Same-asset – straight-lining of 
contractual rent increases 

Acquisitions – current rentals and 
straight-lining of contractual rent 
increases 
Boscov’s Department Stores 

3,660 

3,289 

371 

16,117 

16,681 

(564) 

9,948 

745 

6,358 

2,135 

3,590 

33,170 

(1,390) 

8,794 

8,903 

9,083 

24,267 

(289) 

Total rentals 

$156,935 

$149,728 

$7,207 

$608,714 

$580,679 

$28,035 

Total rentals have increased by $7.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2008 as compared to 
the  three  months  ended  December  31,  2007  and  by  $28.0  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008 
over  the  respective  same  2007  period  due  primarily  to  acquisitions.    The  REIT  added  18  new  properties 
between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2008.   

The increase in same-asset current rentals of $4.6 million for Q4 2008 as compared to Q4 2007 is primarily 
due to the following items: 

(cid:131) 

(cid:131) 

(cid:131) 

the U.S. portfolio’s rental income increased by $6.8 million due to the decrease in the Canadian dollar 
as compared to the U.S. dollar and an increase in property operating costs which are recoverable from 
tenants; 

rental income from properties in Canada increased by $2.1 million in Q4 2008 as compared to Q4 2007 
due primarily to increased property operating costs which are recoverable from tenants; 

rental  income  decreased  by  $3.4  million  due  to  an  adjustment  to  the  amortization  calculation  of  rent 
amortization  of  above-  and  below-  market  rents  for  a  specific  tenant.    The  cumulative  amount  of  the 
correction was recorded in Q4 2008; and 

(cid:131) 

rental income was lower by $0.6 million due to an increase in vacancies. 

The  increase  in  same-asset  current  rentals  of  $4.6  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008  as 
compared to 2007 is primarily due to the following reasons: 

(cid:131) 

rental income increased by $6.4 million primarily due to increased property operating costs which are 
recoverable from tenants; 

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(cid:131) 

(cid:131) 

(cid:131) 

rental  income  was  lower  by  $3.4  million  due  to  an  adjustment  to  the  amortization  calculation  of  rent 
amortization  of  above-  and  below-  market  rents  for  a  specific  tenant.    The  cumulative  amount  of  the 
correction was all recorded in Q4 2008; 

an increase of $0.6 million is due to the decrease in straight-lining of contractual rent increases.  This 
decrease results in an increase in same-asset current rentals as there is a direct inverse relationship 
between these two items; and 

new leases provided an increase of $1.2 million of rental income for the 2008 year as compared to the 
2007  year.    These  increases  were  throughout  the  portfolio.    Some  of  the  new  leases  (with  rental 
increases) included 55 West Drive ($0.3 million), 2121 Cornwall ($0.1 million), 4441-76th Street ($0.3 
million), 1 Kenview ($0.1 million), and 2 East Beaver Creek ($0.2 million). 

Property Operating Costs 

Property operating costs include costs relating to such items as cleaning, interior and exterior building repairs 
and  maintenance,  elevator,  HVAC,  insurance  (collectively  “building  operating  costs”);  realty  taxes;  utilities 
and  property  management  fees  (see  “Related  Party  Transactions”)  among  other  items.    For  Q4  2008, 
building  operating  costs,  realty  taxes,  utilities  and  property  management  fees  represented  23.6%,  52.1%, 
10.0%, and 5.4% respectively of total property operating costs (Q4 2007 – 21.0%, 52.7%, 11.6% and 5.8%).   

For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008,  these  costs  represented  19.8%,  53.4%,  11.6%  and  5.8% 
respectively of total property operating costs (December 31, 2007 – 17.5%, 54.5%, 12.2% and 7.0%). 

Property Operating Costs 

Three months ended December 31 

Year ended December 31 

(in thousands of dollars) 

2008 

2007 

Change 

2008 

2007 

Change 

Same-asset property operating costs 

$52,098 

$47,702 

$4,396 

$188,964 

$182,539 

$6,425 

Acquisitions 

2,136 

1,402 

734 

6,005 

1,804 

4,201 

Boscov’s Department Stores 

161 

358 

(197) 

2,439 

1,166 

1,273 

Total property operating costs 

$54,395 

$49,462 

$4,933 

$197,408 

$185,509 

$11,899 

The  main  contributor  to  the  increased  operating  costs  for  Q4  2008  as  compared  to  Q4  2007  is  due  to  an 
increase in same-asset property operating costs.  For the year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to 
2007, acquisitions contributed to 35% of the increase, as there were 18 new properties acquired by the REIT 
over the last 24 months.  Offsetting this increase in Q4 2008, is H&R Property Management Ltd. waiving $1.5 
million of the incentive bonus to which they were entitled based on the property management agreement. 

Same-asset property operating costs have increased by $4.4 million for the three months ended December 
31,  2008  and  have  increased  by  $6.4  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008  over  their  respective 
2007  periods.    The  majority  of  the  increase  is  due  to  an  increase  in  repairs  and  maintenance  and  realty 
taxes.    The  increase  for  the  twelve  months  ended  December  31,  2008  in  property  operating  costs  for 
Boscov’s Department Stores related to a bad debt provision of $1.0 million which was recorded during Q3 
2008 for rent that was charged but not received in August 2008. 

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Same-Asset Property Operating 
Income 

Three months ended December 31 

Year ended December 31 

(in thousands of dollars) 

2008 

2007 

Change 

2008 

2007 

Change 

Same-asset rentals 

$146,242 

$141,235 

$5,007 

$566,750 

$562,693 

$4,057 

Same-asset - property operating costs 

52,098 

47,702 

4,396 

188,964 

182,539 

6,425 

Total same-asset - property operating 
income 

Total same-asset – property operating 
income excluding straight-lining of 
contractual rent 

$94,144 

$93,533 

$611 

$377,786 

$380,154 

($2,368) 

$90,484 

$90,244 

$240 

$361,669 

$363,473 

($1,804) 

As  can  be  seen  above,  total  same-asset  property  operating  income  has  increased  by  $0.6  million  for  the 
three months ended December 31, 2008 and has decreased by $2.4 million for the year ended December 
31, 2008 as compared to previous periods.  The reason for the increase in the three months is due partially 
to a weakening of the Canadian dollar during Q4 2008 as compared to Q4 2007.  This is more evident when 
the same-asset property income is split between Canada and the U.S. as shown below.  

The decrease for the year ended December 31, 2008 over the 2007 year is due primarily to the adjustment 
of the amortization calculation of rent amortization of above- and below- market rents for a specific tenant. 

Canada 

Three months ended December 31 

Year ended December 31 

(in thousands of dollars) 

2008 

2007 

Change 

2008 

2007 

Change 

Same-asset total rentals 

$117,209 

$119,050 

($1,841) 

$466,404 

$463,300 

$3,104 

Same-asset property operating costs 

46,451 

44,349 

2,102 

172,207 

167,498 

4,709 

Same-asset property operating income 

$70,758 

$74,701 

($3,943) 

$294,197 

$295,802 

($1,605) 

United States 

Same-asset total rentals 

29,033 

22,185 

6,848 

100,346 

99,393 

Same-asset property operating costs 

5,647 

3,353 

2,294 

16,757 

15,041 

953 

1,716 

Same-asset property operating income 

$23,386 

$18,832 

$4,554 

$83,589 

$84,352 

($763) 

Total same-asset property operating 
income 

$94,144 

$93,533 

$611 

$377,786 

$380,154 

($2,368) 

The decrease in the Canadian same-asset property operating income is mainly due to the correction of the 
rent amortization as previously mentioned. 

The increase in the U.S. same-asset property operating income for the quarter is due to the strengthening of 
the U.S. dollar during the last quarter of the year.  Had the U.S. same-asset property operating income been 
reported  in  U.S.  dollars,  the  dollar  value  would  have  been  virtually  the  same  for  the  three  months  ended 
December 31, 2008 as it was for the three months ended December 31, 2007 as well as for the respective 
twelve month periods. 

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Mortgage Interest and other 
Income 

(in thousands of dollars) 

Mortgage interest and other income 

Three months ended December 31 

Year ended December 31 

2008 

$848 

2007 

Change 

2008 

2007 

Change 

$554 

$294 

$3,138 

$2,590 

$548 

Interest income increased when comparing both Q4 2008 to Q4 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 
2008 as compared to December 31, 2007.  The increase is primarily due to the timing of equity offerings and 
the  deployment  of  those  funds.    In  2007,  an  equity  offering  was  completed  in  May  as  opposed  to  the 
securities  offering  in  2008  that  was  completed  in  June.    It  took  longer  for  the  REIT  to  deploy  the  funds  in 
2008 as opposed to 2007, resulting in higher interest income earned.  In addition, there were two new vendor 
takeback mortgages which the REIT granted upon the sale of 110 Bloor St., W in December of 2008 along 
with  a  new  mortgage  receivable  granted  in  July  2008  to  a  joint  venture  in  which  the  REIT  has  an  80% 
ownership.   

Mortgage and Other Interest 
Expense 

(in thousands of dollars) 

Three months ended December 31 

Year ended December 31 

2008 

2007 

Change 

2008 

2007 

Change 

Mortgage interest 

$49,419 

$45,588 

Convertible debenture interest 

2,426 

- 

Amortization of mortgage premium 

(421) 

(487) 

Bank interest and charges 

806 

1,066 

% 

8 

n/a 

(14) 

(24) 

$189,717 

$181,587 

5,482 

- 

(1,741) 

(2,175) 

4,649 

3,698 

Capitalized interest 

(7,689) 

(3,055) 

152 

(22,793) 

(7,879) 

Mortgage and other interest expense 

$44,541 

$43,112 

3 

$175,314 

$175,231 

52,230 

46,167 

13 

198,107 

183,110 

% 

4 

n/a 

(20) 

26 

8 

189 

n/a 

There  was  a  slight  increase  in  mortgage  interest  expense  for  the  fourth  quarter  and  for  the  year.    The 
repayment of mortgages maturing and the refinancing of a $35 million mortgage, in which the interest rate 
was reduced from 10.75% to 4.96% during the first quarter of 2008, partially offset the increase in mortgages 
payable over the corresponding periods and the change in the Canadian/U.S. exchange rate (for the fourth 
quarter).  Included in mortgage interest for the three months ended December 31, 2008 is an accrual of $2.1 
million  and  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008  is  an  accrual  of  $2.8  million  which  relates  to  interest 
accrued  for  the  mortgages  on  the  Boscov’s  Department  Stores  after  the  lender  had  taken  control  of  the 
properties.    Upon  the  lender  taking  title  to  the  properties  and  releasing  the  REIT’s  subsidiaries  from  all 
obligations under these mortgages this accrual will be reversed into income. 

During  the  three  months  ended  June  30,  2008,  the  REIT  issued  $115  million  of  convertible  debentures.  
These debentures on which interest is payable semi-annually, resulted in interest expense of $2.4 million for 
the three month period and $5.5 million for the twelve month period.   

Bank  interest  and  charges  decreased  for  the  three  months  and  increased  for  the  twelve  months  ended 
December 31, 2008 as compared to the comparative 2007 periods.  This was primarily due to timing and use 
of borrowed funds year over year.  In addition, there was increased utilization of the general operating facility 
during the first and second quarter of 2008 as compared to 2007.   

The amount of capitalized interest will continue to increase as the REIT continues to fund its development 
projects.  The majority of this increase is due to the Bow development.   

As at December 31, 2008 and 2007, the REIT’s weighted average contractual mortgage rate was 6.2% and 
6.3%, respectively. 

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Depreciation of Income  
Properties 

(in thousands of dollars) 

Three months ended December 31 

Year ended December 31 

2008 

2007 

Change 

2008 

2007 

Change 

Depreciation of income properties 

$24,497 

$22,177 

% 

10 

$95,871 

$87,853 

% 

9 

Depreciation of income properties is charged to income on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life 
of  the  property.    The  increase  is  due  primarily  to  the  continued  acquisition  of  properties  during  2008  and 
2007.   

Amortization of Deferred 
Expenses and Intangible Costs 

Three months ended December 31 

Year ended December 31 

(in thousands of dollars) 

2008 

2007 

Change 

2008 

2007 

Change 

Amortization of deferred leasing 
expenses 

$1,435 

$1,094 

$341 

$5,101 

$4,218 

Amortization of deferred costs 

934 

863 

71 

3,420 

3,067 

$883 

353 

Amortization of intangible assets on 
acquisitions  

4,550 

6,208 

(1,658) 

23,523 

25,183 

(1,660) 

Total amortization 

$6,919 

$8,165 

($1,246) 

$32,044 

$32,468 

($424) 

Amortization of deferred leasing expenses increased slightly when comparing Q4 2008 to Q4 2007 and for 
the  year  ended  December  31,  2008  as  compared  to  December  31,  2007  due  to  new  and  renewed  leases 
which came into effect throughout the entire portfolio. 

Amortization  of  deferred  costs  increased  when  comparing  Q4  2008  to  Q4  2007  and  for  the  year  ended 
December  31,  2008  as  compared  to  December  31,  2007.    This  change  is  due  to  timing  of  projects  being 
incurred in the REIT’s ongoing capital projects. 

Amortization of intangible assets on acquisitions of properties decreased from Q4 2007 to Q4 2008 and for 
the year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to December 31, 2007.  The reason for the decrease is 
due to an adjustment in the calculation of amortization of one property.  The entire amount was recorded in 
Q4 2008.  For acquisitions of properties after September 12, 2003, the acquisition cost is allocated to land, 
buildings, paving and equipment and intangible assets. These intangible assets include the value of above- 
and below-market leases, in-place operating leases and customer relationship value.  In-place leasing costs 
are  those  costs  that  would  be  incurred  to  lease  up  the  property  had  it  been  vacant  upon  acquisition,  and 
include commissions, tenant allowances and inducements.   

Impairment Loss on Income 
Properties, Intangible Assets and 
Intangible Liabilities  

Three months ended                

December 31 

Year ended                       
December 31 

2008 

2007 

Change 

2008 

2007 

Change 

(in thousands of dollars) 

% 

Impairment loss on income properties, 
intangible assets and intangible liabilities   

$3,434 

- 

n/a 

$53,665 

- 

% 

n/a 

On  August  4,  2008,  a  tenant,  Boscov‘s  Department  Stores,  filed  for  Chapter  11  protection  with  a  United 
States bankruptcy court.  The tenant terminated all seven leases.  The seven stores had a gross leasable 
area of approximately 1,679,000 square feet.  As at December 31, 2008, these seven properties had non-
recourse mortgages outstanding totalling $142.9 million. 

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Management has handed over control of the income properties to the mortgage lender and therefore expects 
to be released from any further obligations under these non-recourse mortgages.  Because the lender has 
not  accepted  transfer  of  title  and  has  not  legally  released  the  REIT’s  subsidiaries  from  its  debt  obligation, 
GAAP  requires  the  income  properties  to  be  written  down  to  their  fair  value.    Management  has  written  the 
properties  down  to  $130.4  million  which  is  $12.5  million  lower  than  the  mortgages  balance  outstanding.  
Once  title  is  transferred  to  the  lenders,  management  expects  a  reversal  of  approximately  $12.5  million 
impairment loss as the REIT will write off the mortgage balance and income properties balance.  The total 
writedown incurred for the year ended was $53.2 million (December 31, 2007 – nil). 

In addition, during Q4 2008, the REIT had an option to purchase the remaining interest in a U.S. property.  
This option expired this quarter, and as a result, an additional $0.4 million, which previously was included in 
sundry assets, was written off.    

Net Loss on Foreign Exchange 

Three months ended             

December 31 

Year ended                    
December 31 

(in thousands of dollars) 

2008 

2007 

Change 

2008 

2007 

Change 

Realized loss on foreign exchange – the REIT 

$27,341 

Unrealized loss on foreign exchange – the REIT 

3,825 

Gain on foreign exchange – Finance Trust 

(20,251) 

Net loss on foreign exchange 

$10,915 

- 

- 

- 

- 

$27,341 

$27,341 

3,825 

- 

(20,251) 

(20,251) 

$10,915 

$7,090 

- 

- 

- 

- 

$27,341 

- 

(20,251) 

$7,090 

The REIT’s net loss on foreign exchange represents the net change due to the following.  The change in the 
foreign exchange rate from January 17, 2008 (the date of management’s intention to repay USD $125 million 
of the loan which no longer would represent its net investment in U.S. Holdco to October 1, 2008 (the date 
the  loan  was  repaid).    The  cumulative  amount  of  foreign  currency,  which  was  reported  in  other 
comprehensive income, was realized and reduced by $27.3 million.   The REIT was required to reverse the 
unrealized  loss  that  was recorded  on  its  financial  statements  after  completion  of  the  Plan  of  Arrangement.  
These two losses were offset by the gain on foreign exchange recorded in Finance Trust due to a difference 
in exchange rates between the date the note was issued and December 31, 2008. 

Trust Expenses 

Three months ended December 31 

Year ended December 31 

(in thousands of dollars) 

% 

Trust expenses 

$3,664 

$1,522 

141 

$10,494 

$5,929 

% 

77 

2008 

2007 

Change 

2008 

2007 

Change 

Trust  expenses  are  primarily  comprised  of  salaries,  professional  fees  and  trustee  fees.    Trust  expenses 
increased quarter over quarter and increased for the year. 

During  Q4  2008,  the  REIT  was  required  to  expense  $1.6  million  of  costs  incurred  with  the  Plan  of 
Arrangement.  For the year, $3.8 million of costs were expensed.  These are non-recurring expenses. 

Salaries, professional fees and trustee fees represented approximately 20.6%, 16.8% and 6.4% for Q4 2008 
and 25.8%, 21.2% and 5.6% for the year ended December 31, 2008 of normalized trust expenses (excluding 
the  reorganization  costs).    The  percentages  for  Q4  2007  are  44.0%,  30.3%  and  3.7%  while  for  the  year 
ended December 31, 2007, the percentages are 39.8%, 33.2% and 5.3%.   

For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008,  total  trust  expenses  amounted  to  1.7%  of  rentals  from  income 
properties (December 31, 2007 - 1.0%). 

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Income Taxes 

Three months ended December 31 

Year ended December 31 

(in thousands of dollars) 

2008 

2007 

Change 

2008 

2007 

Change 

Current income taxes at U.S. federal 
applicable state statutory rates 

U.S. federal withholding taxes 

Future income taxes at Canadian 
corporate and applicable provincial 
statutory rates 

$46 

(391) 

$162 

501 

($116) 

(892) 

$326 

1,272 

$413 

2,284 

($87) 

(1,012) 

4,940 

(20,515) 

25,455 

15,628 

115,635 

(100,007) 

Total income taxes 

$4,595 

($19,852) 

$24,447 

$17,226 

$118,332 

($101,106) 

Future income taxes included in the 
determination of other comprehensive 
income (loss) 

(10) 

875 

(885) 

612 

875 

(263) 

The REIT is generally subject to tax in  Canada under the Tax Act with respect to its taxable income each 
year, except to the extent such taxable income is paid or made payable to Unitholders and deducted by the 
REIT for tax purposes. 

Pursuant to the REIT’s Declaration of Trust, the Trustees intend to distribute or designate all taxable income 
directly earned by the REIT to Unitholders of the REIT such that the REIT will not be subject to income tax 
under Part 1 of the Tax Act. 

Due  to  the  enactment  of  the  specified  investment  flow-through  (“SIFT”)  rules  on  June  22,  2007,  the  REIT 
commenced  recognizing  future  income  tax  assets  and  liabilities  with  respect  to  the  temporary  differences 
between  the  carrying  amounts  and  tax  basis  of  its  assets  and  liabilities,  including  those  related  to  its 
subsidiary trusts, that are expected to reverse in or after 2011.  The SIFT rules are not expected to apply to 
the REIT until 2011 as it provides a transition period for publicly traded trusts that existed prior to November 
1,  2006.    In  addition,  the  SIFT  rules  will  not  apply  to  an  entity  that  qualifies  for  the  REIT  exemption.    On 
December 20, 2007, the Minister of Finance announced his intention to introduce technical amendments to 
the  SIFT  rules  to  make  it  easier  to  qualify  for  the  REIT  exemption,  including  removing  any  distinction 
between Canadian and foreign real properties.  Legislation for these technical amendments was introduced 
in the House of Commons on February 6, 2009. 

The REIT does not currently meet certain technical requirements for the REIT exemption.    Management is 
of  the  view  that  it  can  make  changes  that  are  within  its  control,  and  restructure  its  investment  in  H&R 
Portfolio Limited Partnership (“HRLP”) in order to qualify for the REIT exemption prior to 2011.  As the REIT 
currently does not qualify, GAAP requires the REIT to prepare its accounts on the basis that the new rules 
currently  apply.    Future  income  tax  assets  or  liabilities  are  recorded  using  tax  rates  and  laws  expected  to 
apply  when  the  temporary  differences  are  expected  to  reverse.    The  SIFT  rules  resulted  in  the  REIT 
including  a  future  income  tax  liability  of  $133.3  million  in  the  consolidated  balance  sheet  at  December  31, 
2008, with a future income tax expense of $4.9 million reflected as a charge to consolidated earnings for the 
three months ended December 31, 2008 and a future income tax recovery of $0.01 reflected as a charge to 
other  comprehensive  income.    The  charge  to  the  consolidated  earnings  for  the  year  ended  December  31, 
2008 amounts to $15.6 million and a future income tax expense of $0.6 million is reflected as a charge to 
other  comprehensive  income.    Temporary  differences  expected  to  reverse  in  or  after  2011  have  been 
measured using a tax rate of 29.5% in 2011 and 28% thereafter.   

Future  income  tax  recovery  relating  to  other  comprehensive  income  of  $0.01  million  for  the  quarter  ended 
December 31, 2008 (Q4 2007 – ($0.9 million)) and income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 
2008  of  $0.6  million  (December  31,  2007  -  $0.9  million)  represent  future  taxes  to  be  paid  on  other 
comprehensive  income.    This  liability  will  decrease  as  other  comprehensive  income  is  transferred  to 
earnings. 

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For the quarter ended December 31, 2008, current income taxes amounted to $0.05 million (Q4 2007 - $0.2 
million).  For the year ended December 31, 2008, current income taxes amounted to $0.3 million (December 
31, 2007 - $0.4 million).  Substantially all the current income taxes are due to various U.S. state taxes.   

Under United States tax law, the REIT may be subject to tax on a portion of its United States source income.  
The  REIT  intends  to  designate  its  directly  held  United  States  source  income  to  Unitholders  such  that  the 
Unitholders will be able to utilize any foreign tax credits paid by the REIT.   

On September 21, 2007, the fifth protocol (the “Protocol”) to the Canada-U.S. Income Tax Convention was 
signed.  The Protocol was ratified in December 2008, and provides for the eventual elimination of withholding 
taxes  on  interest  payments  between  related  parties.    The  10%  withholding  tax  on  cross-border  interest 
payments between related parties (such as between the REIT and its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary) will be 
reduced as follows: 

7% as of January 1, 2008 (retroactively); 4% as of January 1, 2009 and 0% as of January 1, 2010 and later 
years.  Therefore, the REIT is expecting a refund of approximately $0.5 million for interest paid from January 
1,  2008  to  September  30,  2008.    For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008,  the  REIT  was  subject  to  U.S. 
withholding tax of $1.3 million (December 31, 2007 - $2.3 million), based on taxable U.S. source income of 
$17.4 million (December 31, 2007 - $22.8 million). 

See the “Tax Risk” section for a discussion of draft legislation proposed by the Minister of Finance regarding 
the federal income taxation of publicly listed or traded income trusts and certain other flow-through entities.  

Non-controlling Interest 

Net  earnings  attributable  to  the  Class  B  unitholders  of  HRLP,  a  subsidiary  partnership,  have  been 
segregated  and  deducted  from  the  net  earnings  of  the  REIT.    For  a  further  discussion  regarding  non-
controlling interest, please refer to “Financial Condition”.   

The non-controlling interest is separated between continuing operations and discontinued operations.  The 
amount  of  non-controlling  interest  added  to  income  from  continuing  operations  for  Q4  2008  is  $0.8  million 
(Q4 2007 – ($2.5 million)).  For the year ended December 31, 2008, the amount of non-controlling interest 
deducted from income from continuing operations is $0.1 million (December 31, 2007 - ( $1.2 million)).  See 
“Net  Earnings  from  Discontinued  Operations”  below  for  the  non-controlling  interest  deducted  from  income 
from discontinued operations.   

Net Earnings from Discontinued Operations 

When  the  REIT  decides  to  sell  an  asset  that  no  longer  fits  its  investment  strategy  and  re-distribute  the 
proceeds towards more attractive opportunities or when a tenant exercises an option under the terms of its 
lease  to  purchase  a  property,  or  when  the  REIT  initiates  the  sale  of  an  asset,  the  net  property  operating 
income,  any  gain  or  loss  as  a  result  of  the  sale  and  the  attributable  portion  of  non-controlling  interest  for 
those  properties  are  presented  on  the  income  statement  in  net  earnings  from  discontinued  operations  as 
summarized below: 

Net Earnings from Discontinued 
Operations 

Three months ended December 31 

Year ended December 31 

(in thousands of dollars) 

2008 

2007 

Change 

2008 

2007 

Change 

Net property operating income  

$1,156 

$3,197 

($2,041) 

$8,418 

$10,054 

($1,636) 

Income taxes 

- 

- 

- 

- 

(3) 

3 

Gain on sale of income properties 

41,079 

2,563 

38,516 

71,201 

9,686 

61,515 

Non-controlling interest 

(1,880) 

(299) 

(1,581) 

(3,743) 

(1,050) 

(2,693) 

Net earnings from discontinued 
operations 

$40,355 

$5,461 

$34,894 

$75,876 

$18,687 

$57,189 

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During  the  three  months  ended  December  31,  2008,  the  REIT  sold  one  income  property  (December  31, 
2007 – two) for gross proceeds of $79.0 million (2007 – $8.7 million).  During the year ended December 31, 
2008, the REIT sold 16 properties (2007 – seven) for gross proceeds of $302.7 million (2007 - $43.8 million).  
The net earnings from discontinued operations include the results from these properties as well as from the 
properties currently held for sale. 

2008 Dispositions 

Property 

Property 
Type 

Date            
Sold 

6580 Millcreek Dr., Mississauga, ON 

Industrial 

Mar 05, 08 

6590 Millcreek Dr., Mississauga, ON 

Industrial 

Mar 05, 08 

1750 Deptford Centre Rd., Deptford, NJ 

720 Maloney Blvd., Gatineau, QC 

220 Chain Lake Dr., Halifax, NS 

1701 Merivale Rd., Ottawa, ON 

1160 Desserte Ouest, Laval, QC 

878-894, 900 Tower St., S, Fergus, ON 

1345-1365 Huron St. and 1250-1270 
Highbury Ave., London, ON 

448 St. Clair St., Chatham, ON 

110 North Front St., Belleville, ON 

857 Cecile Blvd., Hawkesbury, ON 

900 Aberdeen Ave., Hawkesbury, ON 

21 College St. W., Belleville, ON 

Retail 

Retail 

Retail 

Retail 

Retail 

Retail 

Retail 

Retail 

Retail 

Retail 

Retail 

Retail 

May 20, 08 

June 26, 08 

June 26, 08 

June 26, 08 

June 26, 08 

June 26, 08 

June 26, 08 

June 26, 08 

June 26, 08 

June 26, 08 

June 26, 08 

June 26, 08 

2810 Matheson Blvd., E., Mississauga, ON  Office 

Aug 19, 08 

110 Bloor St., W., Toronto, ON 

Retail 

Dec 5, 08 

Square 
Footage 

249,634 

225,694 

175,752 

283,970 

138,027 

127,489 

116,147 

105,955 

87,529 

71,423 

66,714 

54,950 

17,032 

5,211 

129,103 

86,164 

Gross 
Proceeds   

($ Millions) 

Ownership 
Interest 
disposed 

$21.2 

$19.2 

$13.8 

$43.6 

$17.4 

$32.7 

$10.9 

$9.1 

$15.2 

$8.7 

$10.2 

$3.8 

$4.3 

$0.3 

$13.3 

$79.0 

100% 

100% 

55% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

50% 

100% 

1,940,794 

$302.7 

Total 

2007 Dispositions 

Property 

4211-137th Ave. & 4204-137th Ave., 
Edmonton, AB 

Property 
Type 

Date        
Sold 

Square 
Footage 

Gross 
Proceeds   

($ Millions) 

Ownership 
Interest 
disposed 

Retail 

Feb 01, 07 

300 Biscayne Cr., Brampton, ON 

Industrial 

Mar 28, 07 

388 Markland St., Markham, ON 

Industrial 

Jul 4, 07 

1459 Tiger Park Lane, Gulf Breeze, FL 

1157 Azalea Ave.,  Richmond, VA 

Retail 

Retail 

Aug 21, 07 

Aug 21, 07 

1350-1380 Matheson Blvd., E., & 5391 
Ambler Dr., Mississauga, ON 

Industrial 

Nov 1, 07 

780 O’Brien Rd., Renfrew, ON 

Retail 

Dec 21, 07 

55,900 

31,606 

79,039 

14,490 

13,905 

110,059 

2,700 

$13.8 

5.7 

7.1 

4.2 

4.3 

8.4 

0.3 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

100% 

Total 

307,699 

$43.8 

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Properties currently held for sale 

Property 

75 Frontenac Dr., Markham, ON 

2435 East-West Connector, Austell, BA 

Total 

DISTRIBUTABLE CASH 

Property   
Type 

Industrial 

Retail 

Square 
Footage 

243,614 

115,396 

359,010 

Ownership 
Interest 

100% 

100% 

Management uses distributable cash, which is defined in the Declaration of Trust and of which at least 80% 
must be distributed to Unitholders, as a relevant measure of its ability to earn and distribute cash returns to 
Unitholders.   

A  primary  objective  of  the  Trusts  is  to  provide  Unitholders  with  stable  growing  cash  distributions,  hence 
management considers DC to be an indicative measure in evaluating the Trusts performance.  However, DC 
should  not  be  construed  as  an  alternative  to  net  earnings  or  cash  provided  by  operations  determined  in 
accordance  with  GAAP  as  an  indicator  of  the  Trusts  performance.    (See  also  “Non-GAAP  Financial 
Measures”).  Depreciation, accrued rent, gains or losses on sales, future income taxes and other non-cash 
items are added to, or deducted from, net earnings to determine the amount of cash available for distribution.  
The most substantial adjustment to calculate DC is the adding back of depreciation to net earnings as it is 
management’s  belief  that  properly  maintained  and  managed  commercial  real  estate  should  not  depreciate 
substantially over time and therefore no deduction is required. 

The Trusts have also issued Stapled Units to mirror the Class B Units of HRLP which gave rise to the non-
controlling  interest  adjustment  in determining net  earnings.    As  these  Stapled Units  have  been  issued  and 
are outstanding and monthly distributions are made thereon as with all other units, DC will be adjusted by 
adding back these non-controlling interest amounts and the weighted and diluted weighted average number 
of units outstanding will reflect the actual number of units issued and outstanding. 

In  connection  with  the  REIT’s  development  of  the  Bow  (as  defined  below  under  “Liquidity  and  Capital 
Resources – Capital Resources”), the REIT has provided a loan to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the REIT, 
and  is  charging  an  interest  rate  of  9%  per  annum.    The  interest  earned  on  this  loan  is  eliminated  on 
consolidation  but  as  the  REIT  considers  it  a  cost  of  the  project,  the  difference  between  the  interest 
capitalized  to  the  project  in  accordance  with  GAAP  (currently  6.2%)  and  the  9%  charged  has  been  added 
back to DC. 

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26,296 

(720) 

(2,354) 

(9,686) 

- 

- 

2,360 

- 

2,284 

H&R REIT and H&R FINANCE TRUST - MD&A – December 31, 2008 

Distributable Cash 

(in thousands of dollars except unit and per unit 
amounts) 

Net earnings (loss) 

Add (deduct) 

Three months ended 
December 31 

Year ended              
December 31 

2008 

2007 

2008 

2007 

$45,984 

$48,691 

$98,530 

($2,193) 

Depreciation of income properties  

24,506 

22,557 

96,400 

92,704 

Net variable interest entities adjustment 

- 

75 

- 

302 

Straight-lining of contractual rent  

(3,960) 

(3,614) 

(15,832) 

(18,302) 

Amortization of intangible assets on acquisitions  

Amortization of above- and below-market rent  

Amortization of mortgage premium  

4,550 

3,292 

(466) 

6,222 

(350) 

(532) 

23,523 

2,753 

(1,922) 

Gain on sale of income properties 

(41,079) 

(2,563) 

(71,201) 

Unit based compensation 

Impairment loss on income properties, intangible 
assets and intangible liabilities 

Interest differential on the Bow project 

Net loss on foreign exchange 

Withholding taxes 

Future income taxes 

Net earnings (loss) attributable to non-controlling 
interest 

Distributable cash 

Distributions to unitholders 

66 

3,434 

2,669 

11,166 

(391) 

4,940 

- 

-   

890 

- 

501 

74 

53,665 

7,594 

7,341 

1,272 

(20,515) 

15,628 

115,635 

1,074 

2,765 

3,829 

(123) 

$55,785 

$54,127 

$221,654 

$206,203 

$183,274 

$43,877 

$327,110 

$170,422 

Distributions to non-controlling interest 

1,965 

2,390 

9,498 

9,558 

Total distributions paid 

$185,239 

$46,267 

$336,608 

$179,980 

Total distributions paid as a return of capital 

$132,500 

- 

$132,500 

- 

Total distributions paid in cash 

52,739 

46,267 

204,108 

179,980 

Weighted average number of units (in thousands of 
units) 

Diluted weighted average number of units (in 
thousands of units) 

Basic (adjusted for conversion of non-controlling 
interest) DC per unit 

Diluted DC per unit 

Cash distributions paid per unit 

Total cash distributions paid per unit as a % of DC 

146,502 

135,047 

141,655 

131,160 

146,502 

135,786 

142,040 

132,003 

$0.381 

$0.381 

$0.360 

94.5% 

$0.401 

$0.399 

$0.343 

85.5% 

$1.565 

$1.561 

$1.440 

92.0% 

$1.572 

$1.562 

$1.370 

87.2% 

The major reasons for the net decrease in basic DC per unit of $0.020 for the quarter ended December 31, 
2008 as compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2007 and $0.007 for the year ended December 31, 
2008 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2008 are outlined below. 

DC  decreased  due  to  the  sale  of  23  properties  ($346.5  million)  over  the  previous  24  months.    Additional 
decreases were caused by tenants that went bankrupt over the past year and the interest expense from the 

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convertible debentures.  As well, there were non-recurring expenses incurred in conjunction with the creation 
of Finance Trust and unit dilution due to additional issuance of units during the year. 

These decreases were partially offset by increases in DC due to the interest capitalized on the Bow project.  
The other two items that positively affected DC was an increase in the foreign exchange rate for Q4 2008 as 
compared to Q4 2007 and the acquisitions incurred over the past 24 months ($249.2 million). 

If  the  non-recurring  expenses  of  $1.6  million  for  Q4  2008  and  $3.8  million  for  the  2008  year,  which  were 
incurred  in  accordance  with  the  Plan  of  Arrangement,  and  the  $2.1  million  for  the  three  months  and  $2.8 
million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008  of  interest  expense  on  the  mortgages  relating  to  Boscov’s 
Department Stores were adjusted for, DC would have been $0.406 per unit for the three months and $1.611 
per unit for the year ended December 31, 2008. 

 The  realized  loss  on  foreign  exchange  was  added back  to  the calculation  of distributable cash.    This was 
done since this was not a cash transaction, but rather a reduction of other comprehensive income. 

Distributions made for the respective three months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $185.2 
million and $46.3 million.  Distributions made for the year ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 amounted to 
$336.6 million and $180.0 million, respectively.  The percentage of cash distributions paid as a percentage of 
DC  outlined  above  increased  slightly  quarter  over  quarter  and  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008  as 
compared to 2007.   

The  tax  deferred  portion  of  distributions  for  2008  for  the  REIT’s  portion  of  the  distribution  is  46%  as 
compared to 47% for the year ended December 31, 2007.  This deferral will vary in any given year due to 
factors such as the size and timing of unit offerings, the amount and timing of acquisition of properties, the 
provision  of  mezzanine  financing  for  development  projects  and  capital  gains  or  losses  incurred  in  any  one 
year. 

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The following is a reconciliation of the Trusts distributable cash to cash provided by operations.   

 (in thousands of dollars) 

Distributable cash 

Three months ended 
December 31 

Year ended               
December 31 

2008 

2007  

2008 

2007 

$55,785 

$54,127 

$221,654 

$206,203 

Change in other non-cash operating items  

11,937 

3,361 

(9,177) 

(36,496) 

Straight-lining of contractual rent increases 

3,960 

3,614 

15,832 

18,302 

Net variable interest entities adjustment 

Rent amortization of tenant inducements 

- 

538 

(75) 

430 

Amortization of deferred leasing expenses 

1,435 

1,109 

Amortization of deferred costs 

Amortization of mortgage premium 

934 

466 

871 

532 

- 

2,060 

5,109 

3,430 

1,922 

(302) 

1,779 

4,434 

3,098 

2,354 

Interest differential on the Bow Project 

(2,669) 

(890) 

(7,594) 

(2,360) 

Withholding taxes 

Other 

Unit based compensation 

391 

(501) 

(1,272) 

(2,284) 

1,129 

(66) 

852 

3,232 

1,861 

- 

(74) 

- 

Cash provided by operations 

$73,840 

$63,430 

$235,122 

$196,589 

Note: 

All  of  the  above-noted  adjustments  made  in  order  to  reconcile  cash  provided  by  operations  to  DC  of  the  Trusts  are  discretionary  in 
nature and the basis for each such adjustment is discussed below. 

The  Trusts  definition  of  DC  does  not  adjust  for  the  change  in  other  non-cash  operating  items,  which 
represents  balance  sheet  changes  only  and  therefore  is  subtracted  from  DC  in  order  to  reconcile  to  cash 
provided by operations.  

Straight-lining of contractual rent is deducted in calculating DC because the REIT does not receive this cash 
in the current period.  Therefore straight-lining of contractual rent must be added back to reconcile to cash 
provided by operations.   

Even  though  these  are  non-cash  items,  the  REIT  deducts  rent  amortization  of  tenant  inducements, 
amortization of deferred leasing expenses, amortization of deferred financing expenses and amortization of 
deferred  costs  to  arrive at  DC as  it  is  the REIT’s  intention  that DC should  be calculated  on  a net  effective 
rental basis.  All of these items are deducted when determining a net effective rental stream or net effective 
interest rate but are required to be added back to reconcile to cash provided by operations. 

Amortization  of  mortgage  premium  is  deducted  in  calculating  DC  as  this  is  a  non-cash  item.    This  item  is 
included  within  cash  flows  from  financing  on  the  statement  of  cash  flows  and  not  included  in  the 
reconciliation to cash provided by operations.   

The Bow interest differential, while added back for DC purposes as discussed above has been eliminated on 
consolidation and must therefore be deducted when calculating cash provided by operations. 

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Withholding  taxes  which  are  added  back  to  DC  are  deducted  when  reconciling  back  to  cash  provided  by 
operations  as  these  amounts  are  deducted  in  determining  net  income,  which  flows  into  cash  provided  by 
operations. 

Other includes amortization relating to changing the amortization method on financial instruments from the 
straight  line  method  to  the  effective  interest  rate  method  and  the  transfer  of  realized  loss  on  cash  flow 
hedges  from  accumulated  other  comprehensive  loss  to  net  earnings  and  the  accretion  expense  on  the 
convertible debentures. 

Unit  based  compensation  is  added  back  when  calculating  DC  as  this  is  a  non-cash  item.    This  item  is 
included in equity, so must be deducted when reconciling back to cash provided by operations. 

SEGMENTED INFORMATION 

The REIT invests in office, industrial and retail properties in both Canada and the United States. 

The  REIT  is  not  required  to  report  in  its  financial  statements  on  the  performance  of  each  class  of  asset 
separately due to management’s assessment that all assets effectively adhere to the same investment policy 
of  being  leased  on  a  long-term  basis  to  creditworthy  tenants  and  financed  where  possible  on  a  matching 
long-term basis and the fact that the REIT manages all assets on a similar basis.   

Segmented  disclosure  is  provided  in  the  financial  statements by  net  property  operating  income/(loss)  on  a 
geographic  basis  as  the  property  operations  in  the  United  States  are  considered  to  be  a  geographic 
segment.  This segmented information on net property operating income (loss) is as follows: 

Net property operating income for the three months ended December 31, 2008 

(in thousands of dollars) 

Operating revenue 

Property operating costs 

Mortgage and other interest expense 

Depreciation of income properties 

Amortization of deferred expenses and intangible costs 

Net property operating income 

Canada  United States  

Total 

$127,001 

$30,782 

$157,783 

(49,096) 

(28,659) 

(17,500) 

(4,747) 

$26,999 

(5,299) 

(15,882) 

(6,997) 

(2,172) 

(54,395) 

(44,541) 

(24,497) 

(6,919) 

$432 

$27,431 

Net property operating income for the three months ended December 31, 2007 

(in thousands of dollars) 

Operating revenue 

Property operating costs 

Mortgage and other interest expense 

Depreciation of income properties 

Amortization of deferred expenses and intangible costs 

Net property operating income  

Canada  United States  

Total 

$125,219 

$25,063 

$150,282 

(45,627) 

(3,835) 

(31,168) 

(11,944) 

(16,339) 

(6,360) 

$25,725 

(5,838) 

(1,805) 

$1,641 

(49,462) 

(43,112) 

(22,177) 

(8,165) 

$27,366 

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Net property operating income for the year ended December 31, 2008 

(in thousands of dollars) 

Operating revenue 

Property operating costs 

Canada  United States  

Total 

$499,242 

$112,610 

$611,852 

(178,370) 

(19,038) 

(197,408) 

Mortgage and other interest expense 

(119,996) 

(55,318) 

(175,314) 

Depreciation of income properties 

Amortization of deferred expenses and intangible costs 

Net property operating income  

(69,105) 

(24,274) 

$107,497 

(26,766) 

(7,770) 

$3,718 

(95,871) 

(32,044) 

$111,215 

Net property operating income for the year ended December 31, 2007 

(in thousands of dollars) 

Operating revenue 

Property operating costs 

Mortgage and other interest expense 

Depreciation of income properties 

Amortization of deferred expenses and intangible costs 

Net property operating income  

Canada  United States  

Total 

$472,204 

$111,065 

$583,269 

(168,880) 

(16,629) 

(185,509) 

(122,297) 

(52,934) 

(175,231) 

(61,892) 

(25,961) 

(24,490) 

$94,645 

(7,978) 

$7,563 

(87,853) 

(32,468) 

$102,208 

Operating revenue from income properties in the United States has increased by $5.7 million or 23% for the 
quarter ended December 31, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 and by $1.5 million or 1% for the 
year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to December 31, 2007.  The increase quarter over quarter is 
due  to  a  large  fluctuation  in  the  exchange  rate.    U.S.  operating  revenue  for  the  three  months  ended 
December 31, 2008 was USD $25.2 million as compared to December 31, 2007 of USD $26.3 million, a 4% 
decrease  and  U.S.  operating  revenue  was  USD  $105.2  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008  as 
compared to USD $103.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, a 1% increase.  The reason for the 
decrease  quarter  over  quarter  was due  to  no  rent being received  while  mortgage  interest  still  continues  to 
accrue as a result of the Boscov’s Department Store lease terminations. 

Properties  located  in  the  United  States  comprise  30%  of  the  REIT’s  book  value  of  income  properties  at 
December 31, 2008 (December 31, 2007 – 25%).  The net property operating income for properties located 
in the United States for the three months ended December 31, 2008 is income of $0.4 million.  There was 
$1.9 million of mortgage interest accrued from the fourth quarter of 2008 for the Boscov’s Department Stores 
mortgages.    This  also  negatively  affected  the  net  property  income  from  properties  located  in  the  United 
States for the year ended December 31, 2008. 

ASSETS 

Income Properties 

The  following  table  lists  the  properties  acquired  by  the  REIT  during  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008.  
These acquisitions less the mortgages assumed at closing were funded from the REIT’s general operating 
facility and from the proceeds received from the securities offering that was completed by the REIT in June 
2008. 

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2008 Acquisitions: 

Property 

200 Monroeville Mall, 
Monroeville, PA 

301 South Hills Village, 
Pittsburgh, PA 

8220 Perry Hall Blvd., 
Nottingham, MD 

10300 Mill Run Circle,  Owings 
Mill, MD 

7900 Richie Hwy.,                     
Glen Burnie, MD 

500 Montgomery Mall,           
North Wales, PA 

2300 East Lincoln Hwy., 
Langhorne, PA 

SE corner of Washington Rd., & 
Harrison Rd., Thompson, GA(1) 

Total 

Property 
Type 

Date   

Acquired 

Square 
Footage   

Contractual 
Mortgages 
Assumed on 

Closing   

Purchase 

Price   

($ Millions) 

($ Millions) 

Ownership 
Interest 
Acquired 

Retail 

Feb 12, 08 

263,700 

$11.7 

$8.7 

* 

Retail 

Feb 12, 08 

264,855 

Retail 

Feb 12, 08 

219,996 

Retail 

Mar 24, 08 

293,060 

Retail 

Mar 24, 08 

274,050 

Retail 

Mar 24, 08 

182,541 

Retail 

Mar 24, 08 

181,212 

Retail 

Oct 16, 08 

14,550 

11.5 

10.3 

10.5 

10.6 

9.3 

9.4 

5.4 

8.6 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

7.7 

7.8 

7.9 

6.9 

6.9 

- 

1,693,964 

$  78.7 

$54.5 

45% 

45% 

45% 

45% 

45% 

48% 

48% 

100% 

* 

(1) 

Indicates  non-recourse.    Non-recourse  mortgages  are  generally  non-recourse  to  the  REIT  but  have  recourse  to  the 
specific property to which the mortgage applies 

upon the sale of a property in 2007, the mortgage on that property was not discharged.  That mortgage was transferred to 
this property upon its purchase.  The amount of the mortgage outstanding at the date of acquisition was $2.9 million with 
an interest rate of 5.8% 

2007 Acquisitions: 

Property 

10679 N. Michigan Rd., 
Zionsville, IN 

Property 
Type 

Date   

Acquired 

Square 
Footage   

Contractual 
Mortgages 
Assumed or 
Secured on 

Closing   

Purchase 

Price   

($ Millions) 

($ Millions) 

Ownership 
Interest 
Acquired 

Retail 

Jan 26, 07 

64,862 

$15.2 

$11.3 

* 

100% 

51 Kelfield Dr., Toronto, ON 

Industrial 

Feb 14, 07 

    57,976 

              8.6 

            5.8 

        100% 

2089 W. Neways Dr., 
Springville, UT 

67 Thames St., Exeter, ON 
(land purchase) 

2900 Veterans Hwy., Metairie, 
LA 

Atlas Portfolio, various 
provinces, CAN 

Total 

Office 

Feb 26, 07 

84,511 

Industrial 

May 31, 07 

- 

9.6 

0.3 

7.4 

* 

55% 

- 

100% 

Retail 

Jul 10, 07 

52,848 

12.6 

9.3 

* 

100% 

Industrial 

Sep 25, 07 

1,733,002 

1,993,199 

214.6 

$260.9 

160.9 

$194.7 

100% 

* 

Indicates  non-recourse.    Non-recourse  mortgages  are  generally  non-recourse  to  the  REIT  but  have  recourse  to  the 
specific property to which the mortgage applies 

The dollar figures shown above for U.S. acquisitions are in Canadian dollars and are based on the exchange 
rates at the time of such acquisitions. 

An  amount  of  $7.0  million  (December  31,  2007  -  $3.4  million)  was  capitalized  to  the  income  properties 
acquired during the year ended December 31, 2008.  Included in this amount is $4.8 million of option fees 

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related to the acquisition of the seven properties which were previously classified as prepaid expenses and 
sundry assets, with the remainder being primarily acquisition costs. 

Income properties increased by $260.2 million which arose as a result of the U.S. dollar converting at $1.22 
Canadian at December 31, 2008 as compared to $0.99 Canadian at December 31, 2007. 

After accounting for the above acquisitions and the change in foreign exchange, the impairment of income 
properties and intangible assets and liabilities, the transfer of a $140 million property from properties under 
development  to  income  properties,  the  dispositions  mentioned  previously  and  for  depreciation  and 
amortization expensed, income properties increased by 2% to $4.54 billion at December 31, 2008 (including 
income properties held for sale) from $4.45 billion at December 31, 2007.  The allocation of costs to income 
properties was done in accordance with the requirements of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants 
(“CICA”)  EIC  140  “Accounting  for  Operating  Leases  Acquired  in  Either  Asset  Acquisition  or  Business 
Combination”.  

The  portfolio  remains  relatively  new  and  should  require  minimal  capital  expenditure  in  the  future.    The 
average  age  of  the  total  portfolio  from  the  date  built  or  renovated  is  14.9  years  at  December  31,  2008 
(December 31, 2007 - 14.3 years) and the split between type of asset by age of property is as follows: 

Office 

Industrial 

Retail 

Total 

December 31, 2008   

December 31, 2007   

(years) 

(years) 

18.1 

15.0 

11.2 

14.9 

17.1 

14.4 

11.6 

14.3 

Debt related to certain Canadian properties is held by separate legal entities, where the rent received from 
each property is first used to satisfy the related debt obligations with any balance then available to satisfy the 
cash flow requirements of the REIT. 

Legal title to each of the United States properties is held by a separate legal entity which is 100% owned, 
directly or indirectly, by U.S. Holdco, a subsidiary of the REIT.  The assets of each such separate entity are 
not  available  to  satisfy  the  debts  or  obligations  of  any  other  person  or  entity;  each  such  separate  entity 
maintains separate books and records.  The identity of the owner of a particular U.S. property is available 
from  U.S.  Holdco.    This  structure  does  not  prevent  distributions  to  U.S.  Holdco  provided  there  are  no 
conditions of default. 

The  composition  of  the  book  value  of  income  properties  (including  income  properties  held  for  sale) 
expressed by type of asset and by region is as follows: 

Book Value by Type of Asset (millions) 

December 31, 2008    December 31, 2007   

Office 

Industrial 

Retail 

$1,502 

1,665 

1,369 

$4,536 

$1,535 

1,517 

1,401 

$4,453 

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Book Value by Region (millions) 

December 31, 2008 

December 31, 2007 

Ontario 

Alberta 

Other 

Quebec 

Canada 

United States 

Total 

$1,865 

$1,934 

608 

456 

244 

3,173 

1,363 

$4,536 

622 

483 

294 

3,333 

1,120 

$4,453 

Properties under development 

The  REIT  entered  into  agreements  to  develop  the  Bow,  a  2  million  square  foot  head  office  complex  in 
Calgary, Alberta for a budgeted cost of approximately $1.5 billion.  The budget includes capitalized interest 
on  the  REIT’s  equity  investment  and  the  1,361  parking  stalls  on  both  the  North  and  South  Blocks.    The 
previous budget of $1.4 billion did not include any allocation of South Block costs.  The REIT is expecting to 
incur approximately $375 million of the Bow’s development costs over the next twelve months. See Liquidity 
and Capital Resources for the budget breakdown and the anticipated sources of funds. 

The  building  is  fully  pre-leased  to  EnCana  Corporation  for  25  years.    EnCana  Corporation  will  begin  to 
occupy  the  building  in  tranches  scheduled  to  commence  in  the  second  half  of  2011  with  the  final  tranche 
occurring in 2012.  The total annualized year 1 projected income from the Project is expected to be $94.3 
million.  Rent step ups will be 0.75% per annum on the EnCana lease and 1.5% per annum on the parking 
income for the full 25-year term.  In certain circumstances, should the delivery of tranches of space within the 
project  be  delayed,  the  REIT  will  be  liable  to  the  tenant  for  certain  delay  costs  which  may  be  significant. 
During  Q4  2008,  the  REIT  incurred  an  additional  $49.1  million  in  this  project  to  bring  the  REIT’s  total 
investment  to  $402.0  million  (December  31,  2007  -  $190.0  million).    The  steel  is  erected  for  the  first  tier 
(three  floors)  excluding  the  atrium.      All  three  tower  cranes  are  now  erected  and  operational.      The  main 
ground  floor slab  has  been  poured  and  has  opened to  trucks  for steel  erection  and  other  logistics.      Steel 
fabrication is ongoing in many plants across Canada from Quebec through to BC.   

On  December  21,  2007,  the  REIT  purchased  a  property  under  construction  in  Ajax,  Ontario  for  $109.6 
million, which was the total cost expended by the vendor to date.  The REIT was responsible for completing 
the construction of the 910,000 square foot state of the art distribution/warehouse/cold storage facility which 
had a final all-in cost of approximately $140 million.  As part of the transaction, the vendor granted the REIT 
a  two-year  second  mortgage  in  the  amount  of  $27.8  million,  at  a  6%  interest  rate.    The  REIT  obtained 
permanent financing for most of the balance of the purchase price.  The building was pre-leased for a term of 
20 years.  During the year ended December 31, 2008, the vendor take back mortgage was increased by $6.9 
million to a total of $34.7 million.  This vendor takeback mortgage is due in November 2009.  This property 
was transferred to income properties in Q2 2008 when the tenant commenced paying rent on May 1, 2008.  
The project was completed on schedule and at the budgeted cost of approximately $140 million.   

An investment of $25.4 million was made in March 2006 (in which the REIT has an 80% interest) to purchase 
72 acres of development land located on Airport Road in Mississauga, Ontario.  The project is expected to 
provide a total of 1.6 million square feet of single tenant industrial distribution facilities upon completion.  The 
REIT has granted a mortgage receivable to the joint venture for $16 million in total.  This is to replace the 
previous  bank  indebtedness  associated  with  this  land.    See  mortgages  receivable  for  further  information.  
This investment in properties under development increased by $3.1 million to $32.7 million at December 31, 
2008 from $29.6 million at December 31, 2007.   

In  August  2008,  an  investment  of  $34.5  million  was  made  to  purchase  98.6  acres  of  development  land 
located in Caledon, Ontario.  The land forms part of the planned community of Mayfield West.  The project is 
expected to produce 1,750,000 sq.ft. of industrial properties.  As at December 31, 2008, this investment had 
increased to $38.5 million. 

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During Q4 2007, the REIT exercised its purchase option and commenced construction of the 348,000 square 
foot  Phase  III  expansion  of  Bell  Canada’s  state-of-the-art  office  complex  in  Mississauga,  Ontario.    The 
project has an estimated construction cost of $135 million and is expected to be substantially completed by 
the end of January 2009.  As at December 31, 2008, the amount incurred on this development was $117.0 
million (December 31, 2007 - $33.1 million).  The tenant commences paying rent on January 1, 2009. 

The  transactions  above  have  given  rise  to  a  total  of  $590.2  million  for  properties  under  development  at 
December 31, 2008 (December 31, 2007 - $366.1 million). 

Deferred Expenses 

  (in  thousands of dollars) 

December 31,  2008 

December 31, 2007 

Deferred leasing   

Deferred costs 

$28,276 

19,220 

$47,496 

$26,925 

18,153 

$45,078 

Deferred  leasing  expenses  relate  to  those  expenditures  incurred  to  re-lease  premises  once  it  becomes 
vacant  through  lease  expiries  or  upon  lease  renewals  and  include  costs  such  as  legal  fees,  brokers’ 
commissions, tenant improvements and allowances.  These costs are deferred and amortized over the term 
of  the  specific  lease  to  which  they  relate.    After  adjusting  for  amortization  of  $5.1  million  (including 
amortization  included  within  discontinued  operations)  and  the  writing  off  of  $1.1  million  due  to  the  sale  of 
properties,  the  total  leasing  costs  incurred  during  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008  was  $7.7  million 
(December 31, 2007 - $3.6 million).  Some of the larger costs during the year were incurred at the following 
properties:  

(cid:131) 
(cid:131) 
(cid:131) 
(cid:131) 
(cid:131) 
(cid:131) 
(cid:131) 

26 Wellington St. E, Toronto, ON 
160 Elgin St., Ottawa, ON 
136 Charlotte St. Halifax, NS 
69 Yonge St., Toronto, ON 
55 West Dr., Brampton, ON 
35 Alkenback St., Napanee, ON 
475 Admiral Blvd., Mississauga, ON 

Deferred  costs  represent  those  costs  incurred  under  the  REIT’s  capital  improvement  program  which  are 
deferred  and  amortized.    Of  the  total  of  $5.2  million  incurred  during  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008 
(December 31, 2007 - $6.4 million), the majority of these costs were incurred at the following properties: 

(cid:131) 
(cid:131) 
(cid:131) 
(cid:131) 
(cid:131) 
(cid:131) 
(cid:131) 

25 Sheppard Ave. W, Toronto, ON 
26 Wellington St. E, Toronto, ON 
310-330 Front St., Toronto, ON 
411-1st St., Calgary, AB 
69 Yonge St., Toronto, ON 
160 Elgin St., Ottawa, ON 
7500 Lundy’s Lane Blvd., Niagara Falls, ON 

The  REIT  wrote  off  $0.6  million  of  deferred  costs  due  to  the  sale  of  properties  during  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2008. 

The  REIT  expects  to  recover  approximately  75%  of  these  costs  in  accordance  with  the  respective  tenant 
leases. 

Capital expenditure and non-recoverable costs required to maintain the REIT’s portfolio had been relatively 
immaterial prior to 2004.  However, the REIT is committed to continuously maintain and improve the quality 
of the assets in its portfolio through the implementation of its capital improvement program.  The objective of 
this  program  is  to  regularly  assess  all  properties  to  determine  what  improvements  may  be  required  to 
upgrade  the  quality  or  class  of  the  asset  and  to  enhance  efficiencies  in  the  operations  of  the  property  to 

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improve  cost  control  or  obtain  future  cost  savings.    The  majority  of  the  program  was  aimed  at  the  REIT’s 
multi-tenant  office  portfolio  which  had  experienced  relative  weakness  over  the  last  three  years  in  terms  of 
leasing demand and rental rates.   

Total expenditures in 2006 and 2007 amounted to $7.6 million and $6.4 million, respectively.  The budget for 
2009 is $7.8 million (of which the REIT expects to recover approximately 85% of these costs).  The budget 
for 2010 is $12.5 million (of which the REIT expects to recover approximately 85% of these costs).  The REIT 
expects to be able to fund its capital expenditure program through excess cash generated by operations. 

Accrued Rent Receivable 

Certain leases call for rental payments that increase over the lease term.  Accrued rent receivable records 
the  rental  revenue  from  these  leases  on  a  straight-line  basis,  resulting  in  accruals  for  rents  that  are  not 
billable or due until future years.  Accrued rent receivable has increased by 17% or $16.9 million from $100.4 
million  at  December  31,  2007  to  $117.3  million  at  December  31,  2008  with  a  corresponding  increase  to 
rentals from income properties.  This increase was partially offset by the sale of assets and the writing off of 
the  accrued  rent  receivable  relating  to  Boscov’s  Department  Stores  of  $3.8  million  during  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2008. 

The chart below lists some of the larger contractual rental step ups for the REIT occurring over the next 12 
months. 

Property 

25 Sheppard, Ave., W 

1600 Lionel Boulet 

2300 Schenker Blvd. 

1880 Matheson Blvd, E 

100 Metropolitan Blvd. 

25 Sheppard Ave., W 

220 Chemin du Tremblay 

55 Yonge St. 

Rona portfolio (9 properties) 

Cash and Cash Equivalents 

Rent Increase   

($ psf) 

Effective date of 
increase 

Annualized 
Rental Increases 
(in thousands of 
dollars) 

Sq.ft. 

           82,506 

       311,103 

742,000 

6.00 

0.52 

0.45 

Jan 1, 09 

 Jan 1, 09 

Mar 1, 09 

Mar 4, 09 

495 

162 

334 

264 

  216,439 

               1.22 

          738,102 

0.49 

       Apr 29, 09 

                362 

160,437 

727,966 

98,051 

973,484 

8.00 

0.41 

1.91 

0.86 

Jul 1, 09 

Aug 11, 09 

Sep 1, 09 

Nov 2, 09 

1,283 

298 

187 

837 

Cash  and  cash  equivalents  decreased  to  $22.2  million  at  December  31,  2008  from  $24.7  million  at 
December 31, 2007.  Included in the balance at December 31, 2008 is $4.5 million (December 31, 2007 - 
$12.2 million) related to funds being held in escrow until the expiry of certain non-recourse public mortgage 
bonds and other non-recourse U.S. mortgages and amounts held in escrow for the repayment of mortgages. 

Mortgages and Amounts Receivable 

In  conjunction  with  the  sale  of  ten  income-producing  properties,  the  purchaser  agreed  to  assume  an 
aggregate  mortgage  balance  of  $82.6  million,  and  indemnify  the  REIT  until  such  time  that  the  lenders 
consent and release the REIT in respect of these mortgages.  The REIT has been legally released from its 
obligation  on  eight  properties.    At  December  31,  2008,  the  REIT  has  not  been  legally  released  from  its 
mortgage  obligation  for  the  remaining  two  properties,  resulting  in  an  outstanding  aggregate  mortgage 
balance  of  $10.5  million.    As  a  result,  the  REIT  recorded  an  amount  receivable  from  the  purchaser  at  fair 
value  which  is  equivalent  to  the  contractual  mortgages  payable  balance  outstanding  as  at  December  31, 
2008  and  continues  to  record  the  aggregate  mortgage  payable  balance  as  at  December  31,  2008.    The 
mortgage receivable balance is due on demand if: a)  the lenders do not consent to the assumption of the 

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mortgages  payable  balances  by  the  purchaser,  resulting  in  the  outstanding  mortgages  payable  balances 
being  due  on  demand  by  the  lender;  and  b)  the  purchaser  fails  to  fulfill  the  monthly  contractual  mortgage 
payments under the original debt agreements.  

Upon the sale of 110 Bloor St. in December 2008, the REIT took back two mortgage receivables.  The first is 
for $58 million due December 1, 2010, bearing interest at 6% per annum with interest being payable monthly.  
Under GAAP, the REIT was required to perform a mark to market valuation on this mortgage to increase the 
interest rate to fair value as the mortgage is a secondary charge on the property.  This reduced the gain by 
$1.0  million  and  reduced  the  book  value  of  the  mortgage  by  $1.0  million.    The  second  vendor  takeback 
mortgage  is  for  $3.0  million,  bearing  interest  at  6%  per  annum,  with  interest  only  being  due  quarterly  and 
maturing December 1, 2013.  Both amounts may be prepaid at any time. 

There was one property for which the REIT had provided a vendor take-back mortgage totalling $16.4 million 
(December 31, 2007 - $16.3 million) with an interest rate of 5.3% per annum, repayable on December 13, 
2009.     

During  the  twelve  months  ended  December  31,  2008,  the  REIT  granted  a  mortgage  receivable  to  a  joint 
venture  in  which  the  REIT  has  an  80%  ownership  interest.    As  a  result,  there  is  an  additional  $3.2  million 
(December  31,  2007  –  nil)  which  is  currently  outstanding  from  the  joint  venture  partner.    This  mortgage 
receivable bears interest at a rate of prime plus 115 basis points and is repayable 60 days after demand but 
not earlier than July 28, 2009. 

Other Assets 

Tenant inducements represent those costs for which the REIT has given the tenant cash as an inducement 
to  enter  into  a  lease  agreement.    This  amount  is  amortized  over  the  life  of  the  applicable  lease  and  the 
amortization  is  deducted  from  rentals  from  income  properties.    Tenant  inducements  for  the  year  ended 
December  31,  2008  decreased  by  $2.0  million  to  a  balance  of  $15.0  million  (December  31,  2007  -  $17.0 
million) due to amortization. 

Prepaid expenses and sundry assets decreased from $22.4 million at December 31, 2007 to $13.8 million at 
December  31,  2008,  a  decrease  of  38.4%.    The  decrease  is  primarily  the  result  of  the  utilization  of  a  $10 
million  deposit  for  the  purchase of  additional  lands  for  the  Bow, which  had previously  been  classified as  a 
sundry asset.  

Accounts receivable increased by $1.3 million between December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008.  The 
increase is due to fluctuations arising during the normal course of business operations.  Of the $7.4 million of 
accounts receivable, tenant receivables account for  $4.7 million of this balance.  Of this amount, 37% has 
been  outstanding  for  less  than  30  days,  with  an  additional  34%  being  outstanding  for  31-59  days.    In 
addition, 26% represents loans outstanding to tenants for which there are fixed repayment schedules.  The 
remaining receivables represent those amounts not yet billed for occupancy and taxes to tenants and work in 
progress. 

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LIABILITIES 

The  REIT’s  Declaration  of  Trust  limits  the  indebtedness  of  the  REIT  (subject  to  certain  exceptions)  to  a 
maximum of 65% of the gross book value (“GBV”) of the REIT.  The REIT’s allocation of debt, including bank 
indebtedness, is as follows: 

Total debt to GBV 

Total debt to GBV per the Declaration of Trust (1) 

Non-recourse debt as a percentage of total debt  

Floating rate debt as a percentage of total debt  

December 31, 2008 

December  31, 2007 

56.4% 

54.7% 

51.4% 

3.3% 

58.8% 

58.8% 

49.5% 

5.9% 

(1)  Total  debt  per  the  Declaration  of  Trust  excludes  the  convertible  debentures  and  any  debt  secured  by  the  Bow 
Project.  The REIT’s calculation of total debt to GBV is not recognized under GAAP and therefore does not have a 
standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP 

The  decrease  in  the  debt  to  GBV  ratio  was  as  a  result  of  the  REIT  issuing  new  units  which  were  used  to 
repay the existing bank indebtedness.  The high percentage of non-recourse debt in the REIT’s portfolio is a 
deliberate strategy adopted by the REIT to reduce risk within the property portfolio. 

Mortgages Payable 

Mortgages payable (including mortgages payable on income properties held for sale) increased 4% from the 
December 31, 2007 figure of $3.02 billion to $3.16 billion at December 31, 2008.  Increases to the mortgages 
payable balance are due to the transactions described in detail in “Income Properties” and “Properties under 
Development”  above,  a  mortgage  secured  on  500  Bayly  for  $95  million  as  well  as  an  increase  of  $196.3 
million  due  to  the  change  in  the  U.S.  forex  rate.    Upon  the  sale  of  properties,  $80.7  million  of  mortgages 
payable  were  assumed  by  the  purchaser.    Upon  the  sale  of  an  additional  property,  $20.1  million  of 
mortgages payable were repaid upon closing.  In addition to regular principal repayments, other decreases to 
the mortgages payable balance during the year include repayments on six mortgages totalling $34.0 million.  

The mortgages bear interest at the weighted average rate of 6.2% (December 31, 2007 – 6.3%) and mature 
between  2009  and  2035.    The  weighted  average  term  to  maturity  of  the  REIT’s  mortgages  is  9.3  years 
(December 31, 2007 – 10.2 years).  Going forward, the REIT anticipates being able to refinance all its debt 
as it matures.  Of the total mortgage balance, only  4.7% will mature in 2009.  The mortgages coming due 
before the end of 2009 bear interest at a weighted average rate on maturity of 6.2%.  For a further discussion 
of interest rate risk, please see “Risks and Uncertainties”.  

Segmented  disclosure  (including  mortgages  payable  on  income  properties  held  for  sale)  by  geographic 
location is provided as follows: 

(in thousands of dollars) 

December 31, 2008 

December 31, 2007 

Canada 

United States 

Total 

Convertible Debentures  

$2,106,767 

$2,185,966 

1,050,703 

$3,157,470 

836,425 

$3,022,391 

In  June  2008,  the  REIT  completed  a  public  offering  of  $115  million  convertible  unsecured  subordinated 
debentures, bearing interest at the annual contractual rate of 6.65% and an effective interest rate of 9.10%.  
The debentures mature on June 30, 2013, and interest is payable semi-annually on June 30 and December 

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31.  Each debenture is now convertible into freely tradeable units of the REIT at the holder’s option at: (i) any 
time prior to the maturity date and (ii) the business day immediately preceding the date specified by the REIT 
for  redemption  of  the  debentures,  at  a  conversion  price  of  $23.11  per  unit,  being  a  conversion  rate  of 
approximately  43.2713  units  per  $1,000  principal  amount,  subject  to  adjustment  upon  the  occurrence  of 
certain events in accordance with the Indenture governing the debentures.   

As a result of the Plan of Arrangement, the REIT must deliver Stapled Units to the holders of the convertible 
debt  if  converted.    The  REIT  has  entered  into  a  Support  Agreement  with  Finance  Trust  whereby  Finance 
Trust agreed to issue its units if the convertible debt holders convert.  The conversion price per Stapled Unit 
will be calculated as the conversion price of $23.11.  Upon conversion, the REIT must purchase equivalent 
units of Finance Trust equal to the fair market value (as determined by Finance Trust in consultation with the 
REIT) of each such Finance Trust unit at the time of such conversion. 

The principal and interest amount of the debentures is payable at the option of the REIT and can be satisfied 
through the issuance of units of the REIT by way of issuing a variable number of units equal to the principal 
and accrued interest divided by 95% of the then fair market value of the units.  The debentures may not be 
redeemed by the REIT on or before June 30, 2011.  Thereafter, but prior to June 30, 2012, the debentures 
may  be  redeemed,  in  whole  or  in  part,  only  if  the  current  market  price  of  a  unit  is  at  least  125%  of  the 
conversion price.  On or after June 30, 2012 and prior to the maturity date, the debentures may be redeemed 
by the REIT, in whole or in part, at a price equal to the principal amount plus accrued interest.   

The REIT accounts for convertible debentures by valuing the holders’ option to convert units and classifying 
such  value  as  equity.   The  remaining  value  of  the  convertible  debentures  is  classified  as  debt.   Interest 
expense is recorded as a charge to income and is calculated at an effective rate with the difference between 
the  coupon rate  and  the effective  rate  being credited  to  the  debt  component  of  the convertible debentures 
such  that,  at  maturity,  the  debt  component  is  equal  to  the  face  value  of  the  then  outstanding  convertible 
debentures.   

On  issuance,  the  REIT  recorded  a  liability  of  $103.7  million  net  of  issue  costs  of  $4.2  million,  and  equity, 
which represents the holders’ option to convert the debentures into Units, of $6.8 million, net of issue costs of 
$0.3 million.  As at December 31, 2008, the REIT’s   liability has increased to $104.8 million.  The liability will 
continue  to  increase  each  quarter  as  the  accretion  amount  increases  quarterly  over  the  life  of  the 
debentures.   

Bank Indebtedness 

The REIT has the following two facilities: 

(i) 

A  general  operating  facility  limited  to  $286.6  million  which  is  secured  by  a  first  charge  over  certain 
income properties, and can be drawn in either Canadian or U.S. dollars (with U.S. dollar loans being 
limited to a maximum Canadian equivalent of $100 million).  The Canadian dollar portion of the debt 
bears  interest  at  rates  approximating  the  prime  rate  of  a  Canadian  chartered  bank,  while  the  U.S. 
portion  of  the  debt  bears  interest  at  LIBOR  rates.      At  December  31,  2008  approximately  $125.5 
million was still available under this line.  This facility is due on August 15, 2009. 

In January 2009, the total facility was increased to $299.8 million.  The amount available at December 
31,  2008  would  have  been  $138.7  million  had  the  new  facility  limit  been  in  place  at  December  31, 
2008.   

The REIT may increase the general operating facility to a maximum amount of $300 million, subject to 
providing further properties as security. 

(ii) 

A facility to finance and construct a distribution centre in Ajax, Ontario totalling $3.7 million (December 
31, 2007 - $109.5 million). The amount available at December 31, 2008, after taking into account the 
bank  indebtedness  drawn  of  nil  (December  31,  2007  –  $83.4  million)  and  the  outstanding  letters  of 
credit, is nil (December 31, 2007 - $22.4 million).  The facility is due on demand. 

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Bank indebtedness decreased by $78.2 million from $191.1 million at December 31, 2007 to $112.9 million 
at  December  31,  2008.    The  change  is  primarily  as  a  result  of  the  issuing  of  $172.5  million  of  units  and 
$115.0 million of convertible debentures, the repayment of the construction facility relating to the distribution 
centre in Ajax, Ontario, the sale of properties mentioned previously offset by the funding of properties under 
development and the properties acquired during the year ended December 31, 2008.    

Intangible Liabilities 

For  all  acquisitions  subsequent  to  September  12,  2003,  the  acquisition cost  is  allocated  to  land,  buildings, 
paving  and  equipment  and  intangible costs.    The  portion  of  the  purchase  price  that  is  allocated  to  “below-
market-value rents” is recorded as a liability on the REIT’s balance sheet and is amortized over the related 
lease.  This amount has decreased to $64.3 million at December 31, 2008 as compared to $68.5 million as 
at December 31, 2007 due to the impairment of seven income properties as previously mentioned, the sale 
of properties and normal amortization incurred offset by new acquisitions during the year.  

The  change  in  this  liability  in  the  future  will  be  dependent  upon  the  leases  that  are  in  place  in  future 
acquisitions and the rent in place as compared to market rents at the time of purchase of the related asset. 

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities increased by $39.7million from $91.8 million at December 31, 2007 
to  $131.5  million  at  December  31,  2008.    The  change  is  partially  due  to  an  increase  in  accruals  for  the 
properties under development.  These accruals at December 31, 2008 totalled $48.8 million as compared to 
$27.1 million at December 31, 2007.  There was an increase of $7.7 million of rents received in advance as 
compared to December 2007.  Offsetting part of this increase at December 31, 2007, there was a payable for 
the forward contract for 500 Bayly of $2.5 million.  During the year ended December 31, 2008, this hedge 
was  settled  and  the  balance  of  $2.5  million  was  reduced  to  nil.    There  is  also  a  general  increase  in  other 
payables and accruals relating to transactions occurring in the normal course of business operations.   

Future Income Tax Liability 

Due to the enactment of the SIFT rules on June 22, 2007, the REIT commenced recognizing future income 
tax  assets  and  liabilities  with  respect  to  the  temporary  differences  between  the  carrying  amounts  and  tax 
basis of its assets and liabilities, including those related to its subsidiary trusts, that are expected to reverse 
in or after 2011.  The SIFT rules are not expected to apply to the REIT until 2011 as it provides a transition 
period for publicly traded trusts that existed prior to November 1, 2006.  In addition, the SIFT rules will not 
apply to an entity that qualifies for the real estate investment trust (“REIT”) exemption.  The REIT does not 
currently meet certain technical requirements for the REIT exemption.  Management is of the view that it can 
make changes that are within its control, and restructure its investment in HRLP, in order to qualify for the 
REIT exemption prior to 2011.  As the REIT currently does not qualify, GAAP requires the REIT to prepare 
the REIT’s accounts on the basis that the new rules currently apply.  Future income tax assets or liabilities 
are  recorded  using  tax  rates  and  laws  expected  to  apply  when  the  temporary  differences  are  expected  to 
reverse.  The SIFT rules (as defined below under “Critical Accounting Estimates – Income Tax”) resulted in 
the  REIT  including  a  future  income  tax  liability  of  $133.3  million  in  the  consolidated  balance  sheet  at 
December 31, 2008, with a corresponding future income tax expense of $15.6 million reflected as a charge 
to  consolidated  earnings  for  the  year  ended December 31,  2008  and a  future  income  tax expense  of $0.6 
million reflected as a charge to other comprehensive income.  Temporary differences expected to reverse in 
or after 2011 have been measured using a tax rate of 29.5% in 2011 and 28% thereafter. 

Non-Controlling Interest 

During  November  2004,  as  part  of  the  acquisition  of  substantially  all  of  the  30%  interest  of  the  remaining 
properties in which the REIT acquired an initial 70% as part of its 1996 initial public offering the REIT issued 
6,974,555  units  to  its  subsidiary  HRLP,  which  was  set  up  to  complete  this  transaction.    The  participating 
vendors  exchanged  their  interest  in  these  properties  for  5,696,610  Class  B  units  of  HRLP  as  well  as 
subscribing  for  an  additional  1,277,945  Class  B  units  of  HRLP  at  the  same  time.    These  units  are  now 
exchangeable on a one for one basis for Stapled Units.   

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As  clarified  by  EIC-151,  since  these  Class  B  units  can  be  transferred  without  requirement  and  can  be 
exchanged  for  Stapled  Units,  the  aggregate  outstanding  amount  at  any  point  in  time  of  the  exchangeable 
Class B units of HRLP shall be recorded as a non-controlling interest on the Trusts financial statements until 
such time as these Class B units have been exchanged for Stapled Units.  As Class B units are exchanged 
over  time  into  Stapled  Units,  the  conversion  will  result  in  a  transfer  to  unitholders’  equity  and  the  non-
controlling  interest  will  be reduced  accordingly.   During  the  three and  twelve  months  ended December  31, 
2008, 1,536,990 Class B units were exchanged for Stapled Units.  This resulted in a $21.7 million decrease 
in non-controlling interest.    

Non-controlling interest decreased from $103.2 million at December 31, 2007 to $75.8 million at December 
31, 2008 due to the exchange of units as mentioned above and $9.5 million of distributions attributable to the 
non-controlling interest.  In addition, net income of $3.8 million was attributable to non-controlling interest for 
both continuing and discontinued operations. 

USE OF PROCEEDS FROM EQUITY/FINANCING ISSUED 

Financing 

Disclosed Use of Proceeds 

Actual Use of Proceeds 

and 

properties 

To  fund  the  acquisition  of  additional 
properties 
under 
development.    Proceeds  intended  to 
fund 
the  acquisition  of  additional 
properties  or  fund  properties  under 
development  and  not  initially  used  for 
such  purposes  were  to  be  used  to 
reduce the REIT’s bank indebtedness. 

The  entire  net  proceeds  were  used 
to  pay  down 
the  REIT’s  bank 
indebtedness on June 6, 2008.  The 
equity  component  of  acquisitions 
along  with  equity  to  fund  properties 
development  will  continue  to  be 
obtained  from  the  REIT’s  general 
operating  facility  as  required  until 
the  REIT’s  overall  percentage  of 
indebtedness will be reached which 
will warrant a new public offering. 

Public offering of $172.5 million of 
REIT units completed on June 6, 
2008. 

Public offering of $115.0 million of 
REIT convertible debentures 
completed on June 6, 2008 

EQUITY 

Unitholders’ Equity 

Unitholders’ equity increased by $203.1 million between December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008.  The 
increase  is  due  to  the  issue  of  8.7  million  Units  which  equates  to  $172.5  million,  the  issue  of  146  million 
stapled units equating to $132.5 million, the net earnings for the period, proceeds received from the REIT’s 
distribution  reinvestment  plan  and  direct  unit  purchase  plan,  the  equity  component  of  the  convertible 
debentures,  the  change  in  accumulated  other  comprehensive  loss  and  the  exchange  of  non-controlling 
interest into equity, offset by the distributions paid to unitholders. 

The  majority of  the  accumulated  other comprehensive  loss  is  made  up  of  the net  adjustment  to  the  equity 
invested  in  U.S.Holdco with  the  REIT’s debt  being  held  in  U.S.  dollars  currently  acting  as  a  natural  hedge 
against  its  total  investment  in  U.S.  dollars.    In  connection  with  the  Plan  of  Arrangement  that  occurred  on 
October 1, 2008, $27.3 million of accumulated other comprehensive income was written off as a realized loss 
on foreign exchange.  This loss represents the change in the foreign exchange rate from January 17, 2008 
(the  date  of  management’s  intention  to  repay  USD  $125  million  of  its  intercompany  loan  resulting  in  a 
reduction in its net investment in U.S. Holdco) to October 1, 2008.  On October 1, 2008, upon the completion 
of the Plan of Arrangement, existing loans were repaid in full and the realized loss was recorded.   

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES 

Funds from Operations 

Funds from operations (“FFO”) is not a measure recognized under GAAP and does not have a standardized 
meaning  prescribed  by  GAAP.    FFO  should  not  be  construed  as  an  alternative  to  net  earnings  or  cash 
provided by operations determined in accordance with GAAP as an indicator of the Trusts performance (see 

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also “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”).  However, FFO is an operating performance measure which is widely 
used  by  the  real  estate  industry  (and  in  particular,  by  a  number  of  other  Canadian  real  estate  investment 
trusts).    The  Trusts  have  calculated  FFO  in  accordance  with  the  recommendations  of  the  Real  Property 
Association  of  Canada  which  does  not  include  any  adjustment  for  realized  or  unrealized  losses  on  foreign 
exchange.  Nevertheless, the Trusts method of calculating FFO may differ from other issuers’ methods and 
accordingly may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers.   

The  use  of  FFO,  combined  with  the  required  GAAP  presentations,  has  been  presented  for  the  purpose  of 
improving the understanding of operating results of REITs by the investing public and in making comparisons 
of the Trusts operating results more comparable. 

As  FFO  excludes  depreciation,  amortization,  future  income  tax  and  gains  and  losses  from  property 
dispositions, it provides a performance measure that, when compared period over period, reflects the impact 
on  operations  of  trends  in  occupancy  levels,  rental  rates,  operating  costs  and  realty  taxes,  acquisition 
activities and interest costs, and provides a perspective on financial performance.  

Funds From Operations 

Three months ended    
December 31 

Year ended                 
December 31 

(in thousands of dollars except per unit amounts) 

2008 

  2007 

2008 

  2007 

Net earnings (loss) 

Add (deduct) 

$45,984 

$48,691 

$98,530 

($2,193) 

Depreciation of income properties 

24,497 

22,177 

Amortization of deferred leasing expenses 

Amortization of intangible assets on acquisitions  

Impairment loss on income properties, intangible 
assets and intangible liabilities 

Net earnings (loss) attributable to non-controlling 
interest 

1,435 

4,550 

3,434 

1,094 

6,208 

95,871 

5,101 

23,523 

87,853 

4,218 

25,183 

- 

53,665 

- 

1,074 

2,765 

3,829 

(123) 

(9,686) 

115,635 

(10,051) 

Gain on sale of income properties 

(41,079) 

(2,563) 

(71,201) 

Future income taxes 

4,940 

(20,515) 

Operating income from discontinued operations 

(1,156) 

(3,197) 

15,628 

(8,418) 

Funds from operations – continuing operations 

$43,679 

$54,660 

$216,528 

$210,836 

Funds from operations – discontinued operations 

1,165 

3,606 

8,955 

16,231 

Funds from operations 

$44,844 

$58,266 

$225,483 

$227,067 

Funds from operations per unit (basic – adjusted for 
conversion of non-controlling interest) 

Funds from operations per unit (diluted) 

$0.306 

$0.306 

$0.431 

$0.429 

$1.592 

$1.587 

$1.731 

$1.720 

The primary reason for the decrease in funds from operations per unit for the three months and year ended 
December 31, 2008 is due to the loss on foreign exchange of $10.9 million for the three months and $7.1 
million for the year ended December 31, 2008.  Under the definition of FFO, this item is not added back to 
the calculation of FFO.  Interest expense was incurred on the mortgages on the Boscov Department Stores 
(without collection of rental income) of $2.1 million for the three months and $2.8 million for the year ended 
December 31, 2008.  The last major item affecting FFO for both the three months and year ended December 
31, 2008 is the $1.6 million and the $3.8 million respectively of trust expenses expensed in the last quarter of 
the year in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement. 

If  the  loss  on  foreign  exchange,  the  trust  expenses  relating  to  the  Plan  of  Arrangement  and  the  mortgage 
interest on Boscov’s Department Stores, which together total $14.6 million were added back to the current 

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FFO calculation, this would result in basic FFO of $0.406 per unit for the three months ended December 31, 
2008.    If  the  loss  on  foreign  exchange,  trust  expenses  relating  to  the  Plan  of  Arrangement  and  Boscov’s 
Department Stores mortgage interest, which together total $13.7 million were added back to the current FFO 
calculation, FFO would have been $1.688 per unit for the year ended December 31, 2008.  For other items 
that affect FFO please see the items that affected DC.  

The following is a reconciliation of the REIT’s funds from operations to cash provided by operations.  

(in thousands of dollars) 

Funds from operations 

Three months ended 
December 31 

Year ended                
December 31 

2008 

2007 

2008 

2007 

$44,844 

$58,266 

$225,483 

$227,067 

Funds from operations – discontinued operations 

(1,165) 

(3,606) 

(8,955) 

(16,231) 

Operating income from discontinued operations 

Change in other non-cash operating items 

Rent amortization  

Other 

Loss on foreign exchange 

Amortization of deferred costs 

Amortization of deferred leasing included within 
discontinued operations 

Amortization of intangibles included within discontinued 
operations 

Depreciation of income properties included within 
discontinued operations 

1,156 

11,937 

3,830 

1,129 

11,166 

934 

- 

- 

9 

3,197 

3,361 

8,418 

10,051 

(9,177) 

(36,496) 

80 

852 

- 

871 

15 

14 

4,813 

3,232 

7,341 

3,430 

8 

- 

1,059 

1,861 

- 

3,098 

216 

1,113 

380 

529 

4,851 

Cash provided by operations 

$73,840 

$63,430 

$235,122 

$196,589 

All items which are included in the above reconciliation of the REIT’s funds from operations to cash provided 
by operations are non-cash items which are included in the calculation of funds from operations but are not 
included in the determination of cash provided by operations.    

Capital Resources 

The cash provided by operations of $73.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2008 and $235.1 
million  for  the  twelve  month  period  represents  the  primary  source  of  funds  to  pay  cash  distributions  to 
unitholders totalling $52.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2008 and $204.3 million for the 
year ended December 31, 2008.   

In  accordance  with  National  Policy  41-201,  the  Trusts  are  required  to  provide  the  following  additional 
disclosure relating to cash distributions.   

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  (in thousands of dollars)                

2008 

2008 

Three months ended   
December 31,   

Year ended   
December 31,   

Year ended 
December 31, 
2007 

Year ended 
December 31, 
2006 

Cash provided by operating 
activities 

Net earnings (loss) 

Actual cash distributions paid or 
payable relating to the period 

Distributions paid as a return of 
capital pursuant to the Plan of 
Arrangement 

Total  distributions paid 

Excess of cash provided by 
operating activities over cash 
distributions paid 

Shortfall of net earnings over 
cash distributions paid 

$73,840 

$235,122 

$196,589 

$169,232 

45,984 

98,530 

(2,193) 

86,437 

52,739 

204,108 

179,980 

155,374 

132,500 

185,239 

132,500 

336,608 

- 

- 

179,980 

155,374 

21,101 

31,014 

16,609 

13,858 

(6,755) 

(105,578) 

(182,173) 

(68,937) 

For the three months ended December 31, 2008 and years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, cash 
provided by operating activities exceeded cash distributions.  Management expects this trend to continue. 

Cash distributions have exceeded net earnings due to non-cash items which are deducted in determining net 
earnings.  Non-cash items such as impairment losses, future income taxes, depreciation and amortization, 
while  deducted  for  net  earnings  have  no  impact  on  cash  available  to  pay  current  distributions.    Effective 
January 1, 2009, the distribution on the Stapled Units was reduced from $1.44 to $0.72 per unit annually. 

Proceeds  from  the  issuance  of  securities  and  debentures  together  with  proceeds  on  disposition  of  income 
properties have been used to repay bank indebtedness and to fund acquisitions and capital expenditures of 
$36.2 million and properties under development of $336.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. 

Subject to market conditions, management expects to be able to meet all of the Trusts ongoing obligations 
and to finance short term development commitments through the issue of new securities, as well as by using 
conventional real estate debt, selling or refinancing other assets, short-term financing from the bank and the 
Trusts cash flow from operations.  The Trusts are not in default or arrears on any of its obligations including 
distribution payments, interest or principal payments on debt and any debt covenant with the exception of the 
non payment of principal and interest for the seven Boscov’s Department Stores mortgages following the non 
receipt of rental revenue.  The REIT has handed over control of the properties to the mortgage company and 
is waiting for them to legally release the REIT’s subsidiaries from their debt obligations. 

Short-term bank financing has been provided by the same chartered bank since the REIT’s inception.  This 
general operating facility is secured by income properties and management believes this facility will continue 
to be made available in the future as it represents a typical or standard loan facility provided by numerous 
financial institutions in the industry.  At December 31, 2008, approximately $125.5 million was still available 
under this facility.   

There  are  no  unusual  covenants  in  financial  instruments  that  could  trigger  early  repayment  of  the  REIT’s 
debt.  The mortgages secured by the REIT are fairly standard in nature with typical default clauses contained 
therein.    There  are  no  debt  leverage  tests  outside  of  the  65%  debt  to  GBV  test  or  other  covenants  or 
circumstances that exist that management believes would impair the REIT’s ability to operate. 

The  REIT  is  currently  not  contemplating  any  acquisitions  and  expects  total  acquisitions  to  decrease  on  a 
dollar basis in 2009 as compared to 2008.   

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The following is a summary of material contractual obligations of the Trusts including payments due for the 
next 5 years and thereafter:  

Payments Due by Period 

Contractual Obligations            
(in thousands of dollars) 

Long-term debt  (1) 

Convertible debentures 

2009 

2010-2011 

2012-2013 

2014 and 
thereafter 

Total 

$285,485 

$297,992 

$610,624 

$1,955,362 

$3,149,463 

- 

- 

115,000 

- 

115,000 

Total Contractual Obligations 

$285,485 

$297,992 

$725,624 

$1,955,362 

$3,264,463 

(1)  Long-term debt excludes those mortgages on assets which have been sold.  There are $10.5 million of mortgages 
payable on assets sold which are not included above.  See mortgages receivable for further information.  However, 
it does include $142.9 million of non-recourse mortgages whereby the REIT has handed over control of the income 
properties to the mortgage company and therefore expects to remove the accompanying liability from the balance 
sheet when the lender takes transfer of title to the properties. 

The Trusts have no material capital or operating lease obligations. 

Funding of Future Commitments 

The  REIT  is  currently  undertaking  significant  development  activities  for  the  two  million  square  foot  office 
building  in  Calgary,  Alberta  (“the  Bow”).  The  REIT  has  committed  to  incurring  additional  construction  and 
development costs for this project of approximately $1.1 billion (including capitalized interest of $183 million) 
over  a  four  year  period  of  which  approximately  $375  million  is  expected  to  be  incurred  during  the  next  12 
months.  The current difficult economic conditions have impacted the REIT’s financing strategy.  While the 
REIT  is  negotiating  with  lenders  to  obtain  construction  financing  for  the  Bow  and  has  entered  into  a 
conditional agreement for the issuance of $200 million of debentures described below, at present there is no 
financing arrangement in place for the Bow.  

In  December  2008,  the  REIT  entered  into  an  agreement  with  Fairfax,  whereby  Fairfax  has  agreed  to 
purchase on a private placement basis, $200 million of 11.5% debentures due five years from issuance.  The 
private placement is conditional upon the REIT obtaining construction financing for the Bow in the permanent 
amount of $400 million and will terminate on April 23, 2009.    

Subsequent to year end, the REIT has signed an engagement letter with RBC Capital Markets (“RBC”) and 
TD  Securities  (“TD”),  who  will  collectively  act  as  co-lead  arrangers  and  co-bookrunners  to  arrange  a  $425 
million construction facility for the REIT on a reasonable best efforts basis (the “Financing”).  RBC and TD 
have  received  all  necessary  internal  approvals  for  up  to  $250  million  of  the  Financing  contingent  upon 
securing the remainder of the Financing and certain other conditions.  The marketing process for receiving 
commitments for the remainder of the Financing is currently underway. 

In  addition  to  pursuing  construction  financing,  the  REIT  has  taken,  or  will  consider  taking,  the  following 
actions to partially fund its development commitment: 

(i) 

(ii) 

Reducing  distributions  -  In  December  2008,  the  REIT  announced  that  it  would  decrease  its  cash 
distributions to unitholders to retain cash.  If necessary, the REIT can further preserve cash flow from 
a further decrease in cash distributions; 

Utilizing the REIT’s cash and unused operating line of credit as of December 31, 2008, which totals 
approximately $148 million.  The operating line of credit is due in August of 2009, and is secured by 
charges on 27 properties.  While the REIT’s operating line of credit has been renewed annually since 
the REIT’s inception, in light of  current market conditions, there is  no certainty that the REIT will be 
successful  in  renewing  the  line  of  credit  due  in  August  of  2009.    Should  the  operating  line  not  be 
renewed,  the  REIT  will  attempt  to  replace  the  line  through  conventional  first  mortgages  on  the 
properties currently securing the line;  

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(iii)  Selling an interest in the Bow; 

(iv)  Selling or refinancing other assets; and 

(v) 

Issuance  of  units  –  however,  in  light  of  current  market  conditions,  there  is  no  assurance  that  a 
significant amount of financing can be raised. 

The combined financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis in accordance with GAAP, 
which assumes that the REIT will continue in operation for the foreseeable future and be able to realize its 
assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.  The REIT’s ability to 
obtain financing for its development commitments is a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt 
on  the  ability  of  the  REIT  to  continue  as  a  going  concern.    The  outcome  is  dependent  on  the  successful 
completion  of  the  actions  taken  or  planned,  some  of  which  are  described  above,  (which  management 
believes will mitigate the adverse conditions and events) which may cast doubt about the validity of the going 
concern assumption.  

The following table shows the budgeted costs for the Bow and actual costs to date.  This budget is for the 
North Block Tower and parking on both the North and South Blocks.  The previous budget of $1.4 billion did 
not include any allocation of South Block costs. 

(in thousands of dollars) 

Budget 

Costs incurred to date 

Remaining Costs 

Land 

Financing costs 

Capitalized interest on the REIT’s costs 
incurred 

Soft costs 

Hard costs 

Recoveries and other income 

Contingency 

Budget/ cost incurred to date  

$58,380 

54,250 

 215,722 

190,357 

1,044,606 

(113,165) 

96,572 

$50,413 

- 

 33,180 

86,194 

234,625 

(2,381) 

- 

$7,967 

54,250 

182,542 

104,163 

809,981 

(110,784) 

96,572 

Less capitalized interest on the REIT’s costs 
incurred 

Total budget/ costs incurred to date less 
capitalized interest 

1,546,722 

402,031 

$1,144,691 

(215,722) 

(33,180) 

(182,542) 

$1,331,000 

$368,851 

$962,149 

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The chart below shows funds required and the projected source of funds for the 2009-2011 period. 

Funds Required 

(In millions of dollars) 

To complete the Bow as per above 

Mortgage and principal repayments 

Projected Source of Funds 

(In millions of dollars) 

Construction facility 

Issuance of 11.5% debentures to Fairfax (see “Private Placement” below) 

Cash retained from operations due to a reduction in distributions 

Available cash and undrawn credit facilities 

Bell Phase 3 mortgage payable and collection of mortgages receivables 

Land and property sales 

$962 

335 

$1,297 

$425 

200 

240 

160 

155 

185 

$1,365 

While the REIT has identified projected sources of funds from which it expects to satisfy its anticipated cash 
flow requirements as described above, there is no assurance that such funds will be available to the REIT as 
the  availability  of  any  such  funds will  be  subject  to market conditions and  other  factors  beyond  the REIT’s 
control.  Please see "Forward-Looking Disclaimer" and "Risks and Uncertainties".   

The total annualized projected year 1 income from the project is expected to be $94.3 million.  Rent will grow 
at 0.75% per annum and the parking revenue will grow by 1.5% per annum for the 25 year term. 

The REIT’s capacity (as determined in the manner below), to fund future acquisitions, capital expenditures 
and commitments was in excess of $1,400 million as at December 31, 2008.  This represented the amount 
that  could  be  funded  by  the  REIT  from  debt,  subject  to  market  availability  before  the  REIT  reached  its 
maximum debt limitation of 65% of debt to its GBV of assets.   

PRIVATE PLACEMENT 

On  December  23,  2008,  the  REIT  entered  into  an  agreement  (the  “Private  Placement  Agreement”)  with 
Fairfax, pursuant to which Fairfax has agreed to purchase, at par on a private placement basis, $200 million 
of 11.5% debentures (the “Debentures”) due on the fifth anniversary of the issue date with interest payable 
semi-annually.  Completion  of  the  private  placement  is  subject  to  the  satisfaction  of  certain  conditions  (see 
below).  

The  Debentures  will  be  redeemable  after  the  fourth  anniversary  of  the  issue  date,  at  a  redemption  price 
equal  to  the  principal  amount  thereof  plus  accrued  and  unpaid  interest.  The  Debentures  will  require  the 
REIT, at the holders’ option, to effect repurchases upon a change of control at 101% of the principal amount 
plus accrued and unpaid interest, and will contain similar covenants, events of defaults and remedies as the 
REIT’s  outstanding  convertible  debentures.  Furthermore,  the  Debentures  will  be  unsecured  and  will  rank 
equally  with  the  REIT’s  current  and  future  unsecured  debt  including  the  REIT’s  outstanding  convertible 
debentures.  

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Contemporaneously  with  the  issue  of  the  Debentures,  Fairfax  will  be  granted  warrants  to  purchase 
28,571,429 Stapled Units at an exercise price of $7.00 per Stapled Unit (or net proceeds of approximately 
$200 million if exercised in full), which are exercisable for a period of 5 years from the date of grant. 

The Private Placement Agreement is conditional upon, among other things, the occurrence of the following 
events by closing: (i) receipt by the REIT of construction financing commitments of no less than $400 million 
for the development of “the Bow” in Calgary, (ii) monthly unitholder cash distributions per Stapled Unit being 
no greater than $0.06 until closing; and (iii) TSX approval.  Closing of the transactions contemplated in the 
Private Placement Agreement is expected to occur on the second business day following satisfaction of all 
conditions to the Private Placement Agreement and if conditions are not satisfied or waived within 120 days 
from the date the Private Placement Agreement was entered into, the Private Placement Agreement will be 
cancelled.  As at December 31, 2008, these conditions have not been satisfied. 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ITEMS 

The  REIT  has  certain  co-owners  or  partners  in  various  projects.    As  a  rule  the  REIT  does  not  provide 
guarantees  or  indemnities  for  these  co-owners  pursuant  to  property  acquisitions  because  should  such 
guarantees  be  provided,  recourse  would  be  available  against  the  REIT  in  the  event  of  a  default  of  the 
borrowers,  in  which  case  the  REIT  would  have  a  claim  against  the  underlying  real  estate  investment.  
However,  in  certain  circumstances,  where  absolutely  required  but  subject  to  compliance  with  the  REIT’s 
Declaration  of  Trust  and  also,  when  management  has  determined  that  the  fair  value  of  the  borrower’s 
investment  in  the  real  estate  investment  is  greater  than  the  mortgages  payable  for  which  the  REIT  has 
provided guarantees, such guarantees will be provided. 

At December 31, 2008, such guarantees amounted to $51.3 million, expiring between 2011 and 2017 and no 
amount has been provided for in the consolidated financial statements for these items.  These amounts arise 
where  the  REIT  has  guaranteed  a  co-owner’s  share  of  the  mortgage  liability.    The  REIT,  however, 
customarily guarantees or indemnifies the obligations of its nominee companies which hold separate title to 
each of its properties owned. 

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS 

The  fair  value  of  the  mortgages  payable  has  been  determined  by  discounting  the  cash  flows  of  these 
financial obligations using year-end market rents for debt of similar terms and credit risks.  Based on these 
assumptions,  the  fair  value  of  mortgages  payable  at  December  31,  2008  has  been  estimated  at  $2.935 
billion (2007 - $2.977 billion) compared with the carrying value of $3.157 billion (2007 - $3.022 billion).   

The  REIT  had  an  electricity  contract  to  swap  floating  for  fixed  price  rates  as  a  cash  flow  hedge  of  price 
volatility  of  the  REIT’s  electricity  costs  in  Ontario,  Canada  for  a  monthly  notional  amount  of  approximately 
4,000 MWh.  This contract expired June 30, 2008.  As a result, the fair value of this contract at December 31, 
2008 was nil (December 31, 2007 – ($0.03) million). 

Where  appropriate,  the  REIT  also  uses  forward  contracts  to  lock  in  lending  rates  on  certain  anticipated 
mortgages.  This strategy provides certainty in the rate of interest on borrowings when the REIT is involved 
in  transactions  that  close  further  into  the  future  than  during  the  normal  timeframe  of  a  transaction.    At 
December 31, 2008, the REIT had no forward contracts in place.   

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SECTION IV 

SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS 

(unaudited) (in thousands of 
dollars except per unit amounts) 

December 31,  
2008 

September 30,   
2008(1) 

June 30,   
2008(1) 

March 31,   
2008(1) 

Rentals from income properties 

$156,935 

$151,855 

$152,498 

$147,426 

Mortgage interest  and other income 

Net property operating income 

Net earnings (loss) from continuing 
operations 

Net earnings (loss) per unit from 
continuing  operations 

     (basic) 

     (diluted) 

848 

27,431 

1,052 

27,296 

643 

28,367 

596 

28,121 

5,629 

(26,702) 

20,740 

22,986 

0.03 

0.03 

(0.19) 

(0.19) 

0.16 

0.16 

0.18 

0.18 

Net earnings (loss) 

45,984 

(20,158) 

$32,888 

$39,816 

Net earnings (loss) per unit 

(basic) 

(diluted) 

0.32 

0.32 

(0.15) 

(0.15) 

0.25 

0.25 

0.31 

0.31 

Rentals from income properties 

$149,728 

$143,559 

$142,896 

$144,496 

December 31,   
2007(1) 

September 30,   
2007(1) 

June 30,   
2007(1) 

March 31 ,   
2007 (1) 

Mortgage interest and other income  

Net property operating income 

Net earnings (loss) from continuing 
operations 

Net earnings (loss) per unit from 
continuing operations 

     (basic) 

     (diluted) 

554 

27,366 

770 

26,246 

891 

25,121 

375 

23,475 

43,230 

20,713 

(104,854) 

20,031 

0.34 

0.34 

0.16 

0.16 

(0.85) 

(0.85) 

0.17 

0.17 

Net earnings (loss) 

$48,691 

$23,860 

($102,840) 

$28,096 

Net earnings (loss) per unit 

(basic) 

(diluted) 

0.38 

0.38 

0.19 

0.19 

(0.83) 

(0.83) 

0.24 

0.23 

(1) 

Certain items for all periods have been reclassified to conform with the presentation adopted in the current period.   

Changes to the quarterly financial information are not reflective of seasonality or cyclicality but generally from 
new property acquisitions, dispositions and income taxes.  

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SECTION V 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES 

The preparation of the Trusts financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgements 
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the 
date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period.  
The Trusts financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. 

Management believes the policies which are most subject to estimation and judgements are outlined below.  
For a detailed description of these and other accounting policies refer to note 1 of the December 31, 2008 
audited combined financial statements of the Trusts.   

Impairment of Assets  

The REIT is required to write down to fair value any of its income properties that were determined to have 
been  impaired.    The  analysis  required  is  dependent  upon  a  review  of  estimated  future  cash  flows  from 
operations over the anticipated holding period.  This review involves subjective assumptions of, among other 
things, estimated occupancy and rental rates, all of which can affect the ultimate value of the property.  In the 
event  these  factors  result  in  a  carrying  value  that  exceeds  the  sum  of  future  undiscounted  cash  flows 
expected to result from the ongoing use and ultimate residual value of the properties, an impairment would 
be  recognized.    During  the  third  quarter  of  2008,  the  REIT  recognized  an  impairment  of  $50.2  million  with 
regard  to  Boscov’s  Department  Stores.    During  the  fourth  quarter  of  2008,  the  REIT  recognized  an 
impairment of $3.0 million with regards to Boscov’s Department Stores.  This change was primarily due to an 
increase in foreign exchange rates for Q4 2008.  In addition, upon the expiry of an option to purchase the 
remaining interest in the Neways office building, an additional $0.4 million was written off.  During the first six 
months and for the full 2007 year, no other impairments were recognized. 

The  REIT  also  evaluates  the  fair  value  of  mortgages  receivable  to  determine  whether  any  impairment 
provisions are required.  Impairment is recognized when the carrying value of the mortgage receivable will 
not  be  recovered  as  determined  by  the  economic  value  of  the  underlying  security  and/or  the  financial 
covenant of the issuer of the security.  No impairments of mortgages receivable were recorded during 2008 
or 2007. 

Depreciation of Income Properties 

On the acquisition of a property, a significant portion of the cost is allocated per management’s determination 
to the building component of the property.  In addition, the REIT is required to assess the useful lives of its 
income  properties  in  order  to  determine  the  amount  of  building  depreciation  to  record  on  a  quarterly  and 
annual basis. 

The REIT depreciates its income properties on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives.  In the 
event  the  allocation  to  either  the  building  or  paving  and  equipment  component  is  inappropriate  or  the 
estimated  useful  life  of  the  properties  are  not  correct,  the  amount  of  depreciation  expensed  quarterly  and 
annually, which affects the REIT’s future net earnings might not be appropriate. 

Property Acquisitions 

For  acquisitions  of  properties  initiated  on  or  after  September  12,  2003,  the  CICA  has  issued  guidance  for 
accounting  for  operating  leases  assumed  in  connection  with  these  acquisitions.    Through  management’s 
judgment  and  estimates,  the  purchase  price  must  be  allocated  to  land  site  improvements,  building,  the 
above- and below-market value of in-place operating leases, the fair value of tenant improvements, in-place 
leasing costs and the value of the relationship with the existing tenants. 

These estimates will impact rentals from income properties, depreciation expense and amortization expense 
recorded on both a quarterly and annual basis. 

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Income Tax 

On  June  22,  2007,  legislation  relating  to  the  federal  income  taxation  of  a  SIFT,  received  royal  assent  (the 
“SIFT Rules”).  A SIFT includes a publicly-listed or traded partnership and trust, such as an income trust and 
a REIT.  The REIT meets the definition of a SIFT.  Under the SIFT Rules, following a transition period for 
qualifying SIFTs, certain distributions from a SIFT will no longer be deductible in computing a SIFT’s taxable 
income, and a SIFT will be subject to tax on such distributions at a rate that is substantially equivalent to the 
general tax rate applicable to a Canadian corporation.  Distributions paid by a SIFT as returns of capital will 
not be subject to the tax. 

The  REIT  uses  the  asset  and  liability  method  of  accounting  for  income  taxes.    Future  income  taxes  are 
recognized  for  the  temporary  differences  between  the  financial  statement  carrying  amounts  of  assets  and 
liabilities  and  their  respective  tax  bases.    Future  income  tax  assets  and  liabilities  are  measured  using 
enacted  or  substantively  enacted  tax  rates  and  laws  that  are  expected  to  apply  to  taxable  income  in  the 
years  in  which  those  temporary  differences  are  expected  to  be  reversed  or  settled.    The  effect  on  future 
income tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rate is recognized in income in the period that includes 
the date of enactment or substantive enactment. 

Pursuant to the terms of the Finance Trust Declaration of Trust, the only properties which Finance Trust is 
permitted  to  invest  in  are  U.S.  Holdco  Notes,  and  certain  cash  and  cash  equivalents,  none  of  which 
constitutes non-portfolio property for purposes of the Tax Act, provided Finance Trust does not at any time 
carry on a business in Canada. It follows that Finance Trust will not be a SIFT trust for purposes of the Tax 
Act and will not be subject to tax under the SIFT Rules.  

Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders 

Finance Trust qualifies as an investment trust that is classified as a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax 
purposes under Treasury Regulation section 301.7701-4(c) (a ‘‘Fixed Investment Trust’’) and section 671 of 
the Code. In general, an investment trust will qualify as a Fixed Investment Trust if: (i) the trust has a single 
class  of  ownership  interests,  representing  undivided  beneficial  interests  in  the  assets  of  the  trust;  and  (ii) 
there is no power under the trust agreement to vary the investment of the holders. If Finance Trust is a Fixed 
Investment Trust, then it will generally be disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes, with the result 
that  the  holders  of  Finance  Trust  units  will  be  treated  as  owning  directly  their  pro  rata  shares  of  all  of  the 
Finance Trust assets (i.e. primarily the U.S. Holdco Notes). Moreover, all payments made on the U.S. Holdco 
Notes  will  be  treated  as  payments  made  directly  to  the  holders  of  the  Finance  Trust  units  in  proportion  to 
their interest in Finance Trust. 

Provided that Finance Trust qualifies as a Fixed Investment Trust and the U.S. Holdco Notes are respected 
as debt for U.S. federal income tax purposes, payments of principal and interest on the U.S. Holdco Notes 
that are attributable to U.S. holders will be treated as payments directly to the U.S. holders.  Interest on the 
U.S.  Holdco  Notes  will  generally  be  taxable  to  U.S.  holders  as  ordinary  income  at  the  time  it  is  paid  or 
accrued and will be subject to U.S. federal taxation at a maximum marginal rate of 35%. If the U.S. Holdco 
Notes were treated as equity rather than debt for U.S. federal income tax purposes, then the stated interest 
on the U.S. Holdco Notes would be treated as a distribution with respect to stock. 

Additionally,  there  can  be  no  assurance  that  the  Internal  Revenue  Service  will  not  challenge  the 
determination that the interest rate on the U.S. Holdco Notes represents an arm’s length rate. 

CHANGES TO SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES FOR 2008  

The CICA released three new accounting standards that are effective for the Trust’s fiscal year commencing 
January 1, 2008: Section 1535, “Capital Disclosures”; Section 3862, “Financial Instruments – Disclosures”; 
and Section 3863, “Financial Instruments – Presentation”. 

Section  1535  includes  required  disclosures  of  the  Trust’s  objectives,  policies  and  processes  for  managing 
capital, quantitative data about what the Trust regards as capital and whether the Trust has complied with 
any capital requirements. 

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Sections  3862  and  3863  replace  the  existing  Section  3861,  “Financial  Instruments  –  Disclosure  and 
Presentation”.    These  new  sections  revise  and  enhance  disclosure  requirements,  and  carry  forward 
unchanged  existing  presentation  requirements.    These  new  sections  place  an  increased  emphasis  on 
disclosures and presentation regarding the risks associated with both recognized and unrecognized financial 
instruments and how the Trusts manages those risks.  

The  results  of  adopting  these  new  standards  are  discussed  further  in  notes  21  and  22  of  the  financial 
statements. 

FUTURE CHANGES TO SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

In February 2008, the CICA issued  a new Handbook Section 3064 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets”.  This 
new section replaces Section 3062 “Goodwill and other Intangible Assets”  and establishes standards for the 
recognition, measurement and disclosure of goodwill and intangible assets, and as a result, the basis of the 
deferral  of  maintenance  capital  expenditures  recoverable  from  tenants  will  be  impacted.    The  new  and 
amended  standards  will  be  effective  for  the  REIT’s  2009  fiscal  year,  and  will  be  adopted  on  a  retroactive 
basis with restatement of the prior years. 

Commencing January 1, 2009, the REIT will no longer be able to defer capital cost expenditures recoverable 
from its tenants and record the depreciation of these deferred expenditures over the period which revenue is 
collected from tenants.  This change requires the REIT to capitalize capital expenditures recoverable from its 
tenants and amortize it over the useful life of the asset.  If the capitalization criteria is not met, the REIT must 
expense the full amount in the year incurred. 

The adoption by the REIT of the new and amended standards will require it to restate its 2008 quarterly and 
annual  consolidated  financial  statements  on  January  1,  2009.    The  following  table  outlines  the  estimated 
impact as of January 1, 2009: 

Income properties will increase by 

Deferred costs will decrease by 

Unitholders’ equity will decrease by 

$ 

$9,140

19,220

10,080

ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (“IFRS”) 

The  Canadian  Accounting  Standards  Board  has  confirmed  that  the  use  of  IFRS,  as  issued  by  the 
International  Accounting  Standards  Board  (“IASB”),  will  replace  Canadian  Accounting  Standards  effective 
January 1, 2011.  The Trusts are in the early stages of developing a conversion plan to transition financial 
reporting to IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS-IASB”).  Accordingly, at 
this  time,  the  Trust  cannot  quantify  the  impact  that  the  adoption  of  IFRS  will  have  on  the  classification  or 
valuation of the Trusts consolidated financial statements. 

The Canadian Securities Administrators issued Staff Notice 52-321, Early Adoption of International Financial 
Reporting Standards, which provides issuers with the option to early adopt IFRS effective January 1, 2009.  
It is not the Trusts intention to early adopt these standards on January 1, 2009. 

Canadian  GAAP  will  be  fully  converged  with  IFRS-IASB  through  a  combination  of  two  methods:  first,  as 
current  joint-convergence  projects  of  the  United  States’  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  and  the 
International  Accounting  Standards  Board  are  agreed  upon,  they  will  be  adopted  by  Canada’s  Accounting 
Standards  Board  and  may  be  introduced  in  Canada  before  the  publicly  accountable  enterprises’  transition 
date to IFRS-IASB; and secondly, standards not subject to a joint-convergence project will be exposed in an 
omnibus manner for introduction at the time of the publicly accountable enterprises’ transition date to IFRS-
IASB.  The  IASB  currently  has  projects  underway  that  are  expected  to  result  in  new  pronouncements  that 
continue to evolve. 

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Implementing  IFRS  will  have  an  impact  on  accounting,  financial  reporting  and  supporting  IT  systems  and 
processes.  It  may  also  have  an  impact  on  contractual  commitments  involving  GAAP  based  clauses 
(including  debt  covenants),  and  performance  metrics.  Accordingly,  the  Trusts  implementation  plan  will 
include  measures  to  provide  extensive  training  to  key  finance  personnel,  to  review  relevant  contracts  and 
agreements  and  to  increase  the  level  of  awareness  and  knowledge  amongst  management,  the  Board  of 
Trustees, the audit committee and investors. 

The following provides a summary of the Trusts IFRS Implementation Plan and Status of our activities: 

Initial Assessment Phase 

This phase includes the identification of significant differences between existing Canadian GAAP and IFRS-
IASB  at  a  high  level  as  relevant  to  the  Trusts.  Based  upon  the  current  state  of  IFRS-IASB,  this  phase 
identified  a  modest  number  of  topics  that  may  possibly  impact  the  Trusts  financial  results  and/or  the 
necessary  effort  to  make  the  transition  to  IFRS-IASB.  Targeted  training  and  communication  activities, 
leveraging both internal and external resources, are occurring during this phase.  The Trust’s are currently 
finalizing its initial assessment phase, with activities in this phase planned for substantial completion by Q2 
2009. 

Detailed Assessment Phase 

Building upon the assessment performed in the Initial Assessment Phase, this phase will include: 

• 

• 

• 

• 

identification, evaluation and selection of accounting policies necessary for the Trusts to change over to 
IFRS-IASB; 

identification  of  the  business  impacts  resulting  from  the  identified  accounting  differences.  Business 
impacts to be considered in the Trusts project plan are: business units, control processes, information 
technology, unitholders, regulatory matters and others as identified during this phase; 

assessment of IFRS 1 elections. This aspect of the project plan will follow the detailed assessment of 
the financial statement items and will be revisited periodically throughout the project; 

an initial training analysis and information systems impact analysis are also components of this phase, 
and are currently being documented. 

The detailed assessment phase will progress from Q2 2009 through to Q2 2010. 

Design Phase 

The  Design  Phase  will  integrate  the  recommendations  from  the  Detailed  Assessment  Phase  into  our 
underlying  financial  systems  and  processes  that  are  necessary  for  us  to  change  over  to  IFRS-IASB.  In 
addition,  we will  have  designed  business  process  changes  and developed  detailed  training  programs.  The 
Design Phase is expected to wrap up during Q3 2010. 

Testing & Implementation Phase 

During  2010,  we  will  be  testing  our  IFRS-IASB  systems,  processes,  financial  statements,  notes,  policies, 
internal controls and internal reporting throughout the period in preparation of our conversion date of January 
1, 2011. 

Status of Convergence Plan 

Currently, impact assessment and training activities are underway and progressing according to plan. 

The Trusts combined financial performance and financial position as disclosed in our current GAAP financial 
statements may be significantly different when presented in accordance with IFRS. 

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INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING 

No changes were made to the design of our internal controls over financial reporting during the three months 
ended  December  31,  2008  that  have  materially  affected,  or  are  reasonably  likely  to  materially  affect,  our 
internal controls over financial reporting. 

The financial statements and MD&A were reviewed by the respective audit committees and the Board of 
Trustees, which approved them prior to their publication. 

The  Trusts  management,  including  the  CEO  and  CFO,  does  not  expect  that  the  Trusts  controls  and 
procedures will prevent or detect all misstatements due to error or fraud.  Due to the inherent limitations in all 
control  systems,  an  evaluation  of  controls  can  provide  only  reasonable,  not  absolute  assurance,  that  all 
control issues and instances of fraud or error, if any, within the Trust have been detected.  The Trusts are 
continually evolving and enhancing its systems of controls and procedures. 

SECTION VI 

RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES 

All income property investments are subject to a degree of risk and uncertainty.  They are affected by various 
factors including general market conditions and local market circumstances.  An example of general market 
conditions would be the availability of long-term mortgage financing whereas local conditions would relate to 
factors affecting specific properties such as an over supply of space or a reduction in demand for real estate 
in  a  particular  area.    Management  attempts  to  manage  these  risks  through  geographic,  type  of  asset  and 
tenant  diversification  in  the  REIT’s  portfolio.    The  major  risk  factors  are  outlined  below,  and  in  the  REIT’s 
Annual Information Form.   

Unit Prices 

Publicly  traded  trust  units  will  not  necessarily  trade  at  values  determined  solely  by  reference  to  the 
underlying value of trust assets.  Accordingly, the Stapled Units may trade at a premium or a discount to the 
underlying value of the assets of the REIT and Finance Trust.  Investors in Stapled Units will be subject to all 
of the risks of an investment in units of Finance Trust and of an investment in units of the REIT.  Holders of 
Stapled Units should consult the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Finance Trust and the REIT and 
specifically the risk factors therein.  See also “Forward-Looking Disclaimer”. 

One of the factors that may influence the market price of the Stapled Units is the annual yield on the Stapled 
Units.  Accordingly,  an  increase  in  market  interest  rates  may  lead  investors  in  Stapled  Units  to  demand  a 
higher  annual  yield  which  could  adversely  affect  the  market  price  of  Stapled  Units.  In  addition,  the  market 
price for Stapled Units may be affected by changes in general market conditions, fluctuations in the markets 
for equity securities and numerous other factors beyond the control of the REIT and/or Finance Trust. 

Availability of Cash for Distributions 

The Trusts current distribution policy is to pay a monthly cash distribution such that the aggregate monthly 
distribution  per  Stapled  Unit  is  6  cents  as  of  January  1,  2009.    As  the  monthly  cash  distribution  paid  by 
Finance Trust fluctuates monthly, the monthly cash distribution paid by the REIT will also fluctuate in order to 
result in an aggregate monthly cash distribution of 6 cents per Stapled Unit.  Although the Trusts intend to 
make  distributions  of  its  available  cash  to  unitholders  in  accordance  with  its  distribution  policy,  these  cash 
distributions  may  be  reduced  or  suspended.    The  actual  amount  distributed  by  the  REIT  will  depend  on 
numerous factors including monthly cash distributions paid by Finance Trust, capital market conditions, the 
financial  performance  of  the  properties,  the  REIT’s  debt  covenants  and  obligations,  its  working  capital 
requirements, its future capital requirements, its development commitments and fluctuations in interest rates.  
Distributable Cash may exceed actual cash available to the REIT from time to time because of items such as 
principal repayments on debt, tenant allowances, leasing commissions and capital expenditures. The Trusts 
may be required to use part of its debt capacity in order to accommodate any or all of the above items.  The 
market value of Stapled Units may decline significantly if the REIT and/or Finance Trust suspend or reduce 

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distributions.  The REIT may reduce distributions if its trustees anticipate a cash shortfall and determine that 
such a reduction would be in the best interests of the REIT. 

Development and Financing Risk Relating to The Bow Development 

The  REIT  entered  into  agreements  to  develop  the  Bow  consisting  of  approximately  2.0  million  square  foot 
office and retail complex in Calgary. The north and south block development budgeted to cost approximately 
$1.5  billion,  are  pre-leased  to  EnCana  Corporation  for  an  initial  term  of  approximately  25  years.    The 
previous  budget  of  $1.4  billion  did  not  include  any  allocation  for  the  South  Block  costs.  Construction 
commenced  during  the  spring  of  2007  and  is  expected  to  be  completed  in  2012.    The  REIT  is  currently 
bearing the risk for construction overruns and project delays as the REIT does not have a fixed price contract 
for  the  entire  project  cost.  The  REIT  is  also  at  risk  for  interest  rate  fluctuations  on  this  project  during  the 
construction period as well as the leasing risk on the retail space.  The REIT does not have any financing in 
place for this project and is at risk for securing financing to fund its development commitments. 

While the REIT’s operating line of credit has been renewed annually since the REIT’s inception, in light of 
current market conditions, there is no certainty that the REIT will be successful in renewing the line of credit 
due in August of 2009 and in completing the above financing strategies.  Should the operating line not be 
renewed,  the  REIT  will  attempt  to  replace  the  line  through  conventional  first  mortgages  on  the  properties 
currently securing the line.  If the REIT is unable to secure adequate funding from these strategies the REIT 
will  be  negatively  impacted  and  will  be  forced  to  take  actions  to  preserve  cash  generated  from  operations 
including decreasing cash distributions and issuing additional units or other securities of the REIT.  See also 
Funding of Future Commitments. 

Liquidity Risk 

Real estate investments are relatively illiquid.  This fact will tend to limit the REIT’s ability to vary its portfolio 
promptly in response to changing economic or investment conditions.  If for whatever reason, liquidation of 
assets is required, there is a risk that sale proceeds realized might be less than the current book value of the 
REIT’s investments or that market conditions would prevent prompt disposition of assets.   

Credit Risk and Tenant Concentration 

The REIT is exposed to credit risk as an owner of real estate in that tenants may become unable to pay the 
contracted rents.  Management mitigates this risk by carrying out appropriate credit checks and related due 
diligence on the significant tenants.  Management has diversified the REIT’s holdings so that it owns several 
categories  of  properties  (office,  industrial  and  retail)  and  acquires  properties  throughout  Canada  and  the 
United  States.    In  addition,  management  ensures  that  no  tenant  or  related  group  of  tenants,  other  than 
investment grade tenants, account for a significant portion of the cash flow.  The only tenants which account 
for  more  than  5%  of  the  rentals  from  income  properties  of  the  REIT  are  Bell  Canada,  TransCanada 
PipeLines  Limited,  Telus  Communications  and  Bell  Mobility.    Each  of  these  companies  that  have  a  public 
debt rating is rated with at least a BBB rating by a recognized rating agency.  

The  following  table  illustrates  the  REIT’s  25  largest  tenants  (based  on  estimated  future  annualized  gross 
revenue  excluding  the  straight  lining  of  contractual  rent  increases  and  discontinued  operations)  and  the 
weighted average term remaining on their leases as at January 1, 2009:   

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Tenant 

Bell Canada 

Bell Mobility 

TransCanada Pipelines Limited 

Telus Communications 

Rona Inc. 

Versacold Logistics Canada Inc. 

Canadian Tire Corp. 

Royal Bank of Canada 

Lowes Companies Inc. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.  Nestle USA 

11. 

Loblaw Companies Limited 

12.  Shell Oil Products 

13.  Purolator Courier Ltd. 

14.  Nestle Canada Inc. 

15.  Finning International Inc. 

16.  Marsh Supermarkets 

17.  Public Works of Canada 

18.  Hudson’s Bay Company 

19.  Sobey’s Inc. 

20.  BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. 

21.  Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. 

22.  Harmony Logistics Canada Inc. 

23.  Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 

24.  Metro Inc. 

25 

Asea Brown Boveri Inc. 

% of rentals from 
income properties 

Number of 
Locations 

REIT owned 
sq.ft. (in 000’s) 

Lease term to 
maturity (years) 

8.6 

7.7 

6.6 

5.3 

3.7 

3.2 

3.1 

3.0 

2.2 

1.9 

1.8 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1.0 

1.0 

0.9 

0.8 

0.8 

0.8 

0.8 

0.7 

3 

3 

2 

2 

15 

12 

4 

4 

11 

3 

1 

18 

12 

1 

16 

9 

3 

3 

10 

4 

1 

1 

1 

9 

3 

1,397 

1,123 

950 

943 

2,261 

1,733 

2,189 

476 

1,435 

2,168 

909 

249 

1,071 

170 

893 

548 

238 

937 

339 

452 

172 

716 

141 

338 

484 

15.8 

17.9 

12.2 

14.4 

11.0 

18.0 

17.8 

3.7 

10.3 

8.8 

19.4 

13.7 

12.5 

10.7 

13.4 

17.9 

7.8 

9.7 

13.1 

13.3 

15.5 

14.1 

7.6 

12.8 

4.4 

Total 

62.8% 

151 

22,332 

Interest Rate and Financing Risk 

The REIT is exposed to financing risk on maturing mortgages, bank indebtedness and interest rate risk on its 
borrowings.  It minimizes this risk by obtaining long-term, fixed rate debt to replace short-term floating rate 
borrowings.  At December 31, 2008, the percentage of fixed rate debt to total debt was 96.7% (December 
31,  2007  –  94.1%).    In  addition,  the  REIT  matches  the  terms  to  maturity  of  its  mortgages  on  specific 
properties to the corresponding lease terms to maturity as closely as possible.  At December 31, 2008, the 
weighted  average  term  to  maturity  of  the  mortgages  was  9.3  years  (December  31,  2007  –  10.2  years) 
compared to the remaining average lease term of 11.5 years (December 31, 2007 – 12.1 years).  Only 4.7% 
of  total  mortgage  principal  will  mature before  the  end  of  2009.    The  REIT also  minimizes  financing risk by 
restricting total debt (subject to certain exceptions) to 65% of aggregate assets as well as by obtaining non-
recourse debt wherever possible.  At December 31, 2008, the debt to GBV ratio (as per the Declaration of 
Trust) was 54.7% (December 31, 2007 – 58.8%) while the percentage of non-recourse debt to total debt was 
51.4% (December 31, 2007 – 49.5%). 

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Tax Risk  

The REIT currently qualifies as a mutual fund for Canadian Income Tax purposes.  On June 22, 2007, the 
SIFT rules received royal assent.  A SIFT includes a publicly-listed or traded partnership and trust, such as 
an  income  trust  and  a  REIT.    The  REIT  is  a  SIFT.    Under  the  SIFT  rules,  following  a  transition  period  for 
qualifying SIFTs, certain distributions from a SIFT will no longer be deductible in computing a SIFT’s taxable 
income, and a SIFT will be subject to tax on such distributions at a rate that is substantially equivalent to the 
general tax rate applicable to a Canadian corporation.  Distributions paid by a SIFT as returns of capital will 
not be subject to the tax. 

Under  the  SIFT  rules,  the  new  taxation  regime  will  not  apply  to  a  REIT  that  meets  prescribed  conditions 
relating  to  the  nature  of  its  income  and  investments.    The  REIT  does  not  currently  meet  certain  technical 
requirements for the REIT exemption and therefore is a SIFT.  The REIT intends to restructure to qualify for 
the REIT exemption prior to 2011.  However if the REIT is unable to restructure, commencing in 2011, the 
REIT will become subject to tax on distributions of certain income.   

The REIT operates in the United States through U.S.Holdco which is capitalized with equity provided by the 
REIT  and  debt  owed  to  Finance  Trust.    As  at  December  31,  2008,  U.S.  Holdco  owed  approximately  USD 
$125 million to Finance Trust which eliminates on the combined financial statements. 

Prior  to  the  Plan  of  Arrangement,  the  REIT  provided  debt  financing  to  U.S.  Holdco  which  paid  interest  of 
approximately  USD $16.3  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008  (December  31, 2007  – USD  $21 
million)  on  such  debt.    In  determining  income  for  U.S.  tax  purposes,  U.S.  Holdco  was  subject  to  possible 
limitations on the deductibility of interest paid to the REIT.  Section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code (the 
“Code”) applied to defer U.S. Holdings’ deduction of interest paid on the debt to the REIT in years that (i) the 
debt  to  equity  ratio  of U.S.  Holdings  exceeded 1.5:1,  and (ii)  the net  interest expense  exceeds  an amount 
equal to 50% of its “adjusted taxable income” (generally, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and 
amortization).  For the year ended December 31, 2008, USD $12.5 million of the USD $16.3 million interest 
expense (December 31, 2007 - U.S. $14 million of the USD $21 million interest expense) was disallowed by 
Section  163(j)  of  the  Code,  but  such  disallowance  had  no  cash  effect  on  U.S.  Holdco.    If  this  limitation 
applies to interest paid in a subsequent year, depending on the facts and circumstances and the availability 
of  net  operating  losses  to  U.S.  Holdco  (which  are  subject  to  normal  assessment  by  the  Internal  Revenue 
Service), the U.S. federal income tax liability of U.S. Holdings could increase.  In such case, the amount of 
income available for distribution by the REIT to its unitholders could be reduced. 

Ability to Access Capital Markets 

As the Trusts distributes a substantial portion of their income to unitholders, the Trusts ability to access the 
capital  markets  through  equity  issues  and  forms  of  secured  or  unsecured  debt  financing  will  affect  the 
operations  of  the  Trusts.  Such  financing  may  be  available  only  on  disadvantageous  terms,  if  at  all.  If 
financing is not available on acceptable terms, further acquisitions may be curtailed and cash available for 
distribution may be adversely affected. 

Dilution 

The number of units the Trusts is authorized to issue is unlimited.  The Trustees have the discretion to issue 
additional Units in certain circumstances, including under the Unit Option Plan. Any issuance of Units may 
have a dilutive effect on the investors of Units. 

Lease Rollover Risk 

Lease rollover risk arises from the possibility that the REIT may experience difficulty renewing leases as they 
expire  or  in  re-leasing  space  vacated  by  tenants  upon  lease  expiry.    Management’s  strategy  is  to  sign 
creditworthy  tenants  to  leases  that  are  long-term  in  nature  which  assists  in  the  REIT’s  attempt  to  fulfill  its 
primary goal of maintaining a predictable cash flow.  The REIT has relatively few short to medium term lease 
rollovers which is illustrated in the previously disclosed table showing that leases representing only 14.2% of 
the REIT’s total square footage expires by the end of 2013. 

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Construction Risks 

It  is  likely  that,  subject  to  compliance  with  it’s  Declaration  of  Trust,  the  REIT  will  be  involved  in  various 
development projects. The REIT’s obligations in respect of properties under construction, or which are to be 
constructed, are subject to risks which include (i) the potential insolvency of a third party developer (where 
the  REIT  is  not  the  developer);  (ii)  a  third  party  developer’s  failure  to  use  advanced  funds  in  payment  of 
construction  costs;  (iii)  construction  or  other  unforeseeable  delays;  (iv)  cost  overruns;  (v)  the  failure  of 
tenants to occupy and pay rent in accordance with existing lease agreements, some of which are conditional; 
(vi) the incurring of construction costs before ensuring rental revenues will be earned from the project; and 
(vii) increases in interest rates during the period of the development. See also the risk relating to the Bow 
Development above. Management strives to mitigate these risks where possible by entering into fixed price 
construction contracts with general contractors and by attempting to obtain long-term financing as early as 
possible during construction. 

Debentures 

The  likelihood  that  purchasers  of  the  REIT’s  convertible  debentures  will  receive  payments  owing  to  them 
under the terms of the debentures will depend on the financial health of the REIT and its creditworthiness. In 
addition, the debentures are unsecured obligations of the REIT and are subordinate in right of payment to all 
the REIT’s existing and future senior indebtedness. Therefore, if the REIT becomes bankrupt, liquidates its 
assets,  reorganizes  or  enters  into  certain  other  transactions,  the  REIT’s  assets  will  be  available  to  pay  its 
obligations with respect to the debentures only after it has paid all of its senior and secured indebtedness in 
full. There may be insufficient assets remaining following such payments to pay amounts due on any or all of 
the debentures then outstanding. 

The debentures are also effectively subordinate to claims of creditors (including trade creditors) of the REIT’s 
subsidiaries except to the extent the REIT is a creditor of such subsidiaries ranking at least pari passu with 
such  other  creditors.  The  indenture  governing  such  debentures  does  not  prohibit  or  limit  the  ability  of  the 
REIT  or  its  subsidiaries  to  incur  additional  debt  or  liabilities  (including  senior  indebtedness)  or  to  make 
distributions, except, in respect of distributions, where an event of default has occurred and such default has 
not  been  cured  or  waived.  The  indenture  does  not  contain  any  provision  specifically  intended  to  protect 
holders of debentures in the event of a future leveraged transaction involving the REIT. 

Mezzanine Financing Credit Risk 

The REIT is also exposed to credit risk as a lender on the security of real estate in the event that a borrower 
is  unable  to  make  the contracted  payments.    Such  risk  is  mitigated  through  credit  checks  and  related  due 
diligence  of  the  borrowers  and  through  careful  evaluation  of  the  worth  of  the  underlying  assets.    Risk  is 
further mitigated by the REIT’s investment guideline of only providing construction financing after 70% of the 
project has been pre-leased. 

Currency Risk 

The REIT is exposed to foreign exchange fluctuations as a result of ownership of assets in the United States 
and the rental income earned from these properties.  In order to mitigate the risk, The REIT’s debt on these 
properties is also held in U.S. dollars to act as a natural hedge. 

Environmental Risk 

The REIT is subject to various Canadian and U.S. laws, which could cause it, as an owner and operator of 
real  property,  to  become  liable  for  the  costs  of  removal  or  remediation  of  certain  hazardous  or  toxic 
substances released on or in its properties or disposed of at other locations.  The failure to remediate any 
environmental issue may affect the REIT’s ability to sell or finance the affected asset and could potentially 
also result in claims against the REIT. 

The  REIT  has  formal  environmental  policies  in  place  to  manage  any  exposure.    The  REIT’s  guidelines 
mandate the carrying out of environmental audits and inspections before a property is purchased.  Also, the 

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majority  of  its  leases  specify  that  tenants  will  conduct  their  businesses  in  accordance  with  environmental 
regulations  and  be  responsible  for  liabilities  arising  out  of  any  infractions.    In  support  thereof,  tenants’ 
premises  are  periodically  inspected  for  environmental  issues,  among  other  things,  to  ensure  adherence 
where  applicable.    Finally,  the  REIT  carries  appropriate  insurance  coverage  to  cover  any  environmental 
mishaps. 

Redemption Right 

Unitholders  are  entitled  to  have  their  units  redeemed  at  any  time  on  demand.    It  is  anticipated  that  this 
redemption  right  will  not  be  the  primary  mechanism  for  Unitholders  to  liquidate  their  investments.  The 
aggregate redemption price payable by the REIT is subject to limitations. The notes which may be distributed 
in  specie  to  Unitholders  in  connection  with  a  redemption  will  not  be  listed  on  any  stock  exchange,  no 
established  market  is  expected  to  develop  for  such  notes  and  they  may  be  subject  to  resale  restrictions 
under applicable securities laws. 

Unitholder Liability 

The Declaration of Trust for both the Trusts provide that unitholders will have no personal liability for actions 
of the Trusts and no recourse will be available to the private property of any unitholder for satisfaction of any 
obligation  or  claims  arising  out  of  a  contract  or  obligation  of  the  Trusts.    The  Declarations  of  Trust  further 
provide that this lack of unitholder liability, where possible, must be provided for in certain written instruments 
signed by the Trusts.  In addition, legislation has been enacted in the Provinces of Ontario and certain other 
provinces  that  is  intended  to  provide  unitholders  in  those  provinces  with  limited  liability.    However,  there 
remains a risk, which the Trusts consider to be remote in the circumstances, that a unitholder could be held 
personally liable for the Trusts obligations to the extent that claims are not satisfied out of the Trusts assets.  
It is intended that the Trusts affairs will be conducted to seek to minimize such risk wherever possible. 

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS  

H&R  Property  Management  Ltd.  (the  “Property  Manager”),  a  company  owned  by  family  members  of  the 
Chief Executive Officer, provides property management services for substantially all properties owned by the 
REIT,  including  leasing  services,  for  a  fee  of  2%  of  gross  revenue.  The  Property  Manager  also  provides 
support services in connection with the acquisition, disposition and development activities of the REIT and is 
also entitled to an incentive fee.  Acquisitions and development support services are provided for a fee of 2/3 
of 1% of total acquisition and development costs, as defined in the agreement and effective January 1, 2007.   
Effective January 1, 2008, the support services relating to dispositions of income properties are provided for 
a fee of 10% of the gain on sale of income properties adjusted for the add back of accumulated depreciation 
and  amortization.    Prior  to  January  1,  2008,  the  disposition  fee  was  7.5%  of  the  gain  on  sale  of  income 
properties  without  any  adjustment  for  accumulated  depreciation  and  amortization.    This  change  had  no 
impact  for  the  three  and  twelve  months  ended  December  31,  2008  as  the  disposition  fee  was  nil.    The 
current agreement expires on December 31, 2009 with two automatic five-year extensions.   

During the three months ended December 31, 2008, the REIT recorded fees pursuant to this agreement of 
$3.5 million (2007 - $4.1 million), of which $0.04 million (2007 - $0.01 million) was capitalized to the cost of 
the  income  properties  acquired,  $0.4  million  (2007  –  $1.1  million)  was  capitalized  to  properties  under 
development and $0.2 million (2007 - $0.2 million) was capitalized to deferred expenses.  The REIT has also 
reimbursed the Property Manager for certain direct property operating costs and tenant construction costs.  

For the three months ended December 31, 2008, a further amount of $1.2 million (2007 - $1.0 million) has 
been  earned  by  the  Property  Manager  pursuant  to  the  above  agreement,  in  accordance  with  the  annual 
incentive fee payable to the Property Manager.  Of this amount, $1.2 million (2007 – nil) has been waived by 
the  Property  Manager  and  nil  (2007  -  $1.0  million)  has  been  expensed  in  the  consolidated  statement  of 
earnings. 

During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008,  the  REIT  recorded  fees  pursuant  to  this  agreement  of  $14.5 
million  (2007  -  $15.2  million),  of  which  $0.6  million  (2007  -  $1.7  million)  was  capitalized  to  the  cost  of  the 
income  properties  acquired,  $2.1  million  (2007  –  $2.0  million)  was  capitalized  to  properties  under 

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development and $2.3 million (2007 - $1.1 million) was capitalized to deferred expenses. The REIT has also 
reimbursed the Property Manager for certain direct property operating costs and tenant construction costs.  

For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008,  a  further  amount  of  $3.5  million  (2007  -  $3.7  million)  has  been 
earned by the Property Manager, pursuant to the above agreement, in accordance with the annual incentive 
fee,  payable  to  the  Property  Manager.    Of  this  amount,  $1.5  million  (2007  –  nil)  has  been  waived  by  the 
Property Manager and $2.0 million (2007 - $3.7 million) has been expensed in the consolidated statements 
of earnings.  In addition, the Property manager has waived the 2009 annual incentive fee  

Pursuant to the above agreements, as at December 31, 2008, $1.0 million (2007 - $3.3 million) was payable 
to the Property Manager.   

The REIT leases space to companies affiliated with the Property Manager.  The rental income earned for the 
three  months  ended  December  31,  2008  is  $0.3  million  (2007  -  $0.3  million)  and  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2008 is $1.2 million (2007 - $1.1 million). 

The REIT received interest from a related company of the Property Manager.  The interest income earned for 
the three months ended December 31, 2008 is nil (2007 – nil) and for the year ended December 31, 2008 is 
nil (2007 - $0.4 million). 

These transactions are measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration established 
and agreed to by the related parties. 

OUTSTANDING UNIT DATA 

The beneficial interests in the Trusts are represented by a single class of Stapled Units which are unlimited 
in number.  Each unit carries a single vote at any meeting of unitholders.  As at March 3, 2009, there were 
147,475,442 trust units issued and outstanding. 

A maximum of 5,800,000 units were authorized to be issued to the REIT’s officers, employees and certain 
trustees.    All  such  options  had  been  issued  prior  to  March  31,  2003.    On  September  19,  2008,  an 
amendment to the unit option plan was approved increasing the maximum units authorized by 3,000,000 to a 
total of 8,800,000 as at December 31, 2008.  As at March 3, 2009, there were 2,454,666 options to purchase 
units outstanding of which 1,854,666 are fully vested. 

SECTION VII 

OUTLOOK 

The recent turmoil in the global markets has brought about a strong focus on liquidity as the capital markets 
have  undergone  dramatic  change.    Sources  of  funds  are  scarce  and  lenders  have  become  more 
conservative with their loans.  Fortunately for the REIT, it only has approximately $49 million of mortgages 
maturing between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009.  Also, given the REIT’s quality of assets, the 
REIT  does  not  anticipate  any  issues  relating  to  refinancing  existing  mortgages  that  are  maturing.    On 
average, the mortgages which are maturing over the next five years have been outstanding for at least eight 
years and in addition to the value of the properties having increased in the last eight years, there has been a 
significant amount of principal repaid.  On October 31, 2008, amidst the market chaos, the REIT renewed its 
general  operating  line  of  $300  million  with  a  single  Canadian  bank,  testament  to  the  fact  that  credit  is 
available to large reputable entities with good portfolios of real estate producing sustainable cash flows over 
the long term.  The most important issue now facing the REIT will be securing a construction facility for the 
Bow as discussed on pages 6 and 38. 

Boscov’s  Department  Stores  filed  for  bankruptcy  protection  in  August  2008  and  terminated  their  leases.  
Management has handed over control of the seven income properties to the lender and therefore expects to 
be  released  from  any  further  obligations  under  these  non-recourse  mortgages.    From  January  1,  2009 
onwards, the annualized revenue lost from the seven Boscov’s Department Stores properties will be $15.1 
million.  In addition, property operating costs will be reduced by approximately $1.8 million.  Per Canadian 
GAAP  mortgage  interest  will  continue  to  accrue  until  such  time  as  the  lender  releases  the  REIT’s 

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subsidiaries from its debt obligations.  Presently, the annual mortgage interest on the loans is $9.2 million.  
The total DC lost from Boscov’s Department Stores will be approximately $13.3 million annually and will be 
$5.6 million annually once the lender has released the REIT’s subsidiaries from its debt obligations. 

On November 10, 2008, Circuit City Stores filed for protection with a United States bankruptcy court.  Circuit 
City occupies one of our properties for use as a distribution facility.  To date, we have not been notified of 
their intent with regards to this property.  The total annual rental rate on this 1,078,450 square foot property 
is $3.22 per square foot.  The property has a non-recourse mortgage of $24.5 million as at December 31, 
2008 bearing interest at 6.85% per annum.  The REIT’s total equity invested in this property is approximately 
$8.7 million.  The REIT did receive rental income for January 2009.  Rent is due at the end of the month. 

Government  of  Canada  bond  yields  have  experienced  volatility  during  2008  and  commercial  mortgage 
lenders have significantly widened their spreads.  However, even with these wider spreads, the lowering of 
bond  yields  has  resulted  in  mortgage  interest  rates  for  terms  of  5  years  and  lower  similar  to  the  6.2% 
weighted average interest of the REIT’s mortgages. 

The U.S. dollar although volatile, has strengthened considerably in the past few months.  An increase in the 
U.S.  dollar  relative  to  the  Canadian  dollar  will  result  in  an  increase  to  distributable  cash.    The  REIT’s 
distributable cash earned from properties in the United States, which are not under Chapter 11 protection, is 
approximately USD $33 million per annum.   

The  major  issue  facing  the  REIT  is  securing  the  financing  for  the  Bow.    The  REIT  expects  to  obtain  this 
financing by mid April although there is no assurance that this commitment will be secured. 

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS 

In February 2009, the REIT sold a 115,000 square foot retail building located in Austell, Georgia for gross 
proceeds of $16.4 million. 

The REIT has signed an engagement letter with RBC Capital Markets (“RBC”) and TD Securities (“TD”), who 
will collectively act as co-lead arrangers and co-bookrunners to arrange a $425 million construction facility for 
the  REIT  on  a  reasonable  best  efforts  basis  (the  “Financing”).    RBC  and  TD  have  received  all  necessary 
internal  approvals  for  up  to  $250  million  of  the  Financing  contingent  upon  securing  the  remainder  of  the 
Financing and certain other conditions.  The marketing process for receiving commitments for the remainder 
of the Financing is currently underway. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Additional information relating to the REIT and Finance Trust, including the REIT’s Annual Information Form, 
is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. 

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The following are details of selected supplemental financial information as at December 31, 2008 

3 months ended December 31 

Year ended December 31 

2008 

2007 

Change 

2008 

2007 

Change 

DISTRIBUTABLE CASH PER UNIT 

$0.381 

$0.401 

(5) 

$1.565

$1.572 

CASH DISTRIBUTIONS PAID  PER UNIT 

$0.360 

$0.343 

(5) 

$1.440

  $1.370 

PAYOUT RATIO 

94.5% 

85.5% 

11 

92.0%

87.2% 

% 

% 

n/a 

5 

6 

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS PER UNIT 

$0.306 

$0.431 

(29) 

$1.592

$1.731 

(8) 

December 31, 2008 

Net Ownership Position 

Office 

Industrial 

Retail 

Number of Properties 

Total Leasable Area (square feet) 

Occupancy  

Average Rent per sq.ft. 

Average Age of Buildings (years)  

Average Interest Rate on Outstanding Mortgages   

34 

7,983 

98.9% 

$19.12 

18.1 

124 

25,259 

98.6% 

$5.84 

15.0 

122 

8,012 

99.9% 

$13.19 

11.2 

Total 

280 

41,254 

98.9% 

$9.84 

14.9 

6.2% 

Diversification by Asset Class 

Property Operating Income * 

December 31, 2008 

December 31, 2007 

Year ended 

Year ended 

Office 

Industrial 

Retail 

* (before interest, depreciation and amortization) 

46.2% 

33.5% 

20.3% 

48.7% 

31.2% 

20.1% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
H&R REIT- Supplemental Financial Information – December 31, 2008 

Income Properties 

Book Value by Type of Asset (millions) 

December 31, 2008   

December 31, 2007   

Office 

Industrial 

Retail 

Diversification By Region 

$1,502 

1,665 

1,369 

$4,536 

$1,535 

1,517 

1,401 

$4,453 

Book Value by Region (millions) 

December 31, 2008 

December 31, 2007 

Ontario 

Alberta 

Other 

Quebec 

Canada 

United States 

Total 

$1,865 

$1,934 

608 

456 

244 

$3,173 

1,363 

$4,536 

622 

483 

294 

$3,333 

1,120 

$4,453 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
H&R REIT- Supplemental Financial Information – December 31, 2008 

TENANTS 

Tenant 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

Bell Canada 

Bell Mobility 

TransCanada Pipelines Limited 

Telus Communications 

Rona Inc. 

Versacold Logistics Canada Inc. 

Canadian Tire Corp. 

Royal Bank of Canada 

Lowes Companies Inc. 

10.  Nestle USA 

11. 

Loblaw Companies Limited 

12.  Shell Oil Products 

13.  Purolator Courier Ltd. 

14.  Nestle Canada Inc. 

15.  Finning International Inc. 

16.  Marsh Supermarkets 

17.  Public Works of Canada 

18.  Hudson’s Bay Company 

19.  Sobey’s Inc. 

20.  BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. 

21.  Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. 

22.  Harmony Logistics Canada Inc. 

23.  Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 

24.  Metro Inc. 

25 

Asea Brown Boveri Inc. 

% of rentals 
from income 
properties 

Number of 
Locations 

REIT owned 

sq.ft.   

(in 000’s) 

Lease term to 
maturity 
(years) 

8.6 

7.7 

6.6 

5.3 

3.7 

3.2 

3.1 

3.0 

2.2 

1.9 

1.8 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1.0 

1.0 

0.9 

0.8 

0.8 

0.8 

0.8 

0.7 

3 

3 

2 

2 

15 

12 

4 

4 

11 

3 

1 

18 

12 

1 

16 

9 

3 

3 

10 

4 

1 

1 

1 

9 

3 

1,397 

1,123 

950 

943 

2,261 

1,733 

2,189 

476 

1,435 

2,168 

909 

249 

1,071 

170 

893 

548 

238 

937 

339 

452 

172 

716 

141 

338 

484 

15.8 

17.9 

12.2 

14.4 

11.0 

18.0 

17.8 

3.7 

10.3 

8.8 

19.4 

13.7 

12.5 

10.7 

13.4 

17.9 

7.8 

9.7 

13.1 

13.3 

15.5 

14.1 

7.6 

12.8 

4.4 

Total 

62.8% 

151 

22,332 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
H&R REIT- Supplemental Financial Information – December 31, 2008 

LEASE EXPIRIES 

Percent of total expiring, and average net rent on expiry 

Office 

Industrial 

Retail 

Total 

LEASE 
EXPIRIES 

% of  
sq.ft.   

Rent per 
sq.ft. ($) 
on expiry 

% of  
sq.ft. 

Rent per 
sq.ft. ($) 
on expiry 

% of  
sq.ft. 

Rent per 
sq.ft. ($) 
on expiry 

% of  
sq.ft. 

Rent per 
sq.ft. ($) on 
expiry 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2013 

0.7 

0.6 

0.7 

0.7 

0.7 

3.4 

18.69 

19.70 

17.48 

17.66 

16.29 

17.91 

1.6 

2.3 

0.3 

2.0 

3.4 

9.6 

5.11 

6.22 

13.69 

5.13 

5.65 

5.84 

0.3 

0.3 

0.1 

0.1 

0.4 

1.2 

6.56 

25.06 

11.08 

21.74 

9.26 

2.6 

3.2 

1.1 

2.8 

4.5 

13.73 

14.2 

8.93 

10.51 

15.86 

8.86 

7.63 

9.40 

Rental expiry for 2009 

% of sq.ft. 

Rent per sq.ft. on 
expiry 

Expected Market Rent   
on Expiring Space   

Office 

Industrial 

Retail 

0.7 

1.6 

0.3 

2.6 

$18.69 

5.11 

6.56 

$8.93 

$20.01 

5.38 

8.17 

$9.65 

OTHER STATISTICS 

Mortgage term to maturity 

Lease term to maturity 

Tax deferred percentage of distributions 

Payout ratio  

December 31, 2008 

December 31, 2007 

9.3 years 

11.5 years 

46% 

92.0% 

10.2 years 

12.1 years 

47% 

87.2% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
H&R REIT- Supplemental Financial Information – December 31, 2008 

DEBT MATURITY 

MORTGAGES PAYABLE 

Years 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2013 

Thereafter 

Mortgages payable due on demand 

Mortgages payable on assets sold 

Mortgage premiums 

Mortgage origination costs 

Total 

Periodic 
Amortized 

Principal   
($000’s) 

Principal on 

Maturity   
($000’s) 

Total 

Principal   
($000’s) 

% of Total   
Principal 

Weighted 
Average 
Interest Rate 
on  Maturity 

93,554 

49,010 

142,564 

101,492 

20,590 

122,082 

105,664 

70,246 

175,910 

4.7% 

4.1% 

5.9% 

104,638 

303,739 

408,377 

13.6% 

99,935 

102,312 

202,247 

6.7% 

6.2% 

6.8% 

6.5% 

6.7% 

7.5% 

1,955,362 

65.0% 

3,006,542 

100.0% 

142,921 

10,461 

11,085 

(13,539) 

3,157,470 

Allocation of Debt (including bank indebtedness) 

Total debt to GBV 

Total debt to GBV per the Declaration of Trust) (1) 

Non-recourse debt as a percentage of total debt  

Floating rate debt as a percentage of total debt  

December 31, 2008 

December  31, 2007 

56.4% 

54.7% 

51.4% 

3.3% 

58.8% 

58.8% 

49.5% 

5.9% 

(1)  Total  debt  per  The  Declaration  of  Trust  excludes  the  convertible  debentures  and  any  debt  secured  by  the 

Bow project.