TSX Venture Exchange – AAR.UN

VANCOUVER, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust
(“PIRET” or the “REIT”) (TSXV: AAR.UN) today announced that it has
entered into an agreement to acquire a fully leased single tenant
income producing industrial property on a sale leaseback transaction
for a purchase price of $3,104,000.

The property is located at 20-30 Milburn Road, Stoney Creek, Ontario,
has a total rentable area of 62,098 sq.ft., and is situated on 2.61
acres. The property is 100% leased to a single tenant, Kromet
International Inc. who designs and manufactures custom metal components
and assemblies. The fully net lease extends until 2021, with
contractual rent increases. The purchase price of $3.104 million
represents a favorable going-in cap rate (“Capitalization Rate”) of 8.50%.

The acquisition is anticipated to close prior to July 24, 2011. The
purchase price will be satisfied with cash on hand and proceeds from
new mortgages financing of $2,017,600, with an anticipated interest
rate of 4.5% per annum.

PIRET’s units are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol
AAR.UN. For more information on PIRET, visit our website at www.piret.ca.

About Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (PIRET)

PIRET is an unincorporated, open-ended investment trust established for
the purposes of acquiring, owning and operating a diversified portfolio
of income-producing industrial properties in primary industrial markets
across Canada. PIRET focuses exclusively on investing in industrial
properties and is the only publicly traded vehicle in Canada that
offers investors exclusive exposure to Canada’s industrial asset class.

Additional information about PIRET is available at www.piret.ca or www.sedar.com.

THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE HAS NOT REVIEWED AND DOES NOT ACCEPT
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR THE ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.

SOURCE Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (PIRET)