VANCOUVER, May 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust ("PIRET") (TSX: AAR.UN) today announced that its Board of Trustees has approved a cash distribution of $0.026 per trust unit for the month of May 2016 (equivalent to $0.312 per trust unit on an annualized basis). This distribution will be paid on June 15, 2016 to unitholders of record at the close of business on May 31, 2016.

The policy of PIRET is to pay cash distributions on or about the 15th day of each month to the unitholders of record on the last business day of the preceding month.

PIRET's units are listed on the TSX under the symbol AAR.UN.  PIRET currently has 186,591,159 units issued and outstanding.

About Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust

PIRET is an unincorporated, open-ended investment trust that owns and operates a diversified portfolio of income-producing industrial properties in leading markets. PIRET is an internally managed REIT that focuses exclusively on investing in industrial properties.

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

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SOURCE Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (PIRET)

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