RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (“RioCan” or the “Trust”) (TSX: REI.UN) announced today its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.

• 9.3% growth of FFO per unit to $0.47
• Capitalizing on mark-to-market opportunities, generated new leasing spreads of 51.5%; blended leasing spreads of 20.6%
• Closed four previously announced firm sales of RioCan Living™ assets, bringing total RioCan Living asset dispositions to five; total year-to-date closed dispositions of $230 million at an average capitalization rate of 4.3%

“RioCan delivered another quarter of strong results and sustained leasing momentum, highlighted by exceptional leasing spreads and a high retention rate. The continued demand from high-quality retailers underscores the strength of the RioCan portfolio and reinforces our position as the landlord of choice,” said Jonathan Gitlin, President and CEO of RioCan. “We continue to simplify our business, progress our capital recycling initiatives, and successfully execute our de-leveraging plan. These initiatives sharpen the operational focus of the Trust and enhance our financial flexibility to drive sustained growth.”

• FFO per unit increased to $0.47, up $0.04 or 9.3% from the same period last year. This growth was driven by strong operating performance, reduced G&A expenses, accretion from unit buybacks in the current year and higher residential inventory gains. Higher interest expense partially offset these increases in FFO.
• Net income per unit of $0.49 was $0.08 per unit higher than the same period last year, reflecting greater fair value gains of $15.9 million on investment properties, compared to $5.9 million in the prior year quarter, in addition to the items noted for FFO above.
• Adjusted Debt to Adjusted EBITDA¹ improved to 8.88x, ratio of unsecured to secured debt reached 61% to 39% and the FFO Payout Ratio¹ was 60.5%. RioCan's strong balance sheet, reinforced by $1.3 billion of Liquidity¹ and $9.0 billion in Unencumbered Assets¹, enables flexibility and optimization of capital allocation.

Outlook

• Our outlook remains aligned with the guidance provided in Q1 2025:

• Leasing Progress: 1.3 million square feet were leased in the Second Quarter, including 1.2 million square feet of renewals.
• Leasing Spreads: In the Second Quarter, RioCan achieved a blended leasing spread of 20.6% with a new leasing spread of 51.5% and a renewal leasing spread of 17.4%, marking three consecutive quarters of leasing spreads at least in the high-teens. RioCan continued to capitalize on mark-to-market opportunities, achieving an average blended leasing spread of 23.5% on market deals. 72% of renewals were at market rates, while retaining high-quality essential retailers, including the renewal of eight grocery anchors in the quarter. The retention ratio of 91.6% reflects an effective balance between upgrading tenant quality and preserving strong tenancies, with elevated leasing spreads confirming the success of this strategy.
• Same Property NOI: Commercial Same Property NOI¹ growth was 2.0% in the Second Quarter. Excluding the impact of higher legal and CAM/property tax settlements and a provision reversal in the prior year, Commercial Same Property NOI growth is 4.0%. Full year guidance for SPNOI is unchanged at ~3.5%.
• Occupancy: RioCan's committed occupancy and retail committed occupancy were strong at 97.5% and 98.2%. Committed occupancy benefited from strong, more resilient retailers replacing transitional tenants who were paying under-market rents and offset the impact of recently vacated HBC units at Georgian Mall, Oakville Place and Tanger Ottawa. Our leasing team is actively working toward backfilling these units.
• Market Demographics: Average population and household income within a five-kilometre radius of RioCan’s portfolio increased by 1% and 5% to 277,000 and $155,000, respectively from the previous year.
• RioCan Living - Residential Rental: Residential rental operations generated $9.0 million of NOI, an increase of $1.8 million or 25.0% over the same period last year. As of June 30, 2025, there are 14 buildings in operation with a total fair value of $1.1 billion. RioCan continues to execute on its strategy of unlocking the value in its residential portfolio. Refer to the Capital Recycling section in this News Release for further details.
• RioCan Living - Residential Condominium: The construction loan for U.C. Tower 2 & 3 was fully repaid in the Second Quarter. The outstanding balance on the 11YV construction loan was reduced to $3.6 million reflecting payments made through to August 7, 2025. As a result, as of August 7, 2025, RioCan's debt decreased by $124.2 million, and its outstanding guarantees related to 11YV declined by $298.0 million compared to Q1 2025. Full repayment of the remaining 11YV construction loan balance is expected in Q3 2025. Interim closings have commenced at Queen & Ashbridge and U.C. Tower 3.
• Adjusted G&A Expense as a percentage of rental revenue¹: Improved to 3.7% on a YTD basis, down from 4.1% from net G&A savings from the 2024 restructuring.
• Capital Recycling: As of August 7, 2025, closed dispositions totalled $230.4 million, aligning with IFRS values. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, we completed $53.0 million of lower-growth asset dispositions including the sale of a Cineplex-anchored property, a single-tenant property and part of an open-air retail site in Quebec. Subsequent to quarter end, RioCan closed four previously announced firm sales of its 50% interest in RioCan Living properties. Including Strada, which closed in 2024, five RioCan Living properties have been sold. RioCan has also entered into a conditional agreement for the sale of an additional RioCan Living asset.
• Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB): The Trust believes that the market price of its units does not fully reflect the underlying value and future prospects of its business, making purchasing its own units an attractive investment opportunity. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Trust acquired and cancelled 5.6 million Units at a weighted average price of $17.99 per unit for a cost of $100.1 million. Purchases were funded through proceeds from mortgages and other loan receivables repayments of $66.6 million received by the Trust during the Second Quarter, and the sale of two low-growth assets: RioCan Centre Vaughan, which closed in Q4 2024, and the aforementioned Cineplex-anchored property, which closed in Q1 2025.
• Investing: On April 1, 2025, RioCan acquired, upon stabilization, a 90% interest in Phase Two and Three of Market in Montreal, Quebec for the purchase price of $125.3 million. This acquisition was pursuant to a forward purchase agreement previously announced during the purchase of Phase One of the project in 2022.
• Balance Sheet and Liquidity: As of June 30, 2025, the Trust's Adjusted Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio improved to 8.88x from 8.98x at the end of 2024, in line with its target range of 8.0x - 9.0x. The Adjusted Spot Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio improved to 9.02x from 9.12x at the end of 2024, and we expect this metric to be well within the 8.0x - 9.0x range next quarter. The Trust has $1.3 billion of Liquidity to meet its financial obligations, including a $1.1 billion from its revolving unsecured operating line of credit.
• On June 23, 2025, the Trust enhanced its liquidity position by closing on a $200.0 million 5.3-year non-revolving unsecured credit facility, with a floating interest rate of 4.49%, which was negotiated on terms and pricing that is consistent with our revolving unsecured operating line of credit. On June 25, 2025, the maturity date of the revolving unsecured operating line of credit was extended to May 31, 2030 and certain covenants were amended to provide the Trust with additional operational and financial flexibility.
  
  The Trust's unencumbered asset pool increased to $9.0 billion at the end of the Second Quarter from $8.2 billion at the end of 2024 as the Trust progressed towards its target Ratio of Unsecured Debt to Total Contractual Debt¹.
• As of June 30, 2025, the Ratio of Unsecured Debt to Total Contractual Debt increased to 61% from 56% and the weighted average term to maturity of its debt portfolio was extended to 3.81 years from 3.72 years, both compared to the end of 2024 and on a proportionate share basis.
• The Trust continues to improve its mix of unsecured debt to total debt, growing its unencumbered asset pool. After factoring in the closed RioCan Living sales and repayment of maturing mortgages payable and construction lines subsequent to quarter end, RioCan's pro forma metrics on a proportionate share basis are as follows:

RC-HBC LP

• On June 3, 2025, RC-HBC LP ("RC-HBC LP" or "the LP") was transitioned into a court-approved receivership (the "Receivership Proceedings"), which was a process requested by RioCan. RioCan is working with the receiver and other stakeholders to swiftly advance and execute solutions for the LP’s properties to benefit the limited partners and its stakeholders.
• RioCan’s net investment in the LP as at June 30, 2025 was $40.2 million or 0.5% of total RioCan's equity.

Changes to the Board of Trustees

• Effective June 30, 2025, Richard Dansereau resigned from his position as a Trustee on RioCan’s Board of Trustees. Mr. Dansereau’s resignation follows his recent appointment to an executive role at Desjardins Global Asset Management, the terms of which do not permit him to serve on outside public Boards. “On behalf of the entire Board, I want to extend our sincere gratitude to Richard for his years of dedicated service,” said Ed Sonshine, Chairman of the Board. “Richard was deeply committed and brought expertise, thoughtful perspective and integrity to the Board. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.” As a result of this resignation, RioCan’s Board of Trustees is now comprised of nine members.

Conference Call and Webcast

Interested parties are invited to participate in a conference call with management on Friday, August 8, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (ET). Participants will be required to identify themselves and the organization on whose behalf they are participating.

To access the conference call, click on the following link to register at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call: Pre-registration link. Participants who pre-register at any time prior to the call will receive an email with dial-in credentials including a login passcode and PIN to gain immediate access to the live call. Those that are unable to pre-register may dial-in for operator assistance by calling 1-833-950-0062 and entering the access code: 830267.

For those unable to participate in the live mode, a replay will be available at 1-866-813-9403 with access code: 781825.

To access the simultaneous webcast, visit RioCan’s website at Events and Presentations and click on the link for the webcast.

About RioCan

RioCan meets the everyday shopping needs of Canadians through the ownership, management and development of necessity-based and mixed-use properties in densely populated communities. As at June 30, 2025, our portfolio is comprised of 178 properties with an aggregate net leasable area of approximately 32 million square feet (at RioCan's interest). To learn more about us, please visit www.riocan.com.

Basis of Presentation and Non-GAAP Measures

All figures included in this News Release are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. RioCan’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements ("Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements") are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Financial information included within this News Release does not contain all disclosures required by IFRS, and accordingly should be read in conjunction with the Trust's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and MD&A for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, which are available on RioCan's website at www.riocan.com and on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com.

Consistent with RioCan’s management framework, management uses certain financial measures to assess RioCan’s financial performance, which are not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) under IFRS. Funds From Operations (“FFO”), FFO per unit, Net Operating Income ("NOI"), Same Property NOI, Commercial Same Property NOI ("Commercial SPNOI"), FFO Payout Ratio, Adjusted G&A Expense as a percentage of rental revenue, Ratio of Unsecured Debt to Total Contractual Debt, Liquidity, Adjusted Debt to Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Spot Debt to Adjusted EBITDA, RioCan's Proportionate Share, Unencumbered Assets as well as other measures that may be discussed elsewhere in this News Release, do not have a standardized definition prescribed by IFRS and are, therefore, unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other reporting issuers. RioCan supplements its IFRS measures with these Non-GAAP measures to aid in assessing the Trust’s underlying performance and reports these additional measures so that investors may do the same. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered as alternatives to net income or comparable metrics determined in accordance with IFRS as indicators of RioCan’s performance, liquidity, cash flow, and profitability. For full definitions of these measures, please refer to the "Non-GAAP Measures” section in RioCan’s MD&A for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.

The reconciliations for non-GAAP measures included in this News Release are outlined as follows:

RioCan's Proportionate Share

The following table reconciles the consolidated balance sheets from IFRS to RioCan's proportionate share basis as at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

The following tables reconcile the consolidated statements of income from IFRS to RioCan's proportionate share basis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:

NOI and Same Property NOI

The following table reconciles operating income to NOI and Same Property NOI to NOI for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:

FFO

The following table reconciles net income attributable to Unitholders to FFO for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:

Adjusted G&A Expense

Adjusted G&A Expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

Total Contractual Debt

The following table reconciles total debt to Total Contractual Debt as at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

Unsecured and Secured Debt

The following table reconciles Total Unsecured and Secured Debt to Total Contractual Debt as at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

Liquidity

As at June 30, 2025, RioCan had approximately $1.3 billion of Liquidity as summarized in the following table:

Adjusted EBITDA

The following table reconciles consolidated net income attributable to Unitholders to Adjusted EBITDA:

Adjusted Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio

Adjusted Debt to Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows:

Adjusted Spot Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio is calculated as follows:

Unencumbered Assets

The tables below summarize RioCan's Unencumbered Assets as at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

Forward-Looking Information

This News Release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. This information reflects RioCan’s objectives, our strategies to achieve those objectives, as well as statements with respect to management’s beliefs, estimates and intentions concerning anticipated future events, results, circumstances, performance or expectations that are not historical facts. Forward-looking information can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “outlook”, “objective”, “may”, “will”, “would”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “should”, “plan”, “continue”, or similar expressions suggesting future outcomes or events. Such forward-looking information reflects management’s current beliefs and is based on information currently available to management. All forward-looking information in this News Release is qualified by these cautionary statements. Forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future events or performance and, by its nature, is based on RioCan’s current estimates and assumptions, which are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including those described in the “Risks and Uncertainties” section in RioCan's MD&A for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and in our most recent Annual Information Form, which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the forward-looking information contained in this News Release. Although the forward-looking information contained in this News Release is based upon what management believes are reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that actual results will be consistent with this forward-looking information.

The forward-looking statements contained in this News Release are made as of the date hereof, and should not be relied upon as representing RioCan’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this News Release. Management undertakes no obligation, except as required by applicable law, to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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