RioCan REIT Announces Public Offering of $150 Million of Series V Senior Unsecured Debentures

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OR OVER UNITED STATES WIRE SERVICES

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust ("RioCan") (TSX:REI.UN) announced today that
it has reached an agreement to issue to the public on a bought deal basis,
subject to regulatory approval, $150 million principal amount of Series V senior
unsecured debentures (the "Debentures"). 


The Debentures are being issued by a syndicate of underwriters co-led by RBC
Capital Markets, TD Securities and BMO Capital Markets. The Debentures will
carry a coupon rate of 3.746% and will mature on May 30, 2022. 


The net proceeds will be used by RioCan to fund development, for property
acquisitions, to repay certain indebtedness and for general trust purposes. 


It is a condition of closing that DBRS Limited ("DBRS") assign a rating of
BBB(high) with a stable trend and Standard & Poor's, a division of the McGraw
Hill Companies, Inc. ("S&P") assign a rating of BBB- for the Debentures.


The offering is being made under RioCan's base shelf short form prospectus dated
June 11, 2012. The terms of the offering will be described in a prospectus
supplement to be filed with Canadian securities regulators. The offering is
expected to close on or about May 30, 2014.


The press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of
an offer to buy, any securities in any jurisdiction. The Debentures being
offered have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act
of 1933 and state securities laws. Accordingly, the Debentures may not be
offered or sold to U.S. persons except pursuant to applicable exemptions from
registration.


About RioCan:

RioCan is Canada's largest real estate investment trust with a total
capitalization of approximately $14.5 billion as at March 31, 2014. It owns and
manages Canada's largest portfolio of shopping centres with ownership interests
in a portfolio of 340 retail properties containing more than 82 million square
feet, including 47 grocery anchored and new format retail centres containing 13
million square feet in the United States as at March 31, 2014. RioCan's
portfolio also includes 16 properties under development in Canada. For further
information, please refer to RioCan's website at www.riocan.com.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust
Rags Davloor
Executive Vice President & CFO
[phone]
www.riocan.com