Morningstar DBRS Assigns Credit Rating of BBB with Stable Trend to H&R Real Estate Investment Trust’s 250 Million 5.457% Series T Senior Unsecured Debentures

DBRS Limited (Morningstar DBRS) assigned a credit rating of BBB with a Stable trend to H&R Real Estate Investment Trust’s (H&R or the Trust) CAD 250 million 5.457% Series T Senior Unsecured Debentures, due February 28, 2029 (the Series T Debentures). The assigned credit rating is based on the credit rating of the already-outstanding series of Senior Unsecured Debentures.

The Series T Debentures are direct senior unsecured obligations of the Trust and rank equally and ratably with all other senior unsecured debt securities of H&R and with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Trust.

DBRS Morningstar understands that the net proceeds from the offering will be used to repay outstanding indebtedness and for general trust purposes.

TRANSACTION-SPECIFIC DISCLOSURES
This disclosure includes any financial statement adjustments that deviate materially from those contained in the Issuer’s published financial statements.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE CONSIDERATIONS
There were no Environmental/Social/Governance factor(s) that had a significant or relevant effect on the credit analysis.

A description of how Morningstar DBRS considers ESG factors within the Morningstar DBRS analytical framework can be found in the Morningstar DBRS Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings (January 23, 2024) at https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/427030.

BUSINESS RISK ASSESSMENT (BRA) AND FINANCIAL RISK ASSESSMENT (FRA)
(A) Weighting of BRA Factors
In the analysis of H&R, the BRA factors are considered in the order of importance contemplated in the methodology.

(B) Weighting of FRA Factors
In the analysis of H&R, the FRA factors are considered in the order of importance contemplated in the methodology.

(C) Weighting of the BRA and the FRA
In the analysis of H&R, the BRA carries greater weight than the FRA.

Notes:
All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

Morningstar DBRS applied the following principal methodology:
Global Methodology for Rating Entities in the Real Estate Industry (April 11, 2023), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/412477.

The credit rating methodologies used in the analysis of this transaction can be found at: https://dbrs.morningstar.com/about/methodologies.

A description of how Morningstar DBRS analyzes corporate finance transactions and how the methodologies are collectively applied can be found at: https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/397223.

The related regulatory disclosures pursuant to the National Instrument 25-101 Designated Rating Organizations are hereby incorporated by reference and can be found by clicking on the link under Related Documents or by contacting us at info-DBRS@morningstar.com

The credit rating was initiated at the request of the rated entity.

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the credit rating process for this credit rating action.

Morningstar DBRS had access to the accounts, management, and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with this credit rating action.

This is a solicited credit rating.

The conditions that lead to the assignment of a Negative or Positive trend are generally resolved within a 12-month period. Morningstar DBRS trends and credit ratings are under regular surveillance.

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