TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 6, 2012) - Primaris Retail REIT (TSX:PMZ.UN) today announced that the Trust will report its Q4 2011 financial results on March 1, 2012. Senior Management will discuss the results in a live conference call with the financial community on Friday, March 2, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time.

The telephone numbers for the conference call are: 416-340-8530 (within Toronto), and 1-877-240-9772 (within North America).

Audio replays of the conference call will be available for 24 hours immediately following the completion of the conference call, by dialing 905-694-9451 or 1-800-408-3053 and using the pass code 1208535. The audio replay will also be available for download at www.primarisreit.com/q4conference.

Primaris Retail REIT owns 32 income-producing properties comprising approximately 13.5 million square feet located in Canada. Primaris Retail REIT is a TSX listed real estate investment trust (TSX:PMZ.UN). As of December 31, 2011, the REIT had 82,740,232 units issued and outstanding (including exchangeable units for which units have yet to be issued).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

John Morrison
Primaris Retail REIT
President and Chief Executive Officer
(416) 642-7860

OR

Louis M. Forbes
Primaris Retail REIT
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(416) 642-7810