Mr. Mitchell Goldhar reports

SMARTCENTRES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST TO RELEASE 2024 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS AND HOST CONFERENCE CALL

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust will release its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024, after market close on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

Management will hold a conference call on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at 3 p.m. ET. Interested parties are invited to access the call at least five minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call by dialling 1-888-596-4144 and then keying in access code 2010586 followed by the number sign. A recording of this call will be made available Thursday, May 9, 2024, through to Thursday, May 16, 2024. To access the recording, please call 1-800-770-2030 and enter access code 2010586 followed by the number sign.

Recordings of SmartCentres' current and previous conference calls can be found at the trust's website.

About SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust

SmartCentres is one of Canada's largest fully integrated real estate investment trusts, with a best-in-class and growing mixed-use portfolio featuring 191 strategically located properties in communities across the country. SmartCentres has approximately $11.9-billion in assets and owns 35 million square feet of income-producing, value-oriented retail and first-class office properties with 98.5-per-cent in-place and committed occupancy, on 3,500 acres of owned land across Canada.