Company Description
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (traded in the United States under the symbol GRP.U) is a Canadian-based real estate investment trust (REIT). According to its public disclosures, Granite is engaged in the acquisition, development, ownership and management of logistics, warehouse and industrial properties located in North America and Europe. The Trust reports owning around 140 investment properties representing approximately 60.9 million square feet of leasable or gross leasable area, reflecting a sizable logistics and industrial real estate platform.
Granite’s units have been listed on both the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: GRT.UN) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: GRP.U). The Trust announced its intention to voluntarily delist its units from the NYSE and to deregister from its reporting obligations under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, while maintaining its TSX listing. A subsequent Form 25 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) confirms the removal of Granite’s units from listing and registration on the NYSE under the voluntary withdrawal provisions.
Business focus and property portfolio
Granite describes its core business as focused on logistics, warehouse and industrial real estate. Its activities include:
- Acquisition of income-producing logistics, warehouse and industrial properties.
- Development of new or expanded industrial and logistics facilities.
- Ownership and management of an established portfolio of investment properties across North America and Europe.
Public disclosures indicate that Granite’s portfolio comprises more than one hundred income-producing properties and tens of millions of square feet of gross leasable area. The Trust also reports on metrics such as net operating income (NOI), funds from operations (FFO), adjusted funds from operations (AFFO), occupancy levels and net leverage ratio in its quarterly and annual reports to unitholders, which are made available through SEDAR+ in Canada and EDGAR in the United States.
Geographic footprint
Granite states that its logistics, warehouse and industrial properties are located in North America and Europe. While individual property locations and country-level details are provided in its financial reports and property statistics, the high-level description emphasizes a diversified presence across these two regions. The Trust has also disclosed acquisitions and assets held for sale within the United States and the Netherlands in its financial reporting.
Regulatory reporting and listings
Granite files its financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis and other regulatory documents on:
- The Canadian Securities Administrators’ System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval Plus (SEDAR+).
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (EDGAR), including Form 6-K current reports and a Form 25 related to its NYSE delisting.
The Trust has indicated that its listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange remains unaffected by the NYSE delisting decision and that its units continue to trade on the TSX under the symbol GRT.UN. Granite has also disclosed that it applied for its units to be quoted on the OTCQX platform operated by OTC Markets Group Inc., to provide an additional trading venue following the NYSE delisting.
Distributions and unitholder returns
Granite regularly announces monthly cash distributions to its unitholders. Press releases filed as exhibits to Form 6-K reports describe distributions declared for specific months, payable in the following month to unitholders of record as of stated record dates. The Trust has also announced a distribution increase effective with a future monthly distribution, referencing an increase in its targeted annualized distribution per unit.
In its financial reporting, Granite discusses non-GAAP performance measures such as FFO, AFFO and related payout ratios, which it uses to evaluate its ability to fund capital expenditures, service debt and provide distributions to unitholders. These measures are reconciled to net income in its management’s discussion and analysis.
Financial and operating metrics
Granite’s quarterly reporting includes details such as:
- Revenue and net operating income (NOI) for the period.
- Funds from operations (FFO) and adjusted funds from operations (AFFO), including per-unit amounts.
- Occupancy and committed occupancy levels by gross leasable area.
- Fair value of investment properties and assets held for sale.
- Net leverage ratio and total debt.
- Gross leasable area and number of income-producing properties.
These disclosures provide investors with insight into Granite’s operating performance, portfolio scale and capital structure. Granite also reports on rental rate spreads achieved on renewals and new leases, and on leasing activity for development projects.
ESG and disclosure practices
Granite reports on its participation in the GRESB Real Estate Assessment and the GRESB Public Disclosure Report. It has disclosed its ranking within specific industrial and listed peer groups, as well as improvements in its overall GRESB score compared to prior years. The Trust refers to its ESG+R (Environmental, Social, Governance + Resilience) program and notes that it continues to implement initiatives to enhance this program over time.
Additional property statistics and ESG-related information are made available through Granite’s public disclosures and posted materials referenced in its news releases and Form 6-K filings.
Trading status of GRP.U on U.S. markets
The symbol GRP.U has historically represented Granite Real Estate Investment Trust on the New York Stock Exchange. Granite announced its intention to voluntarily delist its units from the NYSE and subsequently filed a Form 25 notification of removal from listing and/or registration under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Trust has indicated that the last day of trading for its units on the NYSE is expected to be at the end of December 2025 and that it has applied for quotation of its units on the OTCQX platform. Granite has stated that unitholders are not required to exchange their unit certificates in connection with this change and that its TSX listing remains in place.
Accessing information on Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
Investors and researchers can review Granite’s financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis, distribution announcements, conference call notices and other disclosures through:
- SEDAR+ in Canada, where Granite files its core regulatory documents.
- EDGAR in the United States, where Granite files Form 6-K reports, Form 25 and other applicable filings.
- News releases distributed via Business Wire and filed as exhibits to Form 6-K.
These sources provide detailed historical and current information on Granite’s logistics, warehouse and industrial property portfolio, financial performance, distributions and capital markets activity.