GENERAL MATTERS
In this Prospectus, references to “Granite” refer to Granite REIT and Granite GP and, where the context requires, their subsidiaries and investments.
Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Prospectus to “dollars” or “$” are to Canadian dollars and all references in this Prospectus to “US dollars” or “US$” are to United States dollars.
This Prospectus is part of a registration statement onForm F-10 relating to the Debt Securities that Granite LP filed with the SEC. Under the registration statement, Granite LP may, from time to time, offer or sell any of the Debt Securities described in this Prospectus in one or more offerings up to an aggregate initial offering price of $750,000,000. This Prospectus provides you with a general description of the Debt Securities that Granite LP may offer. Each time Granite LP sells Debt Securities, it will provide a Prospectus Supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering of Debt Securities. The Prospectus Supplement may also add to, update or change information contained in this Prospectus. Before you invest, you should read both this Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus Supplement. This Prospectus does not contain all of the information contained in the registration statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. You should refer to the registration statement and the exhibits to the registration statement for further information with respect to Granite LP and the Debt Securities.
The financial statements incorporated by reference in this Prospectus have been prepared in accordance with IFRS, which differs from U.S.GAAP. Therefore, such financial statements may not be comparable to financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
NOTICE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein may contain statements that, to the extent they are not recitations of historical fact, constitute “forward-looking statements” or “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “U.S. Exchange Act”), and applicable Canadian securities legislation.
Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information may include, among others, statements regarding Granite’s future plans, goals, strategies, intentions, beliefs, estimates, costs, objectives, capital structure, cost of capital, tenant base, tax consequences, economic performance or expectations, or the assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Words such as “outlook”, “may”, “would”, “could”, “should”, “will”, “likely”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “intend”, “plan”, “forecast”, “project”, “estimate”, “seek” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Some of the specificforward-looking statements in this Prospectus include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Granite’s objectives and strategic focus, Granite’s pursuit of acquisition, development and investment opportunities, dispositions, future distributions by Granite andstatements relating to lease terms, termination, future maintenance and leasing expenditures and development expenditures.
Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information should not be read as guarantees of future events, performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or the times at or by which such future performance will be achieved. Undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. There can also be no assurance that: the expansion and diversification of Granite’s real estate portfolio and the reduction in Granite’s exposure to Magna International Inc., its operating divisions and subsidiaries and its other controlled entities (collectively, “Magna”) and the special purpose properties; the ability of Granite to accelerate growth and to grow its net asset value and FFO (as defined herein) and AFFO (as defined herein) per unit; the
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