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BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), announced it will be hosting its annual North American Real Estate Investment Trust conference, which brings together more than 200 institutional investors and senior managers for U.S. and Canadian REITs.
BMO Capital Markets' analysts Richard Anderson and Paul Adornato (US REITs) and Karine MacIndoe and Pammi Bir (Canadian REITs/Corporations) will host the event, which will take place in the James Hotel in Chicago, May 16-18. This interactive forum will feature a comprehensive list of senior executives from more than 45 REITs across the United States and Canada who will discuss ideas and industry trends on both sides of the border.
The conference also features an International Panel moderated by John Robertson of RREEF on Thursday at 12:30 pm CST, which includes real estate executives from South Africa, the UK and Israel.
The conference will be audio web-cast live and archived on the BMO Capital Markets web-site at: http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/2007REIT/webcast/default.aspx.
Media interested in attending should call Patrick O'Herlihy at (312) 293-8905 to confirm attendance.
The host analysts will be available by appointment for interviews on May 17th only. An up-to-the-minute agenda* with presentation times for the conference is available on the BMO Capital Markets web-site at: http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/showAgenda.aspx?id=171.
Scheduled presenting companies include:
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US REITs |
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| Acadia Realty (AKR) | AIMCO (AIV) | |
| American Land Lease (ANL) | Brandywine Realty (BDN) | |
| Camden Property (CPT) | Cedar Shopping Centers Inc. (CDR) | |
| Cogdell Spencer (CSA) | Colonial Properties (CLP) | |
| Douglas Emmett (DEI) | Duke Realty (DRE) | |
| Eastgroup Properties (EGP) | Entertainment Properties (EPR) | |
| Equity Lifestyle (ELS) | Equity Residential (EQR) | |
| Essex Property Trust (ESS) | Extra Space Storage (EXR) | |
| First Industrial (FR) | First Potomac (FPO) | |
| Forest City Enterprises (FCEA) | Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) | |
| Home Properties (HME) | Hospitality Properties Trust (HPT) | |
| HRPT Properties (HRP) | Inland Real Estate (IRC) | |
| Kite Realty (KRG) | LaSalle Hotel Properties (LHO) | |
| Mid-America Apartments (MAA) | Parkway Properties (PKY) | |
| Sovran Self Storage (SSS) | United Dominion (UDR) | |
| Ventas (VTR) | ||
| Canadian REITs/Corporations | ||
| Allied Properties (AP.un) | Artis REIT (AX.un) | |
| Boardwalk (BEI.un) | Calloway (CWT.un) | |
| Canadian Apartment Prop. (CAR.un) | Chartwell Seniors Housing (CSH.un) | |
| Crombie (CRR.un) | Dundee (D.un) | |
| Extendicare (EXE.un) | First Capital Realty (FCR) | |
| InnVest REIT (INN.un) | Killam Properties (KMP) | |
| Mainstreet Equity Corp (MEQ) | Primaris Retail (PMZ.un) | |
| RioCan (REI.un) | ||
*Agenda subject to change.
About BMO Capital Markets
BMO Capital Markets is a leading North American financial services provider offering investment and corporate banking, advisory services, treasury and market risk management, institutional investing, and research. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), which has total assets of US$306 billion as at January 31, 2007, and more than 35,000 employees.
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