TSX - CUF.UN QUEBEC CITY, April 16, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust ("Cominar" or the "REIT") (TSX: CUF.UN ) announced today a distribution of 12.0 cents per unit to unitholders of record as at April 30, 2012, payable on May 15, 2012. PROFIL E as at April 16, 2012 Cominar is the third-largest diversified REITs in Canada and the largest commercial property owner in the Province of Québec. The REIT owns a real estate portfolio of 384 high-quality properties located in Québec, Ontario, the Atlantic Provinces and Western Canada, valued at over $ 4.6 billion. Cominar's objectives are to pay growing cash distributions to unitholders and to maximise unitholder value by way of proactive management and the expansion of its portfolio.