Nippon Prologis REIT Prices New Investment Units

SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD), the global leader in logistics real estate, today announced that Japanese real estate investment trust Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. (NPR), priced investment units at 227,458 Japanese yen per unit, including the over-allotment option. The offering will comprise a domestic placement of 90,984 units and an international placement of 72,216 units. Prologis will retain its 15 percent ownership interest in NPR.

NPR will use the net proceeds from the issuance, estimated at JPY 35.9 billion ($330.6 million), for the repayment of the bridge loans used to acquire four Class-A properties for JPY 62.6 billion ($576.8 million). Three properties were acquired from Prologis' wholly owned Japan portfolio on June 6 and the remaining property after its completion date of June 30, 2019.  The assets, totaling 262,764 square meters (2.8 million square feet), were offered to NPR through its sponsor support agreement with Prologis. The issuance is expected to close June 18, 2019 in Japan.

NPR is managed by a wholly owned subsidiary of Prologis.

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States or any other jurisdiction. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States unless they are registered or exempt from registration.

About Prologis
Prologis, Inc. is the global leader in logistics real estate with a focus on high-barrier, high-growth markets. As of March 31, 2019, the company owned or had investments in, on a wholly owned basis or through co-investment ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 772 million square feet (72 million square meters) in 19 countries. Prologis leases modern distribution facilities to a diverse base of approximately 5,100 customers across two major categories: business-to-business and retail/online fulfillment.

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