Summit II REIT Trustee Resigns

TORONTO, Jan. 24, 2013 /CNW/ - Summit Industrial Income REIT ("Summit II") (TSXV: SMU.UN) today announced that one of its Trustees, Mr. Peter Lacey, has resigned from Summit II's Board of Trustees.

Summit II regularly is in the process of confidentially negotiating potential transactions and expects that its insiders will not trade in its securities while such negotiations are underway.

Mr. Lacey recently traded Summit II units, which he has confirmed was done inadvertently to accommodate his personal financial planning and with full disclosure as required under applicable law.  In the circumstances, and given his other work and travel commitments, Mr. Lacey has decided to step down from the Board of Trustees, although he remains a significant unitholder of Summit II and very supportive of its plans and prospects.

Summit II is in the process of recruiting two new independent Trustees which it expects to announce shortly.

About Summit II
Summit Industrial Income REIT is an open-ended mutual fund trust focused on growing and managing a portfolio of light industrial properties across Canada. Summit II's units are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and trade under the symbol SMU.UN.

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SOURCE: Summit Industrial Income REIT