SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trst : 2018 Fourth Quarter Results and Conference Call

SmartCentres 2018 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results and Conference Call

Toronto, Ontario (January 8, 2019) - SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust ("SmartCentres") (TSX: SRU.UN) announced today that it will issue its financial results for the three months and year ending December 31, 2018 on Wednesday, February 13, 2019.

SmartCentres will hold a conference call on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. (ET). Participating on the call will be members of SmartCentres' senior management.

Investors are invited to access the call by dialing 1-800-458-4121. You will be required to identify yourself and the organization on whose behalf you are participating. A recording of this call will be made available Wednesday, February 13, 2019 beginning at 8:30 p.m. (ET) through to 8:30 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. To access the recording, please call 1-888-203-1112 and enter the Replay Passcode 4326129#.

About SmartCentres

SmartCentres is one of Canada's largest real estate investment trusts with total assets of approximately $9.4 billion. It owns and manages 34 million square feet of retail space in value-oriented, principally Walmart-anchored retail centres, having the strongest national and regional retailers as well as strong neighbourhood merchants. The retail centres continue to experience industry-leading occupancy levels of 98%. In addition, SmartCentres is a joint venture partner in the Premium Outlets locations in Toronto and Montreal with Simon Property Group.

SmartCentres is expanding the breadth of its portfolio to include residential (single-family, condominium and rental), retirement homes, office, and self storage, either on its large urban properties such as the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre or as an adjunct to its well-located existing shopping centres. For more information on SmartCentres, visitwww.smartcentres.com.

For more information, please contact:

Peter Forde	Peter Sweeney
President & CEO	Chief Financial Officer
SmartCentres	SmartCentres
[phone] ext. 7615	[phone] ext. 7865
[e-mail]	[e-mail]