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GRANITE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 28, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Feb 28, 2024

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EX-3 · OUTLOOK

OUTLOOK

Despite challenging economic conditions, Granite finished 2023 on a strong note, with SPNOI - cash basis growth of 4.7% in the fourth quarter as compared with the fourth quarter of 2022, with further growth expected in 2024. Growth in market rent is moderating broadly, but leasing spreads overall remain positive on our new and renewal leasing activity. To date, Granite has renewed just over 74% of the 9.8 million square feet of 2024 lease maturities at an average increase in rental rate of approximately 15%, muted somewhat by the 10% increase on the 10-year renewal at our Graz property in Austria.

Construction continues at Granite’s 3 active development and expansion projects, with expected completion dates between Q1 2024 and Q3 2024 and pre-leasing currently sitting at 96%. The completion of Granite’s active development pipeline is expected to contribute significantly to FFO, AFFO and NAV growth in 2024 and 2025.

With a mixture of joy and sadness, we announce the appointment of Rob Brouwer to our Board of Trustees and the corresponding departure of Gerry Miller. Mr. Brouwer most recently served as Vice Chair of KPMG in Canada, and has over thirty years of experience in senior leadership roles, and as an executive relationship partner and audit partner for public and private companies internationally across a wide range of industries. Conversely, we must say farewell to Mr. Miller, who has decided not to stand for re-election in 2024. Mr. Miller is Granite’s longest-tenured Trustee, having served on the Board since our inception in 2011. On behalf of the entire organization, I would like to thank Mr. Miller for his steady support and leadership throughout a period of transformation at Granite and wish him well in retirement.

Thus far in 2024, risks associated with persistent inflation and geopolitical instability remain elevated. However, as a result of prudent capital allocation, our liquidity and balance sheet capacity remain high, and we are well positioned to continue to fund our development projects in 2024 and deploy capital selectively on strategic growth opportunities in our target markets.

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Furthermore, we expect NOI and FFO growth to continue to be strong over the next few years, resulting from a combination of increases in same-property NOI and the stabilization of our expansion and development projects.

For the remainder of 2024, Granite will focus on the following priorities:

Driving NAV, FFO and AFFO per unit growth while maintaining conservative capital ratios;

Actively managing its income-producing portfolio and recently completed developments, focusing on new and renewal leasing;

Executing on current development and expansion projects in Europe and the GTA;

Selectively pursuing strategic land and income-producing property acquisition opportunities in our target markets; and

Achieving our ESG targets for 2024 and beyond.

Successfully executing on these priorities, we believe, will continue to strengthen Granite’s position as one of the sector’s leaders and ultimately maximize long-term value for our unitholders.

All of us at Granite wish you well and thank you for your continued trust and support.

Sincerely,

Kevan Gorrie,

President and Chief Executive Officer

FFO, AFFO and related per unit amounts, available liquidity, SPNOI — cash basis (same property net operating income — cash basis), constant currency SPNOI — cash basis (constant currency same property net operating income — cash basis) (each of which are non-IFRS performance measures) and net leverage ratio (which is a non-IFRS ratio) are not defined by International Financial Reporting Standards (‘‘IFRS’’) and do not have standard meanings. Please refer to the “Basis of Presentation”, “Non-IFRS Performance Measures” and “Non-IFRS Ratios” sections in the attached MD&A for definitions and reconciliations to IFRS measures.

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