Media advisory – Crombie REIT Fiscal 2011 Annual General Meeting and Q1 Fiscal 2012 Conference Call

STELLARTON, NS, April 12, 2012 /CNW/ – Crombie Real Estate Investment
Trust (TSX: CRR.UN) will hold its Annual General Meeting of Unitholders
on Friday, May 11, 2012 at Empire Studio 7 Cinemas, 610 East River
Road, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The meeting is scheduled to begin at
11:00 a.m. (ADT).

Media

Please note that cameras will only be allowed in the main meeting room
for the first five minutes to allow for photographs and establishing
shots.

Donald Clow, FCA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Crombie REIT
will be available to the media immediately following the meeting
(approximately 12:00 p.m.)

Webcast of AGM

The Annual General Meeting will be broadcast via live audio webcast. The
webcast may be accessed at www.crombiereit.com. Time has been allotted at the end of the webcast for telephone
questions.

Call in numbers are:    (888) 231-8191
  (647) 427-7450

Q1 Fiscal 2012 Conference Call

Crombie will hold a conference call on Friday, May 11, 2012, beginning
at 1:00 p.m. (EDT.) during which senior management will discuss the
REIT's financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.

Dial in numbers to join the call are:
(647) 427-7450
(888) 231-8191

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be accessible on the
REIT's website at www.crombiereit.com.

Replay will be available by dialing (416) 849-0833 or (855) 859-2056 and
entering passcode 71609328, until midnight, May 25, 2012, or on the
REIT's website for 90 days after the meeting.

Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: CRR.UN) is an unincorporated,
open-ended real estate investment trust established under, and governed
by, the laws of the Province of Ontario. The trust invests in
income-producing retail, office and mixed-use properties in Canada,
with a future growth strategy focused primarily on the acquisition of
retail properties. Crombie REIT currently owns a portfolio of 161
commercial properties in nine provinces, comprising approximately 13.5
million square feet of gross leaseable area. More information about
Crombie REIT can be found at www.crombiereit.com.