MARKHAM, ONTARIO--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 21, 2008 -- Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust ("Extendicare REIT"
or "Extendicare") (Toronto:
EXE-UN.TO -
News) will release its 2008 first
quarter financial results on Thursday, May 8, 2008. Extendicare
will hold a conference call on Friday, May 9, 2008, at 10:00
a.m. (ET) to discuss its results for the first quarter.
Following its release on May 8, 2008, Extendicare will post
a copy of the press release on its website, in addition
to an update of its supplemental information package found
under the Investors/Financial Results/Supplemental Information
section of its website at www.extendicare.com.
The May 9, 2008, conference call will be webcast live and
archived in the Investors/Presentation & Webcasts section
of Extendicare's website. Alternatively, the call-in number
is 1-877-323-2090 or 416-641-6140. A taped rebroadcast of
the call will be available approximately two hours after
completion of the live call until midnight on May 23, 2008.
To access the rebroadcast dial 1-800-408-3053 or 416-695-5800,
conference ID number is 3257431.
Scheduled speakers for Extendicare REIT on the conference
call include: Tim Lukenda, President and Chief Executive
Officer; Doug Harris, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer; and Paul Tuttle, President of Canadian Operations.
Annual Meeting
Extendicare REIT will be hosting its Annual Meeting on Thursday,
May 8, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. (ET) (the "Meeting"), at the TSX
Gallery, The Exchange Tower, 130 King Street West, Toronto,
Ontario. For Meeting purposes, the record date for Extendicare
REIT's unitholders is March 14, 2008.
For those unable to attend the Meeting in person, it will
be webcast on Extendicare's website in the Investors/Annual
Meetings section at www.extendicare.com.
Management's presentation to unitholders will be streamed
in real time with accompanying slides. The webcast will
also be archived on the site.
About Us
Extendicare REIT, through its wholly owned subsidiaries,
is a major provider of long-term care and related services
in North America. Through its subsidiaries, Extendicare
operates 269 nursing and assisted living facilities in North
America, with capacity for approximately 30,300 residents.
As well, Extendicare's subsidiaries offer medical specialty
services such as subacute care and rehabilitative therapy
services in the United States, and home health care services
in Canada, and employ approximately 37,700 people in North
America.