Form 40FR12B BSR Real Estate Investme

September 30, 2026 6:09 AM EDT

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 40-F

 

x

REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

or

 

¨ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended_________________ Commission File Number_________________

 

 

BSR REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST

 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 Ontario   6798   82-4073810

(Province or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

333 Bay Street, Suite 3400 

Toronto, Ontario 

M5H 2S7

(501) 374-5050 

(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Registered Agent Solutions, Inc. 

5301 Southwest Parkway, Suite 400

Austin, TX 78735 

888-705-7274
(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code) of agent for service in the United States)

 

 

 

Copies to:

 

Ryan J. Dzierniejko

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, New York 10001

(212) 735-3000

Brad Ross

Tara Hunt

Goodmans LLP

333 Bay Street, Suite 3400

Toronto, Ontario

M5H 2S7

(501) 374-5050

 

 

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”):

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Units BSRT New York Stock Exchange

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act: None
For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:

 

¨ Annual information form   ¨ Audited annual financial statements

 

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Registrant’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by this annual report:

 

N/A

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

Yes  ¨            No  x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files).

 

Yes  ¨            No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Emerging growth company.  x

 

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ¨

 

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ¨

 

 

 

 

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain statements in this Registration Statement on Form 40-F and the exhibits attached hereto (this “Registration Statement”) are forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and contingencies that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Applicable risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those identified under the heading “Financial Risk Management” in the Registrant’s Management’s Discussion & Analysis for the period ended June 30, 2026, and under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Registrant’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2025, each attached hereto as Exhibits 99.8 and 99.1, respectively, and in each case incorporated herein by reference, and in other filings that the Registrant has made and may make with applicable securities authorities in the future. Except as required by applicable law, the Registrant does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect, in particular, new information or future events, or otherwise.

 

DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

The documents filed as Exhibits 99.1 through 99.56 contain all information material to an investment decision that the Registrant, since January 1, 2025: (i) made or was required to make public pursuant to the laws of any Canadian jurisdiction; (ii) filed or was required to file with the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and which was made public by the TSX; or (iii) distributed or was required to distribute to its security holders. The Registrant has filed the consent of KPMG LLP as Exhibit 99.56.

 

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

 

The required disclosure containing a description of the securities to be registered is included under the headings “Description of Capital Structure and Declaration of Trust” and “Distributions—Distribution Policy” in the Registrant’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2025, dated March 11, 2026, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

DIFFERENCES IN UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN REPORTING PRACTICES

 

The Registrant is permitted, under a multijurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the United States, to prepare reports it files in accordance with Canadian disclosure requirements, which are different from those of the United States. The Registrant prepares its financial statements, which are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement, in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

 

CURRENCY

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts in this Registration Statement are in U.S. dollars.

 

TAX MATTERS

 

Purchasing, holding, or disposing of securities of the Registrant may have tax consequences under the laws of the United States and Canada that are not described in this Registration Statement.

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

The Registrant does not have any “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as that term is defined in paragraph 11(ii) of General Instruction B to Form 40-F) that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on its financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

 

2 

 

 

UNDERTAKING AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS

 

A. Undertaking

 

The Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to: the securities registered pursuant to Form 40-F; the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises; or transactions in said securities.

 

B. Consent to Service of Process

 

Concurrently with the filing of this Registration Statement on Form 40-F, the Registrant will file with the Commission a written irrevocable consent and power of attorney on Form F-X. Any change to the name or address of the Registrant’s agent for service shall be communicated promptly to the Commission by amendment to the Form F-X referencing the file number of the Registrant.

 

3 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number   Description
Annual Information  
99.1   Annual Information Form for the Registrant for the year ended December 31, 2025
99.2   Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2025
99.3   Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2025
99.4   Annual Information Form for the Registrant for the year ended December 31, 2024
99.5   Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2024
99.6   Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2024
Quarterly Information
99.7   Unaudited Interim Financial Statements for the six months ended June 30, 2026
99.8   Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the six months ended June 30, 2026
99.9   Unaudited Interim Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2026
99.10   Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2026
99.11   Unaudited Interim Financial Statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2025
99.12   Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the nine months ended September 30, 2025
99.13   Unaudited Interim Financial Statements for the six months ended June 30, 2025
99.14   Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the six months ended June 30, 2025
99.15   Unaudited Interim Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2025
99.16   Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2025
Shareholder Materials and Voting Results
99.17   Report of Voting Results, dated May 14, 2026
99.18   Management Information Circular, dated March 11, 2026, with respect to the Annual General Meeting held on May 14, 2026
99.19   Form of Proxy for the Annual General Meeting of Unitholders held on May 14, 2026
99.20   Notice of the Meeting and Record Date, dated March 20, 2026
99.21   Notice of Annual General Meeting of Unitholders, dated March 11, 2026
99.22   Report of Voting Results, dated May 8, 2025
99.23   Management Information Circular, dated March 5, 2025, with respect to the Annual General Meeting held on May 8, 2025
99.24   Notice of the Meeting and Record Date, dated March 14, 2025
99.25   Notice of Annual General Meeting of Unitholders, dated March 5, 2025
99.26   Form of Proxy for the Annual General Meeting of Unitholders held on May 8, 2025

 

 

 

Exhibit Number   Description
     
Material Change Reports
99.27   Material Change Report, dated January 5, 2026
99.28   Material Change Report, dated March 7, 2025
99.29   Material Change Report, dated March 5, 2025
Certifications
99.30   Form 52-109F2, Certification of Interim Filings (CEO), dated August 12, 2026
99.31   Form 52-109F2, Certification of Interim Filings (CFO), dated August 12, 2026
99.32   Form 52-109F2, Certification of Interim Filings (CEO), dated May 13, 2026
99.33   Form 52-109F2, Certification of Interim Filings (CFO), dated May 13, 2026
99.34   Form 52-109F1, Certification of Annual Filings (CEO), dated March 11, 2026
99.35   Form 52-109F1, Certification of Annual Filings (CFO), dated March 11, 2026
99.36   AB Form 13-501F1, Participation Fee Management Certification, dated March 11, 2026
99.37   ON Form 13-502F1, Participation Fee Management Certification, dated March 11, 2026
99.38   Form 52-109F2, Certification of Interim Filings (CEO), dated November 5, 2025
99.39   Form 52-109F2, Certification of Interim Filings (CFO), dated November 5, 2025
99.40   Form 52-109F2, Certification of Interim Filings (CEO), dated August 6, 2025
99.41   Form 52-109F2, Certification of Interim Filings (CFO), dated August 6, 2025
99.42   Form 52-109F2, Certification of Interim Filings (CEO), dated May 7, 2025
99.43   Form 52-109F2, Certification of Interim Filings (CFO), dated May 7, 2025
99.44   Form 52-109F1, Certification of Annual Filings (CEO), dated March 5, 2025
99.45   Form 52-109F1, Certification of Annual Filings (CFO), dated March 5, 2025
99.46   AB Form 13-501F1, Participation Fee Management Certification, dated March 5, 2025
99.47   ON Form 13-502F1, Participation Fee Management Certification, dated March 5, 2025
Other Material Documents
99.48   Final Short Form Prospectus, dated March 11, 2026
99.49   Fourth Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated December 8, 2025, by and among BSR Trust, LLC, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and BMO Bank N.A. (f/k/a BMO Harris Bank N.A.), as administrative agent
99.50   Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated April 30, 2025, by and among BSR Real Estate Investment Trust, BSR Trust, LLC and certain unitholders thereof
99.51   Form 72-503F, Report of Distribution outside of Canada, dated March 4, 2025

 

 

 

Exhibit Number   Description
99.52   Transaction Agreement, dated February 26, 2025, by and among AvalonBay Communities, Inc., Aqua DownREIT, L.P., BSR Real Estate Investment Trust, BSR Trust, LLC, BSR Holdco, LLC and the participating holders set forth therein
99.53   Third Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated May 11, 2022, between John S. Bailey, William A. Halter, Bryan H. Held, W. Daniel Hughes, Jr., Neil J. Labatte, Jane Marshall, Teresa Neto, Daniel M. Oberste, Graham D. Senst and Elizabeth A. Wademan, the trustees of the trust and each person who thereafter becomes a trustee of the trust, and all holders of units of the trust from time to time
99.54   Unitholders Agreement, dated May 18, 2018, by and among certain unitholders who are affiliates of John S. Bailey and who are affiliates of W. Daniel Hughes, Jr.
99.55   Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of BSR Trust, LLC, dated May 18, 2018
Consents
99.56   Consent of KPMG LLP

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

Date: September 30, 2026 BSR REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST

 

  By: /s/ Daniel M. Oberste
    Name: Daniel M. Oberste
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT 99.1

EXHIBIT 99.2

EXHIBIT 99.3

EXHIBIT 99.4

EXHIBIT 99.5

EXHIBIT 99.6

EXHIBIT 99.7

EXHIBIT 99.8

EXHIBIT 99.9

EXHIBIT 99.10

EXHIBIT 99.11

EXHIBIT 99.12

EXHIBIT 99.13

EXHIBIT 99.14

EXHIBIT 99.15

EXHIBIT 99.16

EXHIBIT 99.17

EXHIBIT 99.18

EXHIBIT 99.19

EXHIBIT 99.20

EXHIBIT 99.21

EXHIBIT 99.22

EXHIBIT 99.23

EXHIBIT 99.24

EXHIBIT 99.25

EXHIBIT 99.26

EXHIBIT 99.27

EXHIBIT 99.28

EXHIBIT 99.29

EXHIBIT 99.30

EXHIBIT 99.31

EXHIBIT 99.32

EXHIBIT 99.33

EXHIBIT 99.34

EXHIBIT 99.35

EXHIBIT 99.36

EXHIBIT 99.37

EXHIBIT 99.38

EXHIBIT 99.39

EXHIBIT 99.40

EXHIBIT 99.41

EXHIBIT 99.42

EXHIBIT 99.43

EXHIBIT 99.44

EXHIBIT 99.45

EXHIBIT 99.46

EXHIBIT 99.47

EXHIBIT 99.48

EXHIBIT 99.49

EXHIBIT 99.50

EXHIBIT 99.51

EXHIBIT 99.52

EXHIBIT 99.53

EXHIBIT 99.54

EXHIBIT 99.55

EXHIBIT 99.56



Serious News for Serious Traders! Try StreetInsider.com Premium Free!

You May Also Be Interested In





Related Categories

SEC Filings