6-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of:  August 2021

GRANITE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
(Commission File Number:  001-35771)

(Name of registrant)

GRANITE REIT INC.
(Commission File Number:  001-35772)

(Name of registrant)

77 King Street West, Suite 4010, P.O. Box 159
Toronto-Dominion Centre
Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1H1
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F ☐ Form 40-F ☑

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DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K

See the Exhibit Index to this Form 6-K.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  August 17, 2021	GRANITE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
	By:	/s/Teresa Neto
		Name: Teresa Neto
		Title:   Chief Financial Officer
Date:  August 17, 2021	GRANITE REIT INC.
	By:	/s/Teresa Neto
		Name: Teresa Neto
		Title:   Chief Financial Officer

FORM 6-K EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

99.1 Granite REIT Declares Distribution for August 2021

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Granite REIT Declares Distribution for August 2021

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 17, 2021--Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (“Granite”) (TSX: GRT.UN / NYSE: GRP.U) announced today that its board of trustees has declared a distribution of CAD $0.250 per stapled unit for the month of August 2021. The distribution will be paid by Granite on September 15, 2021 to stapled unitholders of record at the close of trading on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. The stapled units will begin trading on an ex-dividend basis at the opening of trading on Monday, August 30, 2021 on the Toronto Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange.

Granite confirms that no portion of the distribution constitutes effectively connected income for U.S. federal tax purposes. A qualified notice providing the breakdown of the sources of the distribution will be issued to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation subsequent to the record date of August 31, 2021, pursuant to United States Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4.

ABOUT GRANITE

Granite is a Canadian-based REIT engaged in the acquisition, development, ownership and management of logistics, warehouse and industrial properties in North America and Europe. Granite owns 118 investment properties representing approximately 51.3 million square feet of leasable area.

OTHER INFORMATION

Copies of financial data and other publicly filed documents about Granite are available through the internet on the Canadian Securities Administrators’ System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) which can be accessed at www.sedar.com and on the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (EDGAR) which can be accessed at www.sec.gov. For further information, please see our website at www.granitereit.com or contact Teresa Neto, Chief Financial Officer, at 647-925-7560 or Andrea Sanelli, Manager, Legal & Investor Services, at 647-925-7504.

Contacts

Teresa Neto
Chief Financial Officer
647-925-7560
or
Andrea Sanelli
Manager, Legal & Investor Services
647-925-7504