2013-11-22
250 Students and Pupils Attend Prologis Lecture on Industrial Real Estate

WARSAW – 22 November 2013 – Prologis, Inc., the leading global owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, welcomed 250 students and pupils to the Poznań School of Logistics yesterday, to discuss the industrial real estate sector and what is required to be a successful developer.

 

Bartosz Mierzwiak, Senior Vice President, Market Officer Prologis Poland, outlined the company’s day-to-day activities, the latest industry trends and developments, and what makes a “perfect” development citing both build-to-suit and speculative project examples.

 

“Detailed information about a developer’s everyday operations as well as up-to-date thinking on current and future trends has been met with great interest from our students,” said Alicja Gruszczyńska, WSL’s spokeswoman. “We are very glad that the students of the Poznań School of Logistics can expand their knowledge relying directly on the experience of such renowned experts”. 

 

“As a market leader we have a duty and an obligation to help shape the minds of our industry’s future professionals,” said Bartosz Mierzwiak, Senior Vice President, Market Officer Prologis in Poland. “It’s a rewarding experience to speak with such an information-hungry, inquisitive audience”.

 

Prologis has supported the Poznań School of Logistics for the past eight years. The current “PROLOGIS FOR THE BEST” contest, for example, rewards top performing students with a scholarship at WSL. More information can be found at www.prologisnajlepszym.pl.

 

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Media Contacts

Marta Tęsiorowska

Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Prologis CEE

Direct: +48 22 218 36 56

E-mail: mtesiorowska@prologis.com

 

Marta Rakoczy

Director

ConTrust

Direct: + 48 605 073 929

E-mail: m.rakoczy@contrust.pl

 

About Prologis

Prologis, Inc., is the leading owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, focused on global and regional markets across the Americas, Europe and Asia. As of Sept. 30, 2013, Prologis owned or had investments in, on a wholly owned basis or through co-investment ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 562 million square feet (52.2 million square meters) in 21 countries. The company leases modern distribution facilities to more than 4,500 customers, including manufacturers, retailers, transportation companies, third-party logistics providers and other enterprises.

 

The statements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which Prologis operates, management's beliefs and assumptions made by management. Such statements involve uncertainties that could significantly impact Prologis' financial results. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including statements relating to rent and occupancy growth, development activity and changes in sales or contribution volume of developed properties, disposition activity, general conditions in the geographic areas where we operate, synergies to be realized from our recent merger transaction, our debt and financial position, our ability to form new property funds and the availability of capital in existing or new property funds — are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained and therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to: (i) national, international, regional and local economic climates, (ii) changes in financial markets, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, (iii) increased or unanticipated competition for our properties, (iv) risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions and development of properties, (v) maintenance of real estate investment trust ("REIT") status and tax structuring, (vi) availability of financing and capital, the levels of debt that we maintain and our credit ratings, (vii) risks related to our investments in our co-investment ventures and funds, including our ability to establish new co-investment ventures and funds, (viii) risks of doing business internationally, including currency risks, (ix) environmental uncertainties, including risks of natural disasters, and (x) those additional factors discussed in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Prologis under the heading "Risk Factors." Prologis undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this release.

 

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