Dec 14 (Reuters) - Artis Real Estate Investment Trust AX_u.TO :
* Announces renewal of normal course issuer bid and amendment to distribution
reinvestment and unit purchase plan
* Says under the terms of the bid, Artis may purchase up to 13.7 million trust
units
* Says period of the normal course issuer bid will extend from December 17,
2015, to December 16, 2016
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