May 9 (Reuters) - RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust REI_u.TO :
* ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2018 WITH 6.1% GROWTH IN FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS PER UNIT AND 2.6% SAME PROPERTY NOI GROWTH
* Q1 FFO PER SHARE C$0.46
* QTRLY IN-PLACE OCCUPANCY INCREASED BY 10 BASIS POINTS TO 95.7% WHEN COMPARED TO DEC 31, 2017
* QTRLY COMMITTED OCCUPANCY FOR RETAIL INCREASED BY 10 BASIS POINTS FROM THE PREVIOUS QUARTER TO 96.7%
* QTRLY REVENUE $290.1 MILLION VERSUS $289.7 MILLION
* ALL FIGURES ARE EXPRESSED IN CANADIAN DOLLARS
* Q1 FFO PER SHARE VIEW C$0.45 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S