Aug 9 (Reuters) - SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust SRU_u.TO :
* RELEASES SECOND QUARTER RESULTS FOR 2018 AND ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION INCREASE
* QTRLY NET RENTAL INCOME WAS $124.7 MILLION, AS COMPARED TO $116.1 MILLION FOR SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR
* QTRLY FFO WITH ONE TIME ADJUSTMENT & BEFORE TRANSACTIONAL FFO INCREASED BY $0.02 TO $0.57 ON A PER UNIT BASIS
* SMARTCENTRES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT - QTRLY FFO WITH ONE TIME ADJUSTMENT AND TRANSACTIONAL FFO INCREASED BY $0.02 OR 3.5% TO $0.59 ON A PER UNIT BASIS