TORONTO, May 8, 2019 /CNW/ - Brookfield Real Estate
Services Inc. (dba Bridgemarq Real Estate Services) ("Bridgemarq"
and together with its subsidiaries, the "Company") (TSX: BRE)
announced the voting results for the directors elected at the
Company's annual meeting of shareholders held on May 7, 2019 in Toronto,
Ontario.
Bridgemarq is pleased to announce that the holders of restricted
voting shares have elected Mr. Colum
Bastable, Ms. Lorraine Bell
and Ms. Gail Kilgour to the board of
directors. The results of the voting are summarized in the
following table:
Director
Nominee
|
Votes For
|
%
|
Votes
Withheld
|
%
|
Colum
Bastable
|
2,017,734
|
98.82%
|
24,070
|
1.18%
|
Lorraine
Bell
|
2,022,295
|
99.04%
|
19,509
|
0.96%
|
Gail
Kilgour
|
1,255,198
|
61.47%
|
786,606
|
38.53%
|
In addition, Brookfield BBP (Canada) Holdings LP, the owner of the
Exchangeable Units issued by the Company and the holder of one
special voting share, appointed Mr. Spencer
Enright and Mr. Joe Freedman
to the board.
Shareholders passed a Name Change Resolution approving an
amendment to the articles of the Company to change its name to
Bridgemarq Real Estate Services Inc., with 98% of shareholders
voting in favour of the resolution. The name change is expected to
become effective once customary approvals are received. The Company
began operating under the tradename Bridgemarq Real Estate Services
on January 3rd, 2019.
The shareholders also approved the appointment of Deloitte LLP
to act as the Company's external auditors for the coming year, with
99% of shareholders approving the appointment.
About Bridgemarq Real Estate Services
Bridgemarq is a leading provider of services to residential real
estate brokers and a network of over 18,000 REALTORS®. We operate
in Canada under the Royal LePage,
Via Capitale and Johnston & Daniel brands. Bridgemarq Real
Estate Services is the registered trade name of Brookfield Real
Estate Services Inc. For more information, go
to bridgemarq.com.
Bridgemarq is an affiliate of Brookfield Business Partners, a
business services and industrials company focused on owning and
operating high-quality businesses that benefit from barriers to
entry and/or low production costs. Brookfield Business Partners is
listed on the New York and
Toronto stock exchanges. Further
information is available at bbu.brookfield.com.
1 REALTORS® is a trademark identifying real estate licensees in
Canada who are members of the
Canadian Real Estate Association.
SOURCE Brookfield Real Estate Services Inc.