SPECIAL MEETING PROCEDURES
Special Meeting Admission
Only Unit Holders of the Trust as of the close of business on October 2, 2023 (the “Record Date”), may attend the Special Meeting. Proof of ownership of Units of the Trust, along with personal identification (such as a driver’s license or passport), must be presented in order to be admitted to the Special Meeting. If your Units are held in the name of a bank, broker or other holder of record and you plan to attend the Special Meeting in person, you must bring a brokerage statement, the proxy card mailed to you by your bank or broker or other proof of ownership as of the close of business on the Record Date, as well as a valid government-issued picture identification, to be admitted to the Special Meeting. No cameras, recording equipment, electronic devices, large bags, briefcases or packages will be permitted in the Special Meeting.
Who Can Vote, Outstanding Units
Record holders of Units of the Trust as of October 2, 2023, the Record Date, may vote at the Special Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 46,608,796 Units of beneficial interest of the Trust outstanding, each entitled to one vote. There were approximately 43,233 Unit Holders of record as of the Record Date.
You may vote in person or virtually at the Special Meeting or you can vote by proxy. If you are the record holder of your Units, you may vote by proxy by following the instructions on the enclosed proxy card to submit your proxy via the Internet, by telephone or through the mail.
To vote by proxy via the Internet, go to the Internet address stated on the proxy card. To vote by proxy by telephone, call the number on the proxy card.
As an alternative to voting by proxy by telephone or via the Internet, you may vote by proxy by mail by simply marking your proxy card, signing and dating it and returning it in the postage-paid envelope provided or to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.
If you hold your Units through a broker, bank or other nominee, then you will receive instructions from such institution or person on how to vote your Units. Your broker, bank or other nominee will allow you to deliver your voting instructions via the Internet and may also permit you to submit your voting instructions by telephone.
Your vote is very important. You should submit your proxy using the proxy card even if you plan to attend the Special Meeting. If you properly give your proxy and submit it to us in time to vote, the individuals named on the card will act as your proxy holders and will vote your Units as you have directed.
All Unit Holders entitled to vote and be represented by properly submitted proxies (including those submitted via the Internet, by telephone and by mail) received before the polls are closed at the Special Meeting, and not revoked or superseded, will be voted at the Special Meeting in accordance with the instructions indicated on those proxies. No matters other than those stated in the Trust’s notice of Special Meeting will be acted upon at the Special Meeting.
If you plan to attend the Special Meeting and wish to vote in person, you will be given a ballot at the Special Meeting. If your Units are held in the name of a bank, broker or other holder of record and you plan to attend the Special Meeting in person and wish to vote your Units, you must present the legal proxy card mailed to you by your bank or broker. Even if you plan to attend the Special Meeting, we encourage you to submit your proxy to vote your Units in advance of the Special Meeting.
Unit Holders who wish to attend the Special Meeting will be required to present verification of ownership of Units of the Trust, such as a brokerage statement, the proxy card mailed to you by your bank or broker or other proof of ownership as of the close of business on October 2, 2023, the Record Date, and will be required to present a valid government-issued picture identification, such as a driver’s license or passport, to gain admittance to the Special Meeting.
No cameras, recording equipment, electronic devices, large bags, briefcases or packages will be permitted in the Special Meeting. There will be security present at the Special Meeting.