MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 6, 2021 /CNW/ - Morguard Real Estate
Investment Trust ("the Trust") (TSX: MRT.UN) today announced the
results of matters voted on at its annual and special unitholders'
meeting held on May 5, 2021 (the
"Meeting"), which included the election of trustees of the Trust,
all of the nominees listed in its management information circular
dated March 12, 2021. The
voting results for each of the matters presented at the Meeting are
presented below.
The total number of units represented by unitholders present in
person or by proxy at the meeting was 44,842,590 representing
69.92% of the Trust's outstanding units.
1.
Election of Trustees
The six (6) nominees proposed by management were elected as
trustees of the Trust to hold office until the termination of the
next annual meeting of unitholders or until their successors are
duly elected or appointed, subject to the provisions of the Trust's
Declaration of Trust. Proxies were received on this matter as
follows:
Name
|
Votes
For
|
%
|
Votes
Withheld
|
%
|
Bart S.
Munn
|
44,489,564
|
99.28
|
320,925
|
0.72
|
Timothy J.
Murphy
|
44,210,316
|
98.66
|
600,173
|
1.34
|
K. Rai
Sahi
|
44,517,432
|
99.35
|
293,057
|
0.65
|
Antony K.
Stephens
|
44,105,887
|
98.43
|
704,602
|
1.57
|
Donald W.
Turple
|
44,491,992
|
99.29
|
318,497
|
0.71
|
Timothy J.
Walker
|
43,386,665
|
96.82
|
1,423,824
|
3.18
|
2.
Appointment of Auditors
The firm of Ernst & Young LLP, chartered accountants, was
appointed as auditor of the Trust to hold office until the close of
the next annual meeting of the unitholders or until their
successors are duly appointed, and to authorize the trustees to fix
the remuneration of the auditor. Proxies were received on
this matter as follows:
Votes
For
|
%
|
Votes
Withheld
|
%
|
44,597,024
|
99.45
|
245,566
|
0.55
|
3.
Amendment to Declaration of Trust
The adoption of a special resolution to authorize and approve an
amendment and modification to the Declaration of Trust as more
fully described in the management information circular dated
March 12, 2021. Proxies were
received on this matter as follows:
Votes
For
|
%
|
Votes
Withheld
|
%
|
44,519,777
|
99.35
|
290,712
|
0.65
|
About Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust
The Trust
is a closed-end real estate investment trust, which owns a
diversified portfolio of 47 high quality retail, office and
industrial income producing properties in Canada consisting of approximately 8.3 million
square feet of leasable space.
For more information, please visit Morguard.com.
SOURCE Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust