CALGARY,
AB, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Boardwalk Real
Estate Investment Trust (TSX: BEI.UN) (the "Trust" or
"Boardwalk REIT") announced today the results of matters
voted on at its annual and special meeting of unitholders held on
May 8, 2023 (the "Meeting"),
which included the election of all the trustee nominees listed in
the Trust's management information circular dated March 17, 2023. The voting results for each
of the matters considered at the Meeting are presented below.
All resolutions other than fixing the number of Trustees and
appointment of auditors were conducted by ballot.
The total number of units (or Class B Units ("LP B
Units") of Boardwalk REIT Limited Partnership exchangeable
into units) represented by unitholders present in person or by
proxy at the meeting was 42,394,793, representing 84.45% of the
Trust's outstanding units (including the LP B Units).
1. Number of Trustees – The
resolution to fix the number of trustees to be elected at the
Meeting at no more than seven was passed as follows:
Votes For
|
Proxy % For
|
Votes Against
|
Percent % Against
|
Outcome
|
41,926,438
|
99.53% %
|
196,284
|
0.47% %
|
Carried
|
2. Election of Trustees – The following seven
nominees were elected as trustees by resolution passed by a
majority of the unitholders: Mandy
Abramsohn, Andrea Goertz,
Gary Goodman, Sam Kolias, Samantha
Kolias-Gunn, Scott Morrison
and Brian G. Robinson. Each of
the trustees received the following votes for their election:
Trustee
|
Proxy Votes For
|
Percent
%
|
Proxy Votes Withheld
|
Percent
%
|
Outcome
|
Mandy
Abramsohn
|
41,582,357
|
98.72 %
|
540,491
|
1.28 %
|
Carried
|
Andrea
Goertz
|
40,164,620
|
95.35 %
|
1,958,228
|
4.65 %
|
Carried
|
Gary Goodman
|
40,037,518
|
95.05 %
|
2,085,330
|
4.95 %
|
Carried
|
Sam Kolias
|
40,777,182
|
96.81 %
|
1,345,666
|
3.19 %
|
Carried
|
Samantha
Kolias-Gunn
|
41,432,735
|
98.36 %
|
690,113
|
1.64 %
|
Carried
|
Scott
Morrison
|
41,769,823
|
99.16 %
|
353,025
|
0.84 %
|
Carried
|
Brian G.
Robinson
|
37,943,210
|
90.08 %
|
4,179,638
|
9.92 %
|
Carried
|
3. Appointment of Auditors – Deloitte LLP was reappointed
as the auditor of the Trust (and the trustees were authorized to
fix their remuneration) by resolution passed as follows:
Proxy Votes For
|
Proxy % For
|
Proxy Votes Withheld
|
Percent %
Withheld
|
Outcome
|
39,929,964
|
94.19 %
|
2,464,679
|
5.81 %
|
Carried
|
4. Executive Compensation Advisory Note – The
resolution, on an advisory, non-binding basis, to accept the
approach to executive compensation disclosed in the "Compensation
Discussion and Analysis" section of the management information
circular of the Trust dated March 17,
2023 was passed as follows:
Votes For
|
Proxy % For
|
Votes Against
|
Percent %
Against
|
Outcome
|
41,070,050
|
97.50 %
|
1,052,798
|
2.50 %
|
Carried
|
5. Approval of the Unallocated Deferred Units under the
Deferred Unit Plan – The resolution to approve the issuance of
all unallocated deferred units under the deferred unit plan of the
Trust was passed as follows:
Votes For
|
Proxy % For
|
Votes Against
|
Percent %
Against
|
Outcome
|
41,876,509
|
99.42 %
|
246,339
|
0.58 %
|
Carried
|
CORPORATE PROFILE
Boardwalk REIT strives to be Canada's friendliest community provider and is
a leading owner/operator of multi-family rental communities.
Providing homes in more than 200 communities, with over 33,000
residential suites totaling over 29 million net rentable square
feet, Boardwalk has a proven long-term track record of building
better communities, where love always livestm. Our
three-tiered and distinct brands – Boardwalk Living, Boardwalk
Communities, and Boardwalk Lifestyle, cater to a diverse
demographic and has evolved to capture the life cycle of all
Resident Members. Boardwalk REIT's disciplined approach to capital
allocation, acquisition, development, purposeful re-positioning,
and management of apartment communities allows the Trust to provide
its brand of community across Canada creating exceptional Resident Member
experiences. Differentiated by its peak performance culture,
Boardwalk is committed to delivering exceptional service, product
quality and experience to our Resident Members who reward us with
high retention and market leading operating results, which in turn,
lead to higher free cash flow and investment returns, stable
monthly distributions, and value creation for all our
stakeholders.
Boardwalk REIT's units are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange,
trading under the symbol BEI.UN. Additional information about
Boardwalk REIT can be found on the Trust's website at
http://www.bwalk.com/investors.
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