CALGARY,
AB, May 7, 2024 /CNW/ - 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 6, 2024 (the "Meeting"), which
included the election of all the trustee nominees listed in the
Trust's amended management information circular dated March 25, 2024. The voting results for each
of the matters considered at the Meeting are presented below.
All resolutions other than fixing the number of Trustees 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 46,109,635 representing 85.60% 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
|
Percent
|
Votes
Against
|
Percent
|
Outcome
|
45,895,072
|
99.53 %
|
214,561
|
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
|
Votes
For
|
Percent
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Percent
|
Outcome
|
Mandy
Abramsohn
|
45,666,986
|
99.53 %
|
215,728
|
0.47 %
|
Carried
|
Andrea
Goertz
|
35,223,556
|
76.78 %
|
10,652,326
|
23.22 %
|
Carried
|
Gary Goodman
|
43,147,217
|
94.04 %
|
2,735,538
|
5.96 %
|
Carried
|
Sam Kolias
|
44,747,986
|
97.54 %
|
1,127,937
|
2.46 %
|
Carried
|
Samantha
Kolias-Gunn
|
45,469,428
|
99.10 %
|
413,327
|
0.90 %
|
Carried
|
Scott
Morrison
|
45,875,292
|
99.98 %
|
7,463
|
0.02 %
|
Carried
|
Brian G.
Robinson
|
44,251,926
|
96.45 %
|
1,630,788
|
3.55 %
|
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:
Votes
For
|
Percent
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Percent
|
Outcome
|
43,172,010
|
93.63 %
|
2,937,624
|
6.37 %
|
Carried
|
4. Executive Compensation
Advisory Vote – 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 25, 2024 was passed as follows:
Votes
For
|
Percent
|
Votes
Against
|
Percent
|
Outcome
|
42,650,664
|
92.96 %
|
3,232,091
|
7.04 %
|
Carried
|
5. Approval of the
Amendments to the Declaration of Trust – The special resolution
to amend the Declaration of Trust disclosed in the "Amendments
to the Declaration of Trust" section of the management
information circular of the Trust dated March 25, 2024 was passed as follows:
Votes
For
|
Percent
|
Votes
Against
|
Percent
|
Outcome
|
45,832,664
|
99.89 %
|
50,091
|
0.11 %
|
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 34,000
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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