TORONTO, June 17, 2015 /CNW/ – Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (“Granite REIT”) (TSX: GRT.UN; NYSE: GRP.U) – Granite REIT and Granite REIT Inc. (“Granite GP”) held their joint annual general meetings of stapled unitholders today, and each of the individuals below was elected as a trustee of Granite REIT and a director of Granite GP.
The vote was conducted by a show of hands. Proxies received by management in advance of the meetings indicated the following:
|
As Trustee of Granite REIT |
As Director of Granite GP |
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|
Nominee |
Votes For |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes For |
% |
Votes |
% |
|
Michael Brody |
36,089,493 |
98.87 |
413,620 |
1.13 |
36,140,002 |
99.01 |
363,111 |
0.99 |
|
Peter Dey |
35,735,219 |
97.90 |
767,894 |
2.10 |
35,790,305 |
98.05 |
712,808 |
1.95 |
|
Barry Gilbertson |
35,805,743 |
98.09 |
697,370 |
1.91 |
35,791,350 |
98.05 |
711,763 |
1.95 |
|
Thomas Heslip |
36,492,819 |
99.97 |
10,294 |
0.03 |
36,491,113 |
99.97 |
11,969 |
0.03 |
|
Gerald Miller |
36,163,590 |
99.07 |
339,523 |
0.93 |
36,148,886 |
99.03 |
354,227 |
0.97 |
|
Scott Oran |
36,098,515 |
98.89 |
404,598 |
1.11 |
36,155,872 |
99.05 |
347,241 |
0.95 |
|
G. Wesley Voorheis |
36,093,762 |
98.88 |
409,351 |
1.12 |
36,155,569 |
99.05 |
347,544 |
0.95 |
|
Votes For |
% |
Votes |
% |
|
|
The re-appointment of Deloitte LLP, as Auditors of Granite REIT |
36,966,408 |
99.93 |
27,101 |
0.07 |
|
The re-appointment of Deloitte LLP, as Auditors of Granite GP |
36,955,319 |
99.90 |
38,189 |
0.10 |
A total of 36,995,899 stapled units (78.69% of outstanding stapled units) were represented in person or by proxy at the meetings.
ABOUT GRANITE
Granite is a Canadian-based REIT engaged in the ownership and management of predominantly industrial, warehouse and logistics properties in North America and Europe. Granite owns approximately 30 million square feet in over 100 rental income properties. Our tenant base currently includes Magna International Inc. and its operating subsidiaries as our largest tenants, together with tenants from other industries.
OTHER INFORMATION
Copies of financial data and other publicly filed documents are available through the internet on Canadian Securities Administrators’ Systems for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) which can be accessed at www.sedar.com and on the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (EDGAR) which can be accessed at www.sec.gov. For further information, please see our website at www.granitereit.com or contact Tom Heslip, Chief Executive Officer, at 647-925-7539 or Michael Forsayeth, Chief Financial Officer, at 647-925-7600.
SOURCE Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
