Morguard Corporation Announces Voting Results from the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

May 15, 2015

MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 15, 2015 /CNW/ - Morguard Corporation ("the Corporation") (TSX: MRC) today announced the results of matters voted on at its annual shareholders' meeting held on May 13, 2015 (the "Meeting"), which included the election of directors of the Corporation, all of the nominees listed in its management information circular dated March 19, 2015.  The voting results for each of the matters presented at the Meeting are presented below.

The total number of common shares represented by shareholders present in person or by proxy at the meeting was 10,372,769 representing 84.13% of the Corporation's outstanding common shares.

1.  Election of Directors

The eight (8) nominees proposed by management were elected as directors of the Corporation to hold office until the termination of the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected or appointed, subject to the provisions of the Corporation's by-laws.  Proxies were received on this matter as follows:

 

Name

Votes For

%

Votes Withheld

%

Chris J. Cahill

10,328,225

99.94

6,128

0.06

Andrew T. Edmundson

10,222,878

98.92

111,475

1.08

David A. King

10,140,478

98.12

193,875

1.88

Timothy John Murphy

10,234,033

99.03

100,320

0.97

Michael S. Robb

10,223,333

98.93

111,020

1.07

Bruce K. Robertson

10,244,585

99.13

89,768

0.87

K. Rai Sahi

10,184,797

98.55

149,556

1.45

L. Peter Sharpe

10,233,472

99.02

100,881

0.98

2.  Appointment of Auditors

The firm of Ernst & Young LLP, chartered accountants, was appointed as auditor of the Corporation to hold office until the close of the next annual meeting of the shareholders or until their successors are duly appointed, and to authorize the directors to fix the remuneration of the auditor.  Proxies were received on this matter as follows:


Votes For

%

Votes Withheld

%

10,277,847

99.14

89,114

0.86

About Morguard Corporation
Morguard Corporation is a major Canadian real estate and property management company.  It has extensive retail, office, industrial and residential holdings owned directly and through its investment in Morguard REIT and Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust.  Morguard also provides management services to institutional and other investors for commercial and residential real estate.

SOURCE Morguard Corporation

For further information: K. Rai Sahi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tel: 905.281.3800, Fax: 905.281.5890; Beverley G. Flynn, Secretary, Tel: 905.281.3800, Fax: 905.281.5890