6-K
GRANITE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (GRTUF)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of: June 2023
GRANITE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
\(Commission File Number: 001-35771\)
(Name of registrant)
GRANITE REIT INC.
\(Commission File Number: 001-35772\)
(Name of registrant)
77 King Street West, Suite 4010, P.O. Box 159
Toronto-Dominion Centre
Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1H1
\(Address of Principal Executive Offices\)
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DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K
See the Exhibit Index to this Form 6-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: June 8, 2023 | GRANITE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | |
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| By: | /s/Teresa Neto | |
| Name: Teresa Neto | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
| Date: June 8, 2023 | GRANITE REIT INC. | |
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| By: | /s/Teresa Neto | |
| Name: Teresa Neto | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer |
FORM 6-K EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
| 99.1 | Granite Announces Voting Results from its 2023 Joint Annual General Meetings of Stapled Unitholders |
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| 99.2 | Report of Voting Results for Annual General Meetings of Stapled Unitholders |
Exhibit 99.1
Granite REIT Announces Voting Results From Its 2023 Joint Annual General Meetings of Stapled Unitholders
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2023--Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (“Granite REIT”) and Granite REIT Inc. (“Granite GP”) (collectively “Granite”) (TSX: GRT.UN / NYSE: GRP.U) announced today the results of the matters voted on at their joint annual general meetings of stapled unitholders held earlier today (the “Meetings”). Each of the individuals nominated for election as a trustee of Granite REIT and a director of Granite GP, as set out in Granite’s Management Information Circular dated April 12, 2023, were elected as set out below.
A total of 49,393,327 stapled units (77.49% of outstanding stapled units) were represented in person or by proxy at the Meetings.
The votes were conducted by show of hands in respect of all matters. Proxies received by management in advance of the Meetings indicated the following:
| As Trustee of Granite REIT | As Director of Granite GP | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee | Votes For | % | Votes Withheld | % | Votes For | % | Votes Withheld | % |
| Peter Aghar | 49,109,699 | 99.95 | 26,699 | 0.05 | 49,061,842 | 99.85 | 74,556 | 0.15 |
| Remco Daal | 47,586,666 | 96.85 | 1,549,732 | 3.15 | 47,357,166 | 96.38 | 1,779,232 | 3.62 |
| Kevan Gorrie | 49,107,476 | 99.94 | 28,922 | 0.06 | 49,056,653 | 99.84 | 79,745 | 0.16 |
| Fern Grodner | 49,109,539 | 99.95 | 26,859 | 0.05 | 49,059,634 | 99.84 | 76,764 | 0.16 |
| Kelly Marshall | 48,322,333 | 98.34 | 814,065 | 1.66 | 48,274,123 | 98.25 | 862,275 | 1.75 |
| Al Mawani | 49,095,917 | 99.92 | 40,481 | 0.08 | 49,045,516 | 99.82 | 90,882 | 0.18 |
| Gerald Miller | 48,726,280 | 99.17 | 410,118 | 0.83 | 48,673,254 | 99.06 | 463,144 | 0.94 |
| Sheila A. Murray | 48,551,627 | 98.81 | 584,771 | 1.19 | 48,501,902 | 98.71 | 634,496 | 1.29 |
| Emily Pang | 49,106,257 | 99.94 | 30,141 | 0.06 | 49,054,723 | 99.83 | 81,675 | 0.17 |
| Jennifer Warren | 49,109,130 | 99.94 | 27,268 | 0.06 | 49,061,143 | 99.85 | 75,255 | 0.15 |
| Votes For | % | Votes Withheld | % | |||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||||
| Re-appointment of Deloitte LLP as Auditors of Granite REIT | 49,305,219 | 99.83 | 82,759 | 0.17 | ||||
| Re-appointment of Deloitte LLP as Auditors of Granite GP and authorization of the directors of Granite GP to fix the remuneration of Deloitte LP | 49,303,714 | 99.83 | 84,264 | 0.17 | ||||
| Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | |||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||||
| Non-binding advisory resolution on Granite’s approach to executive compensation | 47,925,017 | 97.53 | 1,211,381 | 2.47 |
ABOUT GRANITE
Granite is a Canadian-based REIT engaged in the acquisition, development, ownership and management of logistics, warehouse and industrial properties in North America and Europe. Granite owns 142 investment properties representing approximately 62.8 million square feet of leasable area.
OTHER INFORMATION
Copies of financial data and other publicly filed documents about Granite are available through the internet on the Canadian Securities Administrators’ System 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 Teresa Neto, Chief Financial Officer, at 647-925-7560 or Andrea Sanelli, Associate Director, Legal & Investor Services, at 647-925-7504.
Contacts
Teresa Neto
Chief Financial Officer
647-925-7560
or
Andrea Sanelli
Associate Director, Legal & Investor Services
647-925-7504
Exhibit 99.2
GRANITE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
\(“Granite REIT”\)
and
GRANITE REIT INC.
(“Granite GP”)
Report of Voting Results for Annual General Meetings of Stapled Unitholders
This report is being filed pursuant to section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations and discloses the voting results for each matter voted upon at the joint annual general meetings (the “Meetings”) of holders of stapled units (“Stapled Units”) of Granite REIT and Granite GP (together, “Granite”) held on June 8, 2023.
A total of 49,393,327 stapled units (77.49% of outstanding stapled units) were represented in person or by proxy at the Meetings. The votes were conducted by show of hands in respect of all matters.
| 1. | Each of the nominees listed in Granite’s Management Information Circular dated April 12, 2023 were elected as trustees of Granite REIT and<br> directors of Granite GP to hold office until the next annual general meeting or until their successors are duly elected or appointed. Proxies received by management in advance of the Meetings indicated the following: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As Trustee of Granite REIT | As Director of Granite GP | |||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nominee | Votes For | % | Votes<br><br> <br>Withheld | % | Votes For | % | Votes<br><br> <br>Withheld | % |
| Peter Aghar | 49,109,699 | 99.95 | 26,699 | 0.05 | 49,061,842 | 99.85 | 74,556 | 0.15 |
| Remco Daal | 47,586,666 | 96.85 | 1,549,732 | 3.15 | 47,357,166 | 96.38 | 1,779,232 | 3.62 |
| Kevan Gorrie | 49,107,476 | 99.94 | 28,922 | 0.06 | 49,056,653 | 99.84 | 79,745 | 0.16 |
| Fern Grodner | 49,109,539 | 99.95 | 26,859 | 0.05 | 49,059,634 | 99.84 | 76,764 | 0.16 |
| Kelly Marshall | 48,322,333 | 98.34 | 814,065 | 1.66 | 48,274,123 | 98.25 | 862,275 | 1.75 |
| Al Mawani | 49,095,917 | 99.92 | 40,481 | 0.08 | 49,045,516 | 99.82 | 90,882 | 0.18 |
| Gerald Miller | 48,726,280 | 99.17 | 410,118 | 0.83 | 48,673,254 | 99.06 | 463,144 | 0.94 |
| Sheila A. Murray | 48,551,627 | 98.81 | 584,771 | 1.19 | 48,501,902 | 98.71 | 634,496 | 1.29 |
| Emily Pang | 49,106,257 | 99.94 | 30,141 | 0.06 | 49,054,723 | 99.83 | 81,675 | 0.17 |
| Jennifer Warren | 49,109,130 | 99.94 | 27,268 | 0.06 | 49,061,143 | 99.85 | 75,255 | 0.15 |
| 2. | Deloitte LLP was re-appointed as auditor of each of Granite REIT and Granite GP until the next annual general meeting or until a successor is<br> appointed, and the board of directors of Granite GP was authorized to fix the remuneration of the auditor of Granite GP. Proxies received by management in advance of the Meetings indicated the following: | |||||||
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| Votes<br><br> <br>For | % | Votes<br><br> <br>Withheld | % | |||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||||
| Re-appointment of Deloitte LLP as Auditors of Granite REIT | 49,305,219 | 99.83 | 82,759 | 0.17 | ||||
| Re-appointment of Deloitte LLP as Auditors of Granite GP and authorization of the directors of Granite GP to fix the remuneration of Deloitte LP | 49,303,714 | 99.83 | 84,264 | 0.17 | ||||
| 3. | The non-binding advisory resolution on Granite’s approach to executive compensation was passed as follows: | |||||||
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| Votes<br><br> <br>For | % | Votes<br><br> <br>Against | % | |||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||||
| Non-binding advisory resolution on Granite’s approach to executive<br> compensation | 47,925,017 | 97.53 | 1,211,381 | 2.47 | ||||
| DATED as of this 8^th^ day of June, 2023. | ||||||||
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| GRANITE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | ||||||||
| By: | (signed) “Kevan Gorrie” | |||||||
| Kevan Gorrie | ||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| GRANITE REIT INC. | ||||||||
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| By: | (signed) “Kevan Gorrie” | |||||||
| Kevan Gorrie | ||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer |