6-K

GRANITE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (GRTUF)

6-K 2023-06-09 For: 2023-06-08
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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

   \(Address of Principal Executive Offices\)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F ☐     Form 40-F ☑

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): _____

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): _____

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
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
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 %
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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 %
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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
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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 %
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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 %
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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