{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"34290","rtpr_id":"nBwby0LN1a","ticker":"SRU_U","exchange":"TSX","all_tickers":["SRU_U"],"title":"SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Voting Results From Annual Meeting of Holders of Units and Special Voting Units","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-05-13T23:21:00.111Z","article_body":"SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Voting Results From Annual\nMeeting of Holders of Units and Special Voting Units\n\nSmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (“SmartCentres” or the\n“Trust”) (TSX:SRU.UN) announced today the voting results from its Annual\nGeneral Meeting of the holders of Units and Special Voting Units (the\n“Meeting”) held today.\n\nThe total number of Units and Special Voting Units of SmartCentres\n(“Units” and “SVUs”, respectively) represented by holders of Units and\nSVUs (collectively, “Unitholders”) that voted in connection with the\nMeeting was 63,377,146 Units and 33,565,081 SVUs, representing in total 54.37%\nof SmartCentres’ issued and outstanding Units and SVUs. At the Meeting,\nUnitholders voted in favour of all items of business, including fixing the\nnumber of trustees to be elected or appointed at the Meeting and the election\nof each of the six trustee nominees proposed by management. The voting results\nfor the election of trustees based on the Units and SVUs represented at the\nMeeting were as follows:\n                  # Votes For  % Votes For  # Votes Withheld  % Votes Withheld  \n Janet Bannister  96,293,340   99.62%       365,800           0.38%             \n Neil Cunningham  96,200,503   99.53%       458,637           0.47%             \n Garry Foster     95,085,620   98.36%       1,589,292         1.64%             \n Sylvie Lachance  96,526,123   99.86%       133,018           0.14%             \n Sharm Powell     94,041,322   97.29%       2,617,818         2.71%             \n Michael Young    94,690,352   97.96%       1,968,788         2.04%             \n\n\nAt the Meeting, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was appointed as the auditor of\nSmartCentres. Also, 98.50% of Units and SVUs voted at the Meeting were in\nfavour of accepting SmartCentres’ approach to executive compensation (i.e.\nsay-on-pay), as more particularly set forth in SmartCentres’ Management\nInformation Circular dated April 1, 2026. Unitholders also approved the\nadoption of a new long term incentive plan, with 98.79% of Units and SVUs\nvoted at the Meeting being voted in favour.\n\nDetailed voting results for the Meeting are available under SmartCentres’\nprofile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr03%2F___http%3A%2Fwww.sedarplus.ca___.YzFjOnNtYXJ0Y2VudHJlczI6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MGMxNjIwZmY1OWJiM2FhZWJkMDg0M2NkZDI2ZDI4NjU6Nzo2YzAxOjdiZGNiYmRiMTRkNDJlNDA0ZTFkYjI4YmM3MjRjZTU0NzcwM2YwY2Y2NWFjMjE3YTdmM2M2ODYxMjFkNjkyYTg6cDpUOk4&esheet=54535966&newsitemid=20260513182539&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sedarplus.ca&index=1&md5=5a10c611a59d8c619ca571fc647b4942)\n.\n\nAbout SmartCentres\n\nSmartCentres is one of Canada’s largest fully integrated REITs, with a\nbest-in-class and growing mixed-use portfolio featuring 200 strategically\nlocated properties in communities across the country. SmartCentres has\napproximately $12.3 billion in assets and owns 35.5 million square feet of\nincome producing value-oriented retail and first-class office properties with\n97.6% in place and committed occupancy, on 3,500 acres of owned land across\nCanada.\n\nFor more information, please visit www.smartcentres.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr03%2F___http%3A%2Fwww.smartcentres.com___.YzFjOnNtYXJ0Y2VudHJlczI6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MGMxNjIwZmY1OWJiM2FhZWJkMDg0M2NkZDI2ZDI4NjU6NzpiOWU5OmY3Y2VlODJmNGM4MmZmNWQwMWM4NDBhNWZlODhkODhmMGI5MDA5NjhlNDFjMWVjYzdkNmRiNzNjOTZiMzlkMGQ6cDpUOk4&esheet=54535966&newsitemid=20260513182539&lan=en-US&anchor=www.smartcentres.com&index=2&md5=993c0f3cc2fed041d4e79e9b229c72e7)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260513182539/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260513182539/en/)\n\nMitchell Goldhar\n\nExecutive Chairman and CEO\n\n(905) 326-6400 ext. 7674\n\nmgoldhar@smartcentres.com (mailto:mgoldhar@smartcentres.com)\n\nPeter Slan\n\nChief Financial Officer\n\n(905) 326-6400 ext. 7571\n\npslan@smartcentres.com (mailto:pslan@smartcentres.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBwby0LN1a","title":"SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Voting Results From Annual Meeting of Holders of Units and Special Voting Units","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"SRU_U","created":"2026-05-13T23:21:00.111Z","tickers":["SRU_U"],"exchange":"TSX","article_body":"SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Voting Results From Annual\nMeeting of Holders of Units and Special Voting Units\n\nSmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (“SmartCentres” or the\n“Trust”) (TSX:SRU.UN) announced today the voting results from its Annual\nGeneral Meeting of the holders of Units and Special Voting Units (the\n“Meeting”) held today.\n\nThe total number of Units and Special Voting Units of SmartCentres\n(“Units” and “SVUs”, respectively) represented by holders of Units and\nSVUs (collectively, “Unitholders”) that voted in connection with the\nMeeting was 63,377,146 Units and 33,565,081 SVUs, representing in total 54.37%\nof SmartCentres’ issued and outstanding Units and SVUs. At the Meeting,\nUnitholders voted in favour of all items of business, including fixing the\nnumber of trustees to be elected or appointed at the Meeting and the election\nof each of the six trustee nominees proposed by management. The voting results\nfor the election of trustees based on the Units and SVUs represented at the\nMeeting were as follows:\n                  # Votes For  % Votes For  # Votes Withheld  % Votes Withheld  \n Janet Bannister  96,293,340   99.62%       365,800           0.38%             \n Neil Cunningham  96,200,503   99.53%       458,637           0.47%             \n Garry Foster     95,085,620   98.36%       1,589,292         1.64%             \n Sylvie Lachance  96,526,123   99.86%       133,018           0.14%             \n Sharm Powell     94,041,322   97.29%       2,617,818         2.71%             \n Michael Young    94,690,352   97.96%       1,968,788         2.04%             \n\n\nAt the Meeting, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was appointed as the auditor of\nSmartCentres. Also, 98.50% of Units and SVUs voted at the Meeting were in\nfavour of accepting SmartCentres’ approach to executive compensation (i.e.\nsay-on-pay), as more particularly set forth in SmartCentres’ Management\nInformation Circular dated April 1, 2026. Unitholders also approved the\nadoption of a new long term incentive plan, with 98.79% of Units and SVUs\nvoted at the Meeting being voted in favour.\n\nDetailed voting results for the Meeting are available under SmartCentres’\nprofile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr03%2F___http%3A%2Fwww.sedarplus.ca___.YzFjOnNtYXJ0Y2VudHJlczI6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MGMxNjIwZmY1OWJiM2FhZWJkMDg0M2NkZDI2ZDI4NjU6Nzo2YzAxOjdiZGNiYmRiMTRkNDJlNDA0ZTFkYjI4YmM3MjRjZTU0NzcwM2YwY2Y2NWFjMjE3YTdmM2M2ODYxMjFkNjkyYTg6cDpUOk4&esheet=54535966&newsitemid=20260513182539&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sedarplus.ca&index=1&md5=5a10c611a59d8c619ca571fc647b4942)\n.\n\nAbout SmartCentres\n\nSmartCentres is one of Canada’s largest fully integrated REITs, with a\nbest-in-class and growing mixed-use portfolio featuring 200 strategically\nlocated properties in communities across the country. SmartCentres has\napproximately $12.3 billion in assets and owns 35.5 million square feet of\nincome producing value-oriented retail and first-class office properties with\n97.6% in place and committed occupancy, on 3,500 acres of owned land across\nCanada.\n\nFor more information, please visit www.smartcentres.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr03%2F___http%3A%2Fwww.smartcentres.com___.YzFjOnNtYXJ0Y2VudHJlczI6YzpvZmZpY2UzNjVfZW1haWxzX2F0dGFjaG1lbnQ6MGMxNjIwZmY1OWJiM2FhZWJkMDg0M2NkZDI2ZDI4NjU6NzpiOWU5OmY3Y2VlODJmNGM4MmZmNWQwMWM4NDBhNWZlODhkODhmMGI5MDA5NjhlNDFjMWVjYzdkNmRiNzNjOTZiMzlkMGQ6cDpUOk4&esheet=54535966&newsitemid=20260513182539&lan=en-US&anchor=www.smartcentres.com&index=2&md5=993c0f3cc2fed041d4e79e9b229c72e7)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260513182539/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260513182539/en/)\n\nMitchell Goldhar\n\nExecutive Chairman and CEO\n\n(905) 326-6400 ext. 7674\n\nmgoldhar@smartcentres.com (mailto:mgoldhar@smartcentres.com)\n\nPeter Slan\n\nChief Financial Officer\n\n(905) 326-6400 ext. 7571\n\npslan@smartcentres.com (mailto:pslan@smartcentres.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-05-13T23:21:00.16891273Z","server_sent_at_ms":1778714460168},"received_at":"2026-05-13T23:21:00.222Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260513182539/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"24255","press_release_id":"34290","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Real Estate Investment Trusts","sector":"Real Estate"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"board_change","narrative":"SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust held its annual meeting, where 54.37% of issued and outstanding Units and Special Voting Units were represented.\n\nAll six trustee nominees proposed by management were elected with high percentages of votes in favor, ranging from 97.29% to 99.86%.\n\nPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was appointed as the auditor, and 98.50% of Units and SVUs voted in favor of the company's approach to executive compensation.\n\nUnitholders also approved the adoption of a new long-term incentive plan with 98.79% of votes in favor.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine annual meeting results -- no significant changes or issues."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"svus_voted":33565081,"units_voted":63377146,"total_voted_percentage":"54.37%","say_on_pay_approval_percentage":"98.50%","long_term_incentive_plan_approval_percentage":"98.79%"}},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Janet Bannister","role":"Trustee"},{"name":"Neil Cunningham","role":"Trustee"},{"name":"Garry Foster","role":"Trustee"},{"name":"Sylvie Lachance","role":"Trustee"},{"name":"Sharm Powell","role":"Trustee"},{"name":"Michael Young","role":"Trustee"},{"name":"Mitchell Goldhar","role":"Executive Chairman and CEO"},{"name":"Peter Slan","role":"Chief Financial Officer"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust","ticker":"SRU_U"},{"name":"PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP","relationship":"auditor"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$12.3 billion","context":"SmartCentres' assets"},{"amount":"35.5 million square feet","context":"income producing value-oriented retail and first-class office properties"},{"amount":"97.6%","context":"in place and committed occupancy"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"The voting results for the annual meeting are routine and do not indicate any significant changes or issues. 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