BOARDWALK REIT ANNOUNCES VOTING RESULTS FROM 2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF UNITHOLDERS

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BOARDWALK REIT ANNOUNCES VOTING RESULTS FROM 2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF UNITHOLDERS

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CALGARY, AB, May 5, 2026 /CNW/ - Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: BEI.UN) (the "Trust" or "Boardwalk REIT") announced today the results of matters voted on at its annual and special meeting of unitholders held on May 4, 2026 (the "Meeting"), which included the election of all the trustee nominees listed in the Trust's management information circular dated March 20, 2026. The voting results for each of the matters considered at the Meeting are presented below. All resolutions other than fixing the number of Trustees were conducted by ballot.

The total number of units (or Class B Units ("LP B Units") of Boardwalk REIT Limited Partnership exchangeable into units) represented by unitholders present in person or by proxy at the meeting was 44,073,343 representing 84.35% of the Trust's outstanding units (including the LP B Units).

1. Number of Trustees – The resolution to fix the number of trustees to be elected at the Meeting at no more than seven was passed as follows:

Votes For

Percent

Votes Against

Percent

Outcome

44,024,462

99.89 %

48,819

0.11 %

Carried

2. Election of Trustees – The following seven nominees were elected as trustees by resolution passed by a majority of the unitholders: Andrea Goertz, Gary Goodman, James Ha, Sam Kolias, Samantha Kolias-Gunn, Scott Morrison and Brian G. Robinson. Each of the trustees received the following votes for their election:

Trustee

Votes For

Percent

Votes Withheld

Percent

Outcome

Andrea Goertz

34,210,778

78.11 %

9,587,190

21.89 %

Carried

Gary Goodman

39,863,815

91.02 %

3,934,155

8.98 %

Carried

James Ha

42,002,278

95.90 %

1,795,692

4.10 %

Carried

Sam Kolias

41,649,825

95.10 %

2,148,144

4.90 %

Carried

Samantha Kolias-Gunn

42,301,663

96.58 %

1,496,307

3.42 %

Carried

Scott Morrison

43,706,085

99.79 %

91,885

0.21 %

Carried

Brian G. Robinson

39,228,795

89.57 %

4,569,173

10.43 %

Carried

3. Appointment of Auditors – Deloitte LLP was reappointed as the auditor of the Trust (and the trustees were authorized to fix their remuneration) by resolution passed as follows:

Votes For

Percent

Votes Withheld

Percent

Outcome

42,219,380

95.79 %

1,853,901

4.21 %

Carried

4. Issuance of Unallocated Deferred Units – The issuance of unallocated deferred units under the Trust's Deferred Unit Plan was passed as follows:

Votes For

Percent

Votes Against

Percent

Outcome

40,919,682

93.43 %

2,878,288

6.57 %

Carried

5. Executive Compensation Advisory Vote – The resolution, on an advisory, non-binding basis, to accept the approach to executive compensation disclosed in the "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" section of the management information circular of the Trust dated March 20, 2026 was passed as follows:

Votes For

Percent

Votes Against

Percent

Outcome

43,088,404

98.38 %

709,566

1.62 %

Carried

CORPORATE PROFILE

Boardwalk REIT strives to be Canada's friendliest community provider and the first choice in multi-family communities to work, invest, and call home with our Boardwalk Family Forever. Providing homes in more than 200 communities, with approximately 34,000 residential suites totaling 30 million net rentable square feet, Boardwalk has a proven long-term track record of building better communities, where love always lives. Our three-tiered and distinct brands: Boardwalk Living, Boardwalk Communities, and Boardwalk Lifestyle, cater to a large diverse demographic and have evolved to capture the life cycle of all Resident Family Members. Boardwalk's disciplined approach to capital allocation, acquisition, development, purposeful re-positioning, and management of apartment communities allows the Trust to provide its brand of community across Canada creating exceptional Resident Family Member experiences. Differentiated by its peak performance culture, Boardwalk is committed to delivering exceptional service, product quality and experience to our Resident Family Members who reward us with high retention and market leading operating results, which in turn, lead to higher free cash flow and investment returns, stable monthly distributions, and value creation for all our stakeholders.

Boardwalk REIT's Trust Units are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol BEI.UN. Additional information about Boardwalk REIT can be found on the Trust's website at www.bwalk.com/investors.

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SOURCE Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust