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VANCOUVER, April 30, 2014 /CNW/ - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund (the Fund) (TSX symbol AW.UN)
Voting Results
The following are the voting results from the annual general meeting of Unitholders of A&W Revenue Royalties Fund held on April 29, 2014.
Election of Trustees
Mr. John McLernon, Mr. Hugh Smythe and Mr. Richard McKerracher were re-elected as Trustees for a term expiring at the close of the next annual meeting of Unitholders.
The election of Trustees was conducted by show of hands. In accordance with the requirements of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the following table reflects the votes represented by proxy that would have been withheld from each Trustee nominee had a ballot been called, as a percentage of votes represented at the meeting:
|
Nominee |
Votes Represented at the Meeting |
Votes Withheld by Proxy |
% Withheld by Proxy |
|
John McLernon |
3,497,791 |
7,486 |
0.21% |
|
Hugh Smythe |
3,497,791 |
6,860 |
0.20% |
|
Richard McKerracher |
3,497,791 |
4,963 |
0.14% |
Appointment of Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was re-appointed as auditor of the Fund and the Trustees are authorized to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditor.
About the Fund
Launched on February 15, 2002, the Fund, through its investment in A&W Trade Marks Inc., is entitled to receive royalties from A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. in the amount of 3% of the sales of the 790 A&W restaurants in the Royalty Pool. Cash distributions are paid monthly. A&W is the second largest quick-service hamburger restaurant chain in Canada. Operating coast-to-coast, A&W restaurants feature famous trade-marked menu items such as The Burger Family ®, Chubby Chicken® and A&W Root Beer®.
SOURCE A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund
