TRADING SYMBOL: The Toronto Stock Exchange –
AW.UN
VANCOUVER, April 29, 2015 /CNW/ -
Voting Results
The following are the voting results
from the annual general meeting of Unitholders of A&W Revenue
Royalties Fund held on April 28,
2015.
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
|
4,064,462
|
43,192
|
1.06%
|
Hugh
Smythe
|
4,064,462
|
48,294
|
1.19%
|
Richard
McKerracher
|
4,064,462
|
41,097
|
1.01%
|
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 814 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®.
Additional information relating to the Fund is on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com and on the Fund's website
at www.awincomefund.ca.
SOURCE A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund