Automotive Properties REIT Announces Results of Voting at Annual Meeting

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TORONTO, June 12, 2018 /CNW/ - Automotive Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: APR.UN) (the "Trust") today announced the results of voting at its annual meeting of unitholders held earlier today (the "Meeting"). Each of the matters voted upon at the Meeting as set out below is described in greater detail in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Unitholders and Management Information Circular of the Trust dated May 1, 2018.

The total number of units and special voting units represented by holders by proxy at the Meeting was 17,557,287, representing 67.14% of the Trust's outstanding units and special voting units entitled to be voted.

Election of Trustees

All of the nominees listed in the management information circular prepared in connection with the Meeting were elected as trustees by a resolution passed by a majority of the unitholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting, to hold office until the next annual meeting following their election or until their successors are elected or appointed without a ballot being conducted. The following represents the proxies received with regard to such matter:

Trust Units

Nominee	Votes For	% Votes For	Votes Withheld	% Votes Withheld
Kapil Dilawri	7,506,114	98.45%	117,920	1.55%
Louis Forbes	7,231,015	94.84%	393,019	5.16%
Stuart Lazier	7,256,914	95.18%	367,120	4.82%
James Matthews	7,544,514	98.96%	79,520	1.04%
John Morrison	7,261,815	95.25%	362,219	4.75%

Class B Limited Partnership Special Voting Units

Nominee	Votes For	% Votes For	Votes Withheld	% Votes Withheld
Kapil Dilawri	9,933,253	100%	Nil	Nil
Louis Forbes	9,933,253	100%	Nil	Nil
Stuart Lazier	9,933,253	100%	Nil	Nil
James Matthews	9,933,253	100%	Nil	Nil
John Morrison	9,933,253	100%	Nil	Nil

Appointment of Auditors

BDO Canada LLP was reappointed as auditor of the Trust and the trustees were authorized to fix the auditor's remuneration by a resolution passed by a majority of the unitholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting without a ballot being conducted.  The following represents the proxies received with regard to such matter:

Trust Units

Votes For	% Votes For	Votes Withheld	% Votes Withheld
7,605,891	99.76%	18,143	0.24%

Class B Limited Partnership Special Voting Units

Votes For	% Votes For	Votes Withheld	% Votes Withheld
9,933,253	100%	Nil	Nil

About Automotive Properties REIT
Automotive Properties REIT is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust focused on owning and acquiring primarily income-producing automotive dealership properties located in Canada. Currently, the REIT's portfolio consists of 39 income-producing commercial properties, representing approximately 1.4 million square feet of gross leasable area, and one development property in metropolitan markets across Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and Québec. Automotive Properties REIT is the only public vehicle in Canada focused on consolidating automotive dealership real estate properties. For more information, please visit: www.automotivepropertiesreit.ca.

SOURCE Automotive Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

Bruce Wigle, Investor Relations, Bay Street Communications, Tel: [phone]; Milton Lamb, President & CEO, Automotive Properties REIT, Tel: [phone]; Andrew Kalra, CFO & Corporate Secretary, Automotive Properties REIT, Tel: [phone]

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