Chartwell Retirement Residences announces the election of directors and other voting results

MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 18, 2018 /CNW/ - Chartwell Retirement Residences ("Chartwell") (TSX:CSH.UN) announced that the nominees listed in the management information circular dated March 31, 2018 were elected as trustees of Chartwell, trustees of CSH Trust, and directors of Chartwell Master Care Corporation.  The detailed results of the vote (i) for the election of directors and trustees; (ii) for the reappointment of KPMG LLP as auditors of Chartwell; (iii) for reconfirmation and ratification of Chartwell's deferred unit plan; (iv) for reconfirmation and approval of amendments to Chartwell's unitholders rights plan; and v) on an advisory resolution on executive compensation, held at Chartwell's Annual Meeting on Thursday May 17, 2018 in Toronto, are set out below.

Each of the following three nominees proposed by management was elected as a trustee of Chartwell Retirement Residences (the "Chartwell Trustees") as follows:

Nominee	Votes For		Votes Withheld
Lise Bastarache	98,366,356	99.88%	120,021	0.12%
Sidney P. H. Robinson	79,181,340	80.40%	19,305,037	19.60%
Huw Thomas	84,192,935	85.49%	14,293,442	14.51%

As directed by unitholders of Chartwell, the Chartwell Trustees voted units of CSH Trust to elect the trustees of CSH Trust as follows:

Nominee	Votes For		Votes Withheld
Michael D. Harris	90,775,218	92.17%	7,711,159	7.83%
André R. Kuzmicki	96,524,033	98.01%	1,961,338	1.99%
Sharon Sallows	98,024,730	99.53%	460,641	0.47%

As directed by unitholders of Chartwell, the Chartwell Trustees caused the common shares of Chartwell Master Care Corporation (the "Corporation") to be voted to elect the directors of the Corporation as follows:

Nominee	Votes For		Votes Withheld
Lise Bastarache	97,023,956	98.52%	1,462,421	1.48%
W. Brent Binions	92,381,752	93.80%	6,104,625	6.20%
V. Ann Davis	98,257,523	99.77%	228,854	0.23%
Michael D. Harris	91,361,900	92.77%	7,124,477	7.23%
André R. Kuzmicki	96,531,987	98.02%	1,954,390	1.98%
Sidney P. H. Robinson	85,650,431	86.97%	12,835,946	13.03%
Sharon Sallows	98,359,375	99.87%	127,002	0.13%
Huw Thomas	86,196,651	87.52%	12,289,726	12.48%

Chartwell's final voting results on other matters voted on at the Annual General Meeting of Unitholders are as follows:

Reappointment of KPMG LLP as Auditors of Chartwell:

	Votes For		Votes Withheld
Reappointment of KPMG LLP	97,158,061	97.94%	2,046,613	2.06%

Deferred Unit Plan:

	Votes For		Votes Against
Deferred Unit Plan	86,007,133	87.33%	12,479,244	12.67%

Amendments to Unitholder Rights Plan:

	Votes For		Votes Against
Amendments to Unitholder Rights Plan	92,856,664	94.28%	5,629,713	5.72%

Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation:

	Votes For		Votes Against
Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation	82,911,232	84.19%	15,575,145	15.81%

Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 17, 2018 will also be published on www.sedar.com.

ABOUT CHARTWELL
Chartwell is an unincorporated, open-ended trust which indirectly owns and operates a complete range of seniors housing communities, from independent supportive living through assisted living to long term care. It is the largest operator in the Canadian seniors living sector with over 200 quality retirement communities in four provinces. Chartwell is committed to its vision of Making People's Lives BETTER and to providing a happier, healthier and more fulfilling life experience for its residents. For more information, visit www.chartwell.com.

SOURCE Chartwell Retirement Residences

Chartwell Retirement Residences, Vlad Volodarski, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer, tel: [phone], email: [e-mail]