Consolidated Tomoka Announces Results of 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
22 Mai 2009 - 4:53PM
PR Newswire (US)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. (NYSE Amex: CTO) today announced that
IVS Associates, Inc., its independent inspector of election, has
certified the final voting results from the Company's Annual
Meeting of Shareholders held on May 13, 2009. At the meeting,
shareholders elected one director to serve in Class I, one director
to serve in Class II, and four directors to serve in Class III.
Director candidates were elected as follows: -- For Class I, Linda
Loomis Shelley, incumbent director. -- For Class II, Jeffry B.
Fuqua, a candidate nominated by the Board of Directors and proposed
by Company shareholder Wintergreen Advisers. -- For Class III, the
shareholders elected incumbent directors Gerald L. DeGood and
William Voges, as well as John J. Allen, a candidate nominated by
the Board of Directors and proposed by Wintergreen Advisers, and
Allen C. Harper, a candidate nominated by Wintergreen Advisers.
Shareholders also ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP, as the
Company's auditors for fiscal year 2009, and voted in favor of the
following three non-binding proposals: -- Proposal #3,
declassification of the Board; -- Proposal #4, adoption of an
independent Board Chairman Policy; and, -- Proposal #5, limiting
the Board to eleven members. William H. McMunn, CEO of Consolidated
Tomoka stated, "We appreciate the active participation of our
shareholders in this year's Annual Meeting. They have elected an
outstanding group of directors that will bring both new and
historical perspective to the Board's deliberations in the coming
year. Consolidated Tomoka has achieved peer-leading results, and we
look to our Board to continue providing strong leadership during
this unprecedented time as we strive to maintain exceptional
performance while growing long-term shareholder value. We also
appreciate the direction provided by our shareholders regarding the
three shareholder proposals that were offered, and the full Board
will be reviewing the results in future meetings."
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. is a Florida-based company primarily
engaged in converting Company owned agricultural lands into a
portfolio of net lease income properties strategically located in
the Southeast, maximizing shareholder value through the efficient
utilization of 1031 tax-deferred exchanges. The Company has low
long-term debt and generates over $9 million in annual before tax
cash flow from its real estate portfolio. The Company also engages
in selective self-development of targeted income properties. The
Company's adopted strategy is designed to provide the financial
strength and cash flow to weather difficult real estate cycles.
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developments will be in accordance with management's expectations
or that the effect of future developments on the Company will be
those anticipated by management. DATASOURCE: Consolidated-Tomoka
Land Co. CONTACT: Bruce W. Teeters, Sr. Vice President of
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., +1-386-274-2202, +1-386-274-1223
(facsimile) Web Site: http://www.consolidatedtomoka.com/
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