Press Release: Chartwell Announces the Election of Directors and Other Voting Results

MISSISSAUGA, ON, June 19, 2026 /CNW/ - Chartwell Retirement Residences ("Chartwell") (TSX:CSH.UN) announced that the nominees listed in the management information circular dated April 24, 2026 were elected as trustees of Chartwell, trustees of CSH Trust, and directors of Chartwell Master Care Corporation. The detailed results of the votes (i) for the election of directors and trustees; (ii) for the reappointment of KPMG LLP as auditors of Chartwell; (iii) for the resolution (included in Appendix "A" of the Information Circular) authorizing certain amendments to CSH's declaration of trust; (iv) for the resolution (included in Appendix "B" of the Information Circular) authorizing certain amendments to Chartwell Master Care LP's limited partnership agreement; and (v) the advisory resolution on executive compensation, held at Chartwell's Annual Meeting on Thursday June 18, 2026 in Mississauga, are set out below.

Voting Results

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 
Alka Gautam     222,510,654  95.02 %  11,670,604  4.98 % 
Huw Thomas      231,058,425  98.67 %   3,122,833  1.33 % 
Gary Whitelaw   233,402,214  99.67 %     779,044  0.33 % 
 

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 
Rael L. Diamond   233,274,506  99.61 %    906,752  0.39 % 
Valerie Pisano    233,212,097  99.59 %    969,161  0.41 % 
Sharon Sallows    230,643,425  98.49 %  3,537,833  1.51 % 
 

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 
W. Brent Binions    220,037,906  93.96 %  14,141,352  6.04 % 
Rael L. Diamond     233,248,106  99.60 %     931,152  0.40 % 
Alka Gautam         215,346,475  91.96 %  18,832,782  8.04 % 
Douglas MacLatchy   233,430,743  99.68 %     750,515  0.32 % 
Valerie Pisano      232,976,177  99.49 %   1,205,080  0.51 % 
Sharon Sallows      221,010,311  94.38 %  13,170,946  5.62 % 
Huw Thomas          221,844,269  94.73 %  12,336,989  5.27 % 
Vlad Volodarski     224,727,672  95.96 %   9,453,586  4.04 % 
Gary Whitelaw       233,373,472  99.66 %     807,786  0.34 % 
 

Reappointment of KPMG LLP as Auditors of Chartwell:

 
                            Votes For             Votes Withheld 
Reappointment of KPMG LLP   215,983,730  92.17 %  18,354,918  7.83 % 
 

Thirteenth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust

 
                                         Votes For             Votes Against 
Amendments to CSH Trust's Declaration 
 of Trust                                233,940,594  99.90 %  240,664  0.10 % 
 

Twelfth Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement

 
                                         Votes For             Votes Against 
Amendments to Chartwell Master Care 
 LP's Limited Partnership 
 Agreement                               233,921,078  99.89 %  260,180  0.11 % 
 

Executive Compensation

 
                                       Votes For             Votes Against 
Advisory Vote on Approach to 
 Executive Compensation                228,303,176  97.49 %  5,878,082  2.51 % 
 

Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 18, 2026 will also be published on www.sedarplus.com.

Committee Composition

Audit Committee

Rael Diamond

Alka Gautam (Chair)

Douglas MacLatchy

Gary Whitelaw

Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee

Alka Gautam

Valerie Pisano

Sharon Sallows (Chair)

Investment Committee

W. Brent Binions

Rael Diamond

Douglas MacLatchy

Sharon Sallows

Gary Whitelaw (Chair)

About Chartwell

Chartwell is in the business of serving and caring for Canada's seniors, committed to its vision of Making People's Lives BETTER and to providing a happier, healthier, and more fulfilling life experience for its residents. Chartwell is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate trust which indirectly owns and operates a complete range of seniors housing communities, from independent living through to assisted living and long-term care. Chartwell is one of the largest operators in Canada, serving approximately 25,000 residents in four provinces across the country. For more information, visit www.chartwell.com.

For more information, please contact:

Chartwell Retirement Residences

Vlad Volodarski

Chief Executive Officer

Tel: (905) 501-4709

email: vvolodarski@chartwell.com

SOURCE Chartwell Retirement Residences $(IR)$

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