Freehold Royalties Ltd. Announces Change to Virtual-Only Shareholder Meeting

CALGARY, Alberta, April 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freehold Royalties Ltd. (Freehold) (TSX:FRU) announces that the Annual and Special Meeting (Meeting) of the holders of common shares of Freehold (Shareholders), scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. (Calgary time), has been changed from an in-person meeting to a virtual-only meeting to be held electronically at the same time and on the same date.

We have been actively monitoring developments relating to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and the directives of public health and government authorities for group gatherings and social distancing. In response to the City of Calgary and the Province of Alberta each declaring a state of public health emergency, to support efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 and to mitigate risks to the health and safety of our shareholders, team members, communities and other stakeholders, we will convene the Meeting in virtual-only format by way of live audio webcast.

Shareholders of record as of March 16, 2020 will be able to attend the Meeting electronically using a smartphone, tablet or computer but will not be able to attend the Meeting in person. The form of proxy or voting instruction form previously distributed to you will not be updated to reflect the change from an in-person meeting to a virtual-only format and should continue to be used to vote your shares.

How to Attend and Vote at the Virtual Meeting

• Step 1 - Log in online at https://web.lumiagm.com/232049364. We recommend that all Shareholders login one hour in advance of the Meeting and confirm that the browser for whichever device they are using is compatible.
   
• Step 2 - Follow these instructions:
   
  • Registered shareholders: Click "Login" and then enter your username (control number) and the password "free2020" (case sensitive). Your username is the 15 digit control number provided on your form of proxy.
     
  • Duly appointed proxyholders: Click "Login" and then enter your username and the password "free2020" (case sensitive). Proxyholders who have been duly appointed and registered online with Computershare Trust Company of Canada (Computershare) will receive a username by email from Computershare after the proxy voting deadline has passed. See details below on registering proxyholders online with Computershare.