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Federal Realty Investment Trust Announces Additional Information Regarding the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
The following materials relate to the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement (the "Proxy Statement"), dated
NOTICE OF CHANGE TO A REMOTE-ONLY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON
To the Shareholders of
Due to the public health impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the related limitations within the state of
The date, time and webcast link for the Annual Meeting are as follows:
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The proposals to be voted on at the Annual Meeting remain the same as those set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting previously mailed or made available to shareholders (the "Proxy Materials"). As described in the Proxy Materials, you are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting if you were a shareholder as of the close of business on
THE COMPANY ENCOURAGES ALL SHAREHOLDERS TO REVIEW THE PROXY MATERIALS, AND THIS NOTICE SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROXY MATERIALS.
Voting
Instructions for how to submit a proxy and vote prior to the Annual Meeting can be found on page 1 of the Proxy Statement. The Company encourages eligible shareholders to vote on the proposals disclosed in the Proxy Materials prior to the Annual Meeting using the instructions provided in the Proxy Materials.
If you have already submitted a proxy, you do not need to vote again unless you would like to change or revoke your prior vote on any proposal. If you would like to change or revoke your prior vote on any proposal, please refer to page 1 of the Proxy Statement for instructions on how to do so. If you wish to vote at the Annual Meeting itself, you will need to follow the instructions below.
Attending the Annual Meeting
The Company hopes that all shareholders who can do so will attend the Annual Meeting via the live webcast. The meeting has been designed to provide the same rights to participate as you would have at an in-person meeting. During the Annual Meeting, shareholders who held shares as of the Record Date may ask questions on the proposals and will be able to vote their shares electronically. The Company will respond to as many inquiries at the Annual Meeting as time allows.
Both shareholders of record and shareholders who hold their shares in "street name" can attend the Annual Meeting via live webcast, submit their questions during the Annual Meeting and vote their shares electronically at the Annual Meeting by following the instructions below.
You may also attend the Annual Meeting as a guest, but you will not be able to ask questions or vote your shares during the meeting using the webcast platform.
To attend the Annual Meeting with the rights of a shareholder of record, you must:
- First access the Annual Meeting by entering the webcast link address of https://web.lumiagm.com/202329683 into your internet browser and then click "Join". Next you should click on "I have a control number", enter the control number found on your proxy card or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials you previously received, and enter the password "federal2020" (the password is case sensitive).
- To vote your shares electronically at the Annual Meeting, you can do so by clicking on the Shareholder Central link on the screen to submit your ballot. You may also continue to vote using the instructions provided in the Proxy Materials until the Annual Meeting concludes.
- If you do not have your control number, you may still attend the Annual Meeting as a guest (non-shareholder) but you will not have the option to participate in or vote your shares electronically at the Annual Meeting. Should you wish to obtain a duplicate control number, you must submit a request for a duplicate control number to
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC : (1) by email to proxy@astfinancial.com; (2) by facsimile to 718-765-8730 or (3) by mail toAmerican Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC , Attn:Proxy Tabulation Department ,6201 15th Avenue ,Brooklyn, NY 11219. Requests for a duplicate control number must be labeled as "Duplicate Control Number" and be received byAmerican Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC no later than5:00 p.m. local time onMay 5, 2020 .
To attend the Annual Meeting with the rights of a holder of shares in "street name," you must:
- Obtain a legal proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee.
- You then must submit a request for registration to
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC : (1) by email to proxy@astfinancial.com; (2) by facsimile to 718-765-8730 or (3) by mail toAmerican Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC , Attn:Proxy Tabulation Department ,6201 15th Avenue ,Brooklyn, NY 11219. Requests for registration must be labeled as "Legal Proxy" and be received byAmerican Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC no later than5:00 p.m. local time onApril 27, 2020 . - If you have registered with
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC as outlined above, you can vote your shares electronically at the Annual Meeting by clicking on the Shareholder Central link on the screen to submit your ballot. You may also continue to vote using the instructions provided by your broker, bank or other nominee. - Please note, if you do not complete the registration process with
American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC , you may still attend the Annual Meeting as a guest (non-shareholder) but you will not have the option to participate in or vote your shares electronically at the Annual Meeting.
Technical Difficulties
We will have technicians ready to assist you with any technical difficulties you may have accessing the Annual Meeting live webcast. Please be sure to check in by
Additional Supplemental Information
Page 3 of the Proxy Statement refers to our inaugural corporate responsibility report. The report can be found at https://www.federalrealty.com/Federal-2019-Corporate-Responsibility-Report.
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