{"id":537292,"date":"2021-09-13T08:03:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T12:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/leading-proxy-advisory-firms-iss-glass-lewis-and-egan-jones-recommend-that-rmr-mortgage-trust-shareholders-vote-for-the-issuance-of-shares-in-merger-with-tremont-mortgage-trust\/"},"modified":"2021-09-13T08:03:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T12:03:53","slug":"leading-proxy-advisory-firms-iss-glass-lewis-and-egan-jones-recommend-that-rmr-mortgage-trust-shareholders-vote-for-the-issuance-of-shares-in-merger-with-tremont-mortgage-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/leading-proxy-advisory-firms-iss-glass-lewis-and-egan-jones-recommend-that-rmr-mortgage-trust-shareholders-vote-for-the-issuance-of-shares-in-merger-with-tremont-mortgage-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading Proxy Advisory Firms ISS, Glass Lewis and Egan-Jones Recommend that RMR Mortgage Trust Shareholders Vote \u201cFOR\u201d the Issuance of Shares in Merger with Tremont Mortgage Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Leading Proxy Advisory Firms ISS, Glass Lewis and Egan-Jones Recommend that RMR Mortgage Trust Shareholders Vote \u201cFOR\u201d the Issuance of Shares in Merger with Tremont Mortgage Trust<\/b><\/p>\n

Shareholders are Encouraged to Vote FOR the RMRM Share Issuance Proposal Before the Special Meeting of Shareholders on September 17, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. ET<\/i><\/p>\n

NEWTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–RMR Mortgage Trust (Nasdaq: RMRM)<\/a> today announced that, on September 10, 2021, three proxy advisory firms that advise institutional investors, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., or ISS, Glass Lewis & Co., LLC, or Glass Lewis, and Egan-Jones Proxy Services, or Egan-Jones, have all recommended that clients of RMRM vote \u201cFOR\u201d the issuance of shares, or the RMRM Share Issuance Proposal, in connection with the previously-announced merger of RMR Mortgage Trust and Tremont Mortgage Trust (Nasdaq: TRMT)<\/a> at the special meeting of shareholders of RMRM to be held on September 17, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. In recommending that RMRM shareholders vote \u201cFOR\u201d the RMRM Share Issuance Proposal, the proxy advisory firms endorsed the strategic, corporate governance and financial merits of the merger. In separate reports, ISS, Glass Lewis and Egan-Jones also recommended that TRMT shareholders vote \u201cFOR\u201d the merger.\n<\/p>\n

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT \u2013 PLEASE VOTE TODAY<\/b><\/p>\n

\nThe special meeting of shareholders of RMRM is scheduled for September 17, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Shareholders who have not yet voted are encouraged to vote their shares promptly without further delay and without waiting until the final moments of the solicitation in order to ensure all votes are counted in advance of the special meeting. Internet and telephone voting options are available by following the instructions on the proxy cards or voting instruction forms previously sent to shareholders of record as of July 17, 2021.\n<\/p>\n

\nIf shareholders have questions or require assistance voting their shares, they should contact D.F. King & Co., Inc. at (800) 761-6521 or via email at RMRM@dfking.com<\/a>. Banks and brokers may call (212) 269-5550 for assistance.\n<\/p>\n

\nRMR Mortgage Trust (Nasdaq: RMRM) is a real estate finance company that originates and invests in first mortgage loans secured by middle market and transitional commercial real estate. RMRM is managed by an affiliate of The RMR Group Inc. (Nasdaq: RMR)<\/a>. Substantially all of RMR\u2019s business is conducted by its majority owned subsidiary, The RMR Group LLC, which is an alternative asset management company with $32 billion in assets under management and more than 35 years of institutional experience in buying, selling, financing and operating commercial real estate. For more information about RMRM, please visit www.rmrmortgagetrust.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

WARNING CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\nThis press release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws. Also, whenever RMRM uses words such as \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201cexpect,\u201d \u201canticipate,\u201d \u201cintend,\u201d \u201cplan,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cmay\u201d and negatives or derivatives of these or similar expressions, RMRM is making forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon RMRM\u2019s present intent, beliefs or expectations, but forward-looking statements are not guaranteed to occur and may not occur. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by RMRM\u2019s forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond RMRM\u2019s control. For example:\n<\/p>\n