TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 8, 2015) - Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:CAR.UN) ("CAPREIT") announced today that, at its Annual Meeting of Unitholders held today, all of the nominees for election as trustees of CAPREIT referred to in its management information circular dated March 24, 2015 were elected as trustees by a vote by show of hands. Had a ballot vote been undertaken, based solely upon the proxies received by CAPREIT, the voting results for the election of the trustees would have been as follows:
| Votes | % Votes | Votes | % Votes | |
| Nominee | For | For | Withheld | Withheld |
| Harold Burke | 65,633,161 | 99.38% | 409,799 | 0.62% |
| David Ehrlich | 40,751,425 | 61.70% | 25,291,534 | 38.30% |
| Paul Harris | 64,946,830 | 98.34% | 1,096,311 | 1.66% |
| Edwin F. Hawken | 65,593,656 | 99.32% | 449,303 | 0.68% |
| Thomas Schwartz | 55,442,764 | 83.95% | 10,600,195 | 16.05% |
| David Sloan | 65,819,306 | 99.66% | 223,653 | 0.34% |
| Michael Stein | 63,135,807 | 95.60% | 2,907,152 | 4.40% |
| Stanley Swartzman | 64,892,180 | 98.26% | 1,150,778 | 1.74% |
| Elaine Todres | 65,571,809 | 99.29% | 471,150 | 0.71% |
About CAPREIT
As one of Canada's largest residential landlords, CAPREIT is a growth-oriented investment trust owning interests in 41,837 residential units, comprised of 35,552 residential suites and 30 manufactured home communities comprising 6,285 land lease sites located in and near major urban centres across Canada. For more information about CAPREIT, its business and its investment highlights, please refer to our website at www.capreit.net and our public disclosure, which can be found under our profile at www.sedar.com.
Contact Information:
Mr. Michael Stein
Chairman
(416) 861-5788
CAPREIT
Mr. Thomas Schwartz
President & CEO
(416) 861-9404
CAPREIT
Mr. Scott Cryer
Chief Financial Officer
(416) 861-5771
www.capreit.net