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WINNIPEG, March 24, 2014 /CNW/ - Boyd Group Income Fund (TSX: BYD.UN)
("the Fund," "Boyd" or "the Boyd Group") today announced that that
Board of Trustees has adopted a Majority Voting Policy ("the Policy")
in respect to the election of trustees of the Fund and directors of
subsidiaries at the Annual General Meeting of Unitholders. If a
candidate receives more votes withheld than are voted in his or her
favour, the candidate will be asked to submit his/her resignation to
the Board, to be effective upon acceptance by the Board. The Board,
after considering the recommendation of its Governance and Nomination
Committee, will make its decision on whether to accept the resignation
and announce it in a news release within 90 days after the Annual
General Meeting of Unitholders.
About The Boyd Group Inc.
In terms of locations, The Boyd Group Inc. is the largest operator of
non-franchised collision repair centers in North America and one of the
largest in terms of sales. The Company operates locations in five
Canadian provinces under the trade name Boyd Autobody & Glass (http://www.boydautobody.com), as well as in 15 U.S. states under the trade names Gerber Collision &
Glass (http://www.gerbercollision.com) and Hansen Collision. The Company is also a major retail auto glass
operator in the U.S. with locations across 28 U.S. states under the
trade names Gerber Collision & Glass, Glass America, Auto Glass
Services, Auto Glass Only, Auto Glass Authority, S&L Glass and Hansen
Auto Glass. The Company also operates Gerber National Glass Services,
an auto glass repair and replacement referral business with
approximately 3,000 affiliated service providers throughout the U.S.
under the "Gerber National Glass Services" name. For more information
on The Boyd Group Inc. or Boyd Group Income Fund, please visit our
website at (http://www.boydgroup.com).
About The Boyd Group Income Fund
The Boyd Group Income Fund is an unincorporated, open-ended mutual fund
trust created for the purposes of acquiring and holding certain
investments, including a majority interest in The Boyd Group Inc. and
its subsidiaries. The Boyd Group Income Fund units trade on the Toronto
Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol BYD.UN. For more information on
The Boyd Group Inc. or Boyd Group Income Fund, please visit our website
at http://www.boydgroup.com.
Caution concerning forward-looking statements
Statements made in this press release, other than those concerning
historical financial information, may be forward-looking and therefore
subject to various risks and uncertainties. Some forward-looking
statements may be identified by words like "may", "will", "anticipate",
"estimate", "expect", "intend", or "continue" or the negative thereof
or similar variations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on such statements, as actual results may differ materially
from those expressed or implied in such statements. Factors that could
cause results to vary include, but are not limited to: ability to
successfully complete paint supply arrangement restructuring on an
accretive basis; dependence upon The Boyd Group Inc. and its
Subsidiaries; cash distributions not guaranteed; inability to
successfully integrate acquisitions; economic downturn; operational
performance; rapid growth; loss of key customers; brand management and
reputation; insurance risk; quality of corporate governance; tax
position risk; risk of litigation; acquisition risk; credit &
refinancing risks; dependence on key personnel; employee relations;
decline in number of insurance claims; market environment change;
reliance on technology; weather conditions; expansion into new markets;
fluctuations in operating results and seasonality; increased government
regulation and tax risk; Canadian tax related risk; execution on new
strategies; operating hazards; energy costs; U.S. health care costs and
workers compensation claims; low capture rates; key supplier
relationships; capital expenditures; competition; potential undisclosed
liabilities associated with acquisitions; foreign currency risk; margin
pressure; acquisition and start-up growth and ongoing access to
capital; environmental, health and safety risk; interest rates;
unitholder liability limitation and the Fund's success in anticipating
and managing the foregoing risks.
We caution that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive and that
when reviewing our forward-looking statements, investors and others
should refer to the "Risk Factors" section of the Fund's Annual
Information Form, the "Risks and Uncertainties" and other sections of
our Management's Discussion and Analysis of Operating Results and
Financial Position and our other periodic filings with Canadian
securities regulatory authorities. All forward-looking statements
presented herein should be considered in conjunction with such filings.
SOURCE Boyd Group Income Fund
Brock Bulbuck
President & CEO
Tel: (204) 594-1770
brock.bulbuck@boydgroup.com
Dan Dott
VP & CFO
Tel: (204) 594-1771
dan.dott@boydgroup.com
Renée Lam
Investor Relations
Tel: (416) 815-0700 or toll free 1-800-385-5451 (ext. 258)
rlam@equicomgroup.com
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