Egan-Jones Endorses Consolidated-Tomoka Director Nominees
12 May 2009 - 4:35AM
PR Newswire (US)
All Four Proxy Advisory Firms Unanimously Recommend Voting the
WHITE Card for Directors DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., May 11
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. (NYSE Amex:
CTO) announced today that Egan-Jones Proxy Services, an independent
proxy advisory firm, has endorsed all six of Consolidated-Tomoka's
Board's nominees on the WHITE Proxy Card for election at the
Company's 2009 Annual Meeting. The Egan-Jones endorsement follows
Risk Metrics Group (formerly ISS), PROXY Governance, INC. and Glass
Lewis & Co., providing the CTO Directors with unanimous support
from all four independent proxy advisory services. In its report,
Egan-Jones stated, "We believe that the current slate of directors
presented by the management is in the best interest of the Company
and its shareholders." William H. McMunn, CEO of
Consolidated-Tomoka stated, "Over the past several weeks, both the
Company and Wintergreen Advisers have presented their case for
increasing shareholder value at CTO and the four independent
advisory firms who specialize in evaluating these arguments have
all spoken loudly and clearly in support of the director candidates
nominated by the Company. We encourage all shareholders to review
these reports and support the Company's nominees on the White Proxy
Card." If you have any questions or need help voting your shares
please contact our proxy solicitor: THE ALTMAN GROUP 1200 Wall
Street West Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 Shareholders Call Toll Free: (866)
620-1450 Banks and Brokerage Firms Call Collect: (201) 806-7300
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. is a Florida-based company primarily
engaged in converting Company owned agricultural lands into a
portfolio of net lease income properties strategically located in
the Southeast, maximizing shareholder value through the efficient
utilization of 1031 tax-deferred exchanges. The Company has low
long-term debt and generates over $9 million in annual before tax
cash flow from its real estate portfolio. The Company also engages
in selective self-development of targeted income properties. The
Company's adopted strategy is designed to provide the financial
strength and cash flow to weather difficult real estate cycles.
Visit our website at http://www.ctlc.com/. DATASOURCE:
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. CONTACT: Bruce W. Teeters, Sr. Vice
President, +1-386-274-2202, or Facsimile, +1-386-274-1223 Web Site:
http://www.ctlc.com/
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