Sunrise Realty Trust Announces ISS and Glass Lewis Support for Merger-Related Proposals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunrise Realty Trust, Inc. (“SUNS” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SUNS), a lender on the Tannenbaum Capital Group (“TCG”) Real Estate platform, today announced that independent proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) and Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (“Glass Lewis”) each recommended that SUNS stockholders vote “FOR” both proposals at the Company's October 23, 2026 special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”), consistent with the Company's Board of Directors' unanimous recommendation: (1) approval of the issuance of approximately 8,464,955 shares of SUNS common stock in connection with the Company's proposed merger with Southern Realty Trust Inc. (“SRT”) (the “Merger”) (the “Stock Issuance Proposal”) and (2) adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in support of the Stock Issuance Proposal. ISS issued its recommendation on October 1, 2026, and Glass Lewis on October 6, 2026.