Scully Royalty Ltd. Board of Directors Terminates CEO and Commences Search for New CEO
Stuart, Florida, Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MILFAM LLC ("MILFAM") announced today that the recently elected board of directors of Scully Royalty Ltd. (the "Company") (NYSE:SRL) has terminated for cause CEO, CFO, and President Samuel Morrow and rescinded all authority held by Mr. Morrow with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries. Any action taken by Mr. Morrow or at his direction from this point forward is invalid. The board of directors will be assuming day to day operations of the Company while it searches for new officers.
As previously announced on December 29, pursuant to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company on December 27, 2025, Jerrod Freund, Mark Holliday, Alan Howe, Nimesh Patel, and Skyler Wichers were elected to the board of directors of the Company (the "New Board"). The incumbent directors were not reelected (the "Former Board").
Upon election, the New Board immediately took steps to exercise control of the Company and begin working with Mr. Morrow. However, the Former Board, including Mr. Morrow, have refused to acknowledge or take direction from the New Board. Mr. Morrow, in his executive capacity, was given multiple opportunities to engage with the New Board in good faith. Instead, he refused to timely comply with even the New Board's most basic requests and has instead continued to advance the Former Board's agenda to obstruct the will of the majority of the shareholders.
Mr. Wichers, the new Chairman of the Board of Directors noted that "Since MILFAM submitted its notice of nomination on November 25, the Former Board members have openly attempted to entrench themselves and deny the will of the overwhelming majority of shareholders. Nonetheless, it is undisputed that the New Board received the support of shareholders accounting for approximately 59% of the outstanding shares. The New Board is committed to taking every necessary step, including litigation, to ensure the result of that vote has full effect. We will also be reviewing the operations of the Company to ensure the shareholders' interests are being protected, including reviewing the ongoing litigation with Raiffeisen Bank International AG.
We encourage all stakeholders to contact the New Board with any questions, issues, or items of business. We look forward to putting this transition behind us and driving improved performance and accountability for the benefit of the Company going forward."
Contact Information for the New Board
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