On October 1, 2020, Sandpiper Group Holdings Inc. announced that it has requisitioned a special meeting of Artis Real Estate Investment Trust and intends to publish a presentation which details its concerns and plans for significant value creation at the Company. Sandpiper Group nominated Samir Manji, Aida Tammer, Heather-Anne Irwin, Lis Wigmore and Mike Shaikh and urged the shareholders to replace Armin Martens, Edward Warkentin, Bruce Jack, Victor Thielmann and Wayne Townsend. Sandpiper Group also added that it opposes the proposed Artis Retail REIT spin-off.