In its decision, the court found the voting thresholds pursuant to TELUS' proposal for a one-for-one exchange are lawful and valid, with support from a simple majority of the common share class and 66.67 per cent of the non-voting share class required for TELUS' proposal to succeed. If the one-for-one exchange proposal passes, pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement, TELUS would apply to B.C. Supreme Court for a final order approving the transaction. In the ruling, the court determined that the hearing for the final order to approve the transaction will take place the week of November 5, 2012. Proposal voting turnout strong In an affidavit filed Monday, October 15 with the Supreme Court of B.C., it was disclosed that shareholder participation is high for the October 17 shareholder vote. As of Sunday, proxies totaling more than 238 million or 73 per cent of the combined share base have been received, if Mason's 32.8 million common shares are included.