TORONTO, April 21, 2015 /CNW/ - Rogers Communications Inc., a leading
diversified Canadian communications and media company, in accordance
with Toronto Stock Exchange requirements, announced the voting results
from its annual general meeting of shareholders held earlier today in
Toronto, Ontario.
A total of 103,194,739 million Class A Voting shares representing 91.78%
of the company's issued and outstanding Class A Voting stock were voted
in connection with the meeting. Shareholders voted in favour of all
items of business put forth at the meeting, including the appointment
of KPMG as its outside auditors, and the election of all director
nominees as follows:
Director
|
Results
|
% of Shares Voted For
|
% of Shares Voted Withhold
|
Charles Birchall
|
Elected
|
99.994%
|
0.006%
|
Bonnie Brooks
|
Elected
|
99.998%
|
0.002%
|
Stephen Burch
|
Elected
|
99.998%
|
0.002%
|
John Clappison
|
Elected
|
99.998%
|
0.002%
|
Alan Horn
|
Elected
|
99.543%
|
0.456%
|
Guy Laurence
|
Elected
|
99.540%
|
0.460%
|
Philip Lind
|
Elected
|
99.543%
|
0.457%
|
John MacDonald
|
Elected
|
99.998%
|
0.002%
|
Isabelle Marcoux
|
Elected
|
99.998%
|
0.002%
|
David Peterson
|
Elected
|
99.984%
|
0.016%
|
Edward Rogers
|
Elected
|
99.543%
|
0.457%
|
Loretta Rogers
|
Elected
|
99.543%
|
0.457%
|
Martha Rogers
|
Elected
|
99.543%
|
0.457%
|
Melinda Mary Rogers
|
Elected
|
99.543%
|
0.457%
|
Charles Sirois
|
Elected
|
99.998%
|
0.002%
|
For Director biographies, please visit www.rogers.com/investors and click on the "Board of Directors" heading under the "Corporate
Governance" drop-down window.
About the Company:
Rogers Communications is a diversified public Canadian communications
and media company. We are Canada's largest provider of wireless
communications services and one of Canada's leading providers of cable
television, high-speed Internet and telephony services. Through Rogers
Media, we are engaged in radio and television broadcasting, televised
shopping, magazines and trade publications, sports entertainment, and
digital media. We are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange
(TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RCI).
To learn more about Rogers group of companies, please visit rogers.com.
SOURCE Rogers Communications Inc.
Bruce M. Mann, 416.935.3532, bruce.mann@rci.rogers.com
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