MONTRÉAL, May 6, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Boralex Inc. ("Boralex" or the "Corporation") (TSX: BLX) announced that the nominees listed in its Management Proxy Circular dated March 9, 2015 were elected as its Directors. The detailed results of the vote at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held earlier today are set out below.
All of the nominees proposed by management were elected on a vote by show of hands.
The proxies received by management for the election of directors were as follows:
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Nominee
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Votes for
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Votes Withheld
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%
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%
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Patrick Lemaire
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36,355,598
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99.18
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301,926
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0.82
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Germain Benoit
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36,356,323
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99.18
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301,201
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0.82
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Alain Ducharme
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36,632,622
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99.93
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24,902
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0.07
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Robert F. Hall
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36,332,566
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99.11
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324,958
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0.89
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Edward H. Kernaghan
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36,630,737
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99.93
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26,787
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0.07
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Richard Lemaire
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36,022,952
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98.27
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634,572
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1.73
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Yves Rheault
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36,356,298
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99.18
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301,226
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0.82
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Alain Rhéaume
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36,366,199
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99.21
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291,325
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0.79
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Michelle Samson-Doel
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36,634,837
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99.94
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22,687
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0.06
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Pierre Seccareccia
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36,347,389
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99.15
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310,135
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0.85
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Final voting results on all matters voted at the Annual Meeting held earlier today will be filed with the Canadian securities regulators.
About Boralex
Boralex is a power producer whose core business is dedicated to the development and the operation of renewable energy power stations. With about 250 employees, Boralex is known for its diversified expertise and in-depth experience in four power generation types — wind, hydroelectric, thermal and solar. Currently, the Corporation operates in Canada, France and the United States an asset base with a capacity of more than 1,140 MW, of which 970 MW are under its control. Boralex is also developing, both independently and with partners, a number of energy projects of which over 140 MW of power will be commissioned by the end of 2017. Boralex's shares and convertible debentures are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols BLX and BLX.DB, respectively. More information is available at www.boralex.com or www.sedar.com.
Caution regarding forward-looking statements
Some of the statements contained in this press release, including those regarding future results and performance, are forward-looking statements based on current expectations, within the meaning of securities legislation. Boralex would like to point out that, by their very nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties such that its results or the measures it adopts could differ materially from those indicated by or underlying these statements, or could have an impact on the degree of realization of a particular projection. The main factors that could lead to a material difference between the Corporation's actual results and the projections or expectations set forth in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the general impact of economic conditions, raw material price increases and availability, currency fluctuations, volatility in the selling price of energy, the Corporation's financing capacity, negative changes in general market conditions and regulations affecting the industry, as well as other factors discussed in the Corporation's filings with the various securities commissions.
Unless otherwise specified by the Corporation, the forward-looking statements do not take into account the possible impact on its activities, transactions, non-recurring items or other exceptional items announced or occurring after the statements are made.
There can be no assurance as to the materialization of the results, performance or achievements as expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Unless required to do so under applicable securities legislation, Boralex management does not assume any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or other changes.
SOURCE Boralex Inc.
Media: Patricia Lemaire, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, Boralex Inc., 514-985-1353, patricia.lemaire@boralex.com; Investors: Marc Jasmin, Director, Investor Relations, Boralex Inc., 514-284-9868, marc.jasmin@boralex.comCopyright CNW Group 2015