TORONTO, May 12, 2015 /CNW/ - George Weston Limited (Weston) (TSX: WN)
today announced that all of the nominee directors listed in the
management proxy circular dated March 27, 2015, were elected as
directors of Weston. The vote was conducted at the Company's Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, which took place on May 12, 2015 in Toronto.
The results of the vote are set out below:
|
Name of Nominee
|
Votes For
|
Votes Withheld
|
|
A. Charles Baillie
|
114,469,812
|
99.82%
|
209,960
|
0.18%
|
|
Paviter S. Binning
|
114,318,094
|
99.68%
|
361,678
|
0.32%
|
|
Darren Entwistle
|
114,452,484
|
99.80%
|
227,288
|
0.20%
|
|
Anthony R. Graham
|
111,796,502
|
97.49%
|
2,883,270
|
2.51%
|
|
John S. Lacey
|
113,140,149
|
98.66%
|
1,539,623
|
1.34%
|
|
Isabelle Marcoux
|
114,297,090
|
99.67%
|
382,682
|
0.33%
|
|
Sarabjit S. Marwah
|
114,605,280
|
99.94%
|
74,492
|
0.06%
|
|
Gordon M. Nixon
|
114,484,844
|
99.83%
|
194,928
|
0.17%
|
|
J. Robert S. Prichard
|
113,985,302
|
99.39%
|
694,470
|
0.61%
|
|
Thomas F. Rahilly
|
114,304,004
|
99.67%
|
375,768
|
0.33%
|
|
Barbara Stymiest
|
114,524,662
|
99.86%
|
155,110
|
0.14%
|
|
W. Galen Weston
|
114,249,860
|
99.63%
|
429,912
|
0.37%
|
About George Weston Limited
George Weston Limited is a Canadian public company founded in 1882 and
through its operating subsidiaries constitutes one of North America's
largest food processing and distribution groups. George Weston Limited
has two reportable operating segments: Weston Foods and Loblaw, which
is operated by Loblaw Companies Limited. The Weston Foods operating
segment is primarily engaged in the baking industry within North
America. Loblaw is Canada's largest food distributor and a leading
provider of general merchandise, drugstore and financial products and
services.
SOURCE George Weston Limited
Geoff Wilson
Senior Vice President,
Investor Relations, Business Intelligence and Communications
(416) 965-5206
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