Nutrien Ltd. (“Nutrien”) announced today the results of its annual
meeting of shareholders held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on May 9, 2019
(the “Meeting”). A total of 459,023,838 common shares, representing
76.83% of common shares outstanding, were represented in person or by
proxy at the Meeting.
Results of the matters voted on at the Meeting are set out below.
Election of Directors
Nutrien’s 12 director nominees were elected:
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Votes For (percent)
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Voted Withheld (percent)
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Christopher M. Burley
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99.27%
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0.73%
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Maura J. Clark
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97.48%
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2.52%
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John W. Estey
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96.96%
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3.04%
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David C. Everitt
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95.03%
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4.97%
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Russell K. Girling
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99.59%
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0.41%
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Miranda C. Hubbs
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99.71%
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0.29%
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Alice D. Laberge
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99.21%
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0.79%
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Consuelo E. Madere
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99.59%
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0.41%
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Charles V. Magro
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99.25%
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0.75%
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Keith G. Martell
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96.80%
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3.20%
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Aaron W. Regent
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97.36%
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2.64%
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Mayo M. Schmidt
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99.27%
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0.73%
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Appointment of Auditors
KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, was re-appointed as auditor of Nutrien.
Votes For (percent): 99.49%
Votes Withheld (percent): 0.51%
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
A non-binding advisory vote to accept Nutrien’s approach to executive
compensation was approved.
Votes For (percent): 88.45%
Votes Against (percent): 11.55%
Full voting results on all matters voted on at the Meeting will be filed
on SEDAR at www.sedar.com
and EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
About Nutrien
Nutrien is the world's largest provider of crop inputs and services,
playing a critical role in helping growers increase food production in a
sustainable manner. We produce and distribute 27 million tonnes of
potash, nitrogen and phosphate products world-wide. With this capability
and our leading agriculture retail network, we are well positioned to
supply the needs of our customers. We operate with a long-term view and
are committed to working with our stakeholders as we address our
economic, environmental and social priorities. The scale and diversity
of our integrated portfolio provides a stable earnings base, multiple
avenues for growth and the opportunity to return capital to shareholders.

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