VANCOUVER, BC, June 4, 2020 /CNW/ - Ballard Power
Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) today announced results of
its 2020 Annual General Meeting, which was held yesterday as the
Company's first ever virtual AGM event.
All nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular dated
April 6th, 2020 were
elected as directors of the Company. Each of the Ballard directors
was re-elected by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders
present or represented by proxy. Director biographies are available
in the Board of Directors section of the Company's website.
|
Director
Nominee
|
Votes
For
|
%
For
|
Votes
Withheld
|
% Withheld
|
|
Douglas P.
Hayhurst
|
95,051,333
|
99.70
|
285,666
|
0.30
|
|
Kui (Kevin)
Jiang
Duy-Loan
Le
|
89,662,129
95,022,139
|
94.05
99.67
|
5,674,870
314,860
|
5.95
0.33
|
|
R. Randall (Randy)
MacEwen
|
95,113,927
|
99.77
|
223,072
|
0.23
|
|
Marty
Neese
|
95,031,277
|
99.68
|
305,722
|
0.32
|
|
James
Roche
Shaojun (Sherman)
Sun
|
95,093,619
91,321,150
|
99.74
95.79
|
243,380
4,015,849
|
0.26
4.21
|
|
Ian
Sutcliffe
|
95,029,633
|
99.68
|
307,366
|
0.32
|
|
Janet
Woodruff
|
92,725,775
|
97.26
|
2,611,224
|
2.74
|
In addition, KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, was appointed as
auditor for the Company and an advisory vote approved the Company's
approach to executive compensation, as disclosed in the Company's
Management Proxy Circular.
|
Item
|
For
|
% For
|
Against
|
% Against
|
Withheld
|
% Withheld
|
|
Appointment of
Auditors
|
114,981,327
|
98.67
|
0
|
0
|
1,554,820
|
1.33
|
|
Executive
Compensation
|
92,081,750
|
96.59
|
3,255,249
|
3.41
|
0
|
0
|
Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual
General Meeting held on June
3rd, 2020 will be filed on SEDAR
(www.sedar.com).
About Ballard Power Systems
Ballard Power Systems'
(NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) vision is to deliver fuel cell power for
a sustainable planet. Ballard zero-emission PEM fuel cells are
enabling electrification of mobility, including buses, commercial
trucks, trains, marine vessels, passenger cars, forklift trucks and
UAVs. To learn more about Ballard, please visit
www.ballard.com.
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SOURCE Ballard Power Systems Inc.