Shopify Announces Results of its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
June 08 2017 - 8:55AM
Business Wire
Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP)(TSX:SHOP) (“Shopify” or the “Company”),
the leading cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform designed
for small and medium-sized businesses, today announced the results
from its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) which took
place yesterday. All director nominees were re-elected to the Board
of Directors and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was appointed as
auditors. Shareholders approved the advisory resolution on the
approach to executive compensation disclosed in the Company’s
management information circular dated May 2, 2017.
The detailed results of the Meeting were as follows:
Percentage of Votes Cast
For
For (number of
votes)
Against/Withheld (number of
votes)
1. Election of Directors
Tobias Lütke
99.86 175,775,607
237,787 Robert Ashe 99.65
175,400,779 612,615 Steven Collins
99.80 175,654,516
358,878 Gail Goodman 99.66
175,422,089 591,305
Jeremy Levine 99.79
175,640,203 373,191 John Phillips
99.48 175,101,090
912,304 2. Appointment of Auditors
99.93 186,673,135 133,136
3. Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation
99.09 174,420,221
1,593,176
Following the Meeting, the Board of Directors selected Tobias
Lütke to continue to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors, and
Robert Ashe to continue to serve as Lead Independent Director.
About Shopify
Shopify is the leading cloud-based, multi-channel commerce
platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Merchants
can use the software to design, set up, and manage their stores
across multiple sales channels, including web, mobile, social
media, marketplaces and physical retail locations. The platform
also provides merchants with a powerful back-office and a single
view of their business. The Shopify platform was engineered for
reliability and scale, making enterprise-level technology available
to businesses of all sizes. Shopify currently powers hundreds of
thousands of businesses in approximately 175 countries and is
trusted by brands such as Tesla, Nestle, GE, Red Bull, Kylie
Cosmetics, and many more.
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