Burcon Announces Results of Election of Board of Directors
September 09 2016 - 1:03PM
Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX:BU) (NASDAQ:BUR), a leader in
functional, renewable plant-based proteins, is pleased to announce
the results from its 2016 annual meeting of shareholders (the
“Meeting”) held on September 8, 2016. All of the seven
nominees set out in Burcon’s management proxy circular dated July
25, 2016 proposed by management for election to the board of
directors at the Meeting were elected to the board. Each
director elected will hold office until the conclusion of the next
annual meeting of shareholders of Burcon or until his or her
successor is elected or appointed, unless his or her office is
earlier vacated in accordance with Burcon’s by-laws or with the
provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Yukon).
The results of the voting on the election of the directors are
as follows:
Director Nominee |
Votes For |
% Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
% Votes Withheld |
Non Votes |
Allan Yap |
13,650,873 |
93.38 |
967,473 |
6.62 |
1,753,190 |
Rosanna Chau |
13,958,583 |
95.49 |
659,763 |
4.51 |
1,753,190 |
David Lorne John Tyrrell |
14,010,258 |
95.84 |
608,088 |
4.16 |
1,753,190 |
Alan Chan |
13,684,073 |
93.61 |
934,273 |
6.39 |
1,753,190 |
Matthew Hall |
13,892,750 |
95.04 |
725,596 |
4.96 |
1,753,190 |
J. Douglas Gilpin |
13,976,883 |
95.61 |
641,463 |
4.39 |
1,753,190 |
Peter H. Kappel |
14,364,138 |
98.26 |
254,208 |
1.74 |
1,753,190 |
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About Burcon NutraScience
Corporation
Burcon NutraScience is a leader in developing functionally and
nutritionally valuable plant- based proteins. The company has
developed a portfolio of composition, application, and process
patents originating from a core protein extraction and purification
technology. Burcon’s CLARISOY™ soy protein offers clarity and
high-quality protein nutrition for low pH beverage systems and
excellent solubility and exceptionally clean flavor at any pH;
Peazazz® is a uniquely soluble and clean-tasting pea protein; and
Puratein®, Supertein® and Nutratein® are canola protein isolates
with unique functional and nutritional attributes. For more
information about the company, visit www.burcon.ca.
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contained herein. This press release contains forward-looking
statements or forward-looking information within the meaning of the
U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and
applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking
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information. Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from Burcon’s plans and expectations include the
actual results of business negotiations, marketing activities,
adverse general economic, market or business conditions, regulatory
changes and other risks and factors detailed herein and from time
to time in the filings made by Burcon with securities regulators
and stock exchanges, including in the section entitled “Risk
Factors” in Burcon’s annual information form dated June 27, 2016
filed with the Canadian securities administrators on www.sedar.com
and contained in Burcon’s 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission on www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statement
or information only speaks as of the date on which it was made and,
except as may be required by applicable securities laws, Burcon
disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise. Although Burcon believes that the assumptions inherent
in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance, and
accordingly, investors should not rely on such statements.
CLARISOY is a trademark of Archer Daniels
Midland Company.
Media & Industry Contact:
Michael Kirwan
Director, Corporate Development
Burcon NutraScience Corporation
Tel (604) 733-0896, Toll-free (888) 408-7960
mkirwan@burcon.ca
www.burcon.ca
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