Cronos Group Inc. Announces Results of 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
June 21 2024 - 4:30PM
Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON) (TSX: CRON) (“Cronos” or the
“Company”) announces that at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders
held yesterday, June 20, 2024 (the “Meeting”), shareholders holding
a total of 274,097,252 common shares of the Company voted in person
or by proxy, representing 71.75% of the total number of common
shares of the Company outstanding.
Each of the directors listed as a nominee in the
Company’s definitive proxy statement dated April 26, 2024 was
elected as a director of the Company, with each director receiving
in excess of 93.4% of the votes cast in favor of his or her
election. The detailed results of the vote for the election of
directors are as follows:
Name of Director |
Number of Shares Voted For |
Percentage of Shares Voted For |
Number of Shares Withheld from Voting |
Percentage of Shares Withheld from Voting |
Jason Adler |
215,118,391 |
98.33% |
3,654,113 |
1.67% |
Murray Garnick |
215,949,040 |
98.71% |
2,823,464 |
1.29% |
Michael Gorenstein |
204,416,959 |
93.44% |
14,355,545 |
6.56% |
Kamran Khan |
207,976,756 |
95.07% |
10,795,748 |
4.93% |
Dominik Meier |
208,048,529 |
95.10% |
10,723,975 |
4.90% |
James Rudyk |
215,011,800 |
98.28% |
3,760,704 |
1.72% |
Elizabeth Seegar |
205,934,088 |
94.13% |
12,838,416 |
5.87% |
Shareholders also approved an advisory
(non-binding) resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named
executive officers, with 96.19% of votes cast in favor of such
resolution, and approved the adjournment of the Meeting to a later
date to permit the Company to complete the search for a successor
independent auditor.
At the time of the Meeting, the Company had not
completed its process to identify, and make a recommendation with
respect to the appointment by the shareholders of, a successor
independent auditor. Accordingly, Proposal No. 3 regarding the
appointment of an independent registered public accounting firm to
serve as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2024 and to authorize the Board of Directors of
the Company (the “Board”) to fix the independent auditor’s
remuneration was not presented to shareholders and, with the
approval of the shareholders, the Meeting was adjourned to permit
the Company to complete the search for a successor auditor. At the
reconvened Meeting, shareholders will be asked to vote on the
appointment of the successor independent auditor and the
authorization of the Board to fix the successor independent
auditor’s remuneration. Once a successor auditor is identified, the
Company will disseminate to shareholders information regarding the
identity of the proposed independent registered public accounting
firm to serve as the Company’s independent auditor and to audit the
consolidated financial statements of the Company of and for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, together with information
regarding the reconvened Meeting.
For complete results on all matters voted on at
the Meeting, please see the Report of Voting Results filed on the
Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.com and the Company’s
Form 8-K filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.
About Cronos
Cronos is an innovative global cannabinoid
company committed to building disruptive intellectual property by
advancing cannabis research, technology and product development.
With a passion to responsibly elevate the consumer experience,
Cronos is building an iconic brand portfolio. Cronos’ diverse
international brand portfolio includes Spinach®, PEACE NATURALS®
and Lord Jones®. For more information about Cronos and its brands,
please visit: thecronosgroup.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain information that
may constitute “forward-looking information” or “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S.
securities laws and court decisions (collectively, “Forward-looking
Statements”). All information contained herein that is not clearly
historical in nature may constitute Forward-looking Statements. In
some cases, Forward-looking Statements can be identified by the use
of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “expect”,
“plan”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “potential”, “estimate”, “believe”
or the negative of these terms, or other similar expressions
intended to identify Forward-looking Statements. Some of the
Forward-looking Statements contained in this press release include
statements about Cronos’ intention to build an iconic brand
portfolio and develop disruptive intellectual property, identify
and recommend the appointment by the shareholders of a successor
independent auditor and reconvene the Meeting. Forward-looking
Statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and
assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management, are
inherently subject to significant business, economic and
competitive risks, financial results, results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by those Forward-looking
Statements and the Forward-looking Statements are not guarantees of
future performance. A discussion of some of the material risks
applicable to the Company can be found in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024,
which have been filed on SEDAR+ and EDGAR and can be accessed at
www.sedarplus.com and www.sec.gov/edgar, respectively. Any
Forward-looking Statement included in this press release is made as
of the date of this press release and, except as required by law,
Cronos disclaims any obligation to update or revise any
Forward-looking Statement. Readers are cautioned not to put undue
reliance on any Forward-looking Statement.
For further information, please
contact:Shayne LaidlawInvestor RelationsTel: (416)
504-0004investor.relations@thecronosgroup.com
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