TORONTO, May 8, 2014 /CNW/ - Canadian Tire Corporation,
Limited (the "Company") (TSX:CTC) (TSX:CTC.a) announced today that
each of the sixteen director nominees listed in the Company's
Management Information Circular dated March
13, 2014 were elected as directors of the Company at its
Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held earlier today
in Toronto. The detailed results of the vote for the election
of directors held at the Meeting are set out below.
On a vote by a show of hands, the following thirteen nominees
proposed by management were elected as directors of the Company by
the holders of Common Shares. The Company received the
following proxy votes from the holders of Common Shares with
respect to the election of the thirteen nominees:
Nominee
|
Proxy
Votes
For
|
% of Proxy
Votes
For
|
Proxy
Votes
Withheld
|
% of Proxy
Votes
Withheld
|
Iain C.
Aitchison
|
2,635,357
|
99.99
|
172
|
0.01
|
Martha G.
Billes
|
2,634,917
|
99.98
|
612
|
0.02
|
Owen G.
Billes
|
2,635,107
|
99.98
|
422
|
0.02
|
H. Garfield
Emerson
|
2,635,258
|
99.99
|
271
|
0.01
|
John A.F.
Furlong
|
2,635,106
|
99.98
|
423
|
0.02
|
Ronald E.
Goldsberry
|
2,635,118
|
99.98
|
411
|
0.02
|
Jonathan
Lampe
|
2,635,219
|
99.99
|
310
|
0.01
|
Claude
L'Heureux
|
2,635,257
|
99.99
|
272
|
0.01
|
Maureen J.
Sabia
|
2,635,067
|
99.98
|
462
|
0.02
|
Peter B.
Saunders
|
2,635,269
|
99.99
|
260
|
0.01
|
Graham W.
Savage
|
2,635,018
|
99.98
|
511
|
0.02
|
George
Vallance
|
2,635,358
|
99.99
|
171
|
0.01
|
Stephen G.
Wetmore
|
2,635,358
|
99.99
|
171
|
0.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
On a vote by a show of hands, the
following three nominees proposed by management were elected as
directors of the Company by the holders of Class A Non-Voting
Shares. The Company received the following proxy votes from the
holders of Class A Non-Voting Shares with respect to the election
of the three nominees:
Nominee
|
Proxy
Votes
For
|
% of Proxy
Votes For
|
Proxy
Votes
Withheld
|
% of Proxy
Votes
Withheld
|
Pierre
Boivin
|
48,134,442
|
92.45
|
3,928,681
|
7.55
|
James L.
Goodfellow
|
48,137,528
|
92.46
|
3,925,595
|
7.54
|
Timothy R.
Price
|
51,049,632
|
98.05
|
1,013,491
|
1.95
|
Each of the sixteen nominees elected will serve on the board of
directors of the Company until the next annual election of
directors.
About Canadian Tire Corporation
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited, (TSX:CTC.A) (TSX:CTC) or
"CTC," is a family of businesses that includes a retail segment, a
financial services division, CT REIT and Canadian Tire Jumpstart, a
nationally registered charity dedicated to removing financial
barriers so kids across Canada can
participate in sports and physical activities. Our retail
business is led by Canadian Tire, which was founded in 1922 and
provides Canadians with products for life in Canada across its Living, Playing, Fixing,
Automotive and Seasonal categories. PartSource and Gas+ are key
parts of the Canadian Tire network. The retail segment also
includes Mark's, a leading source for casual and industrial wear,
and FGL Sports (Sport Chek, Hockey Experts, Sports Experts,
National Sports, Intersport, Pro Hockey Life and Atmosphere), which
offers the best active wear brands. The nearly 1,700 retail and
gasoline outlets are supported and strengthened by our Financial
Services division and tens of thousands of corporate and retail
employees across the Company. For more information, visit
Corp.CanadianTire.ca.
SOURCE CANADIAN TIRE CORPORATION, LIMITED