(TSX: KBL)
EDMONTON, AB , June 7, 2023
/CNW/ - K-Bro Linen Inc. (the "Corporation") announced today
announced the results of its annual general meeting (AGM), held on
June 7, 2023. A total of
6,553,778 shares were voted in person or by proxy, representing
60.8% of the outstanding shares as of the record date.
Shareholders approved all items of business before the AGM,
including the election of directors as follows:
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% of Votes
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% of Votes
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Matthew
Hills
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99.23 %
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0.77 %
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Steven
Matyas
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96.77 %
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3.23 %
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Linda
McCurdy
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99.44 %
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0.56 %
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Michael
Percy
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99.35 %
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0.65 %
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Elise Rees
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99.38 %
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0.62 %
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% of Votes
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
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99.21 %
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0.79 %
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CORPORATE PROFILE
K-Bro is the largest owner and operator of laundry and linen
processing facilities in Canada
and a market leader for laundry and textile rental services in
Scotland and the North East of
England. K-Bro and its wholly
owned subsidiaries, operate across Canada and the United Kingdom ("UK"), providing a range of
linen services to healthcare institutions, hotels and other
commercial accounts that include the processing, management and
distribution of general linen and operating room linen.
K-Bro's operations in Canada
include ten processing facilities and two distribution centres
under three distinctive brands, including K-Bro Linen Systems Inc.,
Buanderie HMR and Les Buanderies Dextraze, in ten Canadian cities:
Québec City, Montréal, Toronto,
Regina, Saskatoon, Prince
Albert, Edmonton,
Calgary, Vancouver and Victoria.
K-Bro's operations in the UK include Fishers Topco Ltd.
("Fishers") which was acquired by K-Bro on November 27, 2017. Fisher's is a leading
commercial laundry business in Scotland and the North East of England providing linen and garments primarily
to the hospitality sector. Fishers was established in 1900 and is
an operator of laundry and linen processing facilities in
Scotland, providing linen rental,
workwear hire and cleanroom garment services to the hospitality,
healthcare, manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors. Fishers'
client base includes major hotel chains and prestigious venues
across Scotland and the North East
of England. The company operates
in Scotland and the North East of
England with facilities in
Cupar, Perth, Newcastle, Livingston, and
Coatbridge.
Additional information regarding the Corporation including
required securities filings are available on our website at
www.k-brolinen.com and on the Canadian Securities Administrators'
website at www.sedar.com; the System for Electronic Document
Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR").
K-Bro est le plus important propriétaire et exploitant de
buanderies au Canada. K-Bro
fournit une gamme étendue de services de buanderie aux
établissements de soins de santé, hôtels et autres clients
commerciaux. K-Bro exploite actuellement dix usines et deux centres
de distribution sous trois entités distinctes, incluant K-Bro Linen
Systems Inc., Buanderie HMR et Les Buanderies Dextraze, dans dix
villes canadiennes: Québec, Montréal, Toronto, Regina, Saskatoon, Prince
Albert, Edmonton,
Calgary, Vancouver et Victoria.
Les activités de K-Bro Linen Systems s'étendent maintenant au
Royaume-Uni avec l'entreprise Fishers Topco Ltd. («Fishers») qui a
été acquise par K-Bro le 27 novembre 2017. Fisher's est une
importante entreprise de buanderie commerciale en Écosse et au
nord-est de l'Angleterre qui traite en premier lieu la literie et
les vêtements du secteur de l'hôtellerie. Fishers fut fondée en
1900, et elle exploite des
installations de buanderie et de traitement du linge en Écosse,
fournissant des services de location de linge, de location de
vêtements de travail, de vêtements pour salle blanche du secteur
hospitalier, et de vêtements pour les secteurs de l'hôtellerie, de
la santé, de la fabrication et du pharmaceutique. La clientèle de
Fishers comprend de grandes chaînes hôtelières et des sites
prestigieux à travers l'Écosse et le nord-est de l'Angleterre. La
société opère dans sept villes, dont une, en Écosse et dans le
nord-est de l'Angleterre, avec des installations à Cupar, Perth,
Newcastle, Livingston,
Inverness et Coatbridge.
Vous pouvez obtenir des renseignements supplémentaires sur la
Société, y compris les documents déposés auprès des autorités de
réglementation, sur notre site Web, au www.k-brolinen.com et sur le
site Web des autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières au
www.sedar.com, via le Système électronique de données, d'analyse et
de recherche (« SEDAR »).
SOURCE K-Bro Linen Inc.