TSX: MFI
www.mapleleaffoods.com
TORONTO, April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - Maple Leaf
Foods Inc. reports that at its Annual Meeting of shareholders on
April 27, 2017 there were 492
shareholders voting in person and by proxy holding in total
104,892,689 Voting Common Shares, being 80.49% of the total number
of Voting Common Shares outstanding.
Each of the directors listed as nominees in the management proxy
circular dated March 27, 2017 were
elected directors of the Corporation until the next Annual
Meeting.
The results of the vote for the election of directors are as
follows:
|
Names of
Directors
|
Number of
Shares
Voted For*
|
Percentage of
Shares Voted For
|
Number of
Shares
Withheld from
Voting*
|
Percentage of
Shares Withheld
from Voting
|
|
W.E. Aziz
|
104,190,680
|
99.90%
|
108,823
|
0.10%
|
|
W.G.
Beattie
|
103,829,325
|
99.55%
|
470,178
|
0.45%
|
|
R.G. Close
|
104,268,640
|
99.97%
|
30,863
|
0.03%
|
|
D.L.
Emerson
|
103,964,467
|
99.68%
|
335,036
|
0.32%
|
|
J.M.
Fraser
|
104,251,233
|
99.95%
|
48,270
|
0.05%
|
|
J.A.
Lederer
|
104,189,677
|
99.89%
|
109,826
|
0.11%
|
|
M.H.
McCain
|
104,263,285
|
99.97%
|
36,218
|
0.03%
|
|
J.P. Olson
|
104,266,798
|
99.97%
|
32,705
|
0.03%
|
|
C.M.
Stephenson
|
104,127,048
|
99.83%
|
172,455
|
0.17%
|
* As the vote for each motion was taken by a
show of hands, the number of votes disclosed reflects only those
proxies received by management in advance of the meeting.
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is a leading consumer protein company,
making high quality, innovative products under national brands
including Maple Leaf®, Maple Leaf Prime®, Maple Leaf Natural
Selections®, Schneiders®, Schneiders® Country Naturals®, Mina®
and Lightlife®. Maple Leaf employs approximately 11,500 people and
does business in Canada, the U.S.
and Asia. The Company is
headquartered in Mississauga,
Ontario and its shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange
(MFI).
SOURCE Maple Leaf Foods Inc.