TORONTO, Jan. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) announced today the voting results from its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held on January 14, 2014.
A total of 3,266,262 Class A Shares, representing 95.1% of the Company's issued and outstanding Class A Voting Shares, were voted in connection with the meeting. All matters put forth at the meeting, including the appointment of auditors, ratification of unallocated entitlements under the Company's Stock Option Plan, the fixing of the number of directors at 11 and the election of directors, were approved by a large majority of the voting shareholders as detailed in the Company's filing on www.sedar.com.
Each of the 11 director nominees proposed by the Company in its Management Information Circular dated December 13, 2013 was elected as a director of Corus Entertainment as follows:
Director Voted For % For % Withheld Nominees Vote Withheld Fernand Bélisle 3,266,362 100% 0 0% John M. 3,266,362 100% 0% Cassaday 0 Dennis Erker 3,266,362 100% 0 0% Carolyn Hursh 3,266,362 100% 0 0% Barry James 3,266,362 100% 0 0% Wendy A. Leaney 3,266,362 100% 0 0% Ronald D. 3,266,362 100% 0% Rogers 0 Catherine Roozen 3,266,362 100% 0 0% Terrance Royer 3,266,362 100% 0 0% Heather A. Shaw 3,266,362 100% 0 0% Julie M. Shaw 3,266,362 100% 0 0%
About Corus Entertainment Inc.
Corus Entertainment Inc. is a Canadian-based media and entertainment
company that creates, broadcasts and licenses content across a variety
of platforms for audiences around the world. The Company's portfolio
of multimedia offerings encompasses specialty television and radio with
additional assets in pay television, television broadcasting,
children's book publishing, children's animation and animation
software. Corus' brands include YTV, TELETOON, ABC Spark, W Network,
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada), HBO Canada, Historia and Séries+,
as well as Nelvana, Kids Can Press, Toon Boom and 37 radio stations
including CKNW AM 980, 99.3 The FOX, Country 105, 630 CHED, Fresh FM
London, Q107 and 102.1 the Edge. A publicly traded company, Corus is
listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (CJR.B). Experience Corus on the
web at www.corusent.com.
SOURCE Corus Entertainment Inc.