Savaria Announces the Voting Results from Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders
May 09, 2024 at 10:05 pm
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LAVAL, Quebec, May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Savaria Corporation (“Savaria”) (TSX: SIS) a global leader in the accessibility industry, announces today the voting results at its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders held earlier today (the “’Meeting”).
Election of Directors
All the nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular, prepared in connection with the Meeting, were elected as directors by a resolution passed by a majority of the shareholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting, to hold office until the next annual meeting following their election or until their successors are elected or appointed without a ballot being conducted. The following represents the proxies received with regard to such matter:
NOMINEES
IN FAVOR
WITHHOLD
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(%)
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(%)
Caroline Bérubé
47,912,846
93.36
3,406,384
6.64
Jean-Marie Bourassa
47,815,762
93.17
3,503,468
6.83
Marcel Bourassa
48,385,189
94.28
2,934,041
5.72
Sébastien Bourassa
48,393,899
94.30
2,925,331
5.70
Jean-Louis Chapdelaine
48,396,704
94.31
2,922,526
5.69
Peter Drutz
46,244,985
90.11
5,074,245
9.89
Sylvain Dumoulin
48,907,371
95.30
2,411,859
4.70
Anne Le Breton
47,912,819
93.36
3,406,411
6.64
Alain Tremblay
42,478,332
82.77
8,840,898
17.23
About Savaria Corporation
Savaria Corporation (savaria.com) is a global leader in the accessibility industry. It provides accessibility solutions for the physically challenged to increase their comfort, their mobility and their independence. Its product line is one of the most comprehensive on the market. Savaria designs, manufactures, distributes and installs accessibility equipment, such as stairlifts for straight and curved stairs, vertical and inclined wheelchair lifts and elevators for home and commercial use. It also manufactures and markets a comprehensive selection of pressure management products for the medical market, medical beds for the long-term care market, as well as an extensive line of medical equipment and solutions for the safe handling of patients, including ceiling lifts and slings. The Corporation operates a sales network of dealers worldwide and direct sales offices in North America, Europe (UK, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Poland and Czech Republic), Australia and China. Savaria employs approximately 2,400 people globally and its plants are located across Canada, the United States, Mexico, Europe and China.
For further information:
Sébastien Bourassa President and CEO 1. 800.661.5112 sb@savaria.com
Stephen Reitknecht, CPA, CA Chief Financial Officer 1.800.661.5112, ext. 3370 sreitknecht@savaria.com
Savaria Corporation is a Canada-based company engaged in the accessibility industry. The Company provides accessibility solutions for the physically challenged to increase their comfort, their mobility and their independence. Its segments include Accessibility and Patient Care. It designs, manufactures, distributes and installs accessibility equipment, such as stairlifts for straight and curved stairs, vertical and inclined wheelchair lifts and elevators for home and commercial use. It also manufactures and markets a comprehensive selection of pressure management products for the medical market, medical beds for the long-term care market, as well as an extensive line of medical equipment and solutions for the safe handling of patients, including ceiling lifts and slings. It operates a sales network of dealers worldwide and direct sales offices in North America, Europe (United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Poland and Czech Republic), Australia and China.