Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on August 4, 2016
TORONTO, Aug. 4, 2016 /CNW/ - Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (TSX:CF) today announced (in accordance with Toronto Stock Exchange requirements) the voting results from its annual general meeting of common shareholders held on Thursday, August 4, 2016. Full details of these matters are set out in the Management Information Circular issued in connection with this meeting, which is available at www.canaccordgenuitygroup.com. Shareholders voted in favour of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and authorizing the directors to fix their remuneration (98.8% in favour) and in favour of setting the number of directors at eight (98.8% in favour) and voted on the election as directors of nominees proposed by management as follows:
Director | Votes "for" as a
percentage of votes
cast for or withheld
for the director | Votes "withheld" as a
percentage of votes
cast for or withheld
for the director |
Charles N. Bralver
Massimo C. Carello
Daniel J. Daviau
Kalpana Desai
Michael D. Harris
David J. Kassie
Terrence A. Lyons
Dipesh Shah | 85.6%
99.6%
98.5%
99.6%
68.6%
98.3%
85.6%
99.6% | 14.4%
0.4%
1.5%
0.4%
31.4%
1.7%
14.4%
0.4% |
ABOUT CANACCORD GENUITY GROUP INC.:
Through its principal subsidiaries, the Company is a leading independent, full-service financial services firm, with operations in two principal segments of the securities industry: wealth management and capital markets. Since its establishment in 1950, the Company has been driven by an unwavering commitment to building lasting client relationships. We achieve this by generating value for our individual, institutional and corporate clients through comprehensive investment solutions, brokerage services and investment banking services. The Company has offices in 10 countries worldwide, including Wealth Management offices located in Canada, the UK, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man and Australia. Canaccord Genuity, the international capital markets division, operates in Canada, the US, the UK, France, Ireland, Hong Kong, China, Australia and Dubai. To us there are no foreign markets.™
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. is publicly traded under the symbol CF on the TSX.
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Christina Marinoff, Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications, Phone: 416-687-5507, email: christina.marinoff@canaccord.com, www.canaccordgenuitygroup.com