Mr. Murray Mullen reports
MULLEN GROUP LTD. ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Mullen Group Ltd. has released the results of the vote on election of directors at the annual general meeting of shareholders of the corporation held on May 3, 2023.
The vote was conducted by ballot and the detailed results are as shown in the attached table.
Nominee Votes For % For Votes Withheld % Withheld
Christine McGinley 65,075,441 92.42 % 5,334,665 7.58 %
Stephen H. Lockwood 59,353,531 84.30 % 11,056,575 15.70 %
David E. Mullen 67,839,010 96.35 % 2,570,196 3.65 %
Murray K. Mullen 64,631,833 91.79 % 5,778,273 8.21 %
Sonia Tibbatts 34,738,967 49.34 % 35,671,139 50.66 %
Jamil Murji 64,948,615 92.24 % 5,461,491 7.76 %
Richard Whitley 63,133,848 89.67 % 7,276,258 10.33 %
Benoit Durand 64,320,391 91.35 % 6,089,715 8.65 %
As a result, the eight nominees for election as directors set out above were elected as directors of the Corporation to serve until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, or until their successors are elected or appointed. However, in accordance with the Corporation's majority voting policy (the "Policy"), Sonia Tibbatts has tendered her resignation for consideration by the Compensation, Nomination and Governance Committee (the "CNG Committee") of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Corporation. The CNG Committee will consider her resignation and make a recommendation to the Board to accept or reject the resignation. The decision of the Board will be announced by news release in accordance with the Policy.
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As a Board we believe it was inappropriate for ISS to recommend a withhold vote against Sonia Tibbatts, the Chair of the CNG Committee, and an excellent Board member. I cannot reconcile how ISS expresses a viewpoint that our organization does not meet a predetermined gender diversity quota and then recommends a withhold vote against one of our Board members who is a woman. We will follow the majority voting policy, including considering whether accepting Sonia's resignation is in the best interests of Mullen Group stakeholders. Clearly, asking Sonia to resign from the Board will not help Mullen Group reach our gender diversity goals
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About Mullen Group Ltd.
Mullen Group is one of Canada's largest logistics providers. Our network of independently operated businesses provide a wide range of service offerings including less-than-truckload, truckload, warehousing, logistics, transload, oversized, third-party logistics and specialized hauling transportation. In addition, we provide a diverse set of specialized services related to the energy, mining, forestry and construction industries in western Canada, including water management, fluid hauling and environmental reclamation. The corporate office provides the capital and financial expertise, legal support, technology and systems support, shared services and strategic planning to its independent businesses
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Mullen Group is a publicly traded corporation listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "MTL".
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