Canada Bread Announces Results of Vote for Election of Directors

TORONTO, May 10, 2013 /CNW/ - Canada Bread Company, Limited reports that at its Annual Meeting of shareholders on May 8, 2013 there were 2 shareholders voting in person holding 1,100 Voting Common Shares and 142 shareholders voting by proxy holding 23,664,818 Voting Common Shares, representing in total 144 shareholders holding 23,665,918 Voting Common Shares being 93.11% of the total number of Voting Common Shares outstanding.

Each of the directors listed as nominees in the management proxy circular dated March 25, 2013 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	23,656,543	99.97%	6,000	0.03%
S.A.E Everett	23,665,743	99.97%	6,800	0.03%
R.A. Lan	23,428,213	99.01%	234,330	0.99%
J. S. McCain	23,425,955	99.00%	236,588	1.00%
M.H. McCain	23,428,335	99.01%	234,208	0.99%
J.F. Petch	23,655,723	99.97%	6,820	0.03%
M.H. Vels	23,429,365	99.01%	233,178	0.99%

*  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.

Canada Bread Company Limited, which is 90% owned by Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSX:MFI) is a leading manufacturer and distributor of fresh bakery products, frozen par-baked products and fresh pasta and sauces. The Company had 2012 sales of $1.6 billion and employs approximately 5,500 people at its operations across North America and in the United Kingdom. 

 

SOURCE: Canada Bread Company, Limited

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