Corus Entertainment Announces Voting Results from Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

TORONTO, Jan. 20, 2014 /CNW/ - 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 Nominees		Voted For		% For	Vote Withheld	% Withheld
Fernand Bélisle		3,266,362		100%	0	0%
John M. Cassaday		3,266,362		100%	0	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. Rogers		3,266,362		100%	0	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.

John Cassaday 
President and Chief Executive Officer 
Corus Entertainment Inc.
416.479.6018 

Tom Peddie, FCPA, FCA
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Corus Entertainment Inc.
416.479.6080 

Sally Tindal
Director, Communications
Corus Entertainment Inc.
416.479.6107