Corus Entertainment Announces Voting Results from Annual Meeting of Shareholders
TORONTO, Jan. 15, 2015 /CNW/ - Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) announced today the voting results from its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held on January 13, 2015.
A total of 3,269,228 Class A Participating Shares ("Class A Voting Shares"), representing 95.36% 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 and authorization of the directors to fix the remuneration of such auditors, 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 12, 2014 was elected as a director of Corus Entertainment as follows:
Director Nominees |
Voted For |
% For |
Votes Withheld |
% Withheld |
Fernand Bélisle |
3,269,228 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
John M. Cassaday |
3,269,228 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
Dennis Erker |
3,269,228 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
Mark Hollinger |
3,269,228 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
Barry L. James |
3,269,228 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
Wendy A. Leaney |
3,269,228 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
Ronald D. Rogers |
3,269,228 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
Catherine Roozen |
3,269,228 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
Terrance Royer |
3,269,228 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
Heather A. Shaw |
3,269,228 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
Julie M. Shaw |
3,269,228 |
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 39 radio stations including CKNW AM 980, Rock 101, Country 105, 630 CHED, Fresh FM London, JUMP! 106.9, 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.
Please contact: 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
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