Corus Entertainment Announces Voting Results from Annual Meeting of Shareholders
TORONTO, Jan. 15, 2018 /CNW/ - Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) announced today the voting results from its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held in Calgary, Alberta on January 10, 2018.
A total of 3,313,294 Class A Participating Shares ("Class A Voting Shares"), representing 96.83% 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 12 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 12 director nominees proposed by the Company in its Management Information Circular dated December 11, 2017 was elected as a director of Corus Entertainment as follows:
| Director Nominees |
Voted For |
% For |
Votes Withheld |
% Withheld |
| Fernand Bélisle |
3,310,894 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
| Peter Bissonnette |
3,310,894 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
| Jean-Paul Colaco |
3,310,894 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
| Michael D'Avella |
3,310,894 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
| Trevor English |
3,310,894 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
| John Frascotti |
3,310,894 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
| Mark Hollinger |
3,310,894 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
| Barry James |
3,310,894 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
| Doug Murphy |
3,310,894 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
| Catherine Roozen |
3,310,894 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
| Heather A. Shaw |
3,310,894 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
| Julie M. Shaw |
3,310,894 |
100% |
0 |
0% |
About Corus Entertainment Inc.
Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) is a leading media and content company that creates and delivers high quality brands and content across platforms for audiences around the world. The company's portfolio of multimedia offerings encompasses 45 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, a global content business, digital assets, live events, children's book publishing, animation software, technology and media services. Corus' roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Canada, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, HISTORY®, Showcase, National Geographic Channel, Q107, CKNW, Fresh Radio, Disney Channel Canada, YTV and Nickelodeon Canada. Visit Corus at www.corusent.com.
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SOURCE Corus Entertainment Inc.
Doug Murphy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Corus Entertainment Inc., [email protected]; Dervla Kelly, Vice President, Communications, Corus Entertainment Inc., [email protected]; John Gossling, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Corus Entertainment Inc., [email protected]; Heidi Kucher, Director, Investor Relations, Corus Entertainment Inc., [email protected]
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