TORONTO, April 29, 2016 /CNW/ - Norbord Inc. (TSX and NYSE: OSB) announced results from its 2016 annual meeting of shareholders held earlier today. All of the eight nominees listed in the Corporation's Management Proxy Circular dated March 2, 2016 proposed by management for election to the Board of Directors at the annual meeting of shareholders were elected by acclamation. The Directors will remain in office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed. The proxies received by management were as follows:
Votes in Favour |
Votes Withheld |
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Name |
# |
% |
# |
% |
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Jack L. Cockwell |
60,823,320 |
86.51 |
9,480,673 |
13.49 |
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Pierre Dupuis |
65,107,421 |
92.61 |
5,196,572 |
7.39 |
||||||
Paul E. Gagné |
70,008,235 |
99.58 |
295,758 |
0.42 |
||||||
J. Peter Gordon |
61,193,886 |
87.04 |
9,110,107 |
12.96 |
||||||
Paul A. Houston |
70,010,940 |
99.58 |
293,053 |
0.42 |
||||||
J. Barrie Shineton |
61,549,332 |
87.55 |
8,754,661 |
12.45 |
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Denis A. Turcotte |
69,999,910 |
99.57 |
304,083 |
0.43 |
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Peter C. Wijnbergen |
61,923,887 |
88.08 |
8,380,106 |
11.92 |
Norbord Profile
Norbord Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of wood-based panels and the world's largest producer of oriented strand board (OSB). In addition to OSB, Norbord manufactures particleboard, medium density fibreboard and related value-added products. Norbord has assets of approximately $1.7 billion and employs approximately 2,600 people at 17 plant locations in the United States, Canada and Europe. Norbord is a publicly traded company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "OSB".
SOURCE Norbord Inc.
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Heather Colpitts, Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs, Tel. (416) 365-0705, [email protected]
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