Reports on Voting Results Associated to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on September 25, 2013

LAVAL, QC, Sept. 25, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSX: ATD.A, ATD.B) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders today. All the candidates proposed as directors were elected by a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders present or represented by proxy at the meeting:

Questions presented for voting	In Favor (#)	In Favor (%)	Withhold (#)	Withhold (%)
Alain Bouchard	576,711,938	99.75	1,465,898	0.25
Nathalie Bourque	577,803,482	99.94	374,354	0.06
Jacques D'Amours	576,625,662	99.73	1,552,174	0.27
Roger Desrosiers	577,815,442	99.94	362,394	0.06
Jean Élie	577,473,697	99.88	704,139	0.12
Richard Fortin	576,611,880	99.73	1,565,956	0.27
Mélanie Kau	569,364,674	98.48	8,813,162	1.52
Réal Plourde	576,301,250	99.68	1,876,586	0.32
Daniel Rabinowicz	577,915,834	99.95	262,002	0.05
Jean Turmel	577,686,062	99.91	491,774	0.09

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Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. ("Couche-Tard") is the leader in the Canadian convenience store industry. In the United States, it is the largest independent convenience store operator in terms of number of company-operated stores. In Europe, Couche-Tard is a leader in convenience store and road transportation fuel in Scandinavian countries and in the Baltic States while it has a growing presence in Poland.

As of July 21, 2013, Couche-Tard's network comprises 6,198 convenience stores throughout North America, including 4,678 stores with road transportation fuel dispensing. Its North-American network consists of 13 business units, including nine in the United States covering 39 states and the District of Columbia and four in Canada covering all ten provinces. More than 60,000 people are employed throughout its network and at the service offices in North America.

In Europe, Couche-Tard operates a broad retail network across Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Denmark), Poland, the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) and Russia with 2,287 stores as at July 21, 2013, the majority of which offer road transportation fuel and convenience products while the others are unmanned automated service-stations which offer road transportation fuel only. It also offers other products, including stationary energy, marine fuel, aviation fuel, lubricants and chemicals. Couche-Tard operates key fuel terminals and fuel depots in eight countries. Including employees at Statoil branded franchise stations, about 18,500 people work in its retail network, terminals and service offices across Europe.

In addition, under licensing agreements, about 4,200 stores are operated under the Circle K banner in ten other countries worldwide (China, Guam, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Mexico, Vietnam and United Arab Emirates) which brings to more than 12,650 the number of sites in Couche-Tard's network.

For more information on Couche-Tard, please visit: http://www.couche-tard.com.

The statements set forth in this press release, which describes Couche-Tard's objectives, projections, estimates, expectations or forecasts, may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of securities legislation. Positive or negative verbs such as "plan", "evaluate", "estimate", "believe", "expect" and other related expressions are used to identify such statements. Couche-Tard would like to point out that, by their very natures, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties such that its results, or the measures it adopts, could differ materially from those indicated or underlying these statements, or could have an impact on the degree of realization of a particular projections. Major factors that may lead to a material difference between Couche-Tard's actual results and the projections or expectations set forth in the forward-looking statements include the effects of the integration of acquired businesses and the ability to achieve projected synergies, fluctuations in margins on motor fuel sales, competition in the convenience store and retail motor fuel industries, exchange rate variations, and such other risks as described in detail from time to time in the reports filed by Couche-Tard with securities authorities in Canada and the United States. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, Couche-Tard disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking information in this release is based on information available as of the date of the release.

 

 

 

SOURCE: Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

Raymond Paré, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
Tel.: [phone] (ext. 4607)
[email protected]