Strongco Announces Final Voting Results

TSX SYMBOL: SQP

MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 11, 2016 /CNW/ - Strongco Corporation ("Strongco" or the "Corporation") today announces the final director election results from the 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held on May 11, 2016.   

All six nominees listed in Strongco's Management Information Circular dated March 23, 2016 were elected as directors of Strongco for the ensuing year or until their successors are elected or appointed.

A total of 9,524,837 common shares were voted in connection with the Meeting, representing approximately 72.04% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation. The numbers of shares, which were voted in favour or withheld from voting by proxy for the election of each director nominee, and such number as a percentage of the votes cast, were as follows:

Director Nominees	NUMBER OF SHARES		PERCENTAGE OF VOTES CAST
	FOR	WITHHELD	FOR	WITHHELD
John A. Anhang	8,523,885	18,424	99.78%	0.22%
John K. Bell	8,533,485	8,824	99.90%	0.10%
Robert J. Beutel	8,523,285	19,024	99.78%	0.22%
Anne Brace	8,530,341	11,968	99.86%	0.14%
Ian C.B. Currie	8,529,741	12,568	99.85%	0.15%
Yedidia S. Koschitzky	8,523,885	18,424	99.78%	0.22%

About Strongco Corporation

Strongco Corporation is a major multiline mobile equipment dealer with operations across Canada and in the United States, operating through Chadwick-BaRoss, Inc.  Strongco sells, rents and services equipment used in diverse sectors such as construction, infrastructure, mining, oil and gas, utilities, municipalities, waste management and forestry. The Company has approximately 700 employees serving customers from 27 branches in Canada and five in the United States. Strongco represents leading equipment manufacturers with globally recognized brands, including Volvo Construction Equipment, Case Construction, Manitowoc Crane, including National and Grove, Terex Cedarapids, Terex Finlay, Terex Fuchs, Terex Trucks, Ponsse, Fassi, Sennebogen, Konecranes and SDLG. Strongco is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol SQP.

SOURCE Strongco Corporation

J. David Wood, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Telephone: [phone], Email: [email protected], strongco.com