Wajax Announces Election of Directors

TSX Symbol: WJX

TORONTO, May 6, 2016 /CNW/ - Wajax Corporation ("Wajax" or the "Corporation") today announced that the nominees listed in the Corporation's management proxy circular dated March 1, 2016 were elected as directors of Wajax.  The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation held on May 3, 2016 in Toronto are set out below.

On a vote conducted by ballot, each of the following ten nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of Wajax:

Nominee	Votes For	% Votes For	Votes Withheld	% Votes Withheld
Thomas M. Alford	11,264,230	99.77%	26,358	0.23%
Edward M. Barrett	11,235,071	99.51%	55,517	0.49%
Ian A. Bourne	11,249,231	99.63%	41,357	0.37%
Douglas A. Carty	11,133,422	98.61%	157,166	1.39%
Sylvia D. Chrominska	11,251,149	99.65%	39,439	0.35%
Robert P. Dexter	11,121,048	98.50%	169,540	1.50%
John C. Eby	11,253,355	99.67%	37,233	0.33%
A. Mark Foote	11,260,877	99.74%	29,711	0.26%
Paul E. Gagné	11,126,063	98.54%	164,525	1.46%
Alexander S. Taylor	11,251,547	99.65%	39,041	0.35%

Wajax Corporation

Wajax is a leading Canadian distributor engaged in the sale, rental and after-sale parts and service support of equipment, power systems and industrial components, through a network of 123 branches across Canada.  The Corporation is a multi-line distributor and represents a number of leading worldwide manufacturers across its core businesses.  Its customer base is diversified, spanning natural resources, construction, transportation, manufacturing, industrial processing and utilities.

SOURCE Wajax Corporation

Mark Foote, President and Chief Executive Officer, Email: [email protected]; John Hamilton, Chief Financial Officer, Email: [email protected], Telephone #: [phone]