MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Aug 2, 2017) - Saputo Inc. (TSX:SAP) (Saputo or the Company) announces that the nominees listed in its management proxy circular dated June 1, 2017 were elected as directors of Saputo at the annual and special meeting of shareholders held yesterday.
According to proxies received, each of the following 10 nominees proposed by the board of directors was elected as a director of Saputo with the following results:
Voted For
Withheld
from
Voting
% For
% Withheld
Lino A. Saputo, Jr.
318,847,453
6,819,754
97.91%
2.09%
Louis-Philippe Carrière
325,148,702
518,509
99.84%
0.16%
Henry E. Demone
318,476,738
7,190,473
97.79%
2.21%
Anthony M. Fata
317,901,065
7,766,146
97.62%
2.38%
Annalisa King
325,598,837
68,374
99.98%
0.02%
Karen Kinsley
325,142,088
525,123
99.84%
0.16%
Tony Meti
324,848,472
818,735
99.75%
0.25%
Diane Nyisztor
318,219,764
7,447,447
97.71%
2.29%
Franziska Ruf
318,471,603
7,195,608
97.79%
2.21%
Annette Verschuren
325,084,382
582,829
99.82%
0.18%
About Saputo
Saputo produces, markets, and distributes a wide array of dairy products of the utmost quality, including cheese, fluid milk, extended shelf-life milk and cream products, cultured products and dairy ingredients. Saputo is one of the top ten dairy processors in the world, the largest cheese manufacturer and the leading fluid milk and cream processor in Canada, one of the top three dairy processors in Argentina, and among the top four in Australia. In the US, Saputo ranks among the top three cheese producers and is one of the largest producers of extended shelf-life and cultured dairy products. Our products are sold in several countries under well-known brand names such as Saputo, Alexis de Portneuf, Armstrong, COON, Cracker Barrel*, Dairyland, DairyStar, Friendship Dairies, Frigo Cheese Heads, La Paulina, Milk2Go/Lait's Go, Neilson, Nutrilait, Scotsburn*, Stella, Sungold, Treasure Cave and Woolwich Dairy. Saputo Inc. is a publicly traded company and its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "SAP".
Saputo Inc. produces, markets, and distributes an array of dairy products, including cheese, fluid milk, extended shelf-life milk and cream products, cultured products, and dairy ingredients. It has four geographic sectors, including Canada, United States of America (USA), International and Europe. The Canada Sector consists of the Dairy Division (Canada), which produces, markets and distributes in Canada a variety of cheeses, including mozzarella and cheddar, specialty cheeses, fine cheeses and other cheeses. The USA Sector consists of the Dairy Division (USA), which produces, markets and distributes an assortment of cheeses, including mozzarella, American-style and specialty cheeses, such as ricotta, provolone, blue, parmesan, goat cheese and romano. The International Sector comprises the Dairy Division (Australia) and the Dairy Division (Argentina). The Europe Sector consists of the Dairy Division (UK), which produces, markets and distributes cheeses, butter, spreads and oils.