MONTREAL, Aug. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Saputo Inc. (TSX: SAP) (Saputo or the Company) announces that the nominees listed in the management information circular dated June 4, 2020, were elected as directors of Saputo at the annual meeting of shareholders held on August 6, 2020.
Each of the following ten nominees proposed by the board of directors was elected as a director of Saputo, pursuant to a vote conducted by ballot. The outcome of the proxies received by the Company and the ballots cast was as follows:
Voted For
Withheld from Voting
% For
% Withheld
Lino Saputo, Jr.
337,758,047
7,564,422
97.81
%
2.19
%
Louis-Philippe Carrière
344,151,131
1,171,338
99.66
%
0.34
%
Henry E. Demone
341,108,617
4,213,852
98.78
%
1.22
%
Anthony M. Fata
339,333,086
5,989,383
98.27
%
1.73
%
Annalisa King
344,904,901
417,457
99.88
%
0.12
%
Karen Kinsley
344,904,733
417,736
99.88
%
0.12
%
Tony Meti
341,667,882
3,654,587
98.94
%
1.06
%
Diane Nyisztor
340,773,734
4,548,735
98.68
%
1.32
%
Franziska Ruf
341,109,382
4,213,087
98.78
%
1.22
%
Annette Verschuren
344,510,004
812,465
99.76
%
0.24
%
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, a leading cheese manufacturer and fluid milk and cream processor in Canada, the top dairy processor in Australia, and the second largest in Argentina. In the USA, Saputo ranks among the top three cheese producers and is one of the largest producers of extended shelf-life and cultured dairy products. In the United Kingdom, Saputo is the largest manufacturer of branded cheese and a top manufacturer of dairy spreads. Saputo products are sold in several countries under market-leading brands, as well as private label brands. 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.