MONTREAL, May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stella-Jones Inc. (TSX: SJ) (“Stella-Jones” or the “Company”) today announced its director election results following its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (“Meeting”), held this morning.
All of the nominees proposed as directors in the Company’s Management Information Circular dated March 14, 2024 were elected to the Board of Directors of Stella-Jones by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders at the Meeting or represented by proxy at the Meeting. Detailed voting results for the election of directors were as follows:
Nominee
Votes for
Votes Against
#
%
#
%
Michelle A. Banik
46,986,707
99.96
20,502
0.04
Robert Coallier
46,991,372
99.97
5,837
0.03
Anne E. Giardini
45,856,286
97.55
1,150,923
2.45
Rhodri J. Harries
46,994,197
99.97
13,012
0.03
Karen Laflamme
46,936,185
99.85
71,023
0.15
Katherine A. Lehman
46,943,872
99.87
63,337
0.13
James A. Manzi, Jr.
46,887,058
99.74
120,150
0.26
Douglas Muzyka
45,799,606
97.43
1,207,602
2.57
Simon Pelletier
46,655,454
99.25
351,754
0.75
Éric Vachon
46,995,856
99.98
11,353
0.02
Additionally, the advisory vote on executive compensation (Say on Pay) received 92.56% approval.
Results on all matters voted at the Meeting are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
ABOUT STELLA-JONES
Stella-Jones Inc. (TSX: SJ) is a leading North American manufacturer of pressure-treated wood products, focused on supporting infrastructure that is essential to the delivery of electrical distribution and transmission, and the operation and maintenance of railway transportation systems. It supplies the continent’s major electrical utilities and telecommunication companies with wood utility poles and North America’s Class 1, short line and commercial railroad operators with railway ties and timbers. Stella-Jones’ infrastructure product categories also include industrial products, namely wood for railway bridges and crossings, marine and foundation pilings, construction timbers and coal tar-based products. Additionally, the Company manufactures and distributes premium treated residential lumber and accessories to Canadian and American retailers for outdoor applications, with a significant portion of the business devoted to servicing Canadian customers through its national manufacturing and distribution network. For more information, visit: www.stella-jones.com.
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Stella-Jones Inc. is a Canada-based producer of pressure-treated wood products. The Company supplies various electrical utilities and telecommunication companies with wood utility poles and North Americaâs short line and commercial railroad operators with railway ties and timbers. The Company also provides industrial products, which include wood for railway bridges and crossings, marine and foundation pilings, construction timbers and coal tar-based products. Additionally, the Company manufactures and distributes premium treated residential lumber and accessories to Canadian and American retailers for outdoor applications, with a significant portion of the business devoted to servicing Canadian customers through its national manufacturing and distribution network. The Company operates 45 wood treating plants and a coal tar distillery. These facilities are located across Canada and the United States and are complemented by a procurement and distribution network.