TORONTO, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Russel Metals Inc.
(TSX: RUS) announces voting results from its 2021 annual meeting of
shareholders held on May 5, 2021. A
total of 28,965,917 common shares were represented at the meeting
in person or by proxy, representing 46.50% of the 62,295,441 issued
and outstanding common shares as of the record date on March 19, 2021.
Shareholders voted in favour of the election of each nominee
director as follows:
Nominee
|
Votes
For
|
Percentage
For
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Percentage
Withheld
|
Linh J.
Austin
|
28,460,870
|
99.44%
|
159,436
|
0.56%
|
John M.
Clark
|
27,917,032
|
97.54%
|
703,274
|
2.46%
|
James F.
Dinning
|
27,517,222
|
96.15%
|
1,103,084
|
3.85%
|
Brian R.
Hedges
|
28,083,382
|
98.12%
|
536,924
|
1.88%
|
Cynthia
Johnston
|
28,494,596
|
99.56%
|
125,710
|
0.44%
|
Alice D.
Laberge
|
27,599,722
|
96.43%
|
1,020,584
|
3.57%
|
William M.
O'Reilly
|
27,655,242
|
96.63%
|
965,064
|
3.37%
|
Roger D.
Paiva
|
28,486,244
|
99.53%
|
134,062
|
0.47%
|
John G.
Reid
|
28,091,430
|
98.15%
|
528,876
|
1.85%
|
Annie
Thabet
|
28,515,101
|
99.63%
|
105,205
|
0.37%
|
John R.
Tulloch
|
28,252,867
|
98.72%
|
367,439
|
1.28%
|
The Company's advisory "say on pay" resolution was also approved
with 91.15% of the votes cast in favour of the resolution. In
addition, the resolution appointing Deloitte LLP as auditors of the
Company was approved.
About Russel Metals Inc.
Russel Metals is one
of the largest metals distribution companies in North America. It carries on business in three
segments: metals service centers, energy products and steel
distributors. Its network of metals service centers carries an
extensive line of metal products in a wide range of sizes, shapes
and specifications, including carbon hot rolled and cold finished
steel, pipe and tubular products, stainless steel, aluminum and
other non-ferrous specialty metals. Its energy products operations
carry a specialized product line focused on the needs of energy
industry customers. Its steel distributors operations act as master
distributors selling steel in large volumes to other steel service
centers and large equipment manufacturers mainly on an "as is"
basis.
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