TORONTO and TAMPA, FL, May 2,
2018 /CNW/ - Cott Corporation (NYSE:COT; TSX:BCB) (the
"Company" or "Cott") today announced the results of voting for
directors at its annual and special meeting of shareowners held on
May 1, 2018 (the "Meeting") and the
declaration of a dividend.
VOTING RESULTS FOR ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS
By a vote conducted by ballot, each of the nominees listed in
the proxy statement dated March 21,
2018 was elected as a director of the Company at the
Meeting. The detailed voting results are as follows:
Nominee
|
# of
Votes For
|
% of Votes
For
|
# of Votes
Withheld
|
% of Votes
Withheld
|
Jerry
Fowden
|
105,406,196
|
99.49%
|
538,554
|
0.51%
|
David T.
Gibbons
|
103,919,346
|
98.09%
|
2,025,404
|
1.91%
|
Stephen H.
Halperin
|
94,071,804
|
88.79%
|
11,872,946
|
11.21%
|
Betty Jane
Hess
|
104,262,952
|
98.41%
|
1,681,798
|
1.59%
|
Kenneth C. Keller,
Jr.
|
105,653,195
|
99.72%
|
291,555
|
0.28%
|
Gregory
Monahan
|
104,709,915
|
98.83%
|
1,234,835
|
1.17%
|
Mario
Pilozzi
|
105,012,455
|
99.12%
|
932,295
|
0.88%
|
Eric
Rosenfeld
|
76,974,738
|
72.66%
|
28,970,012
|
27.34%
|
Graham
Savage
|
105,415,867
|
99.50%
|
528,883
|
0.50%
|
Details of the voting results on all matters considered at the
Meeting are available in the Company's report of voting results,
which is available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com.
DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND
Cott's Board of Directors has declared a dividend of
US$0.06 per share on common shares,
payable in cash on June 13, 2018 to
shareowners of record at the close of business on June 1, 2018.
ABOUT COTT CORPORATION
Cott is a water, coffee, tea, extracts and filtration service
company with a leading volume-based national presence in the North
American and European home and office bottled water delivery
industry and a leader in custom coffee roasting, blending of
iced tea, and extract solutions for the U.S. foodservice
industry. Our platform reaches over 2.4 million customers or
delivery points across North
America and Europe
supported by strategically located sales and distribution
facilities and fleets, as well as wholesalers and
distributors. This enables us to efficiently service
residences, businesses, restaurant chains, hotels and motels, small
and large retailers, and healthcare facilities.
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