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VANCOUVER, BC, May 12, 2023
/CNW/ - Premium Brands Holdings Corporation ("Premium Brands" or
the "Company") (TSX: PBH) announced the voting results from its
2023 annual meeting of shareholders held May
12, 2023. A total of 33,057,230 Common Shares or
74.07% of our issued and outstanding Common Shares were voted in
connection with the annual meeting. Shareholders voted by
ballot on each item of business. Based on proxies received
prior to the meeting and votes tallied at the meeting, each
director nominee was elected by a substantial majority as
follows:
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Sean Cheah
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97.9 %
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Johnny
Ciampi
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93.3 %
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Dr. Marie Delorme,
C.M.
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99.8 %
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Bruce Hodge
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94.3 %
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Kathleen
Keller-Hobson
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99.2 %
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Hugh
McKinnon
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92.0 %
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George
Paleologou
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97.6 %
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Mary Wagner
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99.8 %
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Additionally, the Company's advisory "say on pay" vote received
96.1% support based on proxies received prior to the meeting and
votes tallied at the meeting. Full results of the votes are
included as Appendix "A" to this press release.
About Premium Brands
Premium Brands owns a broad range of leading specialty food
manufacturing and differentiated food distribution businesses with
operations across Canada and
the United States.
www.premiumbrandsholdings.com
APPENDIX "A"
PREMIUM BRANDS HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (the "Issuer")
Friday, May 12, 2023
Report of Voting Results
National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure
Obligations
Section 11.3
Matters Voted Upon
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1.
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To fix the number of
Directors to be elected
at the Meeting at not more than eight (8).
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32,625,833
( 99.10%)
For
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296,980_
_ ( 0.90%)
Against
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2.(a)
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To elect Sean Cheah as
a Director of the
Corporation.
|
32,230,890
( 97.90%)
For
|
691,923 _ _
( 2.10%)
Against
|
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(b)
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To elect Johnny Ciampi
as a Director of
the Corporation.
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30,726,844
( 93.33%)
For
|
2,195,969 _
( 6.67%)
Against
|
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(c)
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To elect Dr. Marie
Delorme, C.M. as a
Director of the Corporation.
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32,852,303
( 99.79%)
For
|
70,510 _ __
( 0.21%)
Against
|
|
|
|
|
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(d)
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To elect Bruce Hodge as
a Director of the
Corporation.
|
31,054,015
( 94.32%)
For
|
1,868,798
_ ( 5.68%)
Against
|
|
|
|
|
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(e)
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To elect Kathleen
Keller-Hobson as a
Director of the Corporation.
|
32,657,990
( 99.20%)
For
|
264,823 ___
( 0.80%)
Against
|
|
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(f)
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To elect Hugh McKinnon
as a Director of
the Corporation.
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30,271,307
( 91.95%)
For
|
2,651,506 _
( 8.05%)
Against
|
|
|
|
|
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(g)
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To elect George
Paleologou as a Director
of the Corporation.
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32,134,462
( 97.61%)
For
|
788,351 ___
( 2.39%)
Against
|
|
|
|
|
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(h)
|
To elect Mary Wagner as
a Director of the
Corporation.
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32,850,761
( 99.78%)
For
|
72,052 ____
( 0.22%)
Against
|
|
|
|
|
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3.
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To approve the
appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
of the Corporation for the ensuing year,
and to authorize the Directors of the
Corporation to fix the remuneration of
such Auditors.
|
32,576,925
( 98.53%)
For
|
485,051 ___
( 1.47%)
Withheld
|
|
|
|
|
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4.
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To approve the
Corporation's approach to
executive compensation.
|
31,643,697
_ ( 96.11%)
For
|
1,279,116
__ ( 3.89%)
Against
|
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SOURCE Premium Brands Holdings Corporation