Element Announces Annual Meeting Voting Results
TORONTO, May 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Element Fleet Management Corp. (TSX:EFN) (“Element” or the “Company”), the largest publicly traded, pure-play automotive fleet manager in the world, confirmed today that all ten nominees listed in its management information circular dated April 1, 2024 were elected as directors at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 15, 2024 (the “Meeting”), with each director receiving strong support as demonstrated by the results below. A total of 338,248,770 common shares (approximately 86.96% of the outstanding common shares) were represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting.
“We would like to thank our shareholders for their engagement, as demonstrated by turnout of over 86% of shares voted, and also for their continued support as evidenced by strong voting results at the Meeting,” said Laura Dottori-Attanasio, President and Chief Executive Officer of Element.
The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors at the Meeting are set out below:
| Votes for | % for (of votes cast) | Votes withheld | % withheld (of votes cast) | |
| Virginia Addicott | 335,969,794 | 99.84% | 537,484 | 0.16% |
| Andrew Clarke | 335,968,960 | 99.84% | 538,318 | 0.16% |
| Laura Dottori-Attanasio | 336,020,764 | 99.86% | 486,514 | 0.14% |
| G. Keith Graham | 335,402,443 | 99.67% | 1,104,835 | 0.33% |
| Joan Lamm-Tennant | 306,316,826 | 91.03% | 30,190,452 | 8.97% |
| Rubin J. McDougal | 335,796,572 | 99.79% | 710,706 | 0.21% |
| Arielle Meloul-Wechsler | 322,003,655 | 95.69% | 14,503,623 | 4.31% |
| Andrea Rosen | 335,072,737 | 99.57% | 1,434,541 | 0.43% |
| Kathleen Taylor | 330,016,140 | 98.07% | 6,491,138 | 1.93% |
| Luis Tellez | 336,423,148 | 99.97% | 84,130 | 0.03% |
In addition, shareholders approved an advisory resolution (say on pay) on executive compensation with 96.95% of votes cast in favour of the resolution, and approved the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors.
For complete results on all matters voted on at the Meeting, see Element’s Report of Voting Results filed on the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.com.
About Element Fleet Management
Element Fleet Management (TSX: EFN) is the largest publicly traded pure-play automotive fleet manager in the world, providing the full range of fleet services and solutions to a growing base of loyal, world-class clients – corporations, governments, and not-for-profits – across North America, Australia, and New Zealand. Element’s services address every aspect of clients’ fleet requirements, from vehicle acquisition, maintenance, accidents and remarketing, to integrating EVs and managing the complexity of gradual fleet electrification. Clients benefit from Element’s expertise as one of the largest fleet solutions providers in its markets, offering economies of scale and insight used to reduce fleet operating costs and improve productivity and performance. For more information, visit elementfleet.com/investor-relations.
Contact:
Rocco Colella
Director, Investor Relations
(437) 349-3796
rcolella@elementcorp.com
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