HBC (TSX: HBC) announced that all of the nominees listed in its
management information circular dated May 10, 2018 (“Circular”) were
elected as directors of HBC at the annual and special meeting of
shareholders (“Meeting”) held today in Toronto. The results of the vote
are set out below:
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
#
%
#
%
Richard Baker
144,680,808
90.62
14,983,681
9.38
Robert Baker
134,813,530
84.44
24,850,959
15.56
Helena Foulkes
156,413,085
97.96
3,251,404
2.04
Eric Gross
156,401,823
97.96
3,262,666
2.04
Steven Langman
159,208,111
99.71
456,378
0.29
David Leith
156,257,258
97.87
3,407,231
2.13
William Mack
156,403,054
97.96
3,261,435
2.04
Lee Neibart
156,387,652
97.95
3,276,837
2.05
Denise Pickett
156,249,536
97.86
3,414,953
2.14
Wayne Pommen
156,259,103
97.87
3,405,386
2.13
Earl Rotman
156,048,452
97.74
3,616,037
2.26
Matthew Rubel
155,847,116
97.61
3,817,373
2.39
Andrea Wong
156,026,197
97.72
3,638,292
2.28
Each of the other matters put forward before shareholders for
consideration and approval at the Meeting, as described in HBC’s
Circular, was duly approved by the requisite number of votes.
Final voting results of all matters voted on at the Meeting will be made
available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
About HBC
HBC is a diversified global retailer focused on driving the performance
of high quality stores and their omnichannel offerings and unlocking the
value of real estate holdings. Founded in 1670, HBC is the oldest
company in North America. HBC's portfolio today includes formats ranging
from luxury to premium department stores to off price fashion shopping
destinations, with more than 480 stores and approximately 65,000
employees around the world.
HBC's leading banners across North America and Europe include Hudson's
Bay, Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5TH, Galeria Kaufhof,
the largest department store group in Germany, and Belgium's only
department store group Galeria INNO.
HBC has significant investments in real estate joint ventures. It has
partnered with Simon Property Group Inc. in the HBS Global Properties
Joint Venture, which owns properties in the United States and Germany.
In Canada, it has partnered with RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust in
the RioCan-HBC Joint Venture.
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Hudsonâs Bay Company ULC is a Canada-based company. The Company is engaged in delivering fashion, beauty, home decor and accessories. It operates approximately 90 stores across 8 Canadian provinces, along with 3 Hudson's Bay Home locations. Its products include women's clothing, men's clothing, kids and babies clothing, women's shoes, men's shoes, accessories, handbag, luggage and travel. It also offers various other product, such as arts and crafts, books and stationery, computers, electronics, fitness and recreation, food and snacks, health and wellness, home improvement, novelty gifts and games, party supplies, pet supplies and plants and flowers, and sports and outdoor. The Company provides a range of services in personal shopping, beauty services, home furnishing and interior advice, alterations and tailoring, Hudson's Bay optical, watch and jewelry repair, and Hunter Douglas window treatments.