MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Aug 3, 2016) - Saputo Inc. (TSX:SAP) (Saputo or the Company) announces that the nominees listed in its management proxy circular dated June 2, 2016 were elected as directors of Saputo at the annual meeting of shareholders held yesterday.
According to proxies received, each of the following 10 nominees proposed by the board of directors was elected as a director of Saputo with the following results:
Voted For
Withheld
from Voting
% For
% Withheld
Emanuele (Lino) Saputo
323,551,353
5,274,601
98.40%
1.60%
Lino A. Saputo, Jr.
326,777,219
2,048,739
99.38%
0.62%
Henry E. Demone
326,697,055
2,128,903
99.35%
0.65%
Anthony M. Fata
326,833,861
1,992,097
99.39%
0.61%
Annalisa King
328,400,034
425,924
99.87%
0.13%
Karen Kinsley
328,161,707
664,251
99.80%
0.20%
Tony Meti
327,566,499
1,259,459
99.62%
0.38%
Diane Nyisztor
328,737,137
88,821
99.97%
0.03%
Franziska Ruf
328,737,384
88,574
99.97%
0.03%
Annette Verschuren
328,096,082
729,876
99.78%
0.22%
About Saputo
Saputo produces, markets, and distributes a wide array of dairy products of the utmost quality, including cheese, fluid milk, extended shelf-life milk and cream products, cultured products and dairy ingredients. Saputo is one of the top ten dairy processors in the world, the largest cheese manufacturer and the leading fluid milk and cream processor in Canada, the third largest dairy processor in Argentina, and the fourth largest in Australia. In the US, Saputo ranks among the top three cheese producers and is one of the largest producers of extended shelf-life and cultured dairy products. Our products are sold in several countries under well-known brand names such as Saputo, Alexis de Portneuf, Armstrong, COON, Cracker Barrel*, Dairyland, DairyStar, Friendship Dairies, Frigo Cheese Heads, La Paulina, Milk2Go/Lait's Go, Neilson, Nutrilait, Scotsburn*, Stella, Sungold, Treasure Cave and Woolwich Dairy. Saputo Inc. is a publicly traded company and its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "SAP".
Saputo Inc. produces, markets, and distributes an array of dairy products, including cheese, fluid milk, extended shelf-life milk and cream products, cultured products, and dairy ingredients. It has four geographic sectors, including Canada, United States of America (USA), International and Europe. The Canada Sector consists of the Dairy Division (Canada), which produces, markets and distributes in Canada a variety of cheeses, including mozzarella and cheddar, specialty cheeses, fine cheeses and other cheeses. The USA Sector consists of the Dairy Division (USA), which produces, markets and distributes an assortment of cheeses, including mozzarella, American-style and specialty cheeses, such as ricotta, provolone, blue, parmesan, goat cheese and romano. The International Sector comprises the Dairy Division (Australia) and the Dairy Division (Argentina). The Europe Sector consists of the Dairy Division (UK), which produces, markets and distributes cheeses, butter, spreads and oils.