HAMMOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED announces voting results of Annual General Meeting
GUELPH, Ontario , May 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hammond Manufacturing Company Limited (TSX:HMM.A) today announced in accordance with Toronto Exchange requirements, the voting results from its Annual General Meeting held May 1, 2017 in Guelph, Ontario.
Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business put forth at the meeting, including the appointment of KPMG LLP as its outside auditors and the election of all director nominees as set out below.
Election of Directors
The following seven nominees were elected to serve as directors of the Corporation until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed:
| Number of Votes | Percentage of Votes Cast | |||||||||||
| Name | For | Against | Withheld | Spoiled | Non vote | For | Against | Withheld | ||||
| Robert F. Hammond | 14,375,867 | - | 3,700 | - | 6,578 | 99.97 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.03 | % | |
| Edward Sehl | 14,375,867 | - | 3,700 | - | 6,578 | 99.97 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.03 | % | |
| Paul Quigley | 14,375,867 | - | 3,700 | - | 6,578 | 99.97 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.03 | % | |
| Sheila Hammond | 14,375,867 | - | 3,700 | - | 6,578 | 99.97 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.03 | % | |
| Sarah Hansen | 14,375,867 | - | 3,700 | - | 6,578 | 99.97 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.03 | % | |
| Michael Fricker | 14,375,867 | - | 3,700 | - | 6,578 | 99.97 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.03 | % | |
| William Wiener | 14,375,867 | - | 3,700 | - | 6,578 | 99.97 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.03 | % | |
Appointment of Auditors
KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, were appointed as auditors of the Corporation for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 and the Directors are authorized to fix their remuneration.
| For | Against | Withheld | Spoiled | Non vote | For | Against | Withheld | |||||
| 14,382,445 | - | 3,700 | - | - | 99.97 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.03 | % | ||
Hammond Manufacturing Company Limited manufactures a broad range of products for the electronic and electrical products industry, including metallic and non-metallic enclosures, racks, small cases, outlet strips, surge suppressors and electronic transformers.
For information, contact: Hammond Manufacturing Company Limited Robert F. Hammond, Chairman and CEO Tel. (519) 822-2960 Fax. (519) 822-7289 Email: ir@hammfg.com
