TORONTO, Aug. 22,
2023 /CNW/ - Indigo Books & Music Inc. (TSX:
IDG), Canada's largest book and
lifestyle retailer, held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders today
and announced the voting results for its board of
directors.
The total number of shares represented in person or by proxy at
the meeting was 20,813,508 representing 75.54% of Indigo's issued
and outstanding Common Shares. Shareholders voted in favour
of all items of business, including the election of each of the
eight nominee directors as shown below:
|
Nominee
|
Votes
For
|
% Votes
For
|
Votes
Withheld
|
% Votes
Withheld
|
|
Jonathan
Deitcher
|
20,534,566
|
99.00 %
|
207,767
|
1.00 %
|
|
Markus Dohle
|
20,689,907
|
99.75 %
|
52,426
|
0.25 %
|
|
Wendy Evans
|
20,690,455
|
99.75 %
|
51,878
|
0.25 %
|
|
Andrea
Johnson
|
20,544,817
|
99.05 %
|
197,516
|
0.95 %
|
|
Donald
Lewtas
|
20,700,242
|
99.80 %
|
42,091
|
0.20 %
|
|
Peter Ruis
|
20,699,987
|
99.80 %
|
42,346
|
0.20 %
|
|
Gerald
Schwartz
|
20,534,531
|
99.00 %
|
207,802
|
1.00 %
|
|
Joel Silver
|
20,700,362
|
99.80 %
|
41,971
|
0.20 %
|
Final results on all matters voted at the Annual Meeting held on
August 22, 2023 are available under
Indigo's profile on SEDAR at sedar.com.
About Indigo Books & Music
Inc.
Indigo is a publicly traded Canadian company listed on the
Toronto Stock Exchange (IDG). Indigo is Canada's leading book and lifestyle retailer,
offering a curated assortment of books, gifts, home, wellness,
fashion, paper, baby and kids products, that support customers by
simplifying their journey to Living with Intention. The
Company operates retail stores in all ten provinces and one
territory in Canada, and also has
retail operations in the United
States through a wholly-owned subsidiary, operating one
retail store in Short Hills, New
Jersey. Retail operations are seamlessly integrated with the
Company's digital channels, including the www.indigo.ca website and
the mobile applications, which are extensions of the physical
stores and offer customers an expanded assortment of book titles,
along with a meaningfully curated assortment of general
merchandise. Indigo believes in real books, in living life fully
and generously, in being kind to each other and that stories – big
and little – connect us.
The Company supports a separate registered charity, called the
Indigo Love of Reading Foundation (the "Foundation"), which is
committed to addressing educational inequality, and more
specifically, the literacy crisis in Canada. The Foundation provides resources
including new books and learning materials, training and year-round
curation support to help ensure teachers, education staff, school
administrators and other key stakeholders have the tools they need
to promote literacy in their communities. With the support of the
Company, its customers, employees, and suppliers, the Foundation
has committed over $35.0 million to
more than 1,000,000 students across Canada since 2004.
SOURCE Indigo Books & Music
Inc.