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VANCOUVER, BC , June 3, 2021 /CNW/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) today announced results of its 2021 Annual General Meeting, which was held yesterday as a virtual event.
All nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular dated April 12 th , 2021 were elected as directors of the Company. Each of the Ballard directors was re-elected by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present or represented by proxy. Director biographies are available in the "Our Leadership" section of the Company's website.
|
Director Nominee |
Votes For |
% For |
Votes Withheld |
% Withheld |
|
Douglas P. Hayhurst |
124,078,002 |
95.02 |
6,505,681 |
4.98 |
|
Kui (Kevin) Jiang Duy-Loan Le |
86,229,791 125,979,546 |
66.03 96.47 |
44,353,892 4,604,137 |
33.97 3.53 |
|
Randy MacEwen |
128,650,412 |
98.52 |
1,933,271 |
1.48 |
|
Marty Neese |
128,456,264 |
98.37 |
2,127,419 |
1.63 |
|
James Roche Shaojun (Sherman) Sun |
128,835,707 98,420,556 |
98.66 75.37 |
1,747,976 32,163,127 |
1.34 24.63 |
|
Janet Woodruff |
122,745,293 |
94.00 |
7,838,390 |
6.00 |
In addition, KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, was appointed as auditor for the Company, an advisory vote approved the approach to executive compensation, and equity-based compensation plans were approved, as disclosed in the Company's Management Proxy Circular.
|
Item |
For |
% For |
Against |
% Against |
Withheld |
% Withheld |
||||||
|
Appointment of Auditors |
138,230,488 |
92.67 |
- |
- |
10,929,918 |
7.33 |
||||||
|
Executive Compensation |
112,979,427 |
86.52 |
17,604,256 |
13.48 |
- |
- |
||||||
|
Equity-based Compensation Plans |
96,526,416 |
73.92 |
34,056,468 |
26.08 |
- |
- |
||||||
Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual General Meeting held on June 2 nd , 2021 will be filed on SEDAR ( www.sedar.com ).
About Ballard Power Systems
Ballard Power Systems' (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) vision is to deliver fuel cell power for a sustainable planet. Ballard zero-emission PEM fuel cells are enabling electrification of mobility, including buses, commercial trucks, trains, marine vessels, passenger cars and forklift trucks. To learn more about Ballard, please visit
www.ballard.com
.
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