Hudson’s Bay Company (TSX:HBC) announced that all of the nominees listed in its management information circular dated May 4, 2015 were elected as directors of HBC at the annual and special meeting of shareholders held today in Toronto. The results of the vote are set out below:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | ||||||||||||
| # | % | # | % | |||||||||||
| Richard A. Baker | 117,537,609 | 75.5 | 38,091,341 | 24.5 | ||||||||||
| Robert C. Baker | 151,096,790 | 97.1 | 4,532,160 | 2.9 | ||||||||||
| David G. Leith | 154,878,964 | 99.5 | 749,986 | 0.5 | ||||||||||
| William L. Mack | 151,085,762 | 97.1 | 4,543,188 | 2.9 | ||||||||||
| Lee Neibart | 151,098,614 | 97.1 | 4,530,336 | 2.9 | ||||||||||
| Denise Pickett | 154,892,867 | 99.5 | 736,083 | 0.5 | ||||||||||
| Wayne Pommen | 155,004,946 | 99.6 | 624,004 | 0.4 | ||||||||||
| Earl Rotman | 154,928,191 | 99.6 | 700,759 | 0.4 | ||||||||||
| Matthew Rubel | 149,735,080 | 96.2 | 5,893,870 | 3.8 | ||||||||||
| Andrea Wong | 155,042,386 | 99.6 | 586,564 | 0.4 | ||||||||||
Final results on all matters voted at the annual meeting will be filed on SEDAR. | ||||||||||||||
About Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson’s Bay Company, founded in 1670, is North America’s longest continually operated company. Today, HBC offers customers a range of retailing categories and shopping experiences primarily in the United States and Canada. Our leading banners – Hudson’s Bay, Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue and Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH – offer a compelling assortment of apparel, accessories, shoes, beauty and home merchandise. Hudson’s Bay is Canada’s most prominent department store with 90 full-line locations, two outlet stores and thebay.com. Lord & Taylor operates 50 full-line locations primarily in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic U.S., four Lord & Taylor outlet locations and lordandtaylor.com. Saks Fifth Avenue, one of the world’s pre-eminent luxury specialty retailers, comprises 39 U.S. stores, five international licensed stores and saks.com. OFF 5TH offers value-oriented merchandise through 83 U.S. stores and saksoff5th.com. Home Outfitters is Canada’s largest kitchen, bed and bath specialty superstore with 67 locations. Hudson’s Bay Company trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “HBC”.
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