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WSP WSP Global Inc

218.58
-0.45 (-0.21%)
13 May 2024 - Closed
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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type
WSP Global Inc TSX:WSP Toronto Common Stock
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  -0.45 -0.21% 218.58 218.21 219.19 219.79 216.92 219.00 117,190 21:14:58

WSP Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

14/05/2021 1:00pm

GlobeNewswire Inc.


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WSP Global Inc. (TSX: WSP) (“WSP” or the “Corporation”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) virtually on May 13, 2021. A total of 82,233,242 common shares (representing approximately 72% of all issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation) were represented at the Meeting. WSP hereby announces that shareholders of the Corporation (the “Shareholders”) voted in favour of all items of business put forth at the Meeting by the Corporation. The complete voting results for each item of business at the Meeting are presented below.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORSThe Board of Directors of the Corporation had fixed at eight the number of directors (the “Directors”) to be elected at the Meeting. Following the vote at the Meeting, each of the eight nominees listed in the Corporation’s Management Information Circular dated March 31, 2021 was duly elected as a Director of WSP until the close of the next annual meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation or until their successor is appointed. All the nominee directors were members of the Board of Directors of WSP prior to the Meeting.

NomineeVotes For% Votes ForVotes Withheld% Votes Withheld
Louis-Philippe Carrière81,710,01799.45%448,6590.55%
Christopher Cole77,214,13893.98%4,944,5386.02%
Alexandre L’Heureux82,115,34499.95%43,3320.05%
Birgit Nørgaard81,918,28499.71%240,3920.29%
Suzanne Rancourt82,130,23599.97%28,4410.03%
Paul Raymond82,087,60299.91%71,0740.09%
Pierre Shoiry81,867,90399.65%290,7730.35%
Linda Smith-Galipeau81,730,39699.48%428,2800.52%

APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS Following the vote at the Meeting, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, were appointed as independent auditors of WSP until the close of the next annual meeting of Shareholders, and the Directors were authorized to fix the remuneration of the auditors.

Votes For% Votes ForVotes Withheld% Votes Withheld
81,678,69099.33%554,5520.67%

NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATIONShareholders were also presented with a non-binding, advisory vote on executive compensation to provide their views on WSP’s executive compensation plans and related disclosed objectives. Following the vote at the Meeting, such advisory resolution was adopted.

Votes For% Votes ForVotes Against% Votes Against
72,286,33195.29%3,872,3584.71%

As mentioned in the Corporation’s Management Information Circular dated March 31, 2021, while Shareholders have provided their collective advisory vote, the Directors remain fully responsible for their compensation decisions and are not relieved of these responsibilities by a positive advisory vote by Shareholders.

The foregoing voting results will be published on the Corporation’s website (www.wsp.com) under “Investors” and filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).

VIRTUAL MEETINGThis year again, the Corporation held its Meeting as a virtual only meeting, in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and to prioritize and support the well-being of its shareholders, employees and other Meeting attendees. The Meeting audio webcast is available on WSP’s website in the “Investors” section and on https://www.gowebcasting.com/11228.

ABOUT WSPAs one of the world’s leading professional services firms, WSP provides engineering and design services to clients in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. WSP's global experts include engineers, advisors, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, environmental specialists and surveyors, in addition to other design, program and construction management professionals. Our talented people are well positioned to deliver successful and sustainable projects, wherever clients need us. wsp.com.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Alain MichaudChief Financial OfficerWSP Global Inc.alain.michaud@wsp.comPhone: 438-843-7317 

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