LAVAL,
QC, Sept. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Alimentation
Couche-Tard Inc. ("Couche–Tard" or the "Corporation") (TSX: ATD)
held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders today announcing that all
the candidates proposed as Directors in its Management Proxy
Circular dated July 10, 2024, were
elected by a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders
attending or represented by proxy at the meeting. This year marks
the departure of Brian Hannasch who
retired from the Corporation today as Director and will retire from
the Corporation tomorrow, as President and Chief Executive Officer.
We are pleased to welcome Mr. Hannasch's successor, Alex Miller to the Board of Directors. Mr.
Miller is currently the Corporation's Chief Operating Officer and
will assume his new role as President and Chief Executive Officer
tomorrow, September 6, 2024.
The detailed results of the vote for the election of Directors
are set out below:
Nominee
|
In Favor
(#)
|
In Favor
(%)
|
Withheld
(#)
|
Withheld
(%)
|
Alain
Bouchard
|
742,392,078
|
94.33 %
|
44,594,027
|
5.67 %
|
Louis Vachon
|
783,496,873
|
99.56 %
|
3,489,232
|
0.44 %
|
Jean Bernier
|
775,498,172
|
98.54 %
|
11,487,933
|
1.46 %
|
Karinne
Bouchard
|
731,208,696
|
92.91 %
|
55,777,409
|
7.09 %
|
Eric Boyko
|
740,479,830
|
94.09 %
|
46,506,275
|
5.91 %
|
Marie-Eve
D'Amours
|
748,933,332
|
95.16 %
|
38,052,773
|
4.84 %
|
Janice L.
Fields
|
779,247,768
|
99.02 %
|
7,738,337
|
0.98 %
|
Eric Fortin
|
728,066,107
|
92.51 %
|
58,919,998
|
7.49 %
|
Richard
Fortin
|
745,612,220
|
94.74 %
|
41,373,885
|
5.26 %
|
Stephen J.
Harper
|
785,962,226
|
99.87 %
|
1,023,879
|
0.13 %
|
Mélanie Kau
|
549,968,400
|
69.88 %
|
237,017,705
|
30.12 %
|
Marie Josée
Lamothe
|
784,617,520
|
99.70 %
|
2,368,585
|
0.30 %
|
Monique F.
Leroux
|
782,965,463
|
99.49 %
|
4,020,642
|
0.51 %
|
Alex Miller
|
777,108,819
|
98.74 %
|
9,877,286
|
1.26 %
|
Réal Plourde
|
745,205,439
|
94.69 %
|
41,780,666
|
5.31 %
|
Louis Têtu
|
776,402,480
|
98.66 %
|
10,583,625
|
1.34 %
|
About Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
Couche-Tard is a global leader in convenience and mobility, operating
in 31 countries and territories, with more than
16,800 stores, of which approximately 13,100 offer road
transportation fuel. With its well-known Couche-Tard and Circle K
banners, it is one of the largest independent convenience store
operators in the United States and
it is a leader in the convenience store industry and road
transportation fuel retail in Canada, Scandinavia, the Baltics,
Belgium, as well as in
Ireland. It also has an important
presence in Luxembourg,
Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, as well as in Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region of the People's
Republic of China. Approximately 149,000 people are employed
throughout its network.
For more information on Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., or to
consult its audited annual Consolidated Financial Statements,
unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and
Management Discussion and Analysis, please visit:
https:// corpo.couche-tard.com.
Forward-looking statements
The statements set forth in this press release, which describes
Couche-Tard's objectives, projections, estimates, expectations, or
forecasts, may constitute forward-looking statements within
the meaning of securities legislation. Positive or negative verbs
such as "believe", "can", "shall", "intend", "expect",
"estimate", "assume", and other related expressions are used
to identify such statements. Couche-Tard would like to point out
that, by their very nature, forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties such that its results, or the measures it
adopts, could differ materially from those indicated in or
underlying these statements, or could have an impact on the
degree of realization of a particular projection. Major factors
that may lead to a material difference between Couche- Tard's
actual results and the projections or expectations set forth in the
forward-looking statements include the effects of the integration
of acquired businesses and the ability to achieve projected
synergies, ongoing military conflicts, fluctuations in margins on
motor fuel sales, competition in the convenience store and retail
motor fuel industries, exchange rate variations, and such other
risks as described in detail from time to time in the reports filed
by Couche-Tard with securities authorities in Canada and the
United States. Among other things, our synergies objective
is based on our comparative analysis of organizational structures
and current level of spending across our network as well as on our
ability to bridge the gap, where relevant. Our synergies objective
is also based on our assessment of current contracts in the
geographical areas of operations and how we expect to be able to
renegotiate these contracts to take advantage of our increased
purchasing power. In addition, our synergies objectiveassumes that
we will be able to establish and maintain an effective process for
sharing best practices across our network. Finally, our objective
is also based on our ability to integrate acquired business. An
important change in these facts and assumptions could significantly
impact our synergies estimate as well as the timing of the
implementation of our different initiatives. Unless otherwise
required by applicable securities laws, Couche-Tard disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise. The forward-looking information in this release is
based on information available as of the date of the release.
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