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 12th, 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
2nd, 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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SOURCE Ballard Power Systems Inc.