MONTREAL, Aug. 5, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Lightspeed POS Inc.
("Lightspeed" or the "Company") (TSX: LSPD) (NYSE: LSPD), the
one-stop commerce platform for merchants around the world to
simplify, scale and create exceptional customer experiences, today
announced that shareholders voted in favour of all items of
business put forth by the Company at its annual and special
shareholders meeting held on August
5th, 2021 (the "Meeting").
1. Election of
Directors
The seven (7) candidates proposed as directors were duly elected
directors of the Company by a majority of the votes cast by the
shareholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting, as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Name of
Nominee
|
Votes
For
|
%
|
Votes
Withheld
|
%
|
Patrick
Pichette
|
90,809,039
|
99.96%
|
40,001
|
0.04%
|
Dax
Dasilva
|
90,808,530
|
99.96%
|
40,510
|
0.04%
|
Jean Paul
Chauvet
|
90,436,549
|
99.55%
|
412,491
|
0.45%
|
Marie-Josée
Lamothe
|
89,674,223
|
98.71%
|
1,174,817
|
1.29%
|
Paul
McFeeters
|
90,800,902
|
99.95%
|
48,138
|
0.05%
|
Merline
Saintil
|
90,104,642
|
99.18%
|
744,398
|
0.82%
|
Rob
Williams
|
89,772,779
|
98.82%
|
1,076,261
|
1.18%
|
2. Appointment of
Auditors
A ballot was conducted with respect to the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") as the Company's auditors.
According to the proxies received and ballots cast, PwC was
appointed the Company's auditors with the following results:
Votes
For:
92,978,355 (99.96%)
Votes Withheld:
36,858 (0.04%)
3. Change Company's name
to Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
A ballot was conducted with respect to approving a resolution to
amend the Company's articles of incorporation to change its
corporate name from Lightspeed POS Inc. to Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
(the "Name Change"), as more fully described in the Company's
management information circular. According to the proxies received
and ballots cast, the Name Change was approved with the following
results:
Votes
For:
90,823,661 (99.97%)
Votes Against:
25,379
(0.03%)
Final voting results on all matters voted at the Meeting are
available on Lightspeed's website and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and
EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
About Lightspeed
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global
economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants
innovate to simplify, scale and provide exceptional customer
experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies
online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to
new locations, global payments, financial solutions and connection
to supplier networks.
Founded in Montréal, Canada in
2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams
across North America, Europe and Asia
Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality and golf
businesses in over 100 countries.
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SOURCE Lightspeed POS Inc.