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WATERLOO, ON, June 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Descartes Systems Group Inc. on the voting results from its annual meeting of shareholders held on Thursday 15 June 2023 (“interview“).
The results of the meeting
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The following matters, as set out in more detail in the Management Information Circular dated May 10, 2023, were considered and voted upon by the shareholders at the meeting:
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The total number of Ordinary Shares of the Company represented in person or by proxy at the meeting was 75,061,434 which is 88.23% of the 85,078,029 Ordinary Shares of the Company that were outstanding on May 2, 2023
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Election of the members of the Board of Directors
Based on a vote by ballot, each of the following ten candidates proposed by the management of the Foundation was elected as the Director of the Foundation:
| Director candidate | No. of votes for |
percent the number of votes to |
No. of votes against |
percent the number of votes against |
| Deepak Chopra | 72901775 | 97.89% | 1,573,563 | 2.11% |
| Deborah Close | 72785597 | 97.73% | 1,689,744 | 2.27% |
| Eric Demerian | 71,530,973 | 96.05% | 2,944,368 | 3.95% |
| Sandra Huntington | 73,566,240 | 98.78% | 909101 | 1.22% |
| Kelly Irwin | 73,563,137 | 98.78% | 912204 | 1.22% |
| Dennis Mabel | 73,078,315 | 98.12% | 1,397,026 | 1.88% |
| Chris Montwiler | 72975296 | 97.99% | 1,500,046 | 2.01% |
| Jane O’Hagan | 72934259 | 97.93% | 1,541,082 | 2.07% |
| Edward Ryan | 73,563,634 | 98.78% | 910707 | 1.22% |
| John Walker | 72467017 | 97.30% | 2,008,325 | 2.70% |
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Appointment of auditors
In a vote by ballot, KPMG LLP, Certified Professional Accountants and Licensed Certified Public Accountants are appointed as the Corporation’s auditors until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are appointed.
| No. of votes for |
proportion of votes for |
No. of votes with Held |
percentage of votes with Held |
| 74,960,046 | 99.88% | 89,544 | 0.12% |
Amending the shareholder rights plan
On the basis of voting by ballot, the resolution proposed by the management of the enterprise to make some amendments to the shareholder equity plan of the enterprise was approved:
| No. of votes for |
proportion of votes for |
No. of vote against |
percentage of votes against |
| 73,568,932 | 98.78% | 906409 | 1.22% |
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Say-On-Pay
By a ballot vote, the Say-On-Pay resolution proposed by the management of the institution was approved.
| No. of votes for |
proportion of votes for |
No. of vote against |
percentage of the total vote against |
| 70,668,885 | 94.89% | 3,806,456 | 5.11% |
About Descartes
Descartes (NASDAQ: DSGX) (TSX: DSG) is a leading global provider of on-demand SaaS solutions focused on improving productivity, performance and security for logistics-intensive businesses. Customers use our modular and SaaS solutions to direct, schedule, track and measure delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, review and pay transportation bills; access to global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; And complete many other logistics operations by participating in the world’s largest multi-modal collaborative logistics community. We are headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada with offices and associates all over the world. Learn more through www.descartes.comand contact us on linkedin And Twitter.
Descartes Investor Contact:
Laurie McCauley (519) 746-6114×202358
Investor@descartes.com
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