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.
