Cascades reports on shareholders' voting results for the election of directors

KINGSEY FALLS, QC, May 10, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS), a leader in the recovery and manufacturing of green packaging and paper tissue products, held its Annual General Meeting on May 5, 2016. The nine (9) candidates proposed as directors were duly elected directors of the Corporation by a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting, as follows:

                                                       

 

VOTES FOR

VOTES WITHHELD

Nominee

        Number

%

           Number

%

Alain Lemaire

65,528,319

95.95

2,769,233

4.05

Louis Garneau

67,563,761

98.93

733,791

1.07

Sylvie Lemaire

68,182,215

99.83

115,337

0.17

David McAusland

67,430,987

98.73

866,565

1.27

Georges Kobrynsky

68,161,152

99.80

136,400

0.20

Elise Pelletier

66,706,949

97.67

1,590,603

2.33

Sylvie Vachon

65,939,151

96.55

2,358,401

3.45

Laurence G Sellyn

66,199,852

96.93

2,097,700

3.07

Mario Plourde

66,815,724

97.83

1,481,828

2.17

 

Founded in 1964, Cascades produces, converts and markets packaging and tissue products that are composed mainly of recycled fibres. Cascades employs 11,000 men and women, who work in close to 90 production units in North America and Europe. With its management philosophy, half a century of experience in recycling and continuous efforts in research and development as driving forces, Cascades continues to deliver the innovative products that customers have come to rely on. Cascades' shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CAS.

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