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

KINGSEY FALLS, QC, May 8, 2015 /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 yesterday. The ten (10) 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

%

Laurent Lemaire

62,027,360

95.14

3,167,206

4.86

Alain Lemaire

61,523,175

94.37

3,671,391

5.63

Louis Garneau

62,309,202

95.57

2,885,364

4.43

Sylvie Lemaire

56,917,674

87.30

8,276,892

12.70

David McAusland

62,025,093

95.14

3,169,473

4.86

Georges Kobrynsky

63,855,983

97.95

1,338,583

2.05

Elise Pelletier

62,789,196

96.31

2,405,370

3.69

Sylvie Vachon

63,109,351

96.80

2,085,215

3.20

Laurence G Sellyn

64,361,860

98.72

832,706

1.28

Mario Plourde

62,264,744

95.51

2,929,822

4.49

 

Founded in 1964, Cascades produces, converts and markets packaging and tissue products that are composed mainly of recycled fibres. Cascades employs close to 11,000 men and women, who work in more than 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.

 

SOURCE Cascades Inc.

Media: Hugo D'Amours
Vice-President, Communications and Public Affairs, Cascades Inc.
819 363-5164
Hugo_damours@cascades.com

Investors:
Riko Gaudreault
Director, Investor Relations and Business Strategies, Cascades Inc.
514 282-2697
riko_g