Covalon Announces Voting Results from 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario--()--Covalon Technologies Ltd. (the "Company" or "Covalon") (TSXV: COV), an advanced medical technologies company, today announced the results of the matters voted upon at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held March 8th 2018.

Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business and each was approved by the requisite number of votes. The matters included the election of the board of directors, the appointment of auditors, and the approval of the Company’s stock option plan. The total number of shares represented, either in person or by proxy, totaled 11,474,211 or 53.38%. The voting results are detailed below.

1) The Election of the Board of Directors:

Name of Nominee   Votes FOR   %   Votes WITHHELD   %
Abe Schwartz 10,969,593 99.50% 54,899 0.50%
Brian Pedlar 10,980,593 99.60% 43,899 0.40%
Martin Bernholtz 11,013,483 99.90% 11,009 0.10%
Ian Brindle 10,980,602 99.60% 43,890 0.40%
Elinor Caplan 11,024,492 100.00% 0 0.00%
Joseph Cordiano 11,024,483 100.00% 9 0.00%
Jeffrey Mandel 10,969,602 99.50% 54,890 0.50%
Murray Miller 11,024,492 100.00% 0 0.00%
Gale Pollock 11,024,483 100.00% 9 0.00%
 

2) The Appointment of the Auditor:

    Votes FOR   %   Votes WITHHELD   %
BDO Canada LLP 11,439,011 100.00% 0 0%
 

3) The Approval of the Corporation’s 2007 Stock Option Plan:

    Votes FOR   %   Votes WITHHELD   %
Stock Option Plan 10,815,102 98.10% 209,390 1.90%
 

Final voting results of all matters voted on at the meeting will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and further details of the voted matters can be found in the Company’s proxy circular with a record date of January 22nd 2018.

About Covalon
Covalon Technologies Ltd. researches, develops and commercializes new healthcare technologies that help save lives around the world. Covalon's patented technologies, products and services address the advanced healthcare needs of medical device companies, healthcare providers and individual consumers. Covalon's technologies are used to prevent, detect and manage medical conditions in specialty areas such as wound care, tissue repair, infection control, disease management, medical device coatings and biocompatibility. To learn more about Covalon, visit our website at www.covalon.com

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Contacts

Covalon Technologies Ltd.
Brian Pedlar, 905-568-8400 x 233
CEO
bpedlar@covalon.com
Toll free: 1-877-711-6055
www.covalon.com
Twitter: @covalon