Home Capital Group Announces Annual Meeting Results

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Home Capital Group Inc. (TSX:HCG) (“Home Capital” or “the Company”) announced today the voting results from its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders held Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

The total number of shares represented by shareholders in person and by proxy was 36,729,022 representing 71.54% of Home Capital’s issued and outstanding common shares. Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business, including election of each of the director nominees as follows:

NOMINEE NAME	VOTES FOR		VOTES WITHHELD
YOUSRY BISSADA	36,451,353	99.84%	59,937	0.16%
ROBERT J. BLOWES	36,381,457	99.64%	129,833	0.36%
PAUL G. HAGGIS	36,476,509	99.90%	34,781	0.10%
ALAN R. HIBBEN	35,369,835	96.87%	1,141,455	3.13%
SUSAN E. HUTCHISON	36,439,170	99.80%	72,120	0.20%
CLAUDE R. LAMOUREUX	35,835,364	98.15%	675,926	1.85%
JAMES H. LISSON	36,448,069	99.83%	63,221	0.17%
HOSSEIN RAHNAMA	36,462,629	99.87%	48,661	0.13%
LISA L. RITCHIE	36,459,497	99.86%	51,793	0.14%
SHARON H. SALLOWS	35,808,801	99.08%	702,489	1.92%

Appointment of Auditor
Ernst & Young LLP was appointed as auditor of the Company until the next annual meeting of shareholders and the directors were authorized to fix the remuneration of the auditors:

VOTES FOR		VOTES WITHHELD
35,841,639	97.58%	887,383	2.42%

Advisory Vote on Approach to Executive Compensation
The advisory resolution on the Company’s approach to executive compensation was approved:

VOTES FOR		VOTES AGAINST
35,148,766	96.27%	1,362,524	3.73%

Shareholder Rights Plan
The ordinary resolution to continue, amend and restate the Shareholder Rights Plan Agreement between the Company and Computershare Investor Services Inc., all as more particularly described in the Company’s Management Information Circular, was approved.

VOTES FOR		VOTES AGAINST
36,012,494	98.63%	498,796	1.37%

By-Law
The ordinary resolution to amend and restate By-Law No. 1A of the Company, as more particularly described in the Company’s Management Information Circular, was approved.

VOTES FOR		VOTES AGAINST
36,459,701	99.86%	51,589	0.14%

Detailed voting results for the meeting are available under Home Capital’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Home Capital Group Inc. is a public company, traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (HCG), operating through its principal subsidiary, Home Trust Company. Home Trust is a federally regulated trust company offering residential and non-residential mortgage lending, securitization of residential mortgage products, consumer lending and credit card services. In addition, Home Trust offers deposits via brokers and financial planners, and through a direct-to-consumer deposit brand, Oaken Financial. Home Trust also conducts business through its wholly owned subsidiary, Home Bank. Licensed to conduct business across Canada, we have offices in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Quebec.