Descartes Announces Results of Annual Shareholder Meeting
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WATERLOO, Ontario, May 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX: DSG) announced that the following matters, as set out in more detail in its Management Information Circular dated April 30, 2019, were considered and voted on by shareholders at the annual meeting of shareholders held on Thursday, May 30th, 2019 in Cambridge, Ontario (the “Meeting”).
GeneralThe total number of common shares of the Corporation represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting was 68,885,331 which represented 89.20% of the 77,222,956 common shares of the Corporation that were outstanding as of the Record Date for the Meeting, being, April 25, 2019.
Election of DirectorsOn a vote by ballot, each of the following 7 nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of Descartes:
| Director Nominee | Number of VotesFOR | Number of VotesWITHHELD | Percentage ofTotal Votes FOR |
| David Beatson | 67,175,727 | 636,767 | 99.06% |
| Deborah Close | 67,749,922 | 62,572 | 99.91% |
| Eric Demirian | 65,882,494 | 1,930,000 | 97.15% |
| Dennis Maple | 67,712,630 | 99,864 | 99.86% |
| Jane O’Hagan | 67,750,522 | 61,972 | 99.91% |
| Edward Ryan | 67,750,087 | 62,407 | 99.91% |
| John Walker | 67,729,937 | 82,557 | 99.88% |
Appointment of Auditors
KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants and Licensed Public Accountants, were appointed as the auditors of the Corporation until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are appointed. Voting was conducted by a show of hands.
| Number ofVotes FOR | Number ofVotesWITHHELD | Percentage of TotalVotes FOR |
| 68,802,885 | 81,146 | 99.88% |
Say-On-Pay
On a vote by ballot, the “Say-On-Pay” resolution proposed by management of the Corporation was approved.
| Number of VotesFOR | Number of VotesAGAINST | Percentage ofTotal Votes FOR |
| 63,853,097 | 3,958,001 | 94.16% |
About DescartesDescartes (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX: DSG) is the global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity, performance and security of logistics-intensive businesses. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service solutions to route, schedule, track and measure delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world's largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community. Our headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com, and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Descartes Investor Contact:Laurie McCauley (519) 746-6114 x202358[email protected]
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