Sleep Country Canada Announces Election of Directors

TORONTOJune 5, 2017 /CNW/ - Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. ("Sleep Country" or the "Company") (TSX: ZZZ) is pleased to announce that each of the nominees listed in its Management Information Circular dated March 30, 2017 were elected as directors of Sleep Country at the annual and special meeting (the "Meeting") of the shareholders of the Company held on May 12, 2017.

By way of a vote by ballot, the directors were elected to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders following the Meeting or until their respective successors are elected or appointed or their position is vacated. 

The votes cast in person or by proxy at the Meeting were as follows:

Nominee  

Votes For  

Votes
Withheld
  

Total Votes
Cast
  

Percentage
of Votes
For
  

Percentage
of Votes
Withheld
  

 

Stephen Gunn

25,937,478

4,858,473

30,795,951

84.22%

15.78%

Christine Magee

28,877,144

1,918,807

30,795,951

93.77%

6.23%

David Friesema

28,945,394

1,850,557

30,795,951

93.99%

6.01%

John Cassaday

30,245,643

550,308

30,795,951

98.21%

1.79%

Andrew Moor

30,271,913

524,038

30,795,951

98.30%

1.70%

David Shaw

30,425,658

370,293

30,795,951

98.80%

1.20%

Douglas Bradley

30,431,320

364,631

30,795,951

98.82%

1.18%

 

 

The formal Report on Voting Results with respect to all matters voted upon at the Meeting has been filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

About Sleep Country

Sleep Country is Canada's leading mattress retailer and the only specialty mattress retailer with a national footprint in Canada. Sleep Country operates under two mattress retail banners: Dormez-vous?, the largest retailer of mattresses in Quebec and Sleep Country Canada, the largest mattress retailer in the rest of Canada. As at May 12, 2017, Sleep Country has 240 stores and 17 distribution centres across Canada. All of the Company's stores are corporate-owned, enabling it to develop and maintain a strong culture of customer service, resulting in a consistent and superior in-store and home delivery customer experience.

SOURCE Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. Investor Relations

Robert Masson, Chief Financial Officer, 416.242.4774, robert.masson@sleepcountry.ca