Vancouver, Canada: December 9, 2014 – Absolute® Software Corporation (TSX: ABT), the industry standard for persistent endpoint security and management solutions for computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones, announced that, at its annual general and special meeting of shareholders held on December 8, 2014 (the “AGM”), each of the nine nominees listed below proposed as directors and listed in its management information circular dated November 7, 2014 were elected as directors. Mr. Terry Libin and Mr. Ian Reid did not put forward their names for nomination as directors at the AGM.
The detailed results of the voting by proxy for each nominee are as follows:
|
Nominee |
Votes For |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Number |
% |
|
|
Mr. J. Ian Giffen |
22,513,576 |
81.8% |
|
Mr. Geoff Haydon |
23,198,684 |
84.3% |
|
Mr. Arthur Mesher |
27,491,320 |
99.9% |
|
Mr. Gregory Monahan |
23,110,678 |
84.0% |
|
Mr. Eric Rosenfeld |
20,459,558 |
74.4% |
|
Mr. Daniel P. Ryan |
27,368,362 |
99.5% |
|
Mr. Josef Vejvoda |
27,497,995 |
99.9% |
|
Mr. Sal Visca |
22,629,740 |
82.3% |
|
Mr. Gerhard Watzinger |
27,487,820 |
99.9% |
The new directors are Mr. Gerhard Watzinger, Mr. Arthur Mesher and Mr. Josef Vejvoda. Shareholders also voted in favor of the Advance Notice Policy and the Phantom Share Unit Plan. The Company withdrew the proposed New Articles of Incorporation from consideration at the AGM. Detailed voting results will be available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
"I would like to welcome our new directors to the board,” said Geoff Haydon, Chief Executive Officer at Absolute Software. “Having such seasoned industry leaders join the board validates our position as an IT security leader as we define a new category which represents the nexus of mobility, security and cloud computing.”
“On behalf of the board I would like to thank Mr. Libin and Mr. Reid for their outstanding past contributions,” said Dan Ryan, Chairman at Absolute Software. “I would also like to welcome the new members of the board. The collective experience and talent represented by the new directors will help to drive the incredible growth and opportunity that is already underway at Absolute Software.”