MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 9, 2024
/CNW/ - goeasy Ltd. (TSX: GSY), ("goeasy"
or the "Company"), one of Canada's leading consumer lenders focused on
delivering a full suite of financial services to non-prime
Canadians, announced that all of the nominee directors listed in
the management proxy circular dated March
19, 2024 were elected as directors of goeasy. The vote was
conducted at the Company's Annual General and Special Meeting of
Shareholders, which took place on May 8,
2024. The results of the vote are set out below:
Director Nominee
|
Votes For
|
Votes Withheld
|
Donald K.
Johnson
|
9,191,487
|
97.41 %
|
244,354
|
2.59 %
|
David Ingram
|
9,196,201
|
97.46 %
|
239,640
|
2.54 %
|
David Appel
|
9,115,852
|
96.61 %
|
319,989
|
3.39 %
|
Sean
Morrison
|
9,281,908
|
98.37 %
|
153,933
|
1.63 %
|
Karen Basian
|
9,200,083
|
97.50 %
|
235,758
|
2.50 %
|
Honourable James
Moore
|
6,881,077
|
72.92 %
|
2,554,764
|
27.08 %
|
Tara Deakin
|
8,860,201
|
93.90 %
|
575,640
|
6.10 %
|
Jason
Mullins
|
9,235,729
|
97.88 %
|
200,112
|
2.12 %
|
Jonathan
Tétrault
|
9,230,397
|
97.82 %
|
205,444
|
2.18 %
|
Final results on all matters voted at the Annual General and
Special Meeting of Shareholders held on May
8, 2024 have already been filed with the Canadian securities
regulators.
About goeasy
goeasy Ltd. is a Canadian company, headquartered
in Mississauga, Ontario, that
provides non-prime leasing and lending services through its
easyhome, easyfinancial and LendCare brands. Supported by over
2,500 employees, the Company offers a wide variety of financial
products and services including unsecured and secured instalment
loans, merchant financing through a variety of verticals and
lease-to-own merchandise. Customers can transact seamlessly through
an omnichannel model that includes online and mobile platforms,
over 400 locations across Canada, and point-of-sale financing
offered in the retail, powersports, automotive, home improvement
and healthcare verticals, through over 10,000 merchant partners
across Canada. Throughout the
Company's history, it has acquired and organically served
approximately 1.4 million Canadians and originated over
$13.5 billion in loans.
Accredited by the Better Business Bureau, goeasy is the proud
recipient of several awards in recognition of its exceptional
culture and continued business growth including 2024 Best
Workplaces™ in Financial Services & Insurance, Waterstone
Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures, ranking on the 2022
Report on Business Women Lead Here executive gender diversity
benchmark, placing on the Report on Business ranking of
Canada's Top Growing Companies,
ranking on the TSX30, Greater Toronto Top Employers Award and has
been certified as a Great Place to Work®. The Company is
represented by a diverse group of team members from over 78
nationalities who believe strongly in giving back to communities in
which it operates. To date, goeasy has raised and donated over
$5.6 million to support its
long-standing partnerships with BGC Canada and many other local
charities. In 2023, the Company announced a 3-year, $1.4 million commitment to BGC Canada's Food
Fund.
goeasy Ltd.'s. common shares are listed on the TSX under the
trading symbol "GSY". goeasy is rated BB- with a stable trend from
S&P and Ba3 with a stable trend from Moody's.
For more information about goeasy and our business units,
visit www.goeasy.com, www.easyfinancial.com,
www.lendcare.ca, www.easyhome.ca.
For further information contact:
Jason Mullins
President & Chief Executive Officer
(905) 272-2788
Farhan Ali Khan
Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Development Officer
(905) 272-2788
SOURCE goeasy Ltd