Shopify Announces Results of its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
May 27 2020 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP)(TSX:SHOP) (“Shopify” or the “Company”),
a leading global commerce company, today announced the results from
its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) which took place
today. All director nominees were re-elected to the Board of
Directors and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was appointed as auditors
as further described in the Company’s management information
circular dated April 16, 2020 (the “Circular”). Shareholders
approved the advisory resolution on the approach to executive
compensation disclosed in the Circular.
The detailed results of the Meeting were as follows:
1. Election of Directors
The six (6) nominees for Director that were proposed by
management of the Company were elected pursuant to a vote conducted
by ballot. The votes were cast for each nominee as follows:
Director
Votes
for
% of
Votes for
Votes
Withheld
% of
Votes Withheld
Tobias Lütke
184,198,616
99.25%
1,389,410
0.75%
Robert Ashe
183,010,134
98.61%
2,577,892
1.39%
Gail Goodman
185,504,948
99.96%
83,077
0.04%
Colleen Johnston
185,021,854
99.69%
566,171
0.31%
Jeremy Levine
184,995,712
99.68%
592,314
0.32%
John Phillips
184,544,322
99.44%
1,043,704
0.56%
2. Appointment of Auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP were appointed as the Company’s
auditors and the directors were authorized to fix the auditor’s
compensation pursuant to a vote conducted by ballot. The votes were
cast as follows:
Votes
for
% of
Votes for
Votes
Withheld
% of
Votes Withheld
197,642,045
99.84%
316,955
0.16%
3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The advisory vote on executive compensation was approved
pursuant to a vote conducted by ballot. The votes were cast as
follows:
Votes
for
% of
Votes for
Votes
Against
% of
Votes Against
179,698,940
96.83%
5,889,186
3.17%
Following the Meeting, the Board of Directors selected Tobias
Lütke to continue to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors, and
Robert Ashe to continue to serve as Lead Independent Director.
About Shopify
Shopify is a leading global commerce company, providing trusted
tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business of any
size. Shopify makes commerce better for everyone with a platform
and services that are engineered for reliability, while delivering
a better shopping experience for consumers everywhere.
Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Shopify powers over one million
businesses in more than 175 countries and is trusted by brands such
as Allbirds, Gymshark, PepsiCo, Staples and many more. For more
information, visit www.shopify.com.
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