CALGARY, Alberta, May 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Diamond Group Limited (“Black Diamond” or the “Company”) (TSX: BDI) announced the voting results from its annual general and special meeting of shareholders held on May 9, 2024 (the “Meeting”). A total of 40,064,561 common shares, representing approximately 64.71% of Black Diamond’s issued and outstanding common shares, were represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting.
The following nominees were elected as directors of Black Diamond for the ensuing year, with the specific voting results being as follows:
| Nominee | Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld |
| Trevor Haynes | 39,223,933 | 99.04 | 379,685 | 0.96 |
| Brian Hedges | 39,590,569 | 99.97 | 13,049 | 0.03 |
| Robert J. Herdman | 39,271,150 | 99.16 | 332,468 | 0.84 |
| Barbara J. Kelley | 36,607,925 | 92.44 | 2,995,693 | 7.56 |
| Edward H. Kernaghan | 39,581,969 | 99.95 | 21,649 | 0.05 |
| Leilani Latimer | 39,575,586 | 99.93 | 28,032 | 0.07 |
| Steven Stein | 39,257,010 | 99.12 | 346,608 | 0.88 |
| Robert Wagemakers | 38,295,905 | 96.70 | 1,307,713 | 3.30 |
In addition, all other resolutions presented at the Meeting were approved by Black Diamond’s shareholders, including the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as auditors; the approval of the unallocated options under Black Diamond’s share option plan; the approval of the issuance of common shares of Black Diamond from treasury pursuant to Black Diamond’s restricted and performance award incentive plan; and the approval of the amended and restated shareholder protection rights plan agreement. Detailed voting results for all resolutions will be posted under Black Diamond’s profile at www.sedarplus.com.
About Black Diamond Group
Black Diamond is a specialty rentals and industrial services Company with two operating business units - Modular Space Solutions (MSS) and Workforce Solutions (WFS). We operate in Canada, the United States, and Australia. MSS through its principal brands, BOXX Modular, Britco, MPA, Schiavi and CL Martin, owns a large rental fleet of modular buildings of various types and sizes. Its network of local branches rent, sell, service, and provide ancillary products and services to a diverse customer base in the construction, industrial, education, financial, and government sectors. WFS, through its principal brands, Black Diamond Camps and Black Diamond Energy Services, owns a large rental fleet of modular accommodation assets of all types and sizes. Its regional operating terminals rent, sell, service, and provide ancillary products and services including turn-key operated camps to a wide array of customers in the resource, infrastructure, construction, disaster recovery, and education sectors. The WFS business unit also includes the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, LodgeLink, which operates a digital marketplace for business-to-business crew accommodation, travel, and logistics in North America.
Learn more at www.blackdiamondgroup.com.
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