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WAJAX ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
TSX Symbol: WJX
TORONTO, May 7, 2026 /CNW/ - Wajax Corporation ("Wajax" or the "Corporation") today announced that the nominees listed in its Management Information Circular dated March 3, 2026 have been elected as directors of Wajax. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation held on May 5, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario are set out below.
On a vote conducted by ballot, each of the following ten (10) nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of Wajax:
Nominee | Votes For | % Votes For | Votes Against | % Votes Against |
Leslie Abi-karam | 10,380,228 | 98.33 % | 176,276 | 1.67 % |
Thomas M. Alford | 10,323,244 | 97.79 % | 233,260 | 2.21 % |
A. Jane Craighead | 10,501,648 | 99.48 % | 54,856 | 0.52 % |
George J. McClean | 10,507,406 | 99.53 % | 49,098 | 0.47 % |
Terrance L. McKibbon | 10,418,289 | 98.69 % | 138,215 | 1.31 % |
David G. Smith | 10,499,324 | 99.46 % | 57,180 | 0.54 % |
Elizabeth A. Summers | 10,481,766 | 99.29 % | 74,738 | 0.71 % |
Alexander S. Taylor | 9,305,129 | 88.15 % | 1,251,375 | 11.85 % |
Marc P. Tellier | 10,490,766 | 99.38 % | 65,738 | 0.62 % |
Susan Uthayakumar | 10,380,505 | 98.33 % | 175,999 | 1.67 % |
The Corporation also announced the appointment of A. Jane Craighead as board Chair, Thomas M. Alford as Chair of the Governance Committee of the board and David G. Smith as Chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the board.
Edward M. Barrett, a director of the Corporation since 2006 and board Chair since 2022, retired from the board at the conclusion of the meeting. "On behalf of our shareholders, management and our fellow directors, I would like to express our sincere thanks to Ed for his invaluable contributions to Wajax," said George McClean, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. "We wish him all the best on his retirement from the Wajax board."
Wajax Corporation
Founded in 1858, Wajax (TSX: WJX) is one of Canada's longest-standing and most diversified industrial products and services providers. The Corporation operates an integrated distribution system providing sales, parts and services to a broad range of customers in diverse sectors of the Canadian economy, including: construction, forestry, mining, industrial and commercial, oil sands, transportation, metal processing, government and utilities, and oil and gas.
SOURCE Wajax Corporation
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