PLANTATION, Fla, May 13, 2021 /CNW/ - Akumin Inc. ("Akumin"
or the "Corporation") (NASDAQ: AKU) (TSX: AKU) held its
annual general and special meeting of shareholders (the
"Meeting") today, May 13,
2021, on a virtual meeting platform. A total 47,315,152
shares, representing approximately 67.421% of shares outstanding,
were represented at the meeting or by proxy at the meeting.
Further to TSX reporting requirements, the voting in relation to
the election of directors was conducted at the Meeting and the
results were as follows:
Nominee
|
Votes
For
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Not
Voted
|
#
(%)
|
#
(%)
|
#
|
Thomas
Davies
|
45,687,401
(98.535%)
|
679,492
(1.465%)
|
948,259
|
Stan
Dunford
|
46,365,418
(99.997%)
|
1,475
(0.003%)
|
948,259
|
Murray Lee
|
42,491,780
(91.643%)
|
3,875,113
(8.357%)
|
948,259
|
James Webb
|
45,686,901
(98.533%)
|
679,992
(1.467%)
|
948,259
|
Riadh Zine
|
46,347,618
(99.958%)
|
19,275
(0.042%)
|
948,259
|
The appointment of the auditors, as described in the
Corporation's management information circular dated April 7, 2021 (the "Circular"), was duly
approved by the requisite number of votes. The shareholders
also passed a resolution to confirm an amendment to the
Corporation's general bylaw, previously passed by the board of
directors, to increase the quorum requirement for shareholder
meetings from 10% of the issued and outstanding shares being
represented to 33-1/3% of the issued and outstanding shares being
represented at the meeting, as further described in the
Circular.
About Akumin
Akumin is a leading provider of freestanding, fixed-site
outpatient diagnostic imaging services in the United States with a network of owned
and/or operated imaging centers located in Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas and Georgia. By combining our
clinical expertise with the latest advances in technology and
information systems, our centers provide physicians with imaging
capabilities to facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of diseases
and disorders and may reduce unnecessary invasive procedures,
minimizing the cost and amount of care for patients. Our imaging
procedures include MRI, CT, positron emission tomography (PET),
ultrasound, diagnostic radiology (X-ray), mammography, and other
interventional procedures.
SOURCE Akumin Inc.