HALIFAX, March 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - DHX Media (or the
"Company") (TSX: DHX.A, DHX.B; NASDAQ: DHXM), a leading global
children's content and brands company, announced today that all of
the nominees listed in its management information circular were
elected as directors of the Company at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders (the "Meeting") held earlier today.
The results of the votes received for each director nominee were
as follows:
|
%
of
|
%
of
|
Directors
|
Votes
For
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Elizabeth
Beale
|
84.48%
|
15.52%
|
David
Colville
|
84.47%
|
15.53%
|
Michael
Donovan
|
82.64%
|
17.36%
|
Deborah
Drisdell
|
84.48%
|
15.52%
|
Alan
Hibben
|
84.48%
|
15.52%
|
Geoffrey
Machum
|
84.54%
|
15.46%
|
Robert
Sobey
|
84.51%
|
15.49%
|
Catherine
Tait
|
84.50%
|
15.50%
|
Donald
Wright
|
62.99%
|
37.01%
|
At the Meeting, shareholders also approved the re-appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's auditors and authorized
the directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors.
The Company also announced at the Meeting that the Special
Committee of its Board of Directors expects to complete its
strategic review process by the end of its Fiscal Q4, June 30, 2018.
The management presentation delivered at the Meeting is
available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's
website, at: http://www.dhxmedia.com/investors/.
About DHX Media
DHX Media Ltd. (TSX: DHX.A, DHX.B;
NASDAQ: DHXM) is a leading children's content and brands company,
recognized globally for such high-profile properties as
Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Caillou,
Inspector Gadget, and the acclaimed Degrassi franchise.
One of the world's foremost producers of children's shows, DHX
Media owns the world's largest independent library of children's
content, at 13,000 half-hours. It licenses its content to
broadcasters and streaming services worldwide and generates
royalties through its global consumer products program. Through its
subsidiary, WildBrain, DHX Media operates one of the largest
networks of children's channels on YouTube. Headquartered in
Canada, DHX Media has 20 offices
worldwide. Visit us at www.dhxmedia.com.
Disclaimer
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" under
applicable securities laws with respect to DHX Media including,
without limitation, statements regarding the timeline for
concluding the strategic review and the business strategies and
operational activities of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in
such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements
involve risks and uncertainties and are based on information
currently available to the Company. Actual results or events may
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results
or events to differ materially from current expectations, among
other things, include the ability of the strategic review committee
to conclude its activities and risk factors discussed in materials
filed with applicable securities regulatory authorities from time
to time including matters discussed under "Risk Factors" in the
Company's most recent Annual Information Form and annual Management
Discussion and Analysis, which also form part of the Company's
annual report on Form 40-F filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are made as
of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update
or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances, except as
required by law.
SOURCE DHX Media Ltd.