VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – May 8, 2017) – Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX:CMH) (“Carmanah” or the “Company”) today announced the voting results from its annual general meeting held on May 4, 2017. The shareholders voted on and approved the election of the directors of the Corporation and the reappointment of KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants as auditors of the Corporation.
The voting results were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | |||
| Nominee | ||||
| # | % | # | % | |
| Election of Directors | ||||
| John Simmons | 10,696,802 | 94.62% | 607,910 | 5.38% |
| Michael Sonnenfeldt | 10,298,902 | 91.10% | 1,005,810 | 8.90% |
| Terry Holland | 11,303,152 | 99.99% | 1,560 | 0.01% |
| James Meekison | 11,303,152 | 99.99% | 1,570 | 0.01% |
| Sara Elford | 11,303,352 | 99.99% | 1,360 | 0.04% |
| Appointment of Auditors | 11,991,120 | 99.96% | 4,314 | 0.04% |
About Carmanah Technologies Corporation
Carmanah designs, develops and distributes a portfolio of products focused on energy optimized LED solutions for infrastructure. Since 1996, we have earned a global reputation for delivering durable, dependable, efficient and cost-effective solutions for industrial applications that perform in some of the world’s harshest environments. We manage our business within three reportable segments: Signals, Illumination and Power. The Signals segment includes serves the Airfield Ground Lighting, Aviation Obstruction, Offshore Wind, Marine and Traffic markets. The Illumination segment provides solar powered LED outdoor lights for municipal and commercial customers. The Power segment serves the Off-Grid solar market.
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For additional information on these risks and uncertainties, see Carmanah’s most recently filed Annual Information Form (AIF) and Annual MD&A, which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website at www.carmanah.com. The risk factors identified in Carmanah’s AIF and MD&A are not intended to represent a complete list of factors that could affect Carmanah.
Evan Brown
(250) 380-0052
Chief Financial Officer/Corporate Secretary
investors@carmanah.com