EX-99.1 2 a16-11248_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1 VOTING RESULTS

Exhibit 99.1

 

GRAPHIC

 

 

7th Floor — 510 West

 

Georgia Street

 

Vancouver, BC

 

Canada V6B 0M3

 

Maria Preovolos

604 697-8035

Telephone

Associate General Counsel and

 

 

Assistant Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

May 5, 2016

 

Alberta Securities Commission

British Columbia Securities Commission

L’Autorité des marchés financiers

Manitoba Securities Commission

Nova Scotia Securities Commission

Financial and Consumer Services Commission, New Brunswick

Ontario Securities Commission

Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Prince Edward Island

Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan

Financial Services Regulation Division, Newfoundland and Labrador
Toronto Stock Exchange

 

TELUS CORPORATION

REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS

 

Pursuant to section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102, the following matters were put to a vote at the annual general meeting of TELUS Corporation (the “Company”) held on May 5, 2016.  The report on the voting results is as follows:

 

1.                                      Election of Directors

 

A poll was conducted with respect to the election of directors.  According to proxies received and the poll conducted, the following individuals were elected as directors of the Company until the next annual general meeting with the following results:

 

Nominee

 

Votes For

 

% Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

% Votes Withheld

 

R.H. (Dick) Auchinleck

 

321,013,734

 

98.43%

 

5,117,294

 

1.57%

 

Micheline Bouchard

 

323,885,853

 

99.31%

 

2,234,416

 

0.69%

 

Raymond T. Chan

 

323,697,585

 

99.26%

 

2,418,037

 

0.74%

 

Stockwell Day

 

323,007,520

 

99.04%

 

3,114,988

 

0.96%

 

 


 

Nominee

 

Votes For

 

% Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

% Votes Withheld

 

Lisa De Wilde

 

325,585,877

 

99.84%

 

533,541

 

0.16%

 

Darren Entwistle

 

324,526,915

 

99.51%

 

1,610,612

 

0.49%

 

Mary Jo Haddad

 

325,532,331

 

99.82%

 

590,189

 

0.18%

 

John S. Lacey

 

306,148,889

 

93.87%

 

19,978,492

 

6.13%

 

William A. MacKinnon

 

325,683,887

 

99.86%

 

444,503

 

0.14%

 

John Manley

 

324,529,750

 

99.51%

 

1,601,191

 

0.49%

 

Sarabjit (Sabi) Marwah

 

325,494,189

 

99.81%

 

611,232

 

0.19%

 

David Mowat

 

325,534,384

 

99.82%

 

591,217

 

0.18%

 

 

2.                                      Appointment of Auditors

 

A poll was conducted with respect to the appointment of auditors.  According to proxies received and the poll conducted, Deloitte LLP was appointed auditors of the Company for the ensuing year with 328,482,066 (99.43%) votes cast in favour and 1,892,374 (0.57%) votes withheld.

 

3.                                      Reconfirmation of Shareholder Rights Plan

 

A poll was conducted with respect to reconfirmation of the Shareholder Rights Plan, as described in the Company’s information circular.  According to proxies received and the poll conducted, the reconfirmation of the Shareholder Rights Plan was approved with 311,992,483 (95.66%) votes cast in favour and 14,138,507 (4.34%) votes cast against.

 

4.                                      Advisory vote to accept the Company’s approach to executive compensation

 

A poll was conducted with respect to the advisory vote to accept the approach to executive compensation as disclosed on the Company’s information circular.  According to proxies received and the poll conducted, the Company’s approach to executive compensation was accepted with 293,180,274 (89.90%) votes cast in favour and 32,948,567 (10.10%) votes cast against.

 

TELUS CORPORATION

 

“Maria Preovolos”

Maria Preovolos

Associate General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary