Gildan Activewear Reports on Shareholders’ Voting Results for the Election of Directors
April 30, 2020 at 04:35 pm
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MONTRÉAL, April 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL; TSX and NYSE) today announced that the eleven nominees proposed as directors in its management proxy circular dated March 4, 2020 were elected as directors of the Company by a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders or represented by proxy at its virtual annual meeting of shareholders held on April 30, 2020 in Montréal. The voting results are detailed below:
NOMINEES
FOR
WITHHELD
Number
%
Number
%
William D. Anderson
153,646,546
95.16
7,811,910
4.84
Donald C. Berg
160,805,848
99.60
652,611
0.40
Maryse Bertrand
158,881,106
98.40
2,577,354
1.60
Marc Caira
159,510,295
98.79
1,948,161
1.21
Glenn J. Chamandy
161,236,467
99.86
221,992
0.14
Shirley E. Cunningham
159,623,289
98.86
1,835,170
1.14
Russell Goodman
157,794,135
97.73
3,664,324
2.27
Charles M. Herington
159,620,085
98.86
1,838,375
1.14
Luc Jobin
160,696,485
99.53
761,974
0.47
Craig A. Leavitt
160,270,065
99.26
1,188,394
0.74
Anne Martin-Vachon
160,184,778
99.21
1,273,682
0.79
About Gildan Gildan is a leading manufacturer of everyday basic apparel which markets its products in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America, under a diversified portfolio of Company-owned brands, including Gildan®, American Apparel®, Comfort Colors®, Gildan® Hammer™, Prim + Preux®, Gold Toe®, Anvil® by Gildan®, Alstyle®, Secret®, Silks®, Kushyfoot®, Secret Silky®, Therapy Plus®, Peds® and MediPeds®, and under the Under Armour® brand through a sock licensing agreement providing exclusive distribution rights in the United States and Canada. Our product offering includes activewear, underwear, socks, hosiery, and legwear products sold to a broad range of customers, including wholesale distributors, screenprinters or embellishers, as well as to retailers that sell to consumers through their physical stores and/or e-commerce platforms, and to global lifestyle brand companies.
Gildan owns and operates vertically-integrated, large-scale manufacturing facilities which are primarily located in Central America, the Caribbean Basin, North America, and Bangladesh. With approximately 51,000 employees worldwide Gildan operates with a strong commitment to industry-leading labour and environmental practices throughout its supply chain in accordance with its comprehensive Genuine Responsibility® program embedded in the Company's long-term business strategy. More information about the Company and its corporate citizenship practices and initiatives can be found at www.gildancorp.com and www.genuineresponsibility.com, respectively.
Gildan Activewear Inc. is a vertically integrated manufacturer of everyday basic apparel, including activewear, underwear, and hosiery products. Its primary product categories include activewear tops and bottoms (activewear), socks (hosiery), and underwear tops and bottoms (underwear). Its activewear product lines include T-shirts, fleece tops and bottoms, and sports shirts. Its hosiery product lines include athletic, dress, casual and workwear socks, liner socks and socks for therapeutic purposes. Its underwear product lines include men's and boy's underwear (tops and bottoms) and ladiesâ panties. It markets its products in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, under a diversified portfolio of Company-owned brands, including Gildan, American Apparel, Comfort Colors, GOLDTOE and Peds. It also sells socks under the Under Armour brand in the United States and Canada. It has manufacturing facilities in Central America, the Caribbean, North America, and Bangladesh.