{"id":755374,"date":"2023-05-04T19:05:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T23:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/fortis-inc-shareholders-approve-election-of-directors-appointment-of-auditors-and-say-on-pay\/"},"modified":"2023-05-04T19:05:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T23:05:52","slug":"fortis-inc-shareholders-approve-election-of-directors-appointment-of-auditors-and-say-on-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/fortis-inc-shareholders-approve-election-of-directors-appointment-of-auditors-and-say-on-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortis Inc. Shareholders Approve Election of Directors, Appointment of Auditors and Say on Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p align=\"justify\">ST. JOHN&#8217;S, Newfoundland and Labrador, May  04, 2023  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Fortis Inc. (&#8220;Fortis&#8221; or the &#8220;Corporation&#8221;) (TSX\/NYSE: FTS) announced the voting results from its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held today. Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business before the meeting, including electing the nominated directors, appointing Deloitte LLP as the Corporation&#8217;s auditors, and voting on an advisory basis to accept the Corporation&#8217;s approach to executive compensation.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <u>Election of Directors<\/u><br \/>\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Fortis shareholders elected the following 12 individuals to the Board to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:20%;width:20%;min-width:20%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>Nominee<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:20%;width:20%;min-width:20%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong># Votes For<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:20%;width:20%;min-width:20%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>% Votes For<\/strong><br \/>\n            \n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:20%;width:20%;min-width:20%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong># Votes Withheld<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:20%;width:20%;min-width:20%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>% Votes Withheld<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">Tracey C. Ball<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">266,517,266<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">99.29<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">1,898,867<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">0.71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">Pierre J. Blouin<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">262,927,972<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">97.96<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">5,488,161<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">2.04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">Lawrence T. Borgard<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">267,730,971<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">99.74<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">685,163<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">0.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">Maura J. Clark<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">266,341,865<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">99.23<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">2,074,268<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">0.77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">Lisa Crutchfield<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">265,546,126<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">98.93<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">2,870,007<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">1.07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">Margarita K. Dilley<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">267,662,377<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">99.72<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">753,756<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">0.28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">Julie A. Dobson<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">256,372,941<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">95.51<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">12,043,192<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">4.49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">Lisa L. Durocher<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">266,226,342<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">99.18<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">2,189,791<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">0.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">David G. Hutchens<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">267,859,833<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">99.79<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">556,300<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">0.21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">Gianna M. Manes<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">267,460,134<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">99.64<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">955,999<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">0.36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">Don R. Marchand<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">267,959,342<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">99.83<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">456,791<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">0.17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">Jo Mark Zurel<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">263,784,980<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">98.27<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">4,631,153<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">1.73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <u><br \/>\n            <br \/>Appointment of Auditors<\/u><br \/>\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Shareholders of the Corporation approved the appointment of Deloitte LLP as the Corporation&#8217;s auditors to hold office until the close of the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:25%;width:25%;min-width:25%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong># Votes For<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:25%;width:25%;min-width:25%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>% Votes For<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:25%;width:25%;min-width:25%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong># Votes Withheld<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:25%;width:25%;min-width:25%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>% Votes Withheld<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">274,484,908<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">99.53<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">1,284,966<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">0.47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <u><br \/>\n            <br \/>Say on Pay<\/u><br \/>\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Shareholders approved the non-binding advisory vote regarding the Corporation&#8217;s approach to executive compensation (&#8220;Say on Pay&#8221;).<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:25%;width:25%;min-width:25%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong># Votes For<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:25%;width:25%;min-width:25%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>% Votes For<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:25%;width:25%;min-width:25%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong># Votes A<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong>gainst<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:25%;width:25%;min-width:25%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>% Votes A<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong>gainst<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">248,406,339<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">92.55<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">20,009,786<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">7.45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <br \/>About Fortis<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Fortis is a well-diversified leader in the North American regulated electric and gas utility industry, with 2022 revenue of $11 billion and total assets of $65 billion as at March 31, 2023. The Corporation&#8217;s 9,200 employees serve utility customers in five Canadian provinces, ten U.S. states and three Caribbean countries.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Fortis shares are listed on the TSX and NYSE and trade under the symbol FTS. Additional information can be accessed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortisinc.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>www.fortisinc.com<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sedar.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>www.sedar.com<\/u><\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sec.gov\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>www.sec.gov<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">A .pdf version of this press release is available at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/Resource\/Download\/3e87ad40-48a2-4b34-be27-179f6b440ff3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>http:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/Resource\/Download\/3e87ad40-48a2-4b34-be27-179f6b440ff3<\/u><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>For further information contact<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:80%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:50%;width:50%;min-width:50%;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">Investor Enquiries:<br \/>Ms. Stephanie Amaimo <br \/>Vice President, Investor Relations<br \/>Fortis Inc.<br \/>248.946.3572<br \/><a href=\"mailto:investorrelations@fortisinc.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>investorrelations@fortisinc.com<\/u><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:50%;width:50%;min-width:50%;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">Media Enquiries:<br \/>Ms. Karen McCarthy<br \/>Vice President, Communications &amp; Government Relations<br \/>Fortis Inc.<br \/>709.737.5323<br \/><a href=\"mailto:media@fortisinc.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>media@fortisinc.com<\/u><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODgzMjU4MyM1NTc2Njc0IzIwMDgxNzM=\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/ODc0NjRiZDctMjI4MS00OTBhLWIyZGUtY2UyZGQzNmRhYmMwLTEwMTk3NDY=\/tiny\/Fortis.png\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. JOHN&#8217;S, Newfoundland and Labrador, May 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Fortis Inc. (&#8220;Fortis&#8221; or the &#8220;Corporation&#8221;) (TSX\/NYSE: FTS) announced the voting results from its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held today. Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business before the meeting, including electing the nominated directors, appointing Deloitte LLP as the Corporation&#8217;s auditors, and voting on an advisory basis to accept the Corporation&#8217;s approach to executive compensation. Election of Directors Fortis shareholders elected the following 12 individuals to the Board to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed: Nominee # Votes For % Votes For # Votes Withheld % Votes Withheld Tracey C. 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