EX-99.1 2 exhibit99-1.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED MAY 31, 2018

Exhibit 99.1
 
 


DESCARTES ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING

WATERLOO, Ontario — May 31, 2018 — The Descartes Systems Group Inc. announced that the following matters, as set out in more detail in its Management Information Circular dated May 1, 2018, were considered and voted on by shareholders at the annual meeting of shareholders held on Thursday, May 31st, 2018 in Cambridge, Ontario (the “Meeting”).

General
The total number of common shares of the Corporation represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting was 67,973,164 which represented 88.49% of the 76,814,800 common shares of the Corporation that were outstanding as of the Record Date for the Meeting, being, April 23, 2018.

Election of Directors
On a vote by ballot, each of the following 8 nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of Descartes:

Director Nominee
Number of Votes FOR
Number of Votes WITHHELD
Percentage of Total Votes FOR
David Beatson
66,757,766
296,361
99.56%
Deborah Close
66,967,714
86,431
99.87%
Eric Demirian
65,720,804
1,333,323
98.01%
Chris Hewat
57,985,809
9,068,318
86.48%
Dennis Maple
66,964,531
89,596
99.87%
Jane O’Hagan
66,921,106
133,021
99.80%
Edward Ryan
66,936,964
117,163
99.83%
John Walker
66,967,364
86,763
99.87%

Appointment of Auditors

KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants and Licensed Public Accountants, were appointed as the auditors of the Corporation until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are appointed.  Voting was conducted by a show of hands.


Number of Votes FOR
Number of Votes WITHHELD
Percentage of Total Votes FOR
67,881,978
89,986
99.87%





Say-On-Pay

On a vote by ballot, the “Say-On-Pay” resolution proposed by management of the Corporation was approved.

Number of Votes FOR
Number of Votes AGAINST
Percentage of Total Votes FOR
62,873,891
4,180,184
93.77%


About Descartes
Descartes (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) is the global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity, performance and security of logistics-intensive businesses. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service solutions to route, schedule, track and measure delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world's largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community. Our headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com, and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter

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Descartes Investor Contact:
Laurie McCauley (519) 746-6114 x202358
investor@descartes.com