UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May 2021
Commission File Number: 001-32562
STANTEC INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
400-10220 103 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5J 0K4
(Address of principal executive office)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| STANTEC INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: May 6, 2021 | /s/ Theresa B. Y. Jang | |
| Theresa B. Y. Jang | ||
| Executive Vice President and CFO | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 6, 2021 |
EXHIBIT 99.1
Results of Stantec’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
EDMONTON, Alberta and NEW YORK, May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stantec Inc. (“Stantec”) held its virtual annual meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) on May 6, 2021. A total of 91,278,146 shares (81.86% of outstanding common shares) were represented in person or by proxy.
The complete voting results from the Meeting are as follows:
1. Election of Directors
The Board of Directors of Stantec had fixed the number of directors standing for election at the Meeting to be nine. Each of the nine nominees listed in Stantec’s Management Information Circular dated March 17, 2021 was elected as a director of Stantec.
| Nominee | Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld |
| Martin A. à Porta | 88,237,866 | 99.80 | 173,951 | 0.20 |
| Douglas K. Ammerman | 76,179,635 | 86.16 | 12,232,232 | 13.84 |
| Richard C. Bradeen | 87,149,126 | 98.57 | 1,262,741 | 1.43 |
| Shelley A. M. Brown | 86,774,266 | 98.15 | 1,637,601 | 1.85 |
| Patricia D. Galloway | 87,193,884 | 98.62 | 1,217,983 | 1.38 |
| Robert J. Gomes | 86,609,413 | 97.96 | 1,802,454 | 2.04 |
| Gordon A. Johnston | 87,719,125 | 99.22 | 692,742 | 0.78 |
| Donald J. Lowry | 87,539,435 | 99.01 | 872,432 | 0.99 |
| Marie-Lucie Morin | 86,506,141 | 97.84 | 1,905,726 | 2.16 |
2. Appointment of Auditors
Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, were reappointed as auditors of Stantec for 2021, and the directors were authorized to fix the remuneration of the auditors.
| Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld |
| 86,034,502 | 94.26 | 5,243,644 | 5.74 |
3. Non-binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
Shareholders accepted Stantec’s approach to executive compensation disclosed in the Management Information Circular dated March 17, 2021, and delivered in connection with the Meeting.
| Votes For | % For | Votes Against | % Against |
| 85,486,474 | 96.69 | 2,928,393 | 3.31 |
4. Amendment and Restatement of By-law No. 1
Shareholders approved and confirmed the amendment and restatement of Stantec’s By-law No. 1 as disclosed in the Management Information Circular dated March 17, 2021, and delivered in connection with the Meeting.
| Votes For | % For | Votes Against | % Against |
| 89,204,536 | 97.73 | 2,073,610 | 2.27 |
About Stantec
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