LIMERICK, Ireland, May 23, 2023
/CNW/ - kneat.com, inc. (TSX: KSI) ("Kneat" or the
"Company") a leader in digitizing and automating validation and
quality processes, announced results from its Annual General and
Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "2023 AGSM"), which took
place today. All director nominees were elected to the board of
directors (the "Kneat Board") and KPMG LLP was appointed as
auditors, as further described in the related Management
Information Circular dated April 18,
2023 (the "Circular"). Shareholders also approved an
ordinary resolution to amend Kneat's omnibus equity incentive plan
(the "Plan") to amend the number of RSUs, DSUs, and Options
reserved and available for the grant and issuance under the Plan as
follows: (i) the number of Options reserved and available for grant
and issuance shall not exceed 6% of the total issued and
outstanding Common Shares from time to time; and (ii) the number of
Common Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the settlement of
RSUs and DSUs shall not exceed 9% of the total issued and
outstanding Common Shares from time to time, all as further
described in the Circular.
The detailed results of voting at the 2023 AGSM are set out
below:
1. Election of Directors
Shareholders voted to elect all six directors nominated to the
Kneat Board.
Name of
Nominee
|
Number of Votes
Cast
|
Votes
"For"
|
Votes "For"
%
|
Ian
Ainsworth
|
33,270,899
|
33,269,665
|
100.00 %
|
Kevin
Fitzgerald
|
33,270,899
|
33,255,932
|
99.96 %
|
Edmund Ryan
|
33,270,899
|
33,047,557
|
99.33 %
|
Wade K. Dawe
|
33,270,899
|
28,341,002
|
85.18 %
|
Nutan Behki
|
33,270,899
|
33,251,909
|
99.94 %
|
Carol Leaman
|
33,270,899
|
33,251,932
|
99.94 %
|
2. Re-Appointment of Auditors
Shareholders voted to approve management's recommendation that
KPMG LLP be re-appointed as auditors of the Company, to hold office
until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders, and to
authorize the Company to fix their remuneration for the forthcoming
year.
Number of Votes
Cast
|
Votes
"For"
|
Votes "For"
%
|
33,270,899
|
33,205,082
|
99.80 %
|
3. Approval of Omnibus Amendment
Resolution
Shareholders voted to approve by ordinary resolution the
proposed amendments to the Plan, as described in the Circular under
the heading "Particulars of Matters to be Acted Upon – Approval
of Amendments to the Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan".
Number of Votes
Cast
|
Votes
"For"
|
Votes "For"
%
|
33,270,899
|
24,984,654
|
75.09 %
|
Final voting results on all matters voted at the 2023 AGSM have
been filed with Canadian securities regulators.
About Kneat
Kneat, a Canadian company with operational headquarters in
Limerick, Ireland, develops and markets the next-generation
Kneat Gx SaaS platform. Multiple business work processes can be
configured on the platform from equipment to computer validation,
through to quality document management. Kneat's software allows
users to author, review, approve, execute testing online, manage
any exceptions, and post-approve final deliverables in a controlled
FDA 21 CFR Part 11/ EU Annex 11-compliant platform. Macro and micro
report dashboards enable powerful oversight into all systems,
projects and processes globally. Customer case studies are
reporting productivity improvements in excess of 100% and a higher
data integrity and compliance standard. For more information
visit www.kneat.com.
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