TORONTO, April 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Colliers International Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CIGI ) (TSX: CIGI ) (“Colliers”) today announced that at its annual meeting of shareholders, held in Toronto on April 11, 2017, the eight director nominees listed in Colliers’ management information circular dated February 23, 2017 were elected as directors of Colliers. Directors have been elected to serve until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders. The detailed results of the vote are set out below.
| Nominee | Votes For | % Votes For | Votes Withheld | % Votes Withheld | ||
| David R. Beatty | 55,006,607 | 97.64 | % | 1,331,171 | 2.36 | % |
| Peter F. Cohen | 55,272,690 | 98.11 | % | 1,065,088 | 1.89 | % |
| John (Jack) P. Curtin, Jr. | 55,539,623 | 98.58 | % | 798,155 | 1.42 | % |
| Stephen J. Harper | 56,309,538 | 99.95 | % | 28,240 | 0.05 | % |
| Michael D. Harris | 54,159,363 | 96.13 | % | 2,178,415 | 3.87 | % |
| Jay S. Hennick | 55,554,877 | 98.61 | % | 782,901 | 1.39 | % |
| Katherine M. Lee | 52,581,770 | 93.33 | % | 3,756,008 | 6.67 | % |
| L. Frederick Sutherland | 55,908,296 | 99.24 | % | 429,482 | 0.76 | % |
| * As a vote was taken by a show of hands, the number of votes disclosed reflects those proxies received by management in advance of the meeting. | ||||||
In addition, at the meeting, Colliers shareholders approved, with a vote by a show of hands, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditor of Colliers for the ensuing year, as described in the circular.
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