WiLAN Announces Election of Directors
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OTTAWA, CANADA--(Marketwired - April 24, 2013) - Wi-LAN Inc. ("WiLAN" or the "Company") (TSX:WIN) (NASDAQ:WILN) today announced that all of Management's nominees listed in its March 22, 2013 management proxy circular were elected as directors of the Company at WiLAN's April 23, 2013 annual shareholders' meeting (the "Annual Meeting"). The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Annual Meeting are set out below.
Nominee | Votes For | % Votes For | Votes Withheld | % Votes Withheld |
Robert S. Bramson | 47,029,571 | 89.98 | 5,237,454 | 10.02 |
Dr. Michel Tewfik Fattouche | 50,067,565 | 95.79 | 2,199,459 | 4.21 |
John Kendall Gillberry | 48,727,103 | 93.23 | 3,539,921 | 6.77 |
William Keith Jenkins | 48,989,793 | 93.73 | 3,277,231 | 6.27 |
W. Paul McCarten | 46,700,736 | 89.35 | 5,566,288 | 10.65 |
Jim Roche | 46,313,555 | 88.61 | 5,953,469 | 11.39 |
Richard J. Shorkey | 48,727,343 | 93.23 | 3,539,681 | 6.77 |
James Douglas Skippen | 49,016,323 | 93.78 | 3,250,701 | 6.22 |
WiLAN also confirmed that shareholders approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's auditors and the renewal of the Company's share option plan.
About WiLAN
WiLAN, founded in 1992, is a leading technology innovation and licensing company. WiLAN has licensed its intellectual property to over 265 companies worldwide. Inventions in our portfolio have been licensed by companies that manufacture or sell a wide range of communication and consumer electronics products including 3G and 4G handsets, Wi-Fi-enabled laptops, Wi-Fi and broadband routers, xDSL infrastructure equipment, cellular base stations and digital TV receivers. WiLAN has a large and growing portfolio of more than 3,000 issued or pending patents. For more information: www.wilan.com .
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