{"id":16536,"date":"2025-07-07T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T22:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accordfinancial.com\/staging\/?p=16536"},"modified":"2025-07-07T17:24:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T22:24:00","slug":"accord-announces-voting-results-of-annual-meeting-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accordfinancial.com\/staging\/accord-announces-voting-results-of-annual-meeting-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Accord Announces Voting Results of Annual Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business put forth at the meeting as set out below. A total of 6,406,657 shares were represented at the AGM representing 74.85% of the total issued and outstanding shares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Election of Directors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following seven nominees were elected to serve as directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th colspan=\"2\">Number of Votes<\/th><th colspan=\"2\">Percentage of Votes Cast<\/th><\/tr><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>For<\/th><th>Withheld<\/th><th>For<\/th><th>Withheld<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>David Beutel<\/strong><\/td><td>6,105,873<\/td><td>300,599<\/td><td>95.31%<\/td><td>4.69%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Burt Feinberg<\/strong><\/td><td>5,836,773<\/td><td>569,699<\/td><td>91.11%<\/td><td>8.89%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Simon Hitzig<\/strong><\/td><td>5,798,373<\/td><td>608,099<\/td><td>90.51%<\/td><td>9.49%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Jean Holly<\/strong><\/td><td>5,853,373<\/td><td>553,099<\/td><td>91.37%<\/td><td>8.63%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Gary Prager<\/strong><\/td><td>5,829,873<\/td><td>576,599<\/td><td>91.00%<\/td><td>9.00%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>David Spivak<\/strong><\/td><td>5,813,273<\/td><td>593,199<\/td><td>90.74%<\/td><td>9.26%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Stephen Warden<\/strong><\/td><td>5,836,773<\/td><td>569,699<\/td><td>91.11%<\/td><td>8.89%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Appointment of Auditors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, was appointed as auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>For<\/th><th>Withheld<\/th><th>For<\/th><th>Withheld<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>6,391,547<\/td><td>15,110<\/td><td>99.76%<\/td><td>0.24%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Accord Financial Corp.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accord Financial is one of North America\u2019s most dynamic commercial finance companies providing fast, versatile financing solutions including asset-based lending, factoring, inventory finance, equipment finance (in Canada), trade finance and film\/media finance. By leveraging our unique combination of financial strength, deep experience and independent thinking, we craft winning financial solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, simply delivered, so our clients can thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For further information please contact:<br><strong>Irene Eddy<\/strong><br>Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer<br>Accord Financial Corp.<br>602 &#8211; 40 Eglinton Avenue East<br>Toronto, ON M4P 3A2<br>(416) 961-0304<br><a href=\"mailto:ieddy@accordfinancial.com\">ieddy@accordfinancial.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business put forth at the meeting as 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