LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwired) -- 07/08/14 -- The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. ("The Jean Coutu Group" or the "Corporation") (TSX: PJC.A) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders today. Each of the candidates proposed as directors was elected by a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders present or represented by proxy at the meeting:
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Number % Number %
Lise Bastarache 1,078,342,297 97.95 22,527,792 2.05
Francois J. Coutu 1,096,077,197 99.56 4,792,892 0.44
Jean Coutu 1,096,441,563 99.60 4,428,526 0.40
Marie-Josee Coutu 1,093,746,854 99.35 7,123,235 0.65
Michel Coutu 1,093,758,089 99.35 7,112,000 0.65
Sylvie Coutu 1,096,044,684 99.56 4,825,405 0.44
L. Denis Desautels 1,078,353,641 97.95 22,516,448 2.05
Marcel Dutil 1,079,745,612 98.08 21,124,477 1.92
Nicolle Forget 1,096,985,690 99.65 3,884,399 0.35
Robert Lacroix 1,080,466,335 98.15 20,403,754 1.85
Yvon Martineau 1,095,753,178 99.54 5,116,911 0.46
Andrew T. Molson 1,099,963,752 99.92 906,337 0.08
Cora Mussely Tsouflidou 1,096,973,451 99.65 3,896,638 0.35
Annie Thabet 1,099,191,289 99.85 1,678,800 0.15
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About The Jean Coutu Group. The Jean Coutu Group is one of the most trusted names in Canadian pharmacy retailing. The Corporation operates a network of 414 franchised stores located in the provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario under the banners of PJC Jean Coutu, PJC Clinique, PJC Sante and PJC Sante Beaute, which employs close to 20,000 people. Furthermore, the Jean Coutu Group owns Pro Doc Ltd ("Pro Doc"), a Quebec-based subsidiary and manufacturer of generic drugs.
Contacts:
Source:
The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc.
Andre Belzile
Senior Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Affairs
(450) 646-9611, Ext. 1790
Information:
Helene Bisson
Vice-President, Communications
(450) 646-9611, Ext. 1165
