/EINPresswire.com/ -- VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/06/16 -- Finning International Inc. (TSX: FTT) announced the voting results from its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

A total of 121,865,102 common shares were voted at the meeting, representing 72.52% of the Company's outstanding shares as at the record date. Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business before the meeting, including the appointment of auditors and the authorization of the directors to fix the auditors' remuneration, acceptance of Finning's approach to executive compensation, and the election of directors. Detailed results of the ballot vote for the election of directors are provided below:

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Director Nominee                    Votes for   Percent   Withheld   Percent
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Marcelo Awad                       120,321,332   99.16   1,022,897    0.84
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James E.C. Carter                  121,017,040   99.73    327,189     0.27
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Jacynthe Cote                      120,201,646   99.06   1,142,583    0.94
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Nicholas Hartery                   120,101,250   98.98   1,242,979    1.02
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Stuart L. Levenick                 121,123,704   99.82    220,525     0.18
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Kevin A. Neveu                     117,595,171   96.91   3,749,058    3.09
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Kathleen M. O'Neill                121,119,965   99.82    224,264     0.18
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Christopher W. Patterson           120,317,505   99.15   1,026,724    0.85
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John M. Reid                       120,307,295   99.15   1,036,934    0.85
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L. Scott Thomson                   121,118,208   99.81    226,021     0.19
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Douglas W.G. Whitehead             120,675,216   99.45    669,013     0.55
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Michael M. Wilson                  119,819,042   98.74   1,525,187    1.26
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Finning International Inc. is the world's largest Caterpillar equipment dealer delivering unrivalled service to customers for over 80 years. Finning sells, rents and provides parts and service for equipment and engines to help customers maximize productivity. Headquartered in Vancouver, B.C., the Company operates in Western Canada, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Contacts:
Finning International Inc.
Mauk Breukels
Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs
(604) 331-4934
mauk.breukels@finning.com
www.finning.com

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