BlackBerry re-elects Board of Directors as Watsa Scrapes through

BlackBerry held its annual and special meeting Wednesday with the eight nominees listed in the company’s management proxy circular dated May 2, 2022, for the company’s annual and special meeting of shareholders held on June 22, 2022, elected as directors to serve until BlackBerry’s next annual shareholder meeting or until their successors are elected or appointed.

The company took up eight directors for a vote as promised, and all eight won approval, with CEO John Chen receiving 83.94% of votes in favour.

Some more opposition was lodged against Richard Lynch (27.18% withheld) and Michael Daniels (36.3% withheld).

The company’s lead director Fairfax Financial’s Prem Watsa, received the most opposition, scraping through with 50.73% of votes for his nomination to 49.27% withheld.

The detailed results of the vote are set out below.

Election of Directors

Nominee	Votes For	% For	Votes Withheld	% Withheld
John Chen	192,327,109	83.94 %	36,804,130	16.06 %
Michael A. Daniels	145,952,540	63.70 %	83,178,698	36.30 %
Timothy Dattels	216,574,805	94.52 %	12,556,434	5.48 %
Lisa Disbrow	216,463,361	94.47 %	12,667,877	5.53 %
Richard Lynch	166,842,701	72.82 %	62,288,538	27.18 %
Laurie Smaldone Alsup	216,196,656	94.35 %	12,934,582	5.65 %
V. Prem Watsa	116,231,953	50.73 %	112,899,287	49.27 %
Wayne Wouters	216,289,190	94.40 %	12,842,049	5.60 %

Re-appointment of Independent Auditors

The re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditors of the Company as described in the management proxy circular was approved, based upon the following votes:

For	Against	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
296,684,355	0	6,365,518	3

Approval of Unallocated Entitlements under the Equity Incentive Plan

The resolution on the unallocated entitlements under the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan as described in the management proxy circular was approved, based upon the following votes: