BlackBerry Announces Election Results for the Company's Board of Directors
WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(June 21, 2017) - BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ:BBRY)(TSX:BB) announced today that the eight nominees listed in the Company's management information circular dated May 5, 2017 for the Company's annual and special meeting of shareholders held on June 21, 2017, were elected as directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company or until their successors are elected or appointed. The detailed results of the vote are set out below.
| Nominee | Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld | ||||
| John Chen | 275,033,958 | 96.68% | 9,436,745 | 3.32% | ||||
| Michael A. Daniels | 280,566,501 | 98.63% | 3,904,202 | 1.37% | ||||
| Timothy Dattels | 223,187,872 | 78.46% | 61,282,831 | 21.54% | ||||
| Richard Lynch | 279,985,068 | 98.42% | 4,485,635 | 1.58% | ||||
| Laurie Smaldone Alsup | 283,927,088 | 99.81% | 543,614 | 0.19% | ||||
| Barbara Stymiest | 279,867,820 | 98.38% | 4,602,883 | 1.62% | ||||
| V. Prem Watsa | 260,678,008 | 91.64% | 23,792,695 | 8.36% | ||||
| Wayne Wouters | 283,905,089 | 99.80% | 565,614 | 0.20% | ||||
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a mobile-native security software and services company dedicated to securing people, devices, processes and systems for today's enterprise. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company was founded in 1984 and operates in North America, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Latin America and Africa. The Company trades under the ticker symbols "BB" on the Toronto Stock Exchange and "BBRY" on the NASDAQ. For more information, visit www.BlackBerry.com.
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