For the month of June 2006
LEADING
BRANDS, INC.
(Registrant)
Suite 1800 -
1500 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6G 2Z6 Canada
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F [X] | Form 40-F [ ] |
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Yes [ ] | No [X] |
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In accordance with Section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations, the Company hereby advises of the results of the voting on the matters submitted to the Annual and Special General Meeting of shareholders of the Company held on Wednesday, June 28, 2006. At the Meeting, the shareholders were asked to consider certain matters outlined in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Information Circular dated May 10, 2006.
The matters voted upon at the Meeting and the results of the voting were as follows:
For | Against | Withheld | ||||||
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1. | Appointment of BDO Dunwoody LLP as auditors of the Company | 5,608,825 | N/A | 15,417 | ||||
2. | Authorize the Directors'
to fix the
Auditors' remuneration |
5,590,350 | 33,892 | N/A | ||||
3. | Increase the number of Directors to seven | 5,559,956 | 64,286 | N/A | ||||
4. | Elect as Director, David P. Bowra | 5,451,670 | N/A | 172,572 | ||||
5. | Elect as Director, Peter Buckley | 5,460,920 | N/A | 163,322 | ||||
6. | Elect as Director, R. Thomas Gaglardi | 5,585,195 | N/A | 39,047 | ||||
7. | Renewal of, and amendments to, the Shareholder Rights Plan Agreement | 5,413,491 | 210,751 | N/A | ||||
8. | Approve the right of the Directors to grant replacement stock options for existing stock options that will be expiring from time to time | 5,337,767 | 286,475 | N/A |
Dated this 30th day of June 2006
LEADING BRANDS, INC.
Per: Marilyn
Kerzner
Director of Corporate Affairs
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
LEADING BRANDS, INC. (Registrant) | |||
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Date June 30, 2006 | By | Marilyn Kerzner (Signature) | |
Marilyn Kerzner | |||
Director of Corporate Affairs |