TELUS announces election of directors
TELUS (TSX: T; NYSE: TU) announced the election results from its annual meeting on May 8, 2026.
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TELUS (TSX: T; NYSE: TU) announced the election results from its annual meeting on May 8, 2026. All 14 nominees listed in TELUS' 2026 information circular were elected as directors, with individual Votes For percentages ranging from 95.51% to 99.08%.
Final voting results on all matters will be published on the company website and filed with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.
Positive
- All 14 board nominees elected as directors
- Broad shareholder support: most directors received >95% Votes For
- Highest Votes For: Hazel Claxton at 99.08% indicating strong backing
Negative
- Largest Votes Withheld: Mary Jo Haddad 4.49% and Marc Parent 4.47% indicating modest withheld support
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News Market Reaction – TU
On May 11, the first trading day after this news, TU closed 1.33% below the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the May 11 session.
Key Figures
- Number of nominees
- 14 nominees
- Directors elected at May 8, 2026 annual meeting
- Votes for Raymond T. Chan
- 592,322,965 votes (97.91%)
- Director election at 2026 annual meeting
- Votes for Hazel Claxton
- 599,400,953 votes (99.08%)
- Director election at 2026 annual meeting
- Votes for Darren Entwistle
- 586,791,970 votes (96.99%)
- Director election at 2026 annual meeting
- Votes for Victor Dodig
- 593,352,117 votes (98.08%)
- Director election at 2026 annual meeting
- Highest % votes for nominee
- 99.08% votes for
- Hazel Claxton director election result
- Meeting date
- May 8, 2026
- Annual meeting for election of directors
- Pre-news share price
- $12.75
- Close before director election announcement, TU
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Key Terms
information circular regulatory
annual meeting regulatory
securities regulators regulatory
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Each of the following 14 nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of TELUS:
Nominee | Votes For | % Votes For | Votes Withheld | % Votes Withheld |
Raymond T. Chan | 592,322,965 | 97.91 | 12,667,245 | 2.09 |
Hazel Claxton | 599,400,953 | 99.08 | 5,589,256 | 0.92 |
Lisa De Wilde | 583,361,107 | 96.42 | 21,629,103 | 3.58 |
Victor Dodig | 593,352,117 | 98.08 | 11,638,092 | 1.92 |
Darren Entwistle | 586,791,970 | 96.99 | 18,198,239 | 3.01 |
Thomas Flynn | 596,684,564 | 98.63 | 8,305,646 | 1.37 |
Mary Jo Haddad | 577,841,419 | 95.51 | 27,148,791 | 4.49 |
Martha Hall Findlay | 595,075,545 | 98.36 | 9,914,665 | 1.64 |
Christine Magee | 597,282,615 | 98.73 | 7,707,595 | 1.27 |
John Manley | 579,845,538 | 95.84 | 25,144,672 | 4.16 |
David Mowat | 592,867,380 | 98.00 | 12,122,830 | 2.00 |
Marc Parent | 577,961,748 | 95.53 | 27,028,461 | 4.47 |
Denise Pickett | 596,211,746 | 98.55 | 8,778,464 | 1.45 |
W. Sean Willy | 595,898,668 | 98.50 | 9,091,541 | 1.50 |
Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Meeting will be published shortly on telus.com/agm, and filed with the Canadian and
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a world-leading communications technology company operating in more than 45 countries and generating over
For more information, visit telus.com or follow @Darren_Entwistle on Instagram.
For more information, please contact:
Jacinthe Beaulieu
TELUS Media Relations
Jacinthe.Beaulieu@telus.com
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