Exhibit 99.1
[THOMSON LOGO]
May 8, 2007
The Thomson Corporation
Report of Voting Results
In accordance with Section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102, the following describes the matters voted upon and the outcome of the votes at the annual and special meeting of shareholders of The Thomson Corporation (the “Company”) held on May 2, 2007 in Toronto, Ontario. Each of the matters set out below is described in greater detail in the Notice of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders and Management Information Circular mailed to shareholders prior to the meeting. The vote on each matter was conducted by ballot.
1. | Election of Directors |
All of the 15 nominees were elected as directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until the director resigns or a successor is elected or appointed.
Nominee | Votes For | % Votes For | Votes Withheld | % Votes Withheld | ||||||||||||
David K.R. Thomson | 581,080,853 | 99.87 | 740,433 | 0.13 | ||||||||||||
W. Geoffrey Beattie | 580,456,830 | 99.77 | 1,364,456 | 0.23 | ||||||||||||
Richard J. Harrington | 581,086,873 | 99.87 | 734,413 | 0.13 | ||||||||||||
Ron D. Barbaro | 581,700,433 | 99.98 | 120,853 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
Mary Cirillo | 581,704,370 | 99.98 | 116,916 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
Robert D. Daleo | 580,943,749 | 99.85 | 877,537 | 0.15 | ||||||||||||
Steven A. Denning | 581,406,884 | 99.93 | 414,402 | 0.07 | ||||||||||||
V. Maureen Kempston Darkes, O.C. | 581,689,941 | 99.98 | 131,345 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
Roger L. Martin | 581,740,433 | 99.99 | 80,853 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||
Vance K. Opperman | 581,703,834 | 99.98 | 117,452 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
Michael J. Sabia | 578,415,181 | 99.41 | 3,406,155 | 0.59 | ||||||||||||
John M. Thompson | 581,438,563 | 99.93 | 382,723 | 0.07 | ||||||||||||
Peter J. Thomson | 580,905,288 | 99.84 | 915,998 | 0.16 | ||||||||||||
Richard M. Thomson, O.C. | 581,395,781 | 99.93 | 425,505 | 0.07 | ||||||||||||
John A. Tory | 580,442,688 | 99.76 | 1,378,648 | 0.24 | ||||||||||||
2.Appointment of Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was reappointed as the auditors of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and the directors were authorized to fix their remuneration.
Votes For | % Votes For | Votes Withheld | % Votes Withheld | |||||||||
578,724,750 | 99.47 | 3,096,586 | 0.53 | |||||||||
3. | Amendments to the Stock Incentive Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, Deferred Compensation Plan and U.S. Employees’401(k) Retirement Savings Plan |
The amendments to the stock incentive plan, employee stock purchase plans, deferred compensation plan and U.S. employees’ 401(k) retirement savings plan were approved.
Votes For | % Votes For | Votes Against | % Votes Against | |||||||||
559,016,279 | 96.50 | 20,299,629 | 3.50 | |||||||||
Yours very truly,
/s/ Paula R. Monaghan
Paula R. Monaghan
Assistant Secretary