Exhibit 99.1
 | Ballard Power Systems Inc. 9000 Glenlyon Parkway Burnaby, BC V5J 5J8 Canada Tel: 604-454-0900 Fax: 604-412-4700 www.ballard.com |
June 7, 2021
VIA SEDAR
British Columbia Securities Commission
Alberta Securities Commission
Saskatchewan Securities Commission
Manitoba Securities Commission
Ontario Securities Commission
Autorité des marches financiers
Office of the Administrator of Securities, New Brunswick
Nova Scotia Securities Commission
Registrar of Securities, Prince Edward Island
Securities Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador
Registrar of Securities, Department of Justice, Yukon
Registrar of Securities, Government of Nunavut, Department of Justice
The Toronto Stock Exchange
Dear Sirs:
Re: Ballard Power Systems Inc. - Report of Voting Results
In accordance with Section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure, the matters voted upon and the outcome of the votes at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Ballard Power Systems Inc. (the “Corporation”) held on June 2, 2021 by live webcast are as follows:
1. Election of Directors
According to votes cast by shareholders present and by proxies received, the following individuals were elected as directors of the Corporation until the next annual meeting, with the following results:
| Nominee | | Votes For | | | % | | | Votes Withheld | | | % | |
| Douglas P. Hayhurst | | | 124,078,002 | | | | 95.02 | | | | 6,505,681 | | | | 4.98 | |
| Kui (Kevin) Jiang | | | 86,229,791 | | | | 66.03 | | | | 44,353,892 | | | | 33.97 | |
| Duy-Loan Le | | | 125,979,546 | | | | 96.47 | | | | 4,604,137 | | | | 3.53 | |
| Randall MacEwen | | | 128,650,412 | | | | 98.52 | | | | 1,933,271 | | | | 1.48 | |
| Marty Neese | | | 128,456,264 | | | | 98.37 | | | | 2,127,419 | | | | 1.63 | |
| James Roche | | | 128,835,707 | | | | 98.66 | | | | 1,747,976 | | | | 1.34 | |
| Shaojun (Sherman) Sun | | | 98,420,556 | | | | 75.37 | | | | 32,163,127 | | | | 24.63 | |
| Janet Woodruff | | | 122,745,293 | | | | 94.00 | | | | 7,838,390 | | | | 6.00 | |
| | Ballard Power Systems Inc.
www.ballard.com |
2. Appointment of Auditors
According to votes cast by shareholders present and by proxies received, KPMG LLP was re-appointed as auditors of the Corporation for the ensuing year, with the following results:
| | | | Votes For | | | % | | | Votes Withheld | | | % | |
| Appointment of Auditor | | | 138,230,488 | | | | 92.67 | | | | 10,929,918 | | | | 7.33 | % |
3. Advisory Vote on Approach to Executive Compensation
According to votes cast by shareholders present and by proxies received, shareholders accepted the approach to executive compensation disclosed in the Corporation’s management information circular, with the following results:
| | | Votes For | | | % | | | Votes Against | | | % | |
| Advisory Vote on Approach to Executive Compensation | | | 112,979,427 | | | | 86.52 | | | | 17,604,256 | | | | 13.48 | |
4. Equity-based Compensation Plans
According to votes cast by shareholders present and by proxies received, shareholders approved resolutions to re-confirm and approve the Corporation’s equity-based compensation plans disclosed in the Corporation’s management information circular, with the following results:
| | | Votes For | | | % | | | Votes Against | | | % | |
| Advisory Vote on Approach to Executive Compensation | | | 96,526,416 | | | | 73.92 | | | | 34,056,468 | | | | 26.08 | |
| | BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC. |
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| | By: | “Kerry Hillier” |
| | | Name: | Kerry Hillier |
| | | Title: | Corporate Secretary |
