MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA — (Marketwire) — 06/15/12 — Garda World Security Corporation (“Garda”) (TSX: GW), one of the leading Security Solutions and Cash Logistics firms in the world, held today its annual shareholders- meeting where Garda President and CEO Stephan Cretier and his management team discussed the company-s strong performance, sustained growth prospects, and substantial new multi-year contracts valued in excess of $45 million annually.
In addition, the shareholders of the Corporation approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Corporation, their remuneration to be set by the Directors of the Corporation, as well as the re-election of the following Directors: Stephan Cretier, Helene Desmarais, Richard Drutman, Jean-Luc Landry, Philip Murray, Francois Plamondon and Pierre-Hubert Seguin.
During the meeting, Garda-s Chief Operating Officers presented updates on the progress of each of their business units.
“Following our strong first quarter performance, we experienced a tremendous boom in business that led to these significant wins,” noted Mr. Cretier. The new business includes contracts from a leading financial institution in the United States, an oil and gas provider in Southern Iraq and a natural resources company in Alberta, Canada. This new business will be immediately accretive in Q2 of this year and reaffirms the company-s confidence in achieving $145 million in operating profit (EBITDA) in fiscal 2013 (calendar 2012) driven by the solid performance for all business units.
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ABOUT GARDA
Garda is a global provider of security and cash logistics solutions. With headquarters in Montreal, Canada, the firm-s 45,000 dedicated professionals, among the most highly qualified and best-trained in the industry, serve clients in countries throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Garda works with clients in a broad range of sectors and industries including financial institutions, retailers, governments, humanitarian relief organizations and the natural resources, construction and telecommunications industries. Garda-s global experts take the time to fully understand their clients- business goals and objectives in order to customize solutions with strong local engagement that meet their needs. As a result, clients can improve operational performance, meet their business obligations, and achieve their corporate objectives. With proven experience and a commitment to ensuring the highest ethical standards in everything the company does, Garda has earned a reputation for integrity, leadership and uncompromising safety standards. Most importantly, businesses, governments and individual clients place their trust in Garda. For more information, visit: .
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