Western Union Highlights Accomplishments and Strengths at 2010 Annual Stockholders' Meeting
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 14, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hosting the fourth annual stockholders' meeting of The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), President and Chief Executive Officer Christina Gold and Chief Operating Officer Hikmet Ersek today reiterated the company's strategy and emphasized its commitment to delivering value to shareholders.
Approximately 86.68% percent of the shares entitled to vote were represented at the meeting in person or proxy. All voting results are preliminary. Stockholders voted to re-elect Dinyar S. Devitre, Christina A. Gold and Betsy D. Holden and to elect Wulf von Schimmelmann as members of the board of directors. The elected directors will serve new three-year terms, with the exception of Christina Gold, who has announced her intention to serve as a director until Sept. 1, 2010.
Stockholders also voted to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Western Union's independent registered public accounting firm for 2010.
About Western Union
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a leader in global payment services. Together with its Vigo, Orlandi Valuta, Pago Facil and Custom House branded payment services, Western Union provides consumers and businesses with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world, as well as send payments and purchase money orders. The Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta branded services are offered through a combined network of more than 420,000 agent locations in 200 countries and territories. In 2009, The Western Union Company completed 196 million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $71 billion of principal between consumers, and 415 million business payments. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
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