Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 2009
Transcontinental in a good position to successfully complete its projects and keep growing

Speaking to an audience of some 250 people, Rémi Marcoux, Executive Chairman of the Board and founder of Transcontinental, addressed the annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday, February 18, in Montreal. His presentation was followed by those of François Olivier, President and CEO of Transcontinental, and Benoît Huard, Vice President and CFO, who discussed the current situation while highlighting the Corporation’s initiatives, progress and successes in 2008.

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Despite the recession, the measures implemented throughout the Corporation are placing Transcontinental in a good position to successfully complete its projects and keep growing.


In his speech, François Olivier listed several achievements in 2008 that will have positive impacts in 2009:

• Establishment of the Marketing Communications sector, as well as acquisitions that will enable us to promote custom publishing, variable digital printing and electronic flyers.
  
  
• Investment in content for Canadian women, namely the launch of Vita magazine.
  
  
• Launch of the site weblocal.ca, to serve local communities.
  
  
• Signing of several major contracts with Canadian publishers and advertisers, including Rogers, The Globe and Mail and Shoppers Drug Mart-Pharmaprix.