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Parkland nominates 13 directors including three Simpson Oil nominees

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Parkland Corp. proposes slate of 13 directors including three backed by dissident shareholder Simpson Oil Ltd. The Calgary -based company says the nominees come as Simpson , which owns a 19.8 per cent stake in Parkland , proposes its own rival slate of nine directors.

Parkland called Simpson ’s proposal an attempt to seize control of the company without paying a control premium.

The company says it selected three of its nominees for inclusion on its own slate.

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