Birks Group Recommends Grant Thornton as New Auditors for Fiscal Year 2026

Birks Group Inc. recommends the appointment of Grant Thornton as its new auditors for fiscal year 2026, following a competitive request for proposal process. KPMG has served as the company's independent auditors since 2000. The recommendation will be presented at the upcoming annual general meeting on September 18, 2025. Shareholders are being asked to approve the appointment and authorize the board to fix the auditors' remuneration.

Birks Group Inc. (NYSE American: BGI) has announced that its board of directors has recommended the appointment of Grant Thornton S.E.N.C.R.L. as the company's auditors for the fiscal year ending March 28, 2026. This decision follows a competitive request for proposal (RFP) process launched in July 2025, after the issuance of KPMG's audit report on the company's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2025.

KPMG LLP has served as Birks Group's independent auditors since January 25, 2000. The RFP process invited KPMG and other qualified firms to submit proposals for evaluating and selecting auditors for fiscal year 2026. The company worked diligently to review the various proposals received, ultimately leading to the recommendation of Grant Thornton as the selected auditors.

Shareholders are being asked to vote on the appointment of Grant Thornton as auditors for fiscal year 2026 at the upcoming annual general meeting on September 18, 2025. The meeting will also authorize the board to fix the auditors' remuneration. The company has not issued a new form of proxy or voting instruction form for this meeting, and shareholders voting by proxy in advance should be aware that they are voting in respect of the appointment of Grant Thornton and the authorization of the board to fix their remuneration.

Birks Group is a leading designer and retailer of fine jewelry, timepieces, and gifts in Canada. The company operates 17 stores under the Maison Birks brand, one retail location each under the Birks, TimeVallée, Brinkhaus, Graff, Patek Philippe, Breitling, European Boutique, Omega, and Montblanc brands across major metropolitan markets in Canada. Birks was founded in 1879 and has become Canada's premier designer and retailer of fine jewelry, timepieces, and gifts.

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