Premier Gold Announces the Results of its 2019 Meeting of Shareholders
THUNDER BAY, June 26, 2019 - Premier Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:PG) ("Premier", "the Company") is pleased to announce the results of its 2019 annual meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") held in Toronto, Ontario on June 25, 2019.
At the Meeting, all director nominees listed in the Company's management information circular dated May 23, 2019 were elected as directors of the Company on a vote held by ballot. The results of the ballot were as follows:
Director | Vote type | Number of Votes | Percentage of Votes |
John Begeman | For | 82,153,754 | 85.74% |
Withheld | 13,668,183 | 14.26% | |
Ewan Downie | For | 91,027,865 | 95.00% |
Withheld | 4,794,072 | 5.00% | |
Claude Lemasson | For Withheld | 82,233,208 13,588,729 | 85.82% 14.18% |
Ron Little | For Withheld | 95,603,122 218,815 | 99.77% 0.23% |
Anthony Makuch | For Withheld | 77,313,690 18,508,247 | 80.68% 19.32% |
John Seaman | For Withheld | 82,070,872 13,751,065 | 85.65% 14.35% |
Michael Vitton | For Withheld | 95,655,213 166,724 | 99.83% 0.17% |
In addition, shareholders reappointed Grant Thornton LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants as the Company's auditors and approved the Deferred Share Unit Plan, Restricted Share Unit Plan and the unallocated options in the Share Option Plan.
The formal report on voting results with respect to all matters voted upon at the Meeting will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
This Press Release contains certain information that may constitute "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements about strategic plans, including future operations, future work programs, capital expenditures, discovery and production of minerals, price of gold and currency exchange rates, timing of geological reports and corporate and technical objectives. Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon a number of assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including the risks inherent to the mining industry, adverse economic and market developments and the risks identified in Premier's annual information form under the heading "Risk Factors". There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. All forward-looking information contained in this press release is given as of the date hereof and is based upon the opinions and estimates of management and information available to management as at the date hereof. Premier disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
SOURCE Premier Gold Mines Ltd.
Contact
Ewan Downie, President & CEO, 1.888.346.1390, Info@premiergoldmines.com, www.premiergoldmines.com