Voting results from Annual General Meeting 2021
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Jun 15, 2021 08:18AM
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 14, 2021 /CNW/ - B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO) (NYSE AMERICAN: BTG) (NSX: B2G) ("B2Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the voting results from its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held on Friday, June 11, 2021. A total of 791,677,859 common shares were voted at the Meeting, representing 75.26% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares.
Shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of all items of business before the Meeting. The nine director nominees listed in B2Gold's Management Information Circular ("the Circular") dated May 7, 2021, were elected as directors of B2Gold to hold office for the ensuing year or until their successors are elected or appointed. Detailed results of the vote for each director are set out below:
Name |
Total Votes |
Total Votes Withheld |
Outcome of |
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Clive Johnson |
709,837,249 |
94.91% |
38,048,615 |
5.09% |
Approved |
Robert Cross |
568,142,838 |
75.97% |
179,743,026 |
24.03% |
Approved |
Robert Gayton |
560,281,328 |
74.92% |
187,604,536 |
25.08% |
Approved |
Jerry Korpan |
560,293,514 |
74.92% |
187,592,350 |
25.08% |
Approved |
Bongani Mtshisi |
643,661,542 |
86.06% |
104,224,322 |
13.94% |
Approved |
Kevin Bullock |
647,475,221 |
86.57% |
100,410,643 |
13.43% |
Approved |
George Johnson |
646,962,761 |
86.51% |
100,923,103 |
13.49% |
Approved |
Robin Weisman |
712,914,301 |
95.32% |
34,971,563 |
4.68% |
Approved |
Liane Kelly |
693,360,753 |
92.71% |
54,525,111 |
7.29% |
Approved |
The resolutions to set the number of directors of the Company at nine and to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company were approved with 99.83% and 99.20%, respectively, of votes cast in favour.
The resolution to confirm the Company's Amended Advance Notice Policy was approved with 99.87% of the votes cast in favour. The resolution to approve certain matters related to the 2018 Stock Option Plan as set out in the Circular was approved with 93.38% in favour, and the resolution regarding the Advisory Vote on Company's approach to Executive Compensation was approved with 93.84% of votes cast in favour.
A report on all items of business voted on at the Meeting has been filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Webcast/Dial-in Playback Details
A playback of the Meeting will be available until Friday, June 25, 2021, on B2Gold's 2021 Annual General & Special Meeting webpage by clicking here for the webcast or by dialing +1 416-849-0833 (local – Toronto) or +1 855-859-2056 (toll free – North America) (passcode 8154257).